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The former employees allege students with Individualized Education Programs — legally binding written documents outlining the services each student with a disability is entitled to — were not receiving sufficient support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>King-Polk said her younger siblings felt the changes too: her sister told her she wasn’t learning in class and her brother, who has an IEP, wasn’t consistently receiving the services he needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057402\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057402\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-01_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-01_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-01_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-01_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspire Berkeley Maynard Academy in Oakland on Sept. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know where the ball was dropped. But I know it was dropped,” King-Polk, 28, said. “There were so many ‘wants’ that nobody really paid attention to the ‘needs.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, Javier Cabra Walteros, executive director for Aspire Public Schools in the Bay Area, said students, especially those with IEPs, remain the organization’s top priority. He wrote that while staffing in special education roles is a nationwide challenge, Aspire is “proud of our teammates who commit every day to providing a high-quality, equitable education to all students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A total of 14 former or current educators at BMA who spoke with KQED described a culture on campus where those who raised concerns about students with disabilities were ignored, dismissed or blamed. Some asked not to be named, citing fears of retaliation or jeopardizing future employment, and said that without needed support to learn, students would become disruptive or violent in class, or in some instances, leave their classrooms or the campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The former assistant principal, who former colleagues described as a strong advocate for students with disabilities, was abruptly terminated midyear in 2024. Months later, a wave of educators decided to leave, finding the working environment unsustainable.[aside postID=news_12053938 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20230608_ksuzuki_adelanteschool-172_qed.jpg']Now, two former employees — ex-assistant principal Iris Velasco (identified in court filings as Iris Velasco Wilkes) and former teacher Maryann Doudna — are suing Aspire Public Schools. They allege they were retaliated against for raising concerns about support for students with disabilities. They want justice for teachers and students, and say Aspire failed to live up to its mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I needed to do something to still try to advocate for those students even though I wasn’t going to be there to do it as their teacher,” Doudna said. “No kid should have to go through what a lot of these kids went through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to questions regarding the complaints, an Aspire Public Schools spokesperson wrote in an email that the organization “vehemently denies the egregious allegations made by these former employees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for Aspire Public Schools said in a written statement that the organization could not comment on the specifics of pending litigation. The spokesperson said the California Department of Education found Aspire to be “broadly in compliance” with state and federal laws related to students with disabilities, and that an outside law firm determined all formal complaints alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation were unsubstantiated and did not recommend any corrective action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s concerning that NPR is presenting a partial view of this issue based on allegations, some from anonymous sources, that we have proven to be false,” the spokesperson said. “This important topic deserves fair, informed reporting that reflects the full context of how public education and special education policies operate in schools at the systemic level, not assumptions and misconceptions that overlook the complexity of serving every student well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco filed a complaint with the California Department of Education, which records show found the school “in compliance” on five of the seven allegations and “out of compliance” on two.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The school where ‘people wanted to stay’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Until recently, BMA had a reputation as a jewel among Aspire campuses. Velasco became an assistant principal at BMA in 2023, drawn by the school’s strong reputation and long-serving principal, Jay Stack. She believed her experience in special education would be an asset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“BMA is somewhere everyone wanted to be,” Velasco said. “And once you’re there, people wanted to stay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of the 2023-24 school year, Stack was leaving after nearly two decades with BMA. The community braced for change. But once the hiring process began, former teachers said their perspectives on who should next lead their school were overlooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspire Berkeley Maynard Academy in Oakland on Sept. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement, a spokesperson for Aspire said the organization “maintains a consistent hiring process that aligns with Aspire’s mission and values” and that there are “verifiable examples of where BMA staff provided feedback about the process, and that feedback was incorporated immediately and/or in future hiring processes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The principal who was initially hired to replace Stack did not last long: Daron Frazier left the school after allegedly making derogatory social media posts. The posts, reviewed by KQED, include tweets “Why do white people feel the need to speak to me AT ALL” and “White people couldn’t find the mind your got damn business button if that shit was on their forehead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, Frazier said BMA employees were not privy to confidential information regarding his separation, and the allegations are false.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish the community nothing but the best and I pray for the success of the current leaders of BMA,” Frazier wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Frazier left, Cabra Walteros, executive director of Aspire Public Schools Bay Area, stepped in as BMA’s interim principal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco said she had concerns early on. She alleges the school began seeing students with more moderate to extensive needs, but lacked staff and resources to provide the legally mandated services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without needed support, students wandered from classrooms or left campus, she said. Velasco recalled finding a kindergarten student who required a one-to-one aide but hadn’t been assigned one, crying in the middle of campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I went to try to console him, and he just folded and really shut down,” Velasco said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco said the health of a school can often be measured by its special education department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our school felt sick,” Velasco said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco alleges that she repeatedly raised concerns with administrators, but was met with hostility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of Aspire campuses in the Bay Area, BMA has the largest Black student population, according to a review of demographic data from Aspire’s website and Ed-Data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“BMA just happens to be our Blackest school, and for them to do wrong by our school with the most Black scholars is just particularly egregious,” Velasco said. “There were conscious choices made. I don’t want that message to get lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Aspire Public Schools spokesperson declined to comment on specifics in pending litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson said Aspire’s regional team meets weekly with BMA to provide coaching for teachers and leaders, as well as targeted support in special education, student services and operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aspire’s spokesperson also noted that the organization provides extensive data to the California Department of Education, and that Oakland Unified has the authority to review complaints, “ensuring multiple layers of oversight and accountability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Protesting an administrator’s firing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In October 2024, Velasco filed a complaint with Aspire’s human resources department, alleging whistleblower retaliation for reporting several issues at the school, including alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weeks later, she learned the complaint was deemed unsubstantiated, according to her lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just over an hour later, she was terminated, a sequence she alleges was retaliatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of those folks who made the decision to terminate me saw firsthand how much that hurt students. They saw firsthand students crying, the families were asking questions, teachers were asking questions,” Velasco said. “I still cannot fathom that the decision was made to release me when there was clearly such a need for support. I was never told why.”[aside postID=news_12068035 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-12-BL-KQED.jpg']The day after Velasco’s firing, teachers wore black in protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a huge advocate for special ed students at our school,” said Lili Kuchar, a former reading interventionist at BMA who considers Velasco a whistleblower. “You fire the person who knows what they are doing? It made no sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former and current educators said Velasco’s firing left them afraid of speaking out or raising concerns. Students asked about the missing administrator who checked in on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the kids were like, ‘Where is she?’ They thought she died. We’re talking about kids with trauma. She didn’t get to say goodbye to anybody,” Kuchar said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aspire said it upholds a comprehensive anti-retaliation policy and anyone who believes they are subject to or have witnessed retaliation is encouraged to report it to the organization’s HR department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As it relates to these claims, an independent law firm conducted an extensive investigation and determined that all formal complaints made to Aspire alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation were unsubstantiated and did not recommend any corrective actions,” an Aspire spokesperson wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The difficult choice to leave\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Doudna, the teacher who is suing Aspire, alleges in her lawsuit that during the 2024-25 school year, she also saw how lapses in IEP support made the campus less safe. One of her students, who she said wasn’t receiving mandated services, began hitting classmates and screaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you are not feeling safe in your classroom, it’s hard to learn,” Doudna said. “And after a certain point in the year, there had been so much damage done that the support the student did receive — it still wasn’t the full services the student was entitled to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057570\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryann Doudna outside her home in Oakland on Sept. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She alleges that the more she raised concerns, the less support she received from administrators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was ignored,” Doudna said. “There would be fights in class. I would reach out to different administrators for support, and no one would come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Aspire spokesperson declined to comment, citing pending litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of the school year, she felt she could no longer keep students safe and made the painful decision to leave the school she had planned to retire from, a choice many of her colleagues also made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes me sick that the students in our community were not getting what they deserved. That’s why I felt like I had to be such a squeaky wheel,” Doudna said. “My squeaky wheel is no longer there to squeak. And I think that’s what they wanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘What can we do to make this better?’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several former educators who left BMA earlier this school year — and those who work there still — said the climate has continued to deteriorate. Some said that with so many staff leaving, substitutes are filling in the gaps, but without the training or support they need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of January, Aspire’s website shows BMA is looking to hire positions including elementary teachers, an instructional aide and a principal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One former BMA educator said she left this school year because the job was unsustainable. She said she did not trust administrators to address student behavior or protect teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was like nothing I have ever experienced before,” she said. “It was kind of like you were thrown in the woods and you just have to survive.”[aside postID=news_12055955 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250909-BERRYESSAUNIONCLOSURES_03248_TV-KQED.jpg']Parents are noticing the instability. One parent has also complained to Oakland Unified’s Office of Charter Schools this school year, records show, alleging that her daughter has “not received any IEP services since the start of the school year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the parent spoke with the principal, she was allegedly informed that the school does not have a Special Education coordinator. The parent believes the lack of a SpEd lead is preventing her daughter from accessing required services,” a summary of the complaint reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aspire said its schools are supported either by on-site SPED coordinators or by regional teams responsible for overseeing processes and coordinating services for students with disabilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexander Asefaw pulled his fifth-grade son out of BMA this school year. In previous years, his son returned from BMA animated and excited. The family knew the teachers, and the teachers seemed happy. But Asefaw said much of the familiar staff were gone this year, and his son came home describing fights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asefaw had enough when he said another student threatened his son.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of like you’re sending your kids to do UFC or wrestling instead of getting an education,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>King-Polk said the turnover has been devastating for her siblings and that the school needs to give teachers and families a reason to stay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My little sister didn’t even want to go back to BMA this year. Her thing is, ‘Why am I going to go back when I’m not going to learn anything?’” King-Polk said. “I understand there’s a teacher shortage. The school I care about is BMA. So what can we do to make this better?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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They want justice for teachers and students, and say Aspire failed to live up to its mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I needed to do something to still try to advocate for those students even though I wasn’t going to be there to do it as their teacher,” Doudna said. “No kid should have to go through what a lot of these kids went through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to questions regarding the complaints, an Aspire Public Schools spokesperson wrote in an email that the organization “vehemently denies the egregious allegations made by these former employees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for Aspire Public Schools said in a written statement that the organization could not comment on the specifics of pending litigation. The spokesperson said the California Department of Education found Aspire to be “broadly in compliance” with state and federal laws related to students with disabilities, and that an outside law firm determined all formal complaints alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation were unsubstantiated and did not recommend any corrective action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s concerning that NPR is presenting a partial view of this issue based on allegations, some from anonymous sources, that we have proven to be false,” the spokesperson said. “This important topic deserves fair, informed reporting that reflects the full context of how public education and special education policies operate in schools at the systemic level, not assumptions and misconceptions that overlook the complexity of serving every student well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco filed a complaint with the California Department of Education, which records show found the school “in compliance” on five of the seven allegations and “out of compliance” on two.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The school where ‘people wanted to stay’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Until recently, BMA had a reputation as a jewel among Aspire campuses. 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The posts, reviewed by KQED, include tweets “Why do white people feel the need to speak to me AT ALL” and “White people couldn’t find the mind your got damn business button if that shit was on their forehead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement, Frazier said BMA employees were not privy to confidential information regarding his separation, and the allegations are false.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish the community nothing but the best and I pray for the success of the current leaders of BMA,” Frazier wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Frazier left, Cabra Walteros, executive director of Aspire Public Schools Bay Area, stepped in as BMA’s interim principal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco said she had concerns early on. She alleges the school began seeing students with more moderate to extensive needs, but lacked staff and resources to provide the legally mandated services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without needed support, students wandered from classrooms or left campus, she said. 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I don’t want that message to get lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Aspire Public Schools spokesperson declined to comment on specifics in pending litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson said Aspire’s regional team meets weekly with BMA to provide coaching for teachers and leaders, as well as targeted support in special education, student services and operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aspire’s spokesperson also noted that the organization provides extensive data to the California Department of Education, and that Oakland Unified has the authority to review complaints, “ensuring multiple layers of oversight and accountability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Protesting an administrator’s firing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In October 2024, Velasco filed a complaint with Aspire’s human resources department, alleging whistleblower retaliation for reporting several issues at the school, including alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weeks later, she learned the complaint was deemed unsubstantiated, according to her lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just over an hour later, she was terminated, a sequence she alleges was retaliatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of those folks who made the decision to terminate me saw firsthand how much that hurt students. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The day after Velasco’s firing, teachers wore black in protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a huge advocate for special ed students at our school,” said Lili Kuchar, a former reading interventionist at BMA who considers Velasco a whistleblower. “You fire the person who knows what they are doing? It made no sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former and current educators said Velasco’s firing left them afraid of speaking out or raising concerns. Students asked about the missing administrator who checked in on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the kids were like, ‘Where is she?’ They thought she died. We’re talking about kids with trauma. She didn’t get to say goodbye to anybody,” Kuchar said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aspire said it upholds a comprehensive anti-retaliation policy and anyone who believes they are subject to or have witnessed retaliation is encouraged to report it to the organization’s HR department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As it relates to these claims, an independent law firm conducted an extensive investigation and determined that all formal complaints made to Aspire alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation were unsubstantiated and did not recommend any corrective actions,” an Aspire spokesperson wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The difficult choice to leave\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Doudna, the teacher who is suing Aspire, alleges in her lawsuit that during the 2024-25 school year, she also saw how lapses in IEP support made the campus less safe. One of her students, who she said wasn’t receiving mandated services, began hitting classmates and screaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you are not feeling safe in your classroom, it’s hard to learn,” Doudna said. “And after a certain point in the year, there had been so much damage done that the support the student did receive — it still wasn’t the full services the student was entitled to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057570\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-06-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryann Doudna outside her home in Oakland on Sept. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She alleges that the more she raised concerns, the less support she received from administrators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was ignored,” Doudna said. “There would be fights in class. I would reach out to different administrators for support, and no one would come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Aspire spokesperson declined to comment, citing pending litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of the school year, she felt she could no longer keep students safe and made the painful decision to leave the school she had planned to retire from, a choice many of her colleagues also made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes me sick that the students in our community were not getting what they deserved. That’s why I felt like I had to be such a squeaky wheel,” Doudna said. “My squeaky wheel is no longer there to squeak. And I think that’s what they wanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘What can we do to make this better?’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several former educators who left BMA earlier this school year — and those who work there still — said the climate has continued to deteriorate. Some said that with so many staff leaving, substitutes are filling in the gaps, but without the training or support they need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of January, Aspire’s website shows BMA is looking to hire positions including elementary teachers, an instructional aide and a principal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One former BMA educator said she left this school year because the job was unsustainable. She said she did not trust administrators to address student behavior or protect teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was like nothing I have ever experienced before,” she said. “It was kind of like you were thrown in the woods and you just have to survive.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Violent crime in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a> dropped significantly in 2025, city leaders said Wednesday, attributing the decrease to local violence prevention programs, police surveillance technology and frequent interagency coordination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, \u003ca href=\"https://cityofoakland2.app.box.com/s/sjiq7usfy27gy9dfe51hp8arz5l1ixad/file/2093487790831\">Oakland police \u003c/a>reported 67 homicides, the lowest annual total in decades and a 22% drop from 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, that’s 67 too many,” Lee said, announcing the statistics. “Behind that number, though, lives are saved, families who didn’t get the worst phone call of their life, young people who are still with us. And, yes, we’re working to find alternatives for our young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aggravated assaults were also down 10%, robberies with firearms dropped by half and motor vehicle thefts dropped by nearly 40%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While city officials touted the numbers as the culmination of their efforts, the change also reflects a national trend in declining violent crime as seen in cities near and far, including \u003ca href=\"https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/01/05/sf-crime-plunged-25-in-2025-as-homicides-fell-to-lowest-level-in-70-years-police-say/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/homicide-san-francisco-oakland-21266798.php\">San Jose\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2026/01/02/chicago-crime-murder-homicide-shooting-president-trump-mayor-johnson\">Chicago\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/PR001/nypd-safest-year-ever-gun-violence-fewest-shooting-incidents-shooting\">New York City.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s Violence Prevention Chief Holly Joshi said her office played a key role in addressing public safety concerns by treating gun violence as a public health issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038300\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038300\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250430-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland City Hall in Oakland on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>”We believe that most people caught in cycles of violence want a way out, and with the right supports and opportunities, can reinvent themselves,” Joshi said. “With that understanding in mind, we work to identify and engage the individuals most likely to draw or drive gun violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That department includes so-called violence interrupters who Joshi said mediate conflicts before they become violent and work to prevent retaliation, as well as life coaches who work as case managers for people who are identified as being likely to engage in local conflicts and violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The experts in the field estimate that in Oakland at any given time, there’s between 240 and 350 people that are most at risk of being involved in gun violence,” Joshi said. “So, the strategy is specifically meant to identify and then intervene in the lives of those specific people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Interim Police Chief James Beere cited one success story last year during a conflict between two groups that he said were both involved in illegal drugs and gambling.