window.__IS_SSR__=true
window.__INITIAL_STATE__={
"attachmentsReducer": {
"audio_0": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_0",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background0.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_1": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_1",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background1.