[aside postID=news_12066989 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-01-KQED.jpg']After a series of shootings throughout Oakland, Beere said officials arranged a meeting between the incarcerated leaders of both groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We sat them down so they could see each other face to face, and we told them the truth,” Beere said. “We let them know that there’s going to be resources sent out, violence interrupters, as well as other resources for people that were in their organization. Should they accept those? Great. If not, they were gonna be held accountable, and those that were committing the acts of violence were going to be held accountable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beere said a decline in shootings followed and that he believes homicides were prevented because of that meeting. Citing ongoing investigations, he declined to share more specifics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beere added that police also benefited from the increased use of certain surveillance technologies, such as drones, automatic license plate readers and the ShotSpotter system, which uses AI to detect gunshots and alert authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re utilizing the technology to report crimes that in the past have not been reported, such as ShotSpotter. 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Only 96 were taken at sideshow sites, while the majority were tracked down through surveillance technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These technologies are not without controversy, however. Privacy advocates have long criticized license plate readers’ and drones’ potential for abuse, and some have raised concerns that local license plate data is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066989/california-cities-double-down-on-license-plate-readers-as-federal-surveillance-grows\">fed into federal databases\u003c/a> that can ultimately aid in immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking at the year ahead, Oakland leaders vowed to keep working to bring local crime rates down even further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Numbers alone are not the finish line. 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Luckily, the Bay Area is full of stroller- and wheelchair-friendly hikes, so family and friends of all ages and abilities can get outside and start the new year on the right foot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The key to an accessible hike, said Pamela Fox, founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinmommies.com/\">Marin Mommies\u003c/a>, which publishes guides for parents and families in Marin County, is that trails are wide, relatively flat, easy to navigate with a bulky stroller, set in a “spectacular setting,” and feature something for kids to do along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fox highlighted North Bay hikes that fit the bill, from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/walk-the-cross-marin-trail.htm\">Cross Marin Trail\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=469\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a> to the old-growth redwoods of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/a> and the sweeping ocean views of Mill Valley’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/tennessee_valley.htm\">Tennessee Valley.\u003c/a> The visitor center at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a> got a special shoutout, as did the \u003ca href=\"https://presidio.gov/explore/attractions/outpost-playground\">Tunnel Tops playground\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/crissy-field\">Crissy Field\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Fox also mentioned the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinmommies.com/walk-or-bike-bay-trail-hamilton-novato\">Novato section of the Bay Trail\u003c/a>, which also has a playground and viewing binoculars for wildlife watching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you need gear to get started, check out your local library, as many lend hiking gear, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910495/how-to-get-free-entry-to-california-state-parks-with-your-library-card\">state and local parks passes\u003c/a>, binoculars and nature guides made especially for kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/ParksCA-SanMateo-21-scaled-e1766881784540.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068408\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/ParksCA-SanMateo-21-scaled-e1766881784540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Mateo County Library system loans out backpacks and other hiking gear for free to anyone with a library card. \u003ccite>(Courtesy San Mateo County Libraries)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That includes San Mateo County Libraries’ \u003ca href=\"https://smcl.org/blogs/post/library-of-things-for-the-nature-lovers/\">Library of Things\u003c/a>, said Francis Hebert, access services manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the \u003ca href=\"https://smcl.org/blogs/post/library-of-things-for-the-nature-lovers/\">Junior Explorer Backpacks\u003c/a> — which include “anything from equipment to binoculars, a magnifying glass, even some waterproof notepads, and also guides and books,” Hebert said — the library also offers data hotspots if you’re worried about being offline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everything is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Items can be borrowed for one to three weeks at a time. The \u003ca href=\"https://smplibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S76C3570319\">San Mateo City Library\u003c/a> also lends child carrier backpacks, telescopes and small first aid kits for three weeks at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The libraries are open to suggestions from the public, so if there’s anything you think would make hiking with little ones easier give them a shout, Hebert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re here to offer all these services, make things as accessible as possible,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read on for more suggestions for kid friendly hikes, broken down by region:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lafayette-reservoir-loop\">\u003cstrong>Lafayette Reservoir Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Lafayette\u003c/strong>: This 3-mile paved loop circles Lafayette Reservoir and has specific hours for people on roller skates, rollerblades and scooters. The trail is smooth, about 8 feet wide and lined with benches and picnic tables.[aside postID=news_11937204 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-1536x1024.jpg']The nearby \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/lafayette-moraga\">Lafayette-Moraga Trail\u003c/a> is another accessible option, stretching 7.5 miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>$7 per vehicle all day or $2 per hour for 2 hours maximum. The lot off Mt. Diablo Boulevard has 15 accessible spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/arroyo-del-valle-regional-trail\">\u003cstrong>Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Livermore\u003c/strong>: Located in \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/sycamore-grove-park\">Sycamore Grove Park\u003c/a>, this 5-mile round-trip paved trail winds through sycamore and oak trees. You can take detours to a botanical garden, picnic area and an unpaved nature loop for wildlife viewing. Along the way you’ll reach several viewpoints of the creek and even an almond orchard, olive grove and, during the holidays, a decorated Christmas tree. Be aware: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052044/what-to-do-if-you-see-a-mountain-lion-while-hiking-in-the-bay-area\">Mountain lions\u003c/a> have been spotted in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Park at either the Arroyo Road or Wetmore entrances. Parking is $5, or free at nearby Independence Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/sf-bay-trail\">\u003cstrong>Bay Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, East Bay: \u003c/strong>While the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/operations/regional-trails-parks/san-francisco-bay-trail\">San Francisco Bay Trail\u003c/a> spans more than 350 miles to circle the Bay, sections in \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/bay-trail-point-pinole-and-bayview-loop\">Pinole \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/san-francisco-bay-trail-emeryville-to-richmond-inner-harbor\">Emeryville\u003c/a> are especially welcoming for kids and wheelchair users. Both offer paved trails and stunning bay and skyline views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking\u003c/em>: For the Pinole section, park at the\u003ca href=\"https://share.google/f40H8YfldUQWwzQHh\"> Dotson Family Marsh staging area\u003c/a> and head north to Point Pinole. Parking is $5 from April through October when the kiosk is attended — and free otherwise. At the \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/emeryville-marina/\">Emeryville Marina\u003c/a>, parking is free for four hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Lafayette-Reservoir-EMBUD-scaled-e1766882756535.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068412\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Lafayette-Reservoir-EMBUD-scaled-e1766882756535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers take a rest on a bench by Lafayette Reservoir in the East Bay. The 2.7-mile loop around the reservoir is wheelchair and stroller accessible. \u003ccite>(Courtesy East Bay Municipal Utilities District. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you still need more East Bay ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/coyote-hills\">Coyote Hills,\u003c/a> Fremont\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/alameda-creek\">Alameda Creek Trail,\u003c/a> Fremont\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/iron-horse\">Iron Horse Trail\u003c/a>, Concord to Pleasanton\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/contra-costa-canal\">Contra Costa Canal Trail\u003c/a>, Contra Costa County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thingstodomarin.com/main/2019/8/13/best-flat-hikes-in-marin-old-rail-trail-in-tiburon\">\u003cstrong>Old Rail Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Tiburon\u003c/strong>: This 5.2-mile roundtrip follows Tiburon’s shoreline all the way downtown. Start at Blackie’s Pasture, and if you don’t want to head all the way (or are looking for stunning views), veer right onto San Rafael Avenue instead. Along the way, there’s even a playground and ample benches for rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>The lots at Blackie’s Pasture are free, but fill up on popular weekends. Overflow parking is available on Greenwood Beach Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinmommies.com/scenic-wetland-walk-mcinnis-park\">\u003cstrong>McInnis Park Wetland Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Rafael: \u003c/strong>Ideal for dog walking and birdwatching, this \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mcinnis-pond-loop\">wide dirt path\u003c/a> goes for 2.4 miles past a golf course into wetlands with expansive Marin views. There’s no shade, so be sure to cover up during the sunny months. Bring your bird identification guide, as you’re sure to see your fill of waterfowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Parking is free near the \u003ca href=\"https://maps.app.goo.gl/BhiUdke8ZDAifVvP9\">McInnis Park Golf Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/verna-dunshee-loop\">\u003cstrong>Verna Dunshee Loop Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Mill Valley: \u003c/strong>Looking for views of the North Bay from above? Drive nearly all the way up Mt. Tam to this short 0.7-mile loop with the best vantage points. Be warned: some small sections are moderately steep, but even the drive up to the trail feels like an adventure. And at East Peak, there’s a visitor center with information and snacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Park at East Peak, which is $8 per vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more North Bay ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=450\">Armstrong Redwoods\u003c/a>, Guerneville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vinetrail.org/\">Napa Valley Vine Trail\u003c/a>, Napa\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tennessee-valley-trail\">Tennessee Valley Trail\u003c/a>, Mill Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lower-meadow-trail-to-farm-bypass-loop\">\u003cstrong>Rancho San Antonio Lower Meadow Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Cupertino: \u003c/strong>Make it an out-and-back or a lollipop — and keep your eyes peeled for deer and wild turkeys on this mostly paved and somewhat shaded trail running alongside \u003ca href=\"https://www.deerhollowfarm.org/\">Deer Hollow Farm\u003c/a>, a 160-year-old apple farm turned educational nonprofit. Be aware: This trail can get quite busy, and if you choose the lollipop route there is one substantial hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking\u003c/em>: Free, but the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio#parking\">parking lots fill early at this preserve.\u003c/a> You can even check \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/rsa-parking\">availability at home\u003c/a> before you leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11842373\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\" alt=\"Brown, grassy hillsides under blue skies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden spaces in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Samuel Jacob/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Parks-Open-Space-Golf-Division/Neighborhood-Parks/Baylands-Nature-Preserve\">\u003cstrong>Baylands Nature Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Palo Alto: \u003c/strong>A birdwatcher’s delight, this network of marshland is mostly undisturbed and contains 15 miles of mostly flat gravel trails. Families can also pop into the \u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Facility-Rentals/Nature-Interpretive-Centers/Baylands-Nature-Interpretive-Center\">Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center\u003c/a> to learn more about all the wildlife encountered on the walk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>There are several free lots, but parking can fill up quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.losgatosca.gov/907/Los-Gatos-Creek-Trail\">\u003cstrong>Los Gatos Creek Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>: There are multiple access points for the over 10-mile trail with benches, restrooms and routes through downtown Los Gatos and Campbell for a coffee stop. Just be aware that this is a highly trafficked trail by runners and bikers, so slower travelers should stay to the right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Park anywhere along the trail or head to Oak Meadow Park for restrooms and a playground. Parking at the park is $6 per vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more South Bay ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjose.org/listings/coyote-creek-trail\">Coyote Creek Trail\u003c/a>, San Jose\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/stanford-dish-loop-trail\">Stanford Dish Trail\u003c/a>, Stanford\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Parks-Open-Space-Golf-Division/Neighborhood-Parks/Pearson-Arastradero-Preserve\">Pearson-Arastradero Preserve\u003c/a>, Palo Alto\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Peninsula\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/sawyer-camp-trail\">\u003cstrong>Sawyer Camp Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Mateo County: \u003c/strong>Running along the shoreline of the pristine Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir, you’d never know this 11-mile trail is just minutes from bustling Highway 280. It’s paved with minimal elevation gain as it winds along a nature preserve and water reservoir. There are picnic tables but no drinking fountains, so make sure to bring your own water and even lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Free parking at the trailhead runs out quickly, but there are ample free spots along the adjacent roadway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11186497\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101.jpg 1632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Devil’s Slide is a paved 1.3-mile trail with benches and observation scopes over the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the former Highway 1 route. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.visithalfmoonbay.org/articles/half-moon-bay-trail-guide-hiking-and-biking-coastside/\">\u003cstrong>Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Half Moon Bay: \u003c/strong>Stretching from Half Moon Bay to Moss Beach, this 11-mile segment offers spectacular cliffside coastal views and winds through Half Moon Bay’s harbor where you can grab a snack and trek out to the tidepools at \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/pillar-point-bluff\">Pillar Point\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Closer to downtown Half Moon Bay, park at the Poplar Beach lot for $10 per day or $2 per hour. Free parking is available at Princeton Harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/devils-slide-trail\">\u003cstrong>Devil’s Slide Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Pacifica: \u003c/strong>This 1.3-mile trail gets all the bang for your buck possible — it’s paved, features benches and observation scopes and teeters over the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the former Highway 1 route. Be aware: This is not an entirely flat trail, so make sure you’re willing to push up a small grade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>There are parking lots on either side of the tunnel that are both free, but fill up quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more Peninsula ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/moripoint.htm\">Mori Point\u003c/a>, Pacifica\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/redwood-shores-loop-trail\">Bay Trail\u003c/a>, Redwood Shores\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/purisima-creek-redwoods\">Purisima Creek\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/1555/Sunset-Dunes\">\u003cstrong>Sunset Dunes\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Francisco: \u003c/strong>San Francisco’s newest car-free promenade stretches 2 miles along the former Great Highway at Ocean Beach. Fully paved and directionally separated, you can go with the flow of traffic without worry. The park is evolving, with murals and kid-friendly equipment and amenities appearing along the route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Free street parking is available along the Lower Great Highway or in the lot near Lincoln Way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046162\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waterfall at Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on June 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/stow-lake-and-strawberry-hill-loop\">\u003cstrong>Blue Heron Lake\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Francisco: \u003c/strong>A world away from the bustling city, this interior lake — formerly Stow Lake — is a mini oasis in the middle of Golden Gate Park where you’ll see wildlife and tourists in pedal boats. It features a wheelchair- and stroller- accessible loop, and if you’re game for some off-roading, you can tackle Strawberry Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Be aware that driving through the park requires avoiding JFK Promenade, now closed to cars. Parking is free along Blue Heron Lake Drive, accessible via MLK Drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://presidio.gov/explore/attractions/presidio-promenade-trail\">\u003cstrong>Presidio Promenade Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Francisco: \u003c/strong>It doesn’t get any more San Francisco than sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Presidio Promenade. The trail connects Tunnel Tops park and playground to Fort Point and the bridge itself. The entire trail is paved and easy for hikers of any age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>From the east, you can park at the Letterman Digital Arts Center’s underground lot; from the west, use any of the many free parking areas near the bridge. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fox highlighted North Bay hikes that fit the bill, from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/walk-the-cross-marin-trail.htm\">Cross Marin Trail\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=469\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a> to the old-growth redwoods of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/a> and the sweeping ocean views of Mill Valley’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/tennessee_valley.htm\">Tennessee Valley.\u003c/a> The visitor center at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a> got a special shoutout, as did the \u003ca href=\"https://presidio.gov/explore/attractions/outpost-playground\">Tunnel Tops playground\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/crissy-field\">Crissy Field\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Fox also mentioned the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinmommies.com/walk-or-bike-bay-trail-hamilton-novato\">Novato section of the Bay Trail\u003c/a>, which also has a playground and viewing binoculars for wildlife watching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you need gear to get started, check out your local library, as many lend hiking gear, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910495/how-to-get-free-entry-to-california-state-parks-with-your-library-card\">state and local parks passes\u003c/a>, binoculars and nature guides made especially for kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/ParksCA-SanMateo-21-scaled-e1766881784540.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068408\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/ParksCA-SanMateo-21-scaled-e1766881784540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Mateo County Library system loans out backpacks and other hiking gear for free to anyone with a library card. \u003ccite>(Courtesy San Mateo County Libraries)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That includes San Mateo County Libraries’ \u003ca href=\"https://smcl.org/blogs/post/library-of-things-for-the-nature-lovers/\">Library of Things\u003c/a>, said Francis Hebert, access services manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the \u003ca href=\"https://smcl.org/blogs/post/library-of-things-for-the-nature-lovers/\">Junior Explorer Backpacks\u003c/a> — which include “anything from equipment to binoculars, a magnifying glass, even some waterproof notepads, and also guides and books,” Hebert said — the library also offers data hotspots if you’re worried about being offline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everything is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Items can be borrowed for one to three weeks at a time. The \u003ca href=\"https://smplibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S76C3570319\">San Mateo City Library\u003c/a> also lends child carrier backpacks, telescopes and small first aid kits for three weeks at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The libraries are open to suggestions from the public, so if there’s anything you think would make hiking with little ones easier give them a shout, Hebert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re here to offer all these services, make things as accessible as possible,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read on for more suggestions for kid friendly hikes, broken down by region:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lafayette-reservoir-loop\">\u003cstrong>Lafayette Reservoir Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Lafayette\u003c/strong>: This 3-mile paved loop circles Lafayette Reservoir and has specific hours for people on roller skates, rollerblades and scooters. The trail is smooth, about 8 feet wide and lined with benches and picnic tables.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The nearby \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/lafayette-moraga\">Lafayette-Moraga Trail\u003c/a> is another accessible option, stretching 7.5 miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>$7 per vehicle all day or $2 per hour for 2 hours maximum. The lot off Mt. Diablo Boulevard has 15 accessible spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/arroyo-del-valle-regional-trail\">\u003cstrong>Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Livermore\u003c/strong>: Located in \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/sycamore-grove-park\">Sycamore Grove Park\u003c/a>, this 5-mile round-trip paved trail winds through sycamore and oak trees. You can take detours to a botanical garden, picnic area and an unpaved nature loop for wildlife viewing. Along the way you’ll reach several viewpoints of the creek and even an almond orchard, olive grove and, during the holidays, a decorated Christmas tree. Be aware: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052044/what-to-do-if-you-see-a-mountain-lion-while-hiking-in-the-bay-area\">Mountain lions\u003c/a> have been spotted in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Park at either the Arroyo Road or Wetmore entrances. Parking is $5, or free at nearby Independence Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/sf-bay-trail\">\u003cstrong>Bay Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, East Bay: \u003c/strong>While the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/operations/regional-trails-parks/san-francisco-bay-trail\">San Francisco Bay Trail\u003c/a> spans more than 350 miles to circle the Bay, sections in \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/bay-trail-point-pinole-and-bayview-loop\">Pinole \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/san-francisco-bay-trail-emeryville-to-richmond-inner-harbor\">Emeryville\u003c/a> are especially welcoming for kids and wheelchair users. Both offer paved trails and stunning bay and skyline views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking\u003c/em>: For the Pinole section, park at the\u003ca href=\"https://share.google/f40H8YfldUQWwzQHh\"> Dotson Family Marsh staging area\u003c/a> and head north to Point Pinole. Parking is $5 from April through October when the kiosk is attended — and free otherwise. At the \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/emeryville-marina/\">Emeryville Marina\u003c/a>, parking is free for four hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Lafayette-Reservoir-EMBUD-scaled-e1766882756535.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068412\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Lafayette-Reservoir-EMBUD-scaled-e1766882756535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers take a rest on a bench by Lafayette Reservoir in the East Bay. The 2.7-mile loop around the reservoir is wheelchair and stroller accessible. \u003ccite>(Courtesy East Bay Municipal Utilities District. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you still need more East Bay ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/coyote-hills\">Coyote Hills,\u003c/a> Fremont\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/alameda-creek\">Alameda Creek Trail,\u003c/a> Fremont\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/iron-horse\">Iron Horse Trail\u003c/a>, Concord to Pleasanton\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/trails/interpark/contra-costa-canal\">Contra Costa Canal Trail\u003c/a>, Contra Costa County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thingstodomarin.com/main/2019/8/13/best-flat-hikes-in-marin-old-rail-trail-in-tiburon\">\u003cstrong>Old Rail Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Tiburon\u003c/strong>: This 5.2-mile roundtrip follows Tiburon’s shoreline all the way downtown. Start at Blackie’s Pasture, and if you don’t want to head all the way (or are looking for stunning views), veer right onto San Rafael Avenue instead. Along the way, there’s even a playground and ample benches for rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>The lots at Blackie’s Pasture are free, but fill up on popular weekends. Overflow parking is available on Greenwood Beach Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinmommies.com/scenic-wetland-walk-mcinnis-park\">\u003cstrong>McInnis Park Wetland Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Rafael: \u003c/strong>Ideal for dog walking and birdwatching, this \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mcinnis-pond-loop\">wide dirt path\u003c/a> goes for 2.4 miles past a golf course into wetlands with expansive Marin views. There’s no shade, so be sure to cover up during the sunny months. Bring your bird identification guide, as you’re sure to see your fill of waterfowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Parking is free near the \u003ca href=\"https://maps.app.goo.gl/BhiUdke8ZDAifVvP9\">McInnis Park Golf Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/verna-dunshee-loop\">\u003cstrong>Verna Dunshee Loop Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Mill Valley: \u003c/strong>Looking for views of the North Bay from above? Drive nearly all the way up Mt. Tam to this short 0.7-mile loop with the best vantage points. Be warned: some small sections are moderately steep, but even the drive up to the trail feels like an adventure. And at East Peak, there’s a visitor center with information and snacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Park at East Peak, which is $8 per vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more North Bay ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=450\">Armstrong Redwoods\u003c/a>, Guerneville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vinetrail.org/\">Napa Valley Vine Trail\u003c/a>, Napa\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tennessee-valley-trail\">Tennessee Valley Trail\u003c/a>, Mill Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lower-meadow-trail-to-farm-bypass-loop\">\u003cstrong>Rancho San Antonio Lower Meadow Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Cupertino: \u003c/strong>Make it an out-and-back or a lollipop — and keep your eyes peeled for deer and wild turkeys on this mostly paved and somewhat shaded trail running alongside \u003ca href=\"https://www.deerhollowfarm.org/\">Deer Hollow Farm\u003c/a>, a 160-year-old apple farm turned educational nonprofit. Be aware: This trail can get quite busy, and if you choose the lollipop route there is one substantial hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking\u003c/em>: Free, but the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio#parking\">parking lots fill early at this preserve.\u003c/a> You can even check \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/rsa-parking\">availability at home\u003c/a> before you leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11842373\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\" alt=\"Brown, grassy hillsides under blue skies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden spaces in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Samuel Jacob/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Parks-Open-Space-Golf-Division/Neighborhood-Parks/Baylands-Nature-Preserve\">\u003cstrong>Baylands Nature Preserve\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Palo Alto: \u003c/strong>A birdwatcher’s delight, this network of marshland is mostly undisturbed and contains 15 miles of mostly flat gravel trails. Families can also pop into the \u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Facility-Rentals/Nature-Interpretive-Centers/Baylands-Nature-Interpretive-Center\">Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center\u003c/a> to learn more about all the wildlife encountered on the walk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>There are several free lots, but parking can fill up quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.losgatosca.gov/907/Los-Gatos-Creek-Trail\">\u003cstrong>Los Gatos Creek Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>: There are multiple access points for the over 10-mile trail with benches, restrooms and routes through downtown Los Gatos and Campbell for a coffee stop. Just be aware that this is a highly trafficked trail by runners and bikers, so slower travelers should stay to the right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Park anywhere along the trail or head to Oak Meadow Park for restrooms and a playground. Parking at the park is $6 per vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more South Bay ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjose.org/listings/coyote-creek-trail\">Coyote Creek Trail\u003c/a>, San Jose\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/stanford-dish-loop-trail\">Stanford Dish Trail\u003c/a>, Stanford\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Parks-Open-Space-Golf-Division/Neighborhood-Parks/Pearson-Arastradero-Preserve\">Pearson-Arastradero Preserve\u003c/a>, Palo Alto\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Peninsula\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/sawyer-camp-trail\">\u003cstrong>Sawyer Camp Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Mateo County: \u003c/strong>Running along the shoreline of the pristine Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir, you’d never know this 11-mile trail is just minutes from bustling Highway 280. It’s paved with minimal elevation gain as it winds along a nature preserve and water reservoir. There are picnic tables but no drinking fountains, so make sure to bring your own water and even lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Free parking at the trailhead runs out quickly, but there are ample free spots along the adjacent roadway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11186497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11186497\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101.jpg 1632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/IMG_7101-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Devil’s Slide is a paved 1.3-mile trail with benches and observation scopes over the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the former Highway 1 route. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.visithalfmoonbay.org/articles/half-moon-bay-trail-guide-hiking-and-biking-coastside/\">\u003cstrong>Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Half Moon Bay: \u003c/strong>Stretching from Half Moon Bay to Moss Beach, this 11-mile segment offers spectacular cliffside coastal views and winds through Half Moon Bay’s harbor where you can grab a snack and trek out to the tidepools at \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/pillar-point-bluff\">Pillar Point\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Closer to downtown Half Moon Bay, park at the Poplar Beach lot for $10 per day or $2 per hour. Free parking is available at Princeton Harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/devils-slide-trail\">\u003cstrong>Devil’s Slide Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Pacifica: \u003c/strong>This 1.3-mile trail gets all the bang for your buck possible — it’s paved, features benches and observation scopes and teeters over the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the former Highway 1 route. Be aware: This is not an entirely flat trail, so make sure you’re willing to push up a small grade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>There are parking lots on either side of the tunnel that are both free, but fill up quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more Peninsula ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/moripoint.htm\">Mori Point\u003c/a>, Pacifica\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/redwood-shores-loop-trail\">Bay Trail\u003c/a>, Redwood Shores\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/purisima-creek-redwoods\">Purisima Creek\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/1555/Sunset-Dunes\">\u003cstrong>Sunset Dunes\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Francisco: \u003c/strong>San Francisco’s newest car-free promenade stretches 2 miles along the former Great Highway at Ocean Beach. Fully paved and directionally separated, you can go with the flow of traffic without worry. The park is evolving, with murals and kid-friendly equipment and amenities appearing along the route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Free street parking is available along the Lower Great Highway or in the lot near Lincoln Way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046162\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250624-PARKFILE-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waterfall at Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on June 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/stow-lake-and-strawberry-hill-loop\">\u003cstrong>Blue Heron Lake\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Francisco: \u003c/strong>A world away from the bustling city, this interior lake — formerly Stow Lake — is a mini oasis in the middle of Golden Gate Park where you’ll see wildlife and tourists in pedal boats. It features a wheelchair- and stroller- accessible loop, and if you’re game for some off-roading, you can tackle Strawberry Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>Be aware that driving through the park requires avoiding JFK Promenade, now closed to cars. Parking is free along Blue Heron Lake Drive, accessible via MLK Drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://presidio.gov/explore/attractions/presidio-promenade-trail\">\u003cstrong>Presidio Promenade Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, San Francisco: \u003c/strong>It doesn’t get any more San Francisco than sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Presidio Promenade. The trail connects Tunnel Tops park and playground to Fort Point and the bridge itself. The entire trail is paved and easy for hikers of any age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Parking: \u003c/em>From the east, you can park at the Letterman Digital Arts Center’s underground lot; from the west, use any of the many free parking areas near the bridge. Just remember: Don’t leave any valuables in your car!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still need more San Francisco ideas, try:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/1538/JFK-Promenade\">JFK Promenade\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://gggp.org/san-francisco-botanical-garden/\">Botanical Gardens\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lands-end-trail\">Lands End Trail\u003c/a>, San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg id=\"hzDownscaled\" style=\"position: absolute;top: -10000px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg id=\"hzDownscaled\" style=\"position: absolute;top: -10000px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>One year ago, I went on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/explainers\">New Year’s Day hike\u003c/a> at Lands End. It was cloudy, and to be honest, I didn’t really want to leave my cozy house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I met up with a group of friends, and as soon as I got my feet moving, I was happy to be there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was an opportunity to start the year off socially, but also reflectively. And along the way, I found myself ruminating on the past year and gaining new clarity about my goals for 2025. For the first time in a while, I set a clear New Year’s resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, I swear by this method of walking reflection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, the idea is rooted in science. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director for the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, said going outside can open us up to awe — “when you’re in the presence of something vast and extraordinary, that defies your routine expectations about who you are and where you are and what’s going on around you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068415\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers explore Big Basin Redwoods State Park, where a Jan. 1 New Years hike is planned this year. \u003ccite>(California State Parks. Photo by Brian Baer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Nature is one of the easiest ways to elicit awe in anyone’s life,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The feeling of awe, Simon-Thomas said, creates a greater sense of belonging, connection with others and alignment with core values. Embarking on a hike with others — when the rhythm of your steps matches theirs — can strengthen that sense of closeness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Want to try this out? One chance to do so at the start of 2026 is through the California State Parks’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30737\">First Day Hikes\u003c/a>, a statewide effort to ring in the new year with guided hikes at parks across California on Jan. 1, including several in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryan Forbes, a state park interpreter, said every guided hike is different. The one coming up at \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>, for example, will focus on local geology and forest wildlife. Others may emphasize history or mindfulness to help you reflect on the year ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While state parks run guided hikes year-round, Forbes said the Jan. 1 treks are focused on “starting the new year off in a healthy way outdoors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read on to hear from experts on what makes a good resolution and to find a New Year’s Day hike near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044415\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais rises more than 2,500 feet above San Francisco Bay, providing 360-degree views of the Bay, San Francisco, and Marin coast. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Science\">The science of resolutions\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Tips\">Tips from the experts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Firstday\">First Day hikes in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What makes a good goal?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to learning and growing, it’s all about the reward cycle, said Gaia Molinaro, a doctoral candidate at UC Berkeley who researches neuroscience, specifically how goals affect how we learn things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Primary” rewards include food and water and there are also “secondary” rewards, such as money. But humans, she explained, can work toward other types of rewards “even when our objectives go against our evolutionary constraints.”[aside postID=news_12066120 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/CalFreshGetty.jpg']“Think about people doing a marathon,” Molinaro said. “They’re not getting any more food or water. In fact, the opposite, they’re losing a lot of energy and even muscle in extreme cases. But the fact that they set a goal makes them value something even above and beyond those primary rewards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Setting those types of goals is not only possible, she said, it’s actually the most difficult step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once we set our goal, then most of the job is done,” Molinaro said. “The hardest part is to basically reconfigure our brain to be oriented towards that goal. In the case of running a marathon, you want to pick things that are challenging enough that you’re not guaranteed to succeed, but also still feasible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re more likely to achieve your goal if you have a plan, she said — \u003cem>and\u003c/em> if the path to achieving it is something you enjoy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the basis\u003ca id=\"Science\">\u003c/a> for a \u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40663621/\">study\u003c/a> conducted by Ayelet Fishbach, a social psychologist and behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fishbach’s study looked at New Year’s resolutions, specifically: How likely it is that someone will achieve their goal? Following 2,000 people from New Year’s Day 2024 through November, she found that intrinsic motivation — not the importance of the goal — was the biggest driver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means that people who were driven by \u003cem>doing \u003c/em>their goal — such as those who genuinely enjoy running — were more likely to achieve it than those who primarily want to become a person who runs a marathon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do you want to be the person that achieved it, or do you want to be the person that’s doing it?” Fishbach said. “Do you want to be on the other side, or do you want to engage?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re struggling with a difficult goal, she said, try to make the process as fun or desirable as possible. For example, if you’re trying to become more physically active, pick a type of exercise or activity that you actually enjoy doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The best resolutions are those where you’re already taking a peek in December to see how you are going to do it,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AngelIslandGGBridgeGetty.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055163\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AngelIslandGGBridgeGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AngelIslandGGBridgeGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AngelIslandGGBridgeGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AngelIslandGGBridgeGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Angel Island, California, on March 8, 2019. \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The biggest surprise of her research was that the perceived importance of the goal didn’t matter at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, here are the \u003ca id=\"Tips\">\u003c/a>tips she offered for good goal-setting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Add, don’t remove\u003c/strong>: “It’s easier to be excited about eating more berries than eating fewer cookies.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Have a target\u003c/strong>: “Something that tells you what’s the number that makes it easy to monitor the goal and that increases adherence.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Accept setbacks\u003c/strong>: “Learn from setbacks and know that setbacks are likely to happen.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Build social support\u003c/strong>: “Who in your life is helping?”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Create space: \u003c/strong>“Can you arrange the other things in your life to support this one?”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Most of all, Fishbach said, \u003cstrong>be sympathetic to your future self \u003c/strong>— and “be excited, it’s a new year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an opportunity to try out something new,” she added. “Be open-minded, willing to experiment, and you’ll figure it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>First \u003ca id=\"Firstday\">\u003c/a>Day Hikes in the Bay Area\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A full list of First Day Hikes, all of which are held on Jan. 1, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30737\">is available on the \u003c/a>California State Parks’ website. Don’t forget to check the route’s difficulty, whether or not you need to register and the plan in case of rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cstrong>Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Time: 9 a.m.\u003cbr>\nParking: No fee\u003cbr>\nDistance: 7 miles, 4 hours\u003cbr>\nLocation: Rock Spring Parking Lot at the intersection of Pantoll Road and Ridgecrest Boulevard\u003cbr>\nRegistration: No registration required\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">\u003cstrong>Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTime: 10 a.m.\u003cbr>\nParking: $6 per vehicle, exact cash required\u003cbr>\nDistance: 4 miles, 4 hours\u003cbr>\nLocation: Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center\u003cbr>\nRegistration: Email \u003ca href=\"mailto:onesuperhiker@aol.com\">onesuperhiker@aol.com\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">\u003cstrong>Montara State Beach\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTime: 10 a.m.\u003cbr>\nParking: Free\u003cbr>\nDistance: 2 miles, 2 hours\u003cbr>\nLocation: North side of Gray Whale Cove State Beach parking lot\u003cbr>\nRegistration: Walkups welcome, or \u003ca href=\"https://santacruzstateparks.as.me/GrayWhaleCoveTrailHike\">register\u003c/a> ahead of time\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=466\">\u003cstrong>China Camp State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTime: 6:15 a.m.\u003cbr>\nParking: $5 cash or card\u003cbr>\nDistance: 4 miles, 3 hours\u003cbr>\nLocation: China Camp Point Parking Lot\u003cbr>\nRegistration: \u003ca href=\"https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/new-years-sunrise-hike-say-hi-to-2026/\">Register here\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">\u003cstrong>Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTime: 10 a.m.\u003cbr>\nParking: $10\u003cbr>\nDistance: 5 miles, 4 hours\u003cbr>\nLocation: Visitor Center\u003cbr>\nRegistration: Not required\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=535\">\u003cstrong>Burleigh H. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, I swear by this method of walking reflection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, the idea is rooted in science. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director for the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, said going outside can open us up to awe — “when you’re in the presence of something vast and extraordinary, that defies your routine expectations about who you are and where you are and what’s going on around you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068415\" title=\"\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/big-basin-courtesy-california-state-parks-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers explore Big Basin Redwoods State Park, where a Jan. 1 New Years hike is planned this year. \u003ccite>(California State Parks. Photo by Brian Baer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Nature is one of the easiest ways to elicit awe in anyone’s life,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The feeling of awe, Simon-Thomas said, creates a greater sense of belonging, connection with others and alignment with core values. Embarking on a hike with others — when the rhythm of your steps matches theirs — can strengthen that sense of closeness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Want to try this out? One chance to do so at the start of 2026 is through the California State Parks’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30737\">First Day Hikes\u003c/a>, a statewide effort to ring in the new year with guided hikes at parks across California on Jan. 1, including several in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryan Forbes, a state park interpreter, said every guided hike is different. The one coming up at \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>, for example, will focus on local geology and forest wildlife. Others may emphasize history or mindfulness to help you reflect on the year ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While state parks run guided hikes year-round, Forbes said the Jan. 1 treks are focused on “starting the new year off in a healthy way outdoors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read on to hear from experts on what makes a good resolution and to find a New Year’s Day hike near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044415\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_4087_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais rises more than 2,500 feet above San Francisco Bay, providing 360-degree views of the Bay, San Francisco, and Marin coast. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Science\">The science of resolutions\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Tips\">Tips from the experts\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Firstday\">First Day hikes in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What makes a good goal?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to learning and growing, it’s all about the reward cycle, said Gaia Molinaro, a doctoral candidate at UC Berkeley who researches neuroscience, specifically how goals affect how we learn things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Primary” rewards include food and water and there are also “secondary” rewards, such as money. But humans, she explained, can work toward other types of rewards “even when our objectives go against our evolutionary constraints.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Think about people doing a marathon,” Molinaro said. “They’re not getting any more food or water. In fact, the opposite, they’re losing a lot of energy and even muscle in extreme cases. But the fact that they set a goal makes them value something even above and beyond those primary rewards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Setting those types of goals is not only possible, she said, it’s actually the most difficult step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once we set our goal, then most of the job is done,” Molinaro said. “The hardest part is to basically reconfigure our brain to be oriented towards that goal. 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Following 2,000 people from New Year’s Day 2024 through November, she found that intrinsic motivation — not the importance of the goal — was the biggest driver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means that people who were driven by \u003cem>doing \u003c/em>their goal — such as those who genuinely enjoy running — were more likely to achieve it than those who primarily want to become a person who runs a marathon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do you want to be the person that achieved it, or do you want to be the person that’s doing it?” Fishbach said. “Do you want to be on the other side, or do you want to engage?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re struggling with a difficult goal, she said, try to make the process as fun or desirable as possible. 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"title": "The Bay Area’s Year in Photos: Protests, Political Upheaval and Joyous Resistance",
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"headTitle": "The Bay Area’s Year in Photos: Protests, Political Upheaval and Joyous Resistance | KQED",
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"content": "\u003cp>From civil unrest and joyful resistance in the face of national political attacks, to major natural disasters and consequential local elections, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/photography\">KQED photographers\u003c/a> spent the year capturing the biggest stories affecting the Bay Area and California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The year started with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026093/they-want-to-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire-but-first-comes-the-struggle-to-survive\">deadly fires\u003c/a> ripping through parts of Los Angeles and neighboring Altadena in January, burning 16,000 structures and killing 30 people, and sending hundreds of Northern California fire crews to the southern part of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Bay, political winds shifted as Mayor Daniel Lurie \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020425/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-celebrates-new-administration-chinatown-party\">took the helm of San Francisco\u003c/a>, making big changes to the city’s strategy on homelessness and the fentanyl crisis, and ushering a new class of moderate politicians into City Hall. Across the Bay, Oakland \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036919/barbara-lee-pledges-to-unite-oakland-in-first-remarks-as-mayor-elect\">elected former Rep. Barbara Lee\u003c/a> to lead the city in the wake of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s recall, with goals to bring stability and trust back to a city shaken by an ongoing federal corruption probe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump’s second inauguration also drew thousands of Bay Area residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023056/thousands-rally-in-sf-to-protest-trump-ahead-of-inauguration-day\">out in protest\u003c/a> in January, kicking off a year of political unrest. Trump’s immediate focus on expanding and intensifying immigration enforcement has been met \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">with consistent opposition\u003c/a> — from faith leaders bearing witness at San Francisco’s immigration office, to protesters interrupting arrests on the streets of downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, people flooded streets across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">crying “No Kings”\u003c/a> in response to Trump’s military parade, and months later, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">crowds took to city centers\u003c/a> again as Californians prepared to vote on special redistricting maps favoring Democrats and endured the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal parks \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shut down\u003c/a> for weeks, hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed, and even Fleet Week fell victim to disruptions as legislators in Washington remained at a standstill. Cities across the Bay Area stepped up to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">gaps in food stamp spending\u003c/a>, as thousands of people who rely on federal food assistance went weeks without electronic benefit transfers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, through a difficult year, the Bay Area found ways to come together: cheering on the inaugural season for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984639/valkyries-wnba-2025-in-review\">the Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, honoring the queer community with drag shows from August Hall in San Francisco to Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, and celebrating the diverse cultures deeply rooted here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Text by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>; photo editing by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mdonascimento\">\u003cem>Martin do Nascimento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>January\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067187 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Thomas, father of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020128/shooting-san-francisco-home-leaves-man-dead-woman-seriously-injured\">Antoine Thomas, who died in an early morning shooting\u003c/a>, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Adon in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting, at the 1000 block of Tompkins Avenue, left one victim pronounced dead at the scene and another transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor-elect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020422/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-launches-political-career-cable-cars-chinatown-market-prayer\">Daniel Lurie receives a communal blessing\u003c/a> during an Interfaith Ceremony at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025, the evening before his inauguration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021777/reporters-notebook\">Destruction in downtown Altadena\u003c/a>, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altadena resident Taylor Williams, 17, goes through pieces of her teacup collection from the home she shared with her family after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi, 91, holds a photo of her parents, Juninhi Nimura and Shizuko Nimura, at her home in Berkeley on Jan. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">Kashiwagi was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp\u003c/a> at the age of 9, where she lived with her family for four years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067189 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Northart, with the Department of Water Resources’ Statewide Monitoring Network Unit, and a participant of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow\">Snow Science School\u003c/a>, uses a magnification lens to measure the size of snow granules from the snowpack in a field outing near Soda Springs on Jan. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regular Timotha Doane sits at a table at Wild Side West in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. Founded in 1962, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029551/san-franciscos-oldest-lesbian-bar-has-been-a-safe-space-for-more-than-60-years\">Wild Side West is a historic lesbian bar\u003c/a> that began in Oakland before relocating to San Francisco, where it became a gathering space known for its eclectic decor, lush garden, and deep roots in the LGBTQ+ community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Kimberly Lopez, a senior at UC Berkeley, speaks to hundreds of students and supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024593/uc-berkeley-students-march-for-undocumented-classmates-say-school-isnt-doing-enough\">rallying in solidarity with their undocumented classmates\u003c/a> as the Trump administration begins to carry out nation-wide mass deportations, at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. Right: Maya Gill, center, holds up a sign that reads, “Jesus told us to love our neighbor not to deport them.” \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left) Student Nicole Nuñez Rivera gets emotional and hugs DACA recipient Ana Rivera, right, during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>February\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067198\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine (left), 9, and Nikki, 9, sit together at the start of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027348/san-francisco-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-iconic-chinatown-parade\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067205\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Artist Miko Lee looks out the window at the Walking Stories exhibit at the Edge on the Square gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Feb. 19, 2025. Right: Alistair Monroe stands outside the Oakland Cannery building, where his studio is located in Oakland, on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s art is on display in his son Alistair Monroe’s studio and home at the Oakland Cannery building in Oakland on Feb. 20, 2025. The Oakland Cannery is a historic live-work space in East Oakland where Arthur Monroe lived and produced art for decades. The building’s owners are seeking to turn the building into a pot-growing facility. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067202\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Th’ Losin Streaks play at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Feb. 22, 2025, during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972528/noise-pop-festival-san-francisco-2025-review\">Noise Pop Festival\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Dawn Richard performs at the Independent, as part of the Noise Pop festival, in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. Right: Dam-Funk performs at the Noise Pop opening night party at the California Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geographer performs at August Hall in San Francisco as part of Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067204 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119 and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028446/tens-of-thousands-uc-workers-strike-disrupting-campuses-hospitals-labs\">strike at the UC Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco\u003c/a> on Feb. 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers place their hands on Giovanna Sales’ head during a rehearsal for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972949/robert-moses-kin-30th-anniversary-the-kennings\">Robert Moses’ latest work, The Kennings\u003c/a>, at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The show explores themes of race, gender, war and human rights, while blending dance, theatre and music. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea and Milo Ronquillo stand outside the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The Ronquillos attended a workshop hosted by Alexis Levy about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\">changing the name and gender marker on official government documents\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>March\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030313/uc-berkeley-scientists-protest-trump-administrations-cuts-to-research-funding\">national Stand Up for Science day of action\u003c/a> in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marchers hold up signs including one that reads “Science is political” and march through the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067262 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029568/in-san-mateo-county-this-market-is-a-community-destination-for-food-faith-and-ramadan-staples\">Besan’s International Market is a halal butcher, deli, and Middle Eastern market\u003c/a> in San Bruno. Year-round, it’s a go-to spot for the Arab, North African and Middle Eastern folks in this community. During Ramadan, customers come in and out for their groceries for iftar meals when they break fast during Ramadan. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067253\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Aquino and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030935/our-education-matters-richmond-high-schoolers-rally-against-teacher-layoffs\">students from Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School stage a walkout and march\u003c/a> to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Offices to protest impending layoffs as part of cuts to the district’s budget in Richmond on March 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eugene Tssui sketches in a notebook at his exhibition at the Rotten City Cultural District in Emeryville on March 17, 2025. The gallery featured his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973365/eugene-tssui-emeryville-residency-bay-street-architecture-fashion\">nature-inspired architectural designs, including photos of the renowned “Fish House,” along with his clothing designs and art.\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ro Khanna holds a town hall meeting at the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield on March 23, 2025. In three such events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032718/frustrated-democrats-push-wartime-leaders-bakersfield-town-hall\">Khanna urged residents of Republican-held congressional districts in California to organize\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid and the wider social safety net. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A line of people waiting to enter the town hall meeting with Rep. Ro Khanna. Right: Audrey Chavez and others listen at as Rep. Ro Khanna speaks. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067263\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana “Twinks” Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks offered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033501/the-sf-barber-that-welcomes-all-trans-people-into-his-shop\">free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aslan Scardina lies in a patch of stinging nettle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034277/stories-of-las-zorthian-ranch-a-portal-to-a-different-way-of-life-damaged-in-eaton-fire\">Zorthian Ranch\u003c/a> on March 28 in Altadena. Scardina was living on the Ranch before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. “I didn’t love plants until I met nettle,” she says. \u003ccite>(Stella Kalinina for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\">Activists and community members marched\u003c/a> in the Marin County community where Gov. Gavin Newsom recently purchased a home as part of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which highlights discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>April\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067272 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tashenia Pearson stands beside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036599/wall-war-vet-fight-land-one-familys-50-year-battle-livermore\">the wall separating her property from her neighbors’\u003c/a> in Livermore on April 9, 2025. Pearson’s parents bought the property in Livermore in 1971, only to discover the illegally built wall, which effectively gives 740 square feet of Pearson’s property to their neighbor. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R-Evolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974401/r-evolution-marco-cochrane-embarcadero-plaza-nude-woman-sculpture\">a 45-foot metal sculpture of a giant naked woman\u003c/a> that is meant to symbolize feminine strength and liberation, by artist Marco Cochrane, at the Embarcadero Plaza on April 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Stone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977595/sandy-stone-olivia-records-jimi-hendrix-girl-island-documentary\">88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman\u003c/a> who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036555/barbara-lee-takes-decisive-lead-over-loren-taylor-in-oakland-mayoral-election\">Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance\u003c/a> to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067275\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birders Daniela Sanchez (left) and Christopher Henry \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974906/teen-birders-bird-watching-ebird\">look for birds\u003c/a> at Crissy Field in San Francisco and the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, respectively, on April 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067278\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067278\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby examines a pigeon walking with a limp at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond on April 16, 2025. Cosby has been birding for 4 years and is a member of the California Young Birders’ Club. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067274\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Liang weighs medical herbs at his shop, Run Feng Hai Wei Chinese Herbal Inc., in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Business owners in San Francisco’s Chinatown said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036939/san-francisco-chinatown-businesses-survival-mode-trade-war\">struggling to stay afloat, facing declining sales and an uncertain future\u003c/a>, in the face of the U.S.-China trade war. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Imported items fill the wall at Beijing Shopping Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Right: Kiki Krunch, left, and Kalypso pose for a photo at the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. The 2024 and ’23 winners of the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance drag pageant led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976447/chinatown-pride-san-francisco-lgbtq-chinese-culture-center\">2025 Chinatown Pride\u003c/a> procession, visiting landmarks such as the Grant Street nightlife district, home in the 1930s and ’40s to underground queer speakeasies and tourist-y Chinese American nightclubs that featured “female impersonation” shows. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067279\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1288\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-1536x989.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Krunch (left) takes a photo with Fontaine Hu, 81, in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>May\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067284\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horetencia M. (left) and Maria E. chant and play buckets as drums as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038481/may-day-thousands-bay-area-take-streets-immigrant-worker-rights\">Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day March\u003c/a> for Labor & Immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039501/wnbas-newest-team-golden-state-valkyries-kick-off-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>’ Monique Billings practices during training camp held at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067292 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Golden State Valkyries take to the court for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040665/the-bay-areas-newest-basketball-team-makes-history\">first-ever home opener\u003c/a> against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. Right: Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) drives to the hoop against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067286\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benicia mayor Steve Young drives by the Valero Benicia Refinery in Benicia on May 8, 2025, which processes up to 170,000 barrels of oil a day, making gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039505/a-bay-area-refinery-town-contemplates-future-without-big-oil\">Valero planned to shut down the Benicia refinery\u003c/a> by April 2026, citing high costs and strict environmental rules. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067290\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nests of California gull eggs are tucked in the grass near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. Right: A team led by Nathan Van Schmidt (right), science director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and Amy Parsons, lead biologist, conducts a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051964/are-seagulls-native-or-invasive-to-the-bay-area-maybe-both\">California gull nest survey\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113 in Solano County outside of Suisun City on May 13, 2025. The California Forever project is seeking to have Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059985/california-forever-clears-first-hurdle-in-suisun-city-annexation\">annex the land where the company has proposed building a new city\u003c/a> in order to move forward with its plans, nearly a year after pulling an initiative seeking voter approval for the project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Resident Letty Guzman sits on her bed with her dog Pappa in her room at Horizon Community Village at the Capri Motel on University Avenue in Berkeley on May 20, 2025. The site, operated by Dorothy Day House, provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043516/rv-encampments-are-notoriously-hard-to-close-this-city-found-something-that-works\">transitional housing and supportive services for unhoused individuals\u003c/a> in Berkeley. Right: Maximo Hernandez Perez stands in front of his home in Stockton on May 22, 2025. Perez and his daughter, Celina, then 14 years old, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">detained and separated after crossing the border\u003c/a> in 2017. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067289\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Stone, 14, gets ready for a school dance with the help of her mother, a correctional officer, at their home in the mobile home community next to the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on May 30, 2025. When FCI Dublin abruptly shut down after years of turmoil, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043352/fci-dublin-staff-bought-homes-on-site-then-the-prison-shut-down\">residents of the community were given eviction notices\u003c/a> and were ordered to remove their homes from the government’s land by September, according to a union representative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067293 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-1536x1038.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearful of what he’d face if forced to leave the encampment, Travis Smith gets emotional at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041966/berkeley-residents-homeless-advocates-battle-over-fate-of-ohlone-park-encampment\">homeless encampment at Ohlone Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley on May 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>June\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067301\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayvon Wilson (center) rallies alongside students, staff, and supporters outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042895/san-francisco-job-corps-students-face-uncertain-future\">Treasure Island Job Corps Center\u003c/a> in San Francisco on June 5, 2025, protesting the facility’s closure, which they say could leave at-risk youth homeless. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067302\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Garcia, who performs as Churro Nomi, co-director of Detour Productions and producer of the monthly queer cabaret Clutch The Pearls, poses for a photo at the Make Out Room in San Francisco on June 6, 2025. “This isn’t just about money, it’s about controlling narrative, visibility and power,” says Garcia, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">arts organizations that have abandoned their DEI programming\u003c/a> and reconfigured or erased their websites’ DEI commitments. “We’re witnessing a deliberate effort to police not only what stories are told, but who is allowed to tell them.” \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067303\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors march in the Mission District in San Francisco i\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">n opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy\u003c/a> and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067306\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Daniella holds up a Mexican flag during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">No Kings Day protest\u003c/a> in San José on June 14, 2025. Right: Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their cars as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067308\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: People fill the courtyard at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044959/hella-juneteenth-in-photos-black-joy-and-community-in-oakland\">Hella Juneteenth festival\u003c/a> on June 19, 2025. Right: Festivalgoers dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067309 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>July\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Designer Marisela Ginestra at the Levi’s offices in San Francisco on July 1, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045274/levis-denim-gets-a-fresh-look-thanks-to-a-latinx-designer\">Ginestra takes inspiration from her grandparents\u003c/a> who worked harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley in the 1960s and who would dry their jeans in the sun, giving them a distinctive faded look. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radha Weaver repairs a tutu dress for a mother and daughter during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052092/fix-a-zipper-and-save-the-planet-at-san-franciscos-free-clothing-repair-clinics\">Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop\u003c/a> at the Glen Park Branch Library in San Francisco on July 16, 2025. During the workshop, teachers offer hands-on fixes and mending tips. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sewing supplies sit in bins at the Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop. Right: Mira Musank works with a clinic participant to repair her sweater. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067305\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979195/the-furious-tits-queer-climate-punk-band-san-francisco-oakland\">The Furious Tits\u003c/a> perform live in San Francisco at the Castro Night Market on Friday, July 18, 2025. The band says they see punk as a perfect place to mouth off about human-caused climate change. \u003ccite>(Brian Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067313 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder and leader of Urban Jazz Dance Company, Antoine Hunter (center), watches dancers practice choreography at a rehearsal at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on July 20, 2025. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979516/international-deaf-dance-festival-antoine-hunter-urban-jazz-dance\">Urban Jazz Dance Company performed at the International Deaf Dance Festival\u003c/a>, from Aug. 8–10 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067314\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050357/how-did-fremont-come-to-be-known-as-little-kabul\">Hasib Sepand plays the sitar at Sepand Studios\u003c/a> in Fremont on July 21, 2025, where his music academy offers instruction in sitar, tabla, harmonium, and other instruments, and he composes and produces music. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagbir Kang looks out of a window at her home in Fremont on July 25, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053210/in-the-face-of-abuse-she-chose-survival-and-now-helps-others-do-the-same\">Kang is a survivor of domestic violence\u003c/a> who now advocates on behalf of other survivors. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lei stands on Spofford Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown on July 29, 2025, at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050233/how-a-chinese-laundryman-shaped-us-civil-rights-from-san-francisco\">the historical site of the Chinese Laundry Association\u003c/a>, once located at 33 Spofford Street. A longtime resident and community historian, Lei has worked to preserve Chinatown’s cultural and educational legacy. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050105/sf-kindness-crawl-spreads-joy-on-market-street-ahead-of-grateful-dead-weekend\">Kindness Crawl\u003c/a> organizer Scott Keneally (left) shares an embrace with a passerby near City Hall in San Francisco on July 31, 2025. Right: A Kindness Crawl volunteer beams while handing roses and flowers to two people inside a van in a moment of street-side joy. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vintage VW bus filled with Kindness Crawl flower recipients drives past Alamo Square Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067320 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees dance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050844/where-past-meets-possible-black-futures-ball-illuminates-dreams-in-oakland\">Black Futures Ball\u003c/a> hosted by The East Oakland Youth Development Center at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Charlene Richardson (left) and Charlette Richardson, also known as The LoveLove Twins, pose for a photo at the Black Futures Ball. Right: Selena Wilson, CEO of the EOYDC, speaks at the Black Futures Ball. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067322\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesca Thomas, a Hayward native and great-granddaughter of Leona Alves, owner of Ideal Dining and Miss Alves, a restaurant and nightclub in Russell City, holds a photograph of five generations of her family, from her mother to great-great-great-grandmother, in Hayward on Aug. 6, 2025. Thomas is involved in\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&newwindow=1&sca_esv=2719a2d50b2c4d54&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1182US1182&udm=2&biw=1870&bih=1054&ei=49BFacPCObzC0PEPwJq_EA&ved=0ahUKEwiDwKj12MqRAxU8ITQIHUDNDwIQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIVS1FFRCBGcmFuY2VzY2EgVGhvbWFzSKoUUM0SWM0ScAJ4AJABAJgBhQGgAYUBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoActsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-img#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLXAxQlFTSHREUFo2d3hNMg5wMUJRU0h0RFBaNnd4TToOR25xa3o5aWNXdTA5eE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUtcDFCUVNIdERQWjZ3eE0YADABGAcggZS_5QQwAkoKCAIQAhgCIAIoAg\"> efforts to preserve the community’s history\u003c/a> through the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067321 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors hold a banner reading “Stop AI” outside of Scale AI’s San Francisco headquarters on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051183/protesters-against-ai-militarization-rally-at-scale-ai-in-san-francisco\">Demonstrators oppose the company’s involvement in AI-driven warfare and surveillance\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cows graze on the hills of Máyyan ‘Ooyákma, Coyote Ridge, a preserve owned by Open Space Authority, in Morgan Hill on Aug. 8, 2025.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055329/invasion-of-the-grub-snatchers-how-one-rich-guys-russian-boars-colonized-california\"> Wild Boars are an invasive species\u003c/a> that endanger native plants, water sources and agriculture in the area. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Forestr volunteer picks apples from a Honeycrisp orchard on private property in Martinez on Aug. 12, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13980694/contra-costa-county-fruit-rescue-gleaning-picking-pears-apples-peaches-volunteer\">The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears\u003c/a> — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Lowe watches as workers clear RVs from Irene Street at Columbus Park in San José on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052645/san-jose-begins-clearing-columbus-park-the-citys-biggest-homeless-encampment\">The city removed RVs and tents from Columbus Park\u003c/a> in North San José, where hundreds of unhoused people have lived for years. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Shawn Spencer relocates his belongings from the Columbus Park encampment. Right: Fernando Alcantara watches as his RV is towed at Columbus Park in San José. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Wade, a formerly homeless veteran who was housed through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, poses for a portrait at the Laguna Commons supportive housing in Fremont on Aug. 20, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">California’s embrace of Housing First principles has become a liability\u003c/a> after the president directed federal agencies to stop funding that approach to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks walks with her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051850/as-californias-electricity-rates-rise-parents-struggle-to-pay-their-bills\">struggle to afford their utility bills\u003c/a>, according to a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>September\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Stray Dog’ Oak Holden delivers a high knee to Sancho Dimera during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981646/full-queer-pro-wrestling-oakland\">Full Queer Wrestling showcase\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland on Sept. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy, a volunteer who monitors ICE activity on busy streets near day laborer corners, patrols International Boulevard in front of a U-Haul in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. A nonprofit called “Adopt a Day Laborer Corner” has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055084/california-volunteers-stand-guard-at-day-laborer-corners-amid-ice-sweeps\">inspired Californians to volunteer their time to accompany day laborers\u003c/a> who are at risk of deportation at highly visible intersections and monitor for immigration sweeps. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Alexander Ybarra, an 11th grader at Coliseum College Prep Academy, leads classmates in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054838/oakland-walkout\">walkout against gun violence\u003c/a> in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. Right: Posters made by students at Coliseum College Prep Academy read “Students Are Not Targets” and “Protect Students, Protect the Future” among others. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimisha Jadav demonstrates to a customer how to wear a garment at her home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Jadav, known as Nimisha Aunty, runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058796/need-a-gorgeous-diwali-outfit-nimisha-aunty-will-take-care-of-you\">creating a vibrant hub for South Asians\u003c/a> in the South Bay. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Vargas and other\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056337/fast-food-workers-protest-alleged-wage-theft-and-poor-work-conditions-at-san-jose-chain\"> fast food workers protest in front of an El Pollo Loco\u003c/a> restaurant in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">The California Fast Food Workers Union filed complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter who said they were fired from the restaurant for speaking up about working conditions there.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056563/better-than-i-ever-dreamed-valkyries-fans-reflect-on-historic-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries play the Minnesota Lynx\u003c/a> during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at the SAP Center in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Golden State Valkyries fans cheer during Game 2 of the Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx WNBA playoff game. Right: Golden State Valkyries team member Monique Billings applauds the crowd after losing to the Minnesota Lynx. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival-goers dance inside the Despacio Tent on the first day of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981607/portola-festival-2025-pier-80-san-francisco-review-photos\">Portola Festival at Pier 80\u003c/a> in San Francisco, on Sept. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Christina Aguilera performs on the Pier Stage at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2025. Right: Ty Dowe (left) and Matt Lebowitz pose for a photo at the Pier Stage during the second day of Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin is interviewed by the media during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057180/middle-school-students-celebrate-betty-reid-soskin-the-nations-oldest-park-ranger-at-104\">104th birthday celebration\u003c/a> at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Viramontes, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, holds a candle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">a candlelight at a vigil for Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>hosted by the San Francisco State University chapter of Turning Point USA at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>October\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor looks past a barrier at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\"> closed as a consequence of the government shutdown\u003c/a> on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sarah Spillane stands outside the entrance to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059460/bay-area-cities-expand-homeless-shelters-winning-over-neighbors-is-the-hard-part\">DignityMoves tiny home cabins\u003c/a> in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2025. Right: Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062057/historic-west-oakland-blues-clubs-restoration-reveals-layers-of-hidden-history\">Esther’s Orbit Room\u003c/a> on 7th Street in West Oakland on Oct. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067346 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell sits in the vanity room at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2025. She performs as the club’s current “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063643/the-girl-in-the-fishbowl-the-secret-behind-san-franciscos-quirkiest-nightclub-act\">Girl in the Fishbowl\u003c/a>,” an act that has been a distinctive part of the venue since it opened in 1931. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell performs as the “Girl in the Fishbowl” at Bimbo’s 365 Club on Oct. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Estuary Institute members Sarah Pearce (left) and Emma Sevier conduct an assessment at a new wetland restoration site at Point Pinole Regional Park in Pinole on Oct. 9, 2025. A recent report found that restored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998966/rising-tides-drive-a-bay-area-push-to-bring-back-vanished-marshlands\">tidal wetlands in San Francisco Bay nearly quadrupled\u003c/a> from 2000 to 2025, going against the global trend of wetland loss. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows look out onto the Bay Bridge from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065901/theres-a-grand-historic-house-hiding-under-the-bay-bridge\">the Nimitz House on Yerba Buena Island\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2025. Built around 1900 as part of the Naval Training Station, the home later served as the residence of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz during the final years of his life. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A demonstrator carries an American flag during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">No Kings National Day of Action\u003c/a> in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. Right: Protestors at the No Kings National Day of Action burn an American flag in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067966\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car at a No Kings Day of Action rally in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067349 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family enjoys Filipino street food during the celebratory Late Night DJ party for Filipino American heritage month hosted at Seafood City in Daly City on Oct. 18, 2025. Seafood City, a Filipino chain night market, celebrated Filipino American heritage month by throwing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983119/seafood-city-filipino-supermarket-dj-dance-party-daly-city\"> late-night DJ parties\u003c/a> across American chains. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067350 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an Armenian musician, stands in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060906/meet-the-duduk-whisperer-a-bay-area-armenian-folk-musician-revives-centuries-of-soul\">Khatchadourian, plays the Duduk\u003c/a>, and uses his music to work through hardships and is coming out with his sixth album titled, “Breath.” \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tour guide William Fontana points visitors to climbers on El Capitan during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062476/at-yosemite-youd-barely-know-a-shutdown-was-happening-why-advocates-say-that-matters\">a tour of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Oct. 28, 2025. During the month-long government shutdown, Yosemite remained open, but with a drastically reduced federal workforce. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers sort fresh produce into boxes at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062577/bay-area-counties-pour-millions-into-food-aid-assistance-as-clock-runs-out-on-snap\">San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. With the federal government shutdown, Bay Area officials anticipated surges in demand at food banks as thousands stood to loose CalFresh benefits. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>November\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in support of Proposition 50 at the IBEW Local 6 offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. The former House Speaker, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">announced on Nov. 6 that she will not seek reelection\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067366 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Maidu tribe of Butte County, Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, take part in a CAL-TREX prescribed burn, training in the application of fire to their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak trees stand on the plot of land in Cloverdale that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company is proposing to develop\u003c/a> in Sonoma County on Nov. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Police arrest a Turning Point USA supporter who engaged in a fight ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063406/uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event-draws-protests-after-charlie-kirks-death\">Turning Point USA’s last college stop\u003c/a> of the “American Comeback Tour” in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Lopez sits on his bed in his home in Pittsburg on Nov. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064693/california-doctors-urge-ban-on-engineered-stone-as-silicosis-cases-surge\">California stoneworkers like Lopez are becoming severely ill\u003c/a> from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Trozalla Smith looks out the window of a BART train as she travels to the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">The government shutdown has delayed the distribution of SNAP benefits\u003c/a> to recipients such as Smith, who have had to turn to food pantries as an alternative. Right: Trozalla Smith rides the 96 bus while holding a loaf of bread in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trozalla Smith looks at advertisements for CalFresh as she holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank while waiting for her train at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carin Lenk-Sloan, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999325/we-cant-afford-to-stay-californians-weigh-drastic-moves-as-health-premiums-rise\">facing a hike in her family’s health insurance\u003c/a>, sits outside her practice in Davis on Tuesday 18, 2025. As the lapsing of federal subsidies are poised to cause health insurance premiums to increase, some Californians like Lenk-Sloan are having to decide on whether to forgo coverage or move. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students stage \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064511/after-back-to-back-school-shootings-in-oakland-skyline-high-students-walk-out-of-class\">a walkout at Skyline High School\u003c/a> calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence in on Nov. 18, 2025. The walkout came less than a week after a student was injured in a shooting on the Oakland campus. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans prepares an order at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065744/richmonds-minister-of-food-serves-the-bay-area-southern-bbq-california-style\">CJ’s BBQ and Fish\u003c/a>, which serves barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food, in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>December\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066054/after-west-contra-costa-teachers-launch-strike-both-sides-will-return-to-the-table\">strike at Marina Bay Park\u003c/a> in Richmond on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Nagano poses with the California Theatre’s 1928 Wurlitzer lobby organ in San José on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984931/jerry-nagano-great-theater-organist-stanford-california-pizza-joynt\">Nagano, a veteran theatre-organ performer\u003c/a> and retired Stanford systems engineer, has been a fixture in California’s organ community for decades. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A holiday display sits in front of a home on Christmas Tree Lane on the 3200 block of Thompson Avenue in Alameda on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067283/get-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-visiting-these-bay-area-christmas-tree-lanes\">The tradition of holiday displays here\u003c/a> dates back to the early 1930s. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Holiday lights cover a home on Christmas Tree Lane. Right: Michael Martin sits with his handmade Wrap-o-Matic holiday display in front of his home on Christmas Tree Lane. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067747/chef-chus-the-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-that-grew-up-with-silicon-valley\">Chef Chu’s is a family-run business\u003c/a>, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known not only for its food but also as a favorite for celebrities and tech innovators. Right: Jzhuang Qingqiang (left) and Kevin Ho prepare meals in the kitchen at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067860 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu, also known as Chef Chu, garnishes a plate of sweet and sour pork at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067861 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Epps (center) embraces his children Kamia (left) and Kamari at the Superior Court of San Francisco after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066917/sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-convicted-of-manslaughter-not-murder-in-2016-shooting\">a jury found him not guilty of the murder of his former brother-in-law\u003c/a>, Marcus Polk, in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 2025. The jury found Epps not guilty of the murder but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faith leaders and immigrant advocates block the entrance to the ICE field offices in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">Demonstrators chained themselves to the ICE office’s doors\u003c/a>, blocked intersections and vehicle access, and sang hymns. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Homeland Security officers detain demonstrators outside of the ICE field offices in San Francisco. At least 20 people were handcuffed. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvia Matias and her daughter Maria wait for their bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067737/clipper-2-0-leaves-ac-transit-cash-riders-behind\">Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper\u003c/a> that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump’s second inauguration also drew thousands of Bay Area residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023056/thousands-rally-in-sf-to-protest-trump-ahead-of-inauguration-day\">out in protest\u003c/a> in January, kicking off a year of political unrest. Trump’s immediate focus on expanding and intensifying immigration enforcement has been met \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">with consistent opposition\u003c/a> — from faith leaders bearing witness at San Francisco’s immigration office, to protesters interrupting arrests on the streets of downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, people flooded streets across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">crying “No Kings”\u003c/a> in response to Trump’s military parade, and months later, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">crowds took to city centers\u003c/a> again as Californians prepared to vote on special redistricting maps favoring Democrats and endured the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal parks \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shut down\u003c/a> for weeks, hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed, and even Fleet Week fell victim to disruptions as legislators in Washington remained at a standstill. Cities across the Bay Area stepped up to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">gaps in food stamp spending\u003c/a>, as thousands of people who rely on federal food assistance went weeks without electronic benefit transfers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, through a difficult year, the Bay Area found ways to come together: cheering on the inaugural season for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984639/valkyries-wnba-2025-in-review\">the Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, honoring the queer community with drag shows from August Hall in San Francisco to Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, and celebrating the diverse cultures deeply rooted here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Text by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>; photo editing by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mdonascimento\">\u003cem>Martin do Nascimento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>January\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067187 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Thomas, father of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020128/shooting-san-francisco-home-leaves-man-dead-woman-seriously-injured\">Antoine Thomas, who died in an early morning shooting\u003c/a>, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Adon in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting, at the 1000 block of Tompkins Avenue, left one victim pronounced dead at the scene and another transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor-elect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020422/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-launches-political-career-cable-cars-chinatown-market-prayer\">Daniel Lurie receives a communal blessing\u003c/a> during an Interfaith Ceremony at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025, the evening before his inauguration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021777/reporters-notebook\">Destruction in downtown Altadena\u003c/a>, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altadena resident Taylor Williams, 17, goes through pieces of her teacup collection from the home she shared with her family after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi, 91, holds a photo of her parents, Juninhi Nimura and Shizuko Nimura, at her home in Berkeley on Jan. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">Kashiwagi was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp\u003c/a> at the age of 9, where she lived with her family for four years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067189 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Northart, with the Department of Water Resources’ Statewide Monitoring Network Unit, and a participant of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow\">Snow Science School\u003c/a>, uses a magnification lens to measure the size of snow granules from the snowpack in a field outing near Soda Springs on Jan. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regular Timotha Doane sits at a table at Wild Side West in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. Founded in 1962, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029551/san-franciscos-oldest-lesbian-bar-has-been-a-safe-space-for-more-than-60-years\">Wild Side West is a historic lesbian bar\u003c/a> that began in Oakland before relocating to San Francisco, where it became a gathering space known for its eclectic decor, lush garden, and deep roots in the LGBTQ+ community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Kimberly Lopez, a senior at UC Berkeley, speaks to hundreds of students and supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024593/uc-berkeley-students-march-for-undocumented-classmates-say-school-isnt-doing-enough\">rallying in solidarity with their undocumented classmates\u003c/a> as the Trump administration begins to carry out nation-wide mass deportations, at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. Right: Maya Gill, center, holds up a sign that reads, “Jesus told us to love our neighbor not to deport them.” \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left) Student Nicole Nuñez Rivera gets emotional and hugs DACA recipient Ana Rivera, right, during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>February\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067198\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine (left), 9, and Nikki, 9, sit together at the start of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027348/san-francisco-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-iconic-chinatown-parade\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067205\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Artist Miko Lee looks out the window at the Walking Stories exhibit at the Edge on the Square gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Feb. 19, 2025. Right: Alistair Monroe stands outside the Oakland Cannery building, where his studio is located in Oakland, on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s art is on display in his son Alistair Monroe’s studio and home at the Oakland Cannery building in Oakland on Feb. 20, 2025. The Oakland Cannery is a historic live-work space in East Oakland where Arthur Monroe lived and produced art for decades. The building’s owners are seeking to turn the building into a pot-growing facility. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067202\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Th’ Losin Streaks play at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Feb. 22, 2025, during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972528/noise-pop-festival-san-francisco-2025-review\">Noise Pop Festival\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Dawn Richard performs at the Independent, as part of the Noise Pop festival, in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. Right: Dam-Funk performs at the Noise Pop opening night party at the California Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geographer performs at August Hall in San Francisco as part of Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067204 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119 and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028446/tens-of-thousands-uc-workers-strike-disrupting-campuses-hospitals-labs\">strike at the UC Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco\u003c/a> on Feb. 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers place their hands on Giovanna Sales’ head during a rehearsal for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972949/robert-moses-kin-30th-anniversary-the-kennings\">Robert Moses’ latest work, The Kennings\u003c/a>, at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The show explores themes of race, gender, war and human rights, while blending dance, theatre and music. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea and Milo Ronquillo stand outside the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The Ronquillos attended a workshop hosted by Alexis Levy about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\">changing the name and gender marker on official government documents\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>March\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030313/uc-berkeley-scientists-protest-trump-administrations-cuts-to-research-funding\">national Stand Up for Science day of action\u003c/a> in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marchers hold up signs including one that reads “Science is political” and march through the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067262 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029568/in-san-mateo-county-this-market-is-a-community-destination-for-food-faith-and-ramadan-staples\">Besan’s International Market is a halal butcher, deli, and Middle Eastern market\u003c/a> in San Bruno. Year-round, it’s a go-to spot for the Arab, North African and Middle Eastern folks in this community. During Ramadan, customers come in and out for their groceries for iftar meals when they break fast during Ramadan. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067253\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Aquino and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030935/our-education-matters-richmond-high-schoolers-rally-against-teacher-layoffs\">students from Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School stage a walkout and march\u003c/a> to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Offices to protest impending layoffs as part of cuts to the district’s budget in Richmond on March 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eugene Tssui sketches in a notebook at his exhibition at the Rotten City Cultural District in Emeryville on March 17, 2025. The gallery featured his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973365/eugene-tssui-emeryville-residency-bay-street-architecture-fashion\">nature-inspired architectural designs, including photos of the renowned “Fish House,” along with his clothing designs and art.\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ro Khanna holds a town hall meeting at the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield on March 23, 2025. In three such events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032718/frustrated-democrats-push-wartime-leaders-bakersfield-town-hall\">Khanna urged residents of Republican-held congressional districts in California to organize\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid and the wider social safety net. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A line of people waiting to enter the town hall meeting with Rep. Ro Khanna. Right: Audrey Chavez and others listen at as Rep. Ro Khanna speaks. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067263\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana “Twinks” Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks offered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033501/the-sf-barber-that-welcomes-all-trans-people-into-his-shop\">free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aslan Scardina lies in a patch of stinging nettle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034277/stories-of-las-zorthian-ranch-a-portal-to-a-different-way-of-life-damaged-in-eaton-fire\">Zorthian Ranch\u003c/a> on March 28 in Altadena. Scardina was living on the Ranch before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. “I didn’t love plants until I met nettle,” she says. \u003ccite>(Stella Kalinina for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\">Activists and community members marched\u003c/a> in the Marin County community where Gov. Gavin Newsom recently purchased a home as part of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which highlights discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>April\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067272 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tashenia Pearson stands beside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036599/wall-war-vet-fight-land-one-familys-50-year-battle-livermore\">the wall separating her property from her neighbors’\u003c/a> in Livermore on April 9, 2025. Pearson’s parents bought the property in Livermore in 1971, only to discover the illegally built wall, which effectively gives 740 square feet of Pearson’s property to their neighbor. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R-Evolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974401/r-evolution-marco-cochrane-embarcadero-plaza-nude-woman-sculpture\">a 45-foot metal sculpture of a giant naked woman\u003c/a> that is meant to symbolize feminine strength and liberation, by artist Marco Cochrane, at the Embarcadero Plaza on April 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Stone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977595/sandy-stone-olivia-records-jimi-hendrix-girl-island-documentary\">88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman\u003c/a> who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036555/barbara-lee-takes-decisive-lead-over-loren-taylor-in-oakland-mayoral-election\">Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance\u003c/a> to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067275\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birders Daniela Sanchez (left) and Christopher Henry \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974906/teen-birders-bird-watching-ebird\">look for birds\u003c/a> at Crissy Field in San Francisco and the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, respectively, on April 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067278\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067278\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby examines a pigeon walking with a limp at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond on April 16, 2025. Cosby has been birding for 4 years and is a member of the California Young Birders’ Club. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067274\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Liang weighs medical herbs at his shop, Run Feng Hai Wei Chinese Herbal Inc., in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Business owners in San Francisco’s Chinatown said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036939/san-francisco-chinatown-businesses-survival-mode-trade-war\">struggling to stay afloat, facing declining sales and an uncertain future\u003c/a>, in the face of the U.S.-China trade war. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Imported items fill the wall at Beijing Shopping Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Right: Kiki Krunch, left, and Kalypso pose for a photo at the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. The 2024 and ’23 winners of the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance drag pageant led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976447/chinatown-pride-san-francisco-lgbtq-chinese-culture-center\">2025 Chinatown Pride\u003c/a> procession, visiting landmarks such as the Grant Street nightlife district, home in the 1930s and ’40s to underground queer speakeasies and tourist-y Chinese American nightclubs that featured “female impersonation” shows. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067279\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1288\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-1536x989.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Krunch (left) takes a photo with Fontaine Hu, 81, in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>May\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067284\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horetencia M. (left) and Maria E. chant and play buckets as drums as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038481/may-day-thousands-bay-area-take-streets-immigrant-worker-rights\">Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day March\u003c/a> for Labor & Immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039501/wnbas-newest-team-golden-state-valkyries-kick-off-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>’ Monique Billings practices during training camp held at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067292 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Golden State Valkyries take to the court for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040665/the-bay-areas-newest-basketball-team-makes-history\">first-ever home opener\u003c/a> against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. Right: Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) drives to the hoop against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067286\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benicia mayor Steve Young drives by the Valero Benicia Refinery in Benicia on May 8, 2025, which processes up to 170,000 barrels of oil a day, making gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039505/a-bay-area-refinery-town-contemplates-future-without-big-oil\">Valero planned to shut down the Benicia refinery\u003c/a> by April 2026, citing high costs and strict environmental rules. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067290\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nests of California gull eggs are tucked in the grass near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. Right: A team led by Nathan Van Schmidt (right), science director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and Amy Parsons, lead biologist, conducts a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051964/are-seagulls-native-or-invasive-to-the-bay-area-maybe-both\">California gull nest survey\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113 in Solano County outside of Suisun City on May 13, 2025. The California Forever project is seeking to have Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059985/california-forever-clears-first-hurdle-in-suisun-city-annexation\">annex the land where the company has proposed building a new city\u003c/a> in order to move forward with its plans, nearly a year after pulling an initiative seeking voter approval for the project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Resident Letty Guzman sits on her bed with her dog Pappa in her room at Horizon Community Village at the Capri Motel on University Avenue in Berkeley on May 20, 2025. The site, operated by Dorothy Day House, provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043516/rv-encampments-are-notoriously-hard-to-close-this-city-found-something-that-works\">transitional housing and supportive services for unhoused individuals\u003c/a> in Berkeley. Right: Maximo Hernandez Perez stands in front of his home in Stockton on May 22, 2025. Perez and his daughter, Celina, then 14 years old, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">detained and separated after crossing the border\u003c/a> in 2017. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067289\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Stone, 14, gets ready for a school dance with the help of her mother, a correctional officer, at their home in the mobile home community next to the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on May 30, 2025. When FCI Dublin abruptly shut down after years of turmoil, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043352/fci-dublin-staff-bought-homes-on-site-then-the-prison-shut-down\">residents of the community were given eviction notices\u003c/a> and were ordered to remove their homes from the government’s land by September, according to a union representative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067293 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-1536x1038.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearful of what he’d face if forced to leave the encampment, Travis Smith gets emotional at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041966/berkeley-residents-homeless-advocates-battle-over-fate-of-ohlone-park-encampment\">homeless encampment at Ohlone Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley on May 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>June\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067301\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayvon Wilson (center) rallies alongside students, staff, and supporters outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042895/san-francisco-job-corps-students-face-uncertain-future\">Treasure Island Job Corps Center\u003c/a> in San Francisco on June 5, 2025, protesting the facility’s closure, which they say could leave at-risk youth homeless. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067302\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Garcia, who performs as Churro Nomi, co-director of Detour Productions and producer of the monthly queer cabaret Clutch The Pearls, poses for a photo at the Make Out Room in San Francisco on June 6, 2025. “This isn’t just about money, it’s about controlling narrative, visibility and power,” says Garcia, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">arts organizations that have abandoned their DEI programming\u003c/a> and reconfigured or erased their websites’ DEI commitments. “We’re witnessing a deliberate effort to police not only what stories are told, but who is allowed to tell them.” \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067303\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors march in the Mission District in San Francisco i\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">n opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy\u003c/a> and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067306\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Daniella holds up a Mexican flag during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">No Kings Day protest\u003c/a> in San José on June 14, 2025. Right: Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their cars as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067308\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: People fill the courtyard at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044959/hella-juneteenth-in-photos-black-joy-and-community-in-oakland\">Hella Juneteenth festival\u003c/a> on June 19, 2025. Right: Festivalgoers dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067309 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>July\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Designer Marisela Ginestra at the Levi’s offices in San Francisco on July 1, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045274/levis-denim-gets-a-fresh-look-thanks-to-a-latinx-designer\">Ginestra takes inspiration from her grandparents\u003c/a> who worked harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley in the 1960s and who would dry their jeans in the sun, giving them a distinctive faded look. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radha Weaver repairs a tutu dress for a mother and daughter during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052092/fix-a-zipper-and-save-the-planet-at-san-franciscos-free-clothing-repair-clinics\">Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop\u003c/a> at the Glen Park Branch Library in San Francisco on July 16, 2025. During the workshop, teachers offer hands-on fixes and mending tips. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sewing supplies sit in bins at the Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop. Right: Mira Musank works with a clinic participant to repair her sweater. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067305\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979195/the-furious-tits-queer-climate-punk-band-san-francisco-oakland\">The Furious Tits\u003c/a> perform live in San Francisco at the Castro Night Market on Friday, July 18, 2025. The band says they see punk as a perfect place to mouth off about human-caused climate change. \u003ccite>(Brian Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067313 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder and leader of Urban Jazz Dance Company, Antoine Hunter (center), watches dancers practice choreography at a rehearsal at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on July 20, 2025. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979516/international-deaf-dance-festival-antoine-hunter-urban-jazz-dance\">Urban Jazz Dance Company performed at the International Deaf Dance Festival\u003c/a>, from Aug. 8–10 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067314\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050357/how-did-fremont-come-to-be-known-as-little-kabul\">Hasib Sepand plays the sitar at Sepand Studios\u003c/a> in Fremont on July 21, 2025, where his music academy offers instruction in sitar, tabla, harmonium, and other instruments, and he composes and produces music. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagbir Kang looks out of a window at her home in Fremont on July 25, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053210/in-the-face-of-abuse-she-chose-survival-and-now-helps-others-do-the-same\">Kang is a survivor of domestic violence\u003c/a> who now advocates on behalf of other survivors. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lei stands on Spofford Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown on July 29, 2025, at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050233/how-a-chinese-laundryman-shaped-us-civil-rights-from-san-francisco\">the historical site of the Chinese Laundry Association\u003c/a>, once located at 33 Spofford Street. A longtime resident and community historian, Lei has worked to preserve Chinatown’s cultural and educational legacy. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050105/sf-kindness-crawl-spreads-joy-on-market-street-ahead-of-grateful-dead-weekend\">Kindness Crawl\u003c/a> organizer Scott Keneally (left) shares an embrace with a passerby near City Hall in San Francisco on July 31, 2025. Right: A Kindness Crawl volunteer beams while handing roses and flowers to two people inside a van in a moment of street-side joy. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vintage VW bus filled with Kindness Crawl flower recipients drives past Alamo Square Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067320 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees dance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050844/where-past-meets-possible-black-futures-ball-illuminates-dreams-in-oakland\">Black Futures Ball\u003c/a> hosted by The East Oakland Youth Development Center at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Charlene Richardson (left) and Charlette Richardson, also known as The LoveLove Twins, pose for a photo at the Black Futures Ball. Right: Selena Wilson, CEO of the EOYDC, speaks at the Black Futures Ball. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067322\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesca Thomas, a Hayward native and great-granddaughter of Leona Alves, owner of Ideal Dining and Miss Alves, a restaurant and nightclub in Russell City, holds a photograph of five generations of her family, from her mother to great-great-great-grandmother, in Hayward on Aug. 6, 2025. Thomas is involved in\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&newwindow=1&sca_esv=2719a2d50b2c4d54&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1182US1182&udm=2&biw=1870&bih=1054&ei=49BFacPCObzC0PEPwJq_EA&ved=0ahUKEwiDwKj12MqRAxU8ITQIHUDNDwIQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIVS1FFRCBGcmFuY2VzY2EgVGhvbWFzSKoUUM0SWM0ScAJ4AJABAJgBhQGgAYUBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoActsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-img#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLXAxQlFTSHREUFo2d3hNMg5wMUJRU0h0RFBaNnd4TToOR25xa3o5aWNXdTA5eE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUtcDFCUVNIdERQWjZ3eE0YADABGAcggZS_5QQwAkoKCAIQAhgCIAIoAg\"> efforts to preserve the community’s history\u003c/a> through the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067321 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors hold a banner reading “Stop AI” outside of Scale AI’s San Francisco headquarters on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051183/protesters-against-ai-militarization-rally-at-scale-ai-in-san-francisco\">Demonstrators oppose the company’s involvement in AI-driven warfare and surveillance\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cows graze on the hills of Máyyan ‘Ooyákma, Coyote Ridge, a preserve owned by Open Space Authority, in Morgan Hill on Aug. 8, 2025.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055329/invasion-of-the-grub-snatchers-how-one-rich-guys-russian-boars-colonized-california\"> Wild Boars are an invasive species\u003c/a> that endanger native plants, water sources and agriculture in the area. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Forestr volunteer picks apples from a Honeycrisp orchard on private property in Martinez on Aug. 12, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13980694/contra-costa-county-fruit-rescue-gleaning-picking-pears-apples-peaches-volunteer\">The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears\u003c/a> — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Lowe watches as workers clear RVs from Irene Street at Columbus Park in San José on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052645/san-jose-begins-clearing-columbus-park-the-citys-biggest-homeless-encampment\">The city removed RVs and tents from Columbus Park\u003c/a> in North San José, where hundreds of unhoused people have lived for years. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Shawn Spencer relocates his belongings from the Columbus Park encampment. Right: Fernando Alcantara watches as his RV is towed at Columbus Park in San José. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Wade, a formerly homeless veteran who was housed through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, poses for a portrait at the Laguna Commons supportive housing in Fremont on Aug. 20, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">California’s embrace of Housing First principles has become a liability\u003c/a> after the president directed federal agencies to stop funding that approach to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks walks with her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051850/as-californias-electricity-rates-rise-parents-struggle-to-pay-their-bills\">struggle to afford their utility bills\u003c/a>, according to a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>September\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Stray Dog’ Oak Holden delivers a high knee to Sancho Dimera during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981646/full-queer-pro-wrestling-oakland\">Full Queer Wrestling showcase\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland on Sept. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy, a volunteer who monitors ICE activity on busy streets near day laborer corners, patrols International Boulevard in front of a U-Haul in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. A nonprofit called “Adopt a Day Laborer Corner” has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055084/california-volunteers-stand-guard-at-day-laborer-corners-amid-ice-sweeps\">inspired Californians to volunteer their time to accompany day laborers\u003c/a> who are at risk of deportation at highly visible intersections and monitor for immigration sweeps. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Alexander Ybarra, an 11th grader at Coliseum College Prep Academy, leads classmates in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054838/oakland-walkout\">walkout against gun violence\u003c/a> in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. Right: Posters made by students at Coliseum College Prep Academy read “Students Are Not Targets” and “Protect Students, Protect the Future” among others. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimisha Jadav demonstrates to a customer how to wear a garment at her home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Jadav, known as Nimisha Aunty, runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058796/need-a-gorgeous-diwali-outfit-nimisha-aunty-will-take-care-of-you\">creating a vibrant hub for South Asians\u003c/a> in the South Bay. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Vargas and other\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056337/fast-food-workers-protest-alleged-wage-theft-and-poor-work-conditions-at-san-jose-chain\"> fast food workers protest in front of an El Pollo Loco\u003c/a> restaurant in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">The California Fast Food Workers Union filed complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter who said they were fired from the restaurant for speaking up about working conditions there.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056563/better-than-i-ever-dreamed-valkyries-fans-reflect-on-historic-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries play the Minnesota Lynx\u003c/a> during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at the SAP Center in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Golden State Valkyries fans cheer during Game 2 of the Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx WNBA playoff game. Right: Golden State Valkyries team member Monique Billings applauds the crowd after losing to the Minnesota Lynx. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival-goers dance inside the Despacio Tent on the first day of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981607/portola-festival-2025-pier-80-san-francisco-review-photos\">Portola Festival at Pier 80\u003c/a> in San Francisco, on Sept. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Christina Aguilera performs on the Pier Stage at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2025. Right: Ty Dowe (left) and Matt Lebowitz pose for a photo at the Pier Stage during the second day of Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin is interviewed by the media during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057180/middle-school-students-celebrate-betty-reid-soskin-the-nations-oldest-park-ranger-at-104\">104th birthday celebration\u003c/a> at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Viramontes, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, holds a candle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">a candlelight at a vigil for Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>hosted by the San Francisco State University chapter of Turning Point USA at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>October\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor looks past a barrier at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\"> closed as a consequence of the government shutdown\u003c/a> on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sarah Spillane stands outside the entrance to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059460/bay-area-cities-expand-homeless-shelters-winning-over-neighbors-is-the-hard-part\">DignityMoves tiny home cabins\u003c/a> in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2025. Right: Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062057/historic-west-oakland-blues-clubs-restoration-reveals-layers-of-hidden-history\">Esther’s Orbit Room\u003c/a> on 7th Street in West Oakland on Oct. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067346 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell sits in the vanity room at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2025. She performs as the club’s current “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063643/the-girl-in-the-fishbowl-the-secret-behind-san-franciscos-quirkiest-nightclub-act\">Girl in the Fishbowl\u003c/a>,” an act that has been a distinctive part of the venue since it opened in 1931. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell performs as the “Girl in the Fishbowl” at Bimbo’s 365 Club on Oct. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Estuary Institute members Sarah Pearce (left) and Emma Sevier conduct an assessment at a new wetland restoration site at Point Pinole Regional Park in Pinole on Oct. 9, 2025. A recent report found that restored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998966/rising-tides-drive-a-bay-area-push-to-bring-back-vanished-marshlands\">tidal wetlands in San Francisco Bay nearly quadrupled\u003c/a> from 2000 to 2025, going against the global trend of wetland loss. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows look out onto the Bay Bridge from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065901/theres-a-grand-historic-house-hiding-under-the-bay-bridge\">the Nimitz House on Yerba Buena Island\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2025. Built around 1900 as part of the Naval Training Station, the home later served as the residence of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz during the final years of his life. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A demonstrator carries an American flag during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">No Kings National Day of Action\u003c/a> in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. Right: Protestors at the No Kings National Day of Action burn an American flag in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067966\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car at a No Kings Day of Action rally in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067349 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family enjoys Filipino street food during the celebratory Late Night DJ party for Filipino American heritage month hosted at Seafood City in Daly City on Oct. 18, 2025. Seafood City, a Filipino chain night market, celebrated Filipino American heritage month by throwing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983119/seafood-city-filipino-supermarket-dj-dance-party-daly-city\"> late-night DJ parties\u003c/a> across American chains. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067350 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an Armenian musician, stands in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060906/meet-the-duduk-whisperer-a-bay-area-armenian-folk-musician-revives-centuries-of-soul\">Khatchadourian, plays the Duduk\u003c/a>, and uses his music to work through hardships and is coming out with his sixth album titled, “Breath.” \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tour guide William Fontana points visitors to climbers on El Capitan during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062476/at-yosemite-youd-barely-know-a-shutdown-was-happening-why-advocates-say-that-matters\">a tour of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Oct. 28, 2025. During the month-long government shutdown, Yosemite remained open, but with a drastically reduced federal workforce. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers sort fresh produce into boxes at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062577/bay-area-counties-pour-millions-into-food-aid-assistance-as-clock-runs-out-on-snap\">San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. With the federal government shutdown, Bay Area officials anticipated surges in demand at food banks as thousands stood to loose CalFresh benefits. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>November\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in support of Proposition 50 at the IBEW Local 6 offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. The former House Speaker, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">announced on Nov. 6 that she will not seek reelection\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067366 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Maidu tribe of Butte County, Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, take part in a CAL-TREX prescribed burn, training in the application of fire to their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak trees stand on the plot of land in Cloverdale that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company is proposing to develop\u003c/a> in Sonoma County on Nov. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Police arrest a Turning Point USA supporter who engaged in a fight ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063406/uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event-draws-protests-after-charlie-kirks-death\">Turning Point USA’s last college stop\u003c/a> of the “American Comeback Tour” in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Lopez sits on his bed in his home in Pittsburg on Nov. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064693/california-doctors-urge-ban-on-engineered-stone-as-silicosis-cases-surge\">California stoneworkers like Lopez are becoming severely ill\u003c/a> from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Trozalla Smith looks out the window of a BART train as she travels to the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">The government shutdown has delayed the distribution of SNAP benefits\u003c/a> to recipients such as Smith, who have had to turn to food pantries as an alternative. Right: Trozalla Smith rides the 96 bus while holding a loaf of bread in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trozalla Smith looks at advertisements for CalFresh as she holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank while waiting for her train at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carin Lenk-Sloan, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999325/we-cant-afford-to-stay-californians-weigh-drastic-moves-as-health-premiums-rise\">facing a hike in her family’s health insurance\u003c/a>, sits outside her practice in Davis on Tuesday 18, 2025. As the lapsing of federal subsidies are poised to cause health insurance premiums to increase, some Californians like Lenk-Sloan are having to decide on whether to forgo coverage or move. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students stage \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064511/after-back-to-back-school-shootings-in-oakland-skyline-high-students-walk-out-of-class\">a walkout at Skyline High School\u003c/a> calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence in on Nov. 18, 2025. The walkout came less than a week after a student was injured in a shooting on the Oakland campus. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans prepares an order at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065744/richmonds-minister-of-food-serves-the-bay-area-southern-bbq-california-style\">CJ’s BBQ and Fish\u003c/a>, which serves barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food, in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>December\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066054/after-west-contra-costa-teachers-launch-strike-both-sides-will-return-to-the-table\">strike at Marina Bay Park\u003c/a> in Richmond on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Nagano poses with the California Theatre’s 1928 Wurlitzer lobby organ in San José on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984931/jerry-nagano-great-theater-organist-stanford-california-pizza-joynt\">Nagano, a veteran theatre-organ performer\u003c/a> and retired Stanford systems engineer, has been a fixture in California’s organ community for decades. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A holiday display sits in front of a home on Christmas Tree Lane on the 3200 block of Thompson Avenue in Alameda on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067283/get-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-visiting-these-bay-area-christmas-tree-lanes\">The tradition of holiday displays here\u003c/a> dates back to the early 1930s. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Holiday lights cover a home on Christmas Tree Lane. Right: Michael Martin sits with his handmade Wrap-o-Matic holiday display in front of his home on Christmas Tree Lane. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067747/chef-chus-the-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-that-grew-up-with-silicon-valley\">Chef Chu’s is a family-run business\u003c/a>, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known not only for its food but also as a favorite for celebrities and tech innovators. Right: Jzhuang Qingqiang (left) and Kevin Ho prepare meals in the kitchen at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067860 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu, also known as Chef Chu, garnishes a plate of sweet and sour pork at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067861 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Epps (center) embraces his children Kamia (left) and Kamari at the Superior Court of San Francisco after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066917/sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-convicted-of-manslaughter-not-murder-in-2016-shooting\">a jury found him not guilty of the murder of his former brother-in-law\u003c/a>, Marcus Polk, in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 2025. The jury found Epps not guilty of the murder but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faith leaders and immigrant advocates block the entrance to the ICE field offices in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">Demonstrators chained themselves to the ICE office’s doors\u003c/a>, blocked intersections and vehicle access, and sang hymns. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Homeland Security officers detain demonstrators outside of the ICE field offices in San Francisco. At least 20 people were handcuffed. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvia Matias and her daughter Maria wait for their bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067737/clipper-2-0-leaves-ac-transit-cash-riders-behind\">Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper\u003c/a> that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>At Castlemont High School in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/deep-east-oakland\">Deep East Oakland\u003c/a>, Phelisha Saffold stands in the sunshine surveying the courtyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a good day out,” she says as students sit in clusters, talking and eating lunch. “Drama-free.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She points out the cheerleaders. “They’re not hyphy about nothing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few yards away, the boys are doing their thing. The courtyard is filled with lively chatter; there are no raised voices, which would signal that things could go sideways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s when your antennas come on, and you want to put your ear to it,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over two years working as a school-based violence interrupter at Castlemont, Saffold, 54, has learned to decipher the signs that can precipitate a fight. Yelling is obvious, but sometimes they’re more subtle: A student just seems different one day. Maybe they’re quiet or grumpy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s duty is to get ahead of conflicts before they boil over into brawls — or worse. It’s a job that took on renewed urgency after a student was shot and injured at the city’s Skyline High School last month, but with Oakland schools \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">facing a crippling budget shortfall\u003c/a>, the future of that work is in doubt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Someone for students to turn to\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The term “violence interrupter” doesn’t mean much to Saffold’s students. To them, she’s a mediator, mentor and confidant. She’s got a dozen “school daughters” who call her “mom,” but her vibe is more cool auntie than nagging parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This work is a long game — less about swooping in right before a squabble breaks out than it is about building relationships far ahead of time, when there’s no sign of trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students Realidy (left), 16, and Nevaeh, 16, talk in the hallway at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My goal is to get them to understand that they could trust me and they could count on me,” she says. “A lot of the students are not used to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She buys gift cards to celebrate good grades and takes students out to eat, or to a food pantry, if they don’t have groceries at home. For her, that’s part of preventing violence: addressing conditions like neglect and hunger that can give rise to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She checks in on kids, like, ‘Hey, why are you not in class? Are you feeling good today?’ Like, anything and everything,” says 16-year-old junior Nevaeh, who asked to be identified by only her first name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold spends most of her time listening to students. All day, they approach her with updates about their minor beefs or major family troubles. They vent and ask for advice, and in between, they keep her keyed into conflicts brewing out of her view on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You hear that somebody’s about to get into a fight, but she already knows, so she’s stopping both of the girls,” Nevaeh says. “She’ll let other staff members know. She’s like, ‘Watch out for them.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At lunchtime one day in early December, instead of going outside to eat and talk with friends, Nevaeh and a handful of other students seat themselves at desks circled around Saffold, who greets them with, “There go my girls!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re here to discuss gossip and rumors, one of the biggest sources of campus drama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about how to navigate around he-say she-say and how to solve your own issues without it escalating,” Saffold says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the two other members of the school’s violence prevention team, Saffold created this twice-monthly group to focus on building students’ communication skills. It’s voluntary and open to anyone, but it usually ends up being a group of mostly girls who work closely with them.[aside postID=news_11861142 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/RS47159_032_Oakland_SkylineHSFootballPractice_02032021-qut-1020x679.jpg']Today, Saffold asks 15-year-old sophomore Kay’Lonnie Jackson to talk about a conflict she’d just worked through. Jackson and two other girls in the group had been clashing over some gossip all week, and that morning they’d finally put it to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our beef was over some he-say she-say stuff, and both of us was in the wrong for listening and dragging on the beef,” Kay’Lonnie says. “So as a young lady, I went up to her and addressed myself where I was wrong, and she addressed herself where she was wrong and we apologized to each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Saffold’s goal: to teach students the skills to defuse arguments and think before they react to provocation. Progress is hard won. In this case, Saffold had met with the girls several times over three days to mediate the dispute before they eventually ended it themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Y’all was driving me crazy this week,” she says. “I felt like I wasn’t getting nowhere. So for you guys to call me today and y’all pretty much fixed it on y’all own, it just made me super proud. It let me know that you guys are listening to what I’m saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Saffold dispenses advice, it comes from someone who’s been there: She was once a student at Castlemont — and a self-described hothead who got into her share of fights and ended up in continuation school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066523\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with students during lunch at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Things have changed since her high school days. She recognizes the rumor mill that drives conflict, but technology has supercharged it. There’s social media, with its ability to broadcast a slight campus-wide in a second, and the way smartphones have turned students into amateur PIs. “They’ll record a conversation and take it to another student and say, ‘I got proof that this has been said,’” she explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Saffold knows this community because it’s hers. She grew up in East Oakland, “so nine times out of ten if something is going on, I might know your mother, your grandmother, your uncle, your cousin,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this work, that is as important as the training violence interrupters receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They use that credibility, they use that experience, to gain trust with the individuals that they’re working with,” said David Muhammad, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, which works to reduce violence and incarceration. “They serve as an example for these young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s connections help when she needs to involve students’ families to end a conflict — which sometimes means persuading a dad, aunt or cousin not to take things into their own hands and retaliate on behalf of their student.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vital work at risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, most large urban districts in the country have some kind of violence intervention specialists on campus, said Muhammad, who has helped lead gun violence prevention strategies in cities nationwide, including Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, Saffold is part of a violence prevention ecosystem developed after the district \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893831/oakland-eliminated-its-school-police-force-so-what-happens-now\">dissolved its school police department\u003c/a> in the wake of the George Floyd protests and committed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989638/how-oakland-schools-strive-to-defuse-conflict-without-police-intervention\">overhauling its approach to safety\u003c/a>. She works with the former school security officers, now called “culture keepers,” who are focused on de-escalation and trauma-informed restorative practices, along with counselors and social workers, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066522\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with Tierra Rogers (left), a gender violence specialist, and Ebony Gray, a case manager, at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two of her closest allies on campus are the gender-based-violence specialist, who focuses on dating violence, sexual assault and exploitation, and the life coach, something between a mentor and a case manager who works intensively with students. The trio are part of a pilot program rolled out at seven high schools across the district beginning in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These three-person School Violence Intervention and Prevention Program teams are paid for by the city’s Department of Violence Prevention using money voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/City-Council-Leadership/Measures/Measure-Z-Reports-and-Evaluations\">allocated for improving public safety\u003c/a> through 2014’s Measure Z. The department funds community-based organizations like Saffold’s employer, the nonprofit Youth Alive, to carry out the work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-administrator/documents/measure-z/final-interim-eval-school-vip-12.10.24.pdf\">A city-funded evaluation of the program\u003c/a> by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, found that from its start in 2022-23 through the end of the 2023-24 school year, violence interrupters held 681 mediations. Almost 60% were proactive, while 11% were aimed at preventing retaliation. Overall, evaluators called the pilot program “promising,” though they noted that it was understaffed and underresourced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064018/oakland-violence-prevention-program-at-risk-as-skyline-high-shooting-renews-urgency\">funding is set to sunset\u003c/a> at the end of the school year, and the district is in no position to pick up the tab — the Oakland school board \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/11/ousd-oakland-public-school-board-vote-102-million-cuts/\">just approved a plan to cut $100 million\u003c/a> from next year’s budget amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">leadership turmoil\u003c/a> as it looks to avoid another state takeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson Alegria, the district’s newly minted executive director of safety, said administrators parsing data to try to streamline the program might pare away positions at some schools and staff up at others. But the program as a whole, he said, would stay largely intact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold, a school-based violence interrupter, sits at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Safety is a top priority,” he said. “We want to make sure everybody understands that safety is not one of those things that we’re putting on the table to be cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School board director Mike Hutchinson, who chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, has doubts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an extreme financial crisis of the likes we’ve never seen,” he said, noting that it could be a struggle for the district to fund even its core educational programming. “I’m concerned about a lot of our programs, from our culture keepers on campus to our restorative justice programs to definitely our violence interruption teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hutchinson said he plans to sit down with the head of the Department of Violence Prevention to discuss alternative funding sources, citing the Skyline High shooting as proof the district needs to double down on violence interrupters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Castlemont’s principal, Joseph Blasher, their work is essential. “You can’t learn if you don’t feel safe,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He credits campus violence prevention efforts for helping to \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/ChronicAbsence_0/Comparison?%3Aembed=y&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3Arender=false#40\">boost\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/AbsenceDasboardPublic/AbsenceAnalysisSnapshot?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3Aembed=y\">attendance\u003c/a> and cohort \u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/CohRate.aspx?cds=01612590125161&agglevel=school&year=2024-25&initrow=&ro=y\">graduation rates\u003c/a> and get families more engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t imagine all of us just having to leave the campus. That would just be traumatizing,” Saffold said. “Not just for the students — I think for us as well, because we build these bonds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More than just a job\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonding with teenagers and getting them to open up, even those Saffold has grown closest to, is a skill that takes constant upkeep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s is on display when she spots junior Tamiya Easley, 17, at lunch one afternoon. “You know we need to talk, right?” Saffold says. “About yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya tries to dodge her. “What did I do yesterday?” she asks. “I didn’t even do nothing yesterday!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068134\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (right), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with a student at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about it,” Saffold says with a laugh. She gives Tamiya a sly smile and another warm “We’ll talk about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That disarms Tamiya. “Oh, when I was upstairs tripping?” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yes, you of all people,” Saffold says with a tone that lets Tamiya know she expected better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mom! It’s because I don’t like disrespect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya explains that she heard some students had been talking about her. She got heated and they got defensive. But she ended up apologizing and it blew over.[aside postID=news_12064511 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg']Saffold applauds. “That’s what I’m talking about!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My anger got the best of me. I know that,” Tamiya says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold often reminds her students that this isn’t just a job for her. She loves it, but it’s more than that. It’s deeply personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to say it’s what saved my life, but it’s what helps me get through the loss of my son,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s son was shot and killed four years ago, when he was 28. And her son’s father died the same way 32 years ago. She said neither of them was in a gang or violent. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She tells students their stories to drive home a point: “If you’re kicking off violence, you’re not going to always be the winner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She keeps it real,” 16-year-old sophomore Kamarion Warner says, sitting across from Saffold during the lunchtime group meeting. Saffold proved to him how much she cares about students when he briefly moved to Stockton in ninth grade and she enlisted her granddaughter, who lives there, to take him under her wing at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She wants you to succeed,” Kamarion says. “You just have to be willing to listen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to change lives. You guys know my story,” she tells the group. “If I could just save one of y’all, then I feel like I’ve succeeded.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over two years working as a school-based violence interrupter at Castlemont, Saffold, 54, has learned to decipher the signs that can precipitate a fight. Yelling is obvious, but sometimes they’re more subtle: A student just seems different one day. Maybe they’re quiet or grumpy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s duty is to get ahead of conflicts before they boil over into brawls — or worse. It’s a job that took on renewed urgency after a student was shot and injured at the city’s Skyline High School last month, but with Oakland schools \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">facing a crippling budget shortfall\u003c/a>, the future of that work is in doubt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Someone for students to turn to\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The term “violence interrupter” doesn’t mean much to Saffold’s students. To them, she’s a mediator, mentor and confidant. She’s got a dozen “school daughters” who call her “mom,” but her vibe is more cool auntie than nagging parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This work is a long game — less about swooping in right before a squabble breaks out than it is about building relationships far ahead of time, when there’s no sign of trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students Realidy (left), 16, and Nevaeh, 16, talk in the hallway at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My goal is to get them to understand that they could trust me and they could count on me,” she says. “A lot of the students are not used to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She buys gift cards to celebrate good grades and takes students out to eat, or to a food pantry, if they don’t have groceries at home. For her, that’s part of preventing violence: addressing conditions like neglect and hunger that can give rise to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She checks in on kids, like, ‘Hey, why are you not in class? Are you feeling good today?’ Like, anything and everything,” says 16-year-old junior Nevaeh, who asked to be identified by only her first name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold spends most of her time listening to students. All day, they approach her with updates about their minor beefs or major family troubles. They vent and ask for advice, and in between, they keep her keyed into conflicts brewing out of her view on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You hear that somebody’s about to get into a fight, but she already knows, so she’s stopping both of the girls,” Nevaeh says. “She’ll let other staff members know. She’s like, ‘Watch out for them.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At lunchtime one day in early December, instead of going outside to eat and talk with friends, Nevaeh and a handful of other students seat themselves at desks circled around Saffold, who greets them with, “There go my girls!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re here to discuss gossip and rumors, one of the biggest sources of campus drama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about how to navigate around he-say she-say and how to solve your own issues without it escalating,” Saffold says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the two other members of the school’s violence prevention team, Saffold created this twice-monthly group to focus on building students’ communication skills. It’s voluntary and open to anyone, but it usually ends up being a group of mostly girls who work closely with them.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Today, Saffold asks 15-year-old sophomore Kay’Lonnie Jackson to talk about a conflict she’d just worked through. Jackson and two other girls in the group had been clashing over some gossip all week, and that morning they’d finally put it to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our beef was over some he-say she-say stuff, and both of us was in the wrong for listening and dragging on the beef,” Kay’Lonnie says. “So as a young lady, I went up to her and addressed myself where I was wrong, and she addressed herself where she was wrong and we apologized to each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Saffold’s goal: to teach students the skills to defuse arguments and think before they react to provocation. Progress is hard won. In this case, Saffold had met with the girls several times over three days to mediate the dispute before they eventually ended it themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Y’all was driving me crazy this week,” she says. “I felt like I wasn’t getting nowhere. So for you guys to call me today and y’all pretty much fixed it on y’all own, it just made me super proud. It let me know that you guys are listening to what I’m saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Saffold dispenses advice, it comes from someone who’s been there: She was once a student at Castlemont — and a self-described hothead who got into her share of fights and ended up in continuation school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066523\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with students during lunch at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Things have changed since her high school days. She recognizes the rumor mill that drives conflict, but technology has supercharged it. There’s social media, with its ability to broadcast a slight campus-wide in a second, and the way smartphones have turned students into amateur PIs. “They’ll record a conversation and take it to another student and say, ‘I got proof that this has been said,’” she explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Saffold knows this community because it’s hers. She grew up in East Oakland, “so nine times out of ten if something is going on, I might know your mother, your grandmother, your uncle, your cousin,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this work, that is as important as the training violence interrupters receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They use that credibility, they use that experience, to gain trust with the individuals that they’re working with,” said David Muhammad, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, which works to reduce violence and incarceration. “They serve as an example for these young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s connections help when she needs to involve students’ families to end a conflict — which sometimes means persuading a dad, aunt or cousin not to take things into their own hands and retaliate on behalf of their student.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vital work at risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, most large urban districts in the country have some kind of violence intervention specialists on campus, said Muhammad, who has helped lead gun violence prevention strategies in cities nationwide, including Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, Saffold is part of a violence prevention ecosystem developed after the district \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893831/oakland-eliminated-its-school-police-force-so-what-happens-now\">dissolved its school police department\u003c/a> in the wake of the George Floyd protests and committed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989638/how-oakland-schools-strive-to-defuse-conflict-without-police-intervention\">overhauling its approach to safety\u003c/a>. She works with the former school security officers, now called “culture keepers,” who are focused on de-escalation and trauma-informed restorative practices, along with counselors and social workers, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066522\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with Tierra Rogers (left), a gender violence specialist, and Ebony Gray, a case manager, at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two of her closest allies on campus are the gender-based-violence specialist, who focuses on dating violence, sexual assault and exploitation, and the life coach, something between a mentor and a case manager who works intensively with students. The trio are part of a pilot program rolled out at seven high schools across the district beginning in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These three-person School Violence Intervention and Prevention Program teams are paid for by the city’s Department of Violence Prevention using money voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/City-Council-Leadership/Measures/Measure-Z-Reports-and-Evaluations\">allocated for improving public safety\u003c/a> through 2014’s Measure Z. The department funds community-based organizations like Saffold’s employer, the nonprofit Youth Alive, to carry out the work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-administrator/documents/measure-z/final-interim-eval-school-vip-12.10.24.pdf\">A city-funded evaluation of the program\u003c/a> by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, found that from its start in 2022-23 through the end of the 2023-24 school year, violence interrupters held 681 mediations. Almost 60% were proactive, while 11% were aimed at preventing retaliation. Overall, evaluators called the pilot program “promising,” though they noted that it was understaffed and underresourced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064018/oakland-violence-prevention-program-at-risk-as-skyline-high-shooting-renews-urgency\">funding is set to sunset\u003c/a> at the end of the school year, and the district is in no position to pick up the tab — the Oakland school board \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/11/ousd-oakland-public-school-board-vote-102-million-cuts/\">just approved a plan to cut $100 million\u003c/a> from next year’s budget amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">leadership turmoil\u003c/a> as it looks to avoid another state takeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson Alegria, the district’s newly minted executive director of safety, said administrators parsing data to try to streamline the program might pare away positions at some schools and staff up at others. But the program as a whole, he said, would stay largely intact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold, a school-based violence interrupter, sits at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Safety is a top priority,” he said. “We want to make sure everybody understands that safety is not one of those things that we’re putting on the table to be cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School board director Mike Hutchinson, who chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, has doubts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an extreme financial crisis of the likes we’ve never seen,” he said, noting that it could be a struggle for the district to fund even its core educational programming. “I’m concerned about a lot of our programs, from our culture keepers on campus to our restorative justice programs to definitely our violence interruption teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hutchinson said he plans to sit down with the head of the Department of Violence Prevention to discuss alternative funding sources, citing the Skyline High shooting as proof the district needs to double down on violence interrupters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Castlemont’s principal, Joseph Blasher, their work is essential. “You can’t learn if you don’t feel safe,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He credits campus violence prevention efforts for helping to \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/ChronicAbsence_0/Comparison?%3Aembed=y&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3Arender=false#40\">boost\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/AbsenceDasboardPublic/AbsenceAnalysisSnapshot?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3Aembed=y\">attendance\u003c/a> and cohort \u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/CohRate.aspx?cds=01612590125161&agglevel=school&year=2024-25&initrow=&ro=y\">graduation rates\u003c/a> and get families more engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t imagine all of us just having to leave the campus. That would just be traumatizing,” Saffold said. “Not just for the students — I think for us as well, because we build these bonds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More than just a job\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonding with teenagers and getting them to open up, even those Saffold has grown closest to, is a skill that takes constant upkeep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s is on display when she spots junior Tamiya Easley, 17, at lunch one afternoon. “You know we need to talk, right?” Saffold says. “About yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya tries to dodge her. “What did I do yesterday?” she asks. “I didn’t even do nothing yesterday!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068134\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (right), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with a student at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about it,” Saffold says with a laugh. She gives Tamiya a sly smile and another warm “We’ll talk about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That disarms Tamiya. “Oh, when I was upstairs tripping?” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yes, you of all people,” Saffold says with a tone that lets Tamiya know she expected better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mom! It’s because I don’t like disrespect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya explains that she heard some students had been talking about her. She got heated and they got defensive. But she ended up apologizing and it blew over.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Last week, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055977/ousd-just-got-control-of-its-finances-back-from-the-state-its-already-in-major-trouble\">tensions in Oakland’s school district\u003c/a> over how to stave off a massive budget shortfall came to a head when the district’s top financial officer abruptly resigned, and its chief of staff was terminated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lisa Grant-Dawson, who was brought into the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-unified-school-district\">Oakland Unified School District\u003c/a> in 2020 to lead it out of two decades under state oversight, submitted her resignation on Friday, she told KQED. That same day, Chief of Staff Dan Bellino, who’s been with the district since July, was released by interim Superintendent Denise Saddler without warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Bellino confirmed he’d not been given cause for the termination, Grant-Dawson said her decision to leave came after she and Bellino, with other colleagues, led a weekslong budget planning effort to right a $102 million budget deficit projected next year, and planned to present last Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But two days before the presentation, she said, Saddler revealed a different plan, crafted without the budget chief’s knowledge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I learned on Monday morning that the superintendent sought to lead in a different direction with the budget scenarios that were ultimately presented to the board. And opted to not inform me and other colleagues in advance of her decision,” Grant-Dawson told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I don’t participate in is side-swiping.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12029339 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-013_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One parent comforts another as she becomes emotional while making a public comment to the Oakland Unified School District Board about a proposed merger during a meeting at La Escuelita Elementary School in Oakland, California, on Dec. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement shared with OUSD families, Saddler said she planned to bring on a team of external fiscal experts as the district prepares next year’s budget. Former Oakland City Councilmember Lynette McElhaney will take over as chief of staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As superintendent, it is my job to ensure the district has the right leadership structure, alignment and urgency to meet the work that lies ahead of us,” she wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on social media, Board Vice President Valarie Bachelor said she supported Saddler’s decision, and “her need to develop a Senior Leadership Team that can support our district through the next phase of the work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The major leadership shakeup comes after months of tension between Oakland’s school leaders.[aside postID=news_12064579 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241009-OAKLAND-YOUTH-VOTE-MD-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Earlier this year, a teachers union-backed board majority overrode adopted budget cuts in favor of a proposal that was ultimately reversed after it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041279/ousd-cancels-controversial-after-school-cuts-but-deep-divisions-within-school-board-remain\">threatened to cancel some after-school programs\u003c/a>. In April, the same cohort \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037315/oakland-school-board-votes-remove-superintendent-sparking-worries-instability\">ousted longtime Superintendent\u003c/a> Kyla Johnson-Trammel. And throughout the year, the board majority has sparred with district staff about how to address a structural funding shortfall and years of declining enrollment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That conflict \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059238/alameda-county-to-oakland-schools-reduce-costs-or-lose-financial-independence-again\">escalated in October\u003c/a>, when the board requested staff bring forward two budget proposals to cut $100 million in ongoing expenditures without closing or merging schools, or directly affecting students at school sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An initial proposal presented by Grant-Dawson last month identified \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064579/oaklands-school-district-must-cut-100-million-its-proposed-plan-doesnt-get-close\">$21 million in cuts\u003c/a> within those bounds. To reach the $100 million figure, though, she said campuses would need to be impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a school district. And a school district’s majority of its funds are in schools,” Grant-Dawson said at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since that initial proposal, Grant-Dawson said the senior leadership team had spent many long days developing two plans to realize the other $80 million in cuts necessary to stay solvent next year. She and Bellino had been the main editors of those documents, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037460\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Unified School District parents, students and supporters attend a board meeting at Metwest High School in Oakland on April 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We submitted the version we were working on. The whole team saw it and knew it was being submitted,” she told KQED. “I was notified that there was a change made the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal that Saddler ultimately presented on Wednesday promises $102 million in cuts through major school site and administrative reductions. But Grant-Dawson said it lacks a roadmap that proves it can be implemented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no math or evidence behind it,” she said, adding that she believes ultimately, the superintendent presented a plan that “she felt the board wanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It accounts for a $20 million boost in revenue from growing attendance in each of the next two years. While the district has seen a 1.8% growth this year so far, it can’t guarantee efforts to recruit students will yield those results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the $21 million in administrative cuts laid out last month, the proposal also recommends slashing another 15-20% of central office spending, and between 7.5-10% from each campus budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12056738 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Unified students and parents make signs to support teachers at a ‘solidarity school’ in Diamond Park, Oakland, on May 11, 2023, during an Oakland Unified School District teachers’ strike. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To make such large reductions at school sites would likely require cutting programs or staff funded by restricted sources earmarked for specific purposes, which wouldn’t yield savings that can be reappropriated wherever the district sees fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another line item reduces special education funding by “restructuring and reducing outside contracts, management, and programmatic elements,” but there is no description of what services and contracts OUSD could reduce while meeting its legal mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality,” Grant-Dawson said, is “you don’t have a list of $100 million that’s legit[imate].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make such large cuts to school site budgets, both Saddler and Grant-Dawson have said the district will have to rethink how many schools it operates.[aside postID=news_12040189 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Photo3_qed-1020x680.jpg']“From where I sit, there is no feasible or reasonable alternative,” Saddler wrote in her proposal. “The District must be restructured — schools and central offices. If the Board makes a commitment to truly restructure OUSD, it must see it through this time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not clear that savings from that effort could be realized by next fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t just flip a switch, especially when you’re trying to drive that magnitude of the change, in one year,” Grant-Dawson said. “We’ve said that if we’re going to do any restructuring work, it takes at least a year to even plan, engage and all those things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal Grant-Dawson said her team had submitted, which was not presented on Wednesday, but was included in the documents given to the board ahead of the vote, suggested that the district might need to borrow money from an external source to bridge the gap as it does that work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also remains to be seen whether the school board will follow through on a plan to close schools. In recent years, OUSD’s board has made \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017719/oaklands-school-merger-plan-stalled-districts-huge-deficit-remains\">multiple commitments to do so\u003c/a> that haven’t come to fruition. In 2022, the board approved 11 campus consolidations, but reversed them before they took effect the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grant-Dawson said she doesn’t believe the board has the appetite to take up that work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reading the tea leaves, what I said to the district was, ‘You asked me to help support leading you out of receivership, but I don’t lead people back in,’” Grant-Dawson told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Earlier this year, a teachers union-backed board majority overrode adopted budget cuts in favor of a proposal that was ultimately reversed after it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041279/ousd-cancels-controversial-after-school-cuts-but-deep-divisions-within-school-board-remain\">threatened to cancel some after-school programs\u003c/a>. In April, the same cohort \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037315/oakland-school-board-votes-remove-superintendent-sparking-worries-instability\">ousted longtime Superintendent\u003c/a> Kyla Johnson-Trammel. And throughout the year, the board majority has sparred with district staff about how to address a structural funding shortfall and years of declining enrollment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That conflict \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059238/alameda-county-to-oakland-schools-reduce-costs-or-lose-financial-independence-again\">escalated in October\u003c/a>, when the board requested staff bring forward two budget proposals to cut $100 million in ongoing expenditures without closing or merging schools, or directly affecting students at school sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An initial proposal presented by Grant-Dawson last month identified \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064579/oaklands-school-district-must-cut-100-million-its-proposed-plan-doesnt-get-close\">$21 million in cuts\u003c/a> within those bounds. To reach the $100 million figure, though, she said campuses would need to be impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a school district. And a school district’s majority of its funds are in schools,” Grant-Dawson said at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since that initial proposal, Grant-Dawson said the senior leadership team had spent many long days developing two plans to realize the other $80 million in cuts necessary to stay solvent next year. She and Bellino had been the main editors of those documents, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037460\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250423_OUSDSupe_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Unified School District parents, students and supporters attend a board meeting at Metwest High School in Oakland on April 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We submitted the version we were working on. The whole team saw it and knew it was being submitted,” she told KQED. “I was notified that there was a change made the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal that Saddler ultimately presented on Wednesday promises $102 million in cuts through major school site and administrative reductions. But Grant-Dawson said it lacks a roadmap that proves it can be implemented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no math or evidence behind it,” she said, adding that she believes ultimately, the superintendent presented a plan that “she felt the board wanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It accounts for a $20 million boost in revenue from growing attendance in each of the next two years. While the district has seen a 1.8% growth this year so far, it can’t guarantee efforts to recruit students will yield those results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the $21 million in administrative cuts laid out last month, the proposal also recommends slashing another 15-20% of central office spending, and between 7.5-10% from each campus budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12056738 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/007_KQED_OUSDSolidaritySchool_05112023_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Unified students and parents make signs to support teachers at a ‘solidarity school’ in Diamond Park, Oakland, on May 11, 2023, during an Oakland Unified School District teachers’ strike. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To make such large reductions at school sites would likely require cutting programs or staff funded by restricted sources earmarked for specific purposes, which wouldn’t yield savings that can be reappropriated wherever the district sees fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another line item reduces special education funding by “restructuring and reducing outside contracts, management, and programmatic elements,” but there is no description of what services and contracts OUSD could reduce while meeting its legal mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality,” Grant-Dawson said, is “you don’t have a list of $100 million that’s legit[imate].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make such large cuts to school site budgets, both Saddler and Grant-Dawson have said the district will have to rethink how many schools it operates.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over the past decade, automated license-plate readers have quietly become a standard tool for law enforcement across \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005347/the-east-bay-has-hundreds-of-new-surveillance-cameras-and-more-are-on-the-way\">adopted\u003c/a> by more than 200 city police departments, sheriff’s departments and other agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s despite a series of media reports \u003ca href=\"https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/\">demonstrating\u003c/a> local AI-enabled ALPR databases are \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd\">feeding\u003c/a> a federal surveillance system used by the Trump administration against immigrants and others. While a short list of municipalities in other states, including in Texas and Oregon, have responded by canceling contracts, most California officials appear to be digging their heels in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tensions at the heart of the debate were on full view at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday night. More than three hours of public comment preceded the City Council’s 7-1 vote to renew and expand the Oakland Police Department’s \u003ca href=\"https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7778357&GUID=BC9ADFD5-2714-4303-BEA4-70DF1AD489D1&Options=&Search=\">contract with Flock Safety\u003c/a>, the fastest-growing surveillance product vendor in California, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=California&sort=city_asc&technologies%5B%5D=automated-license-plate-readers&utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Electronic Frontier Foundation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of residents spoke in favor of the $2.25 million, two-year contract, including local homeowners association representatives and small business owners. Stephanie Tran, president of Oakland’s Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, told the city council that the chamber operates more than 50 Flock cameras in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These community-led systems have supported over 100 cases of investigations, from robberies to arson, car accidents, theft, break-ins and homicide,” Tran said. As part of the contract approved by the city council, the chamber will be able to continue sharing its Flock system data with the police department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Oakland residents argued that the federal government’s data-enabled immigration crackdown trumps local crime concerns. “This surveillance technology has already caused harm in our communities, and all over the country,” said Alberto Parra of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org\">Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action\u003c/a>, speaking in Spanish. “Oakland residents should not fear driving to work, church, or school, knowing that this data is going to be fed to a national system that’s accessible to ICE.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066779\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066779\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1504\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-1536x1155.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement agencies across California have widely adopted automated license-plate readers to fight crime, but civil-rights advocates warn these surveillance networks also serve as data troves that can be accessed far beyond state borders. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Flock Safety)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Civil liberties advocates have sued both Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064587/civil-liberties-groups-sue-san-jose-over-license-plate-reader-use\">San José\u003c/a>, alleging their use of automated license plate readers amounts to a “deeply invasive” mass surveillance system that violates residents’ rights to privacy in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ALPRs, operating at the scale that they’re operating now, with the kind of vendors that are running these systems now, are posing a direct public safety threat,” said Sarah Hamid, director of strategic campaigns at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a political climate where undocumented community members are being kidnapped off the street in broad daylight, where people’s healthcare is being criminalized, people’s political speech is being criminalized, and having this much location data information about everyone who drives in this country, and where they go, and when they go there, is fundamentally unsafe,” Hamid said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Automated License Plate Readers are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze millions of images, including vehicle location, date, time, as well as make, model, color, and details like dents and bumper stickers.[aside postID=news_12067461 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-FILE-MD-02_qed-1020x680.jpg']OPD has a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/View-Attachment-A-7.pdf\">policy\u003c/a> outlining steps to follow when an outside agency seeks access to Oakland license plate data. Tuesday night, the council adopted a series of amendments to mollify data privacy concerns, including a “two-key” approval system requiring both the city’s Chief Privacy Officer and the OPD Information Technology Director to authorize any new data-sharing relationships, as well as quarterly independent compliance audits to be overseen by the City Auditor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Communities are in full control of who they share with,” said Trevor Chandler, director of public affairs for Flock. “Some communities choose to share with no one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/18/oakland-police-lawsuit-license-plate-camera-flock-safety/\">recent lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against OPD, privacy advocate Brian Hofer claimed the department violated its own rules, alleging there are records of millions of external searches of Oakland’s system. Hofer recently stepped down from Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066924/oaklands-license-plate-camera-contract-is-back-up-for-a-vote-critics-are-crying-foul\">voted against\u003c/a> reupping with Flock earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who advises cities and counties across California, points out that more than 80 California cities have adopted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sanctuary-cities\">sanctuary laws\u003c/a> limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. But those policies, he argues, often stop short of governing how police departments collect, share and audit license plate reader data, a gap he said leaves agencies vulnerable to violating state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under SB 34, California law enforcement agencies are required to adopt detailed usage and privacy policies governing ALPR data, restrict access to authorized purposes, and regularly audit searches to prevent misuse. Hofer calls many local approaches “performative,” arguing that city councils and city attorneys frequently approve surveillance programs without providing effective oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His concerns echo findings by the California \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-advises-california-law-enforcement-legal-uses-and\">Attorney General’s office\u003c/a> two years ago, after a state audit found “the majority of California law enforcement agencies collect and use images captured by ALPR cameras, but few have appropriate usage and privacy policies in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051143\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Richmond Police Department in Richmond on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if they do, federal laws supersede state laws. “If we get a federal court warrant, we’re still going to have to respond to it. We’re gonna still have to turn over the data,” Hofer said. “That’s why privacy folks like me are, like, don’t collect the data in the first place. Any data collected is data at risk,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That risk is not hypothetical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Richmond’s new police chief, Tim Simmons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/richmondpolicecali/posts/pfbid02DLgEZwDpaCE6ZEXMyYboDY4EFiQFq8axkX2SG9YE6oQFUdgQDVuHMdPwx8xzXbpel\">shut down\u003c/a> its automated license plate reader system after Flock notified the police department of a configuration error that could have allowed outside law enforcement agencies to run searches of the city’s data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the police department wrote in a Facebook post that it has no evidence any outside agency actually viewed Richmond’s data, Chief Simmons told\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/12/09/richmond-license-plate-reader-data-breach/\"> \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, “The fact that it was made available was outside the scope of what we’ve been telling people and what has been told to us. 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Each law enforcement agency also decides how long data is stored before being deleted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Richmond officials are not alone in harboring misgivings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Santa Cruz officials decided to \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/city-of-santa-cruz-pauses-statewide-license-plate-data-sharing-citing-flock-safetys-violation-of-california-law/story\">temporarily limit\u003c/a> outside agencies’ access to the city’s license plate reader data and to review its agreement with Flock. The move followed testimony from Santa Cruz Police Chief Bernie Escalante, who told the city council that Flock disclosed earlier this year that it had allowed out-of-state law enforcement agencies to use a national search tool to access license plate data collected by California agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the summer, the \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oakland-san-francisco-ice-license-plate-readers/\">San Francisco Standard\u003c/a> reported that OPD shared data from its camera systems with federal agencies. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/\">CalMatters reported\u003c/a> that law enforcement agencies in Southern California have shared information from automated license plate readers with federal agents as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a recent analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock’s servers, EFF discovered more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies — including some in California — ran hundreds of searches in connection with \u003ca href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists\">political protests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who has sued Oakland twice over surveillance practices, said his frustration is not with Flock or its competitors in the industry. It’s with local elected officials. “They’re not connecting the dots. We are building these systems for Donald Trump. We are harvesting data for Donald Trump,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Each law enforcement agency also decides how long data is stored before being deleted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Richmond officials are not alone in harboring misgivings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Santa Cruz officials decided to \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/city-of-santa-cruz-pauses-statewide-license-plate-data-sharing-citing-flock-safetys-violation-of-california-law/story\">temporarily limit\u003c/a> outside agencies’ access to the city’s license plate reader data and to review its agreement with Flock. 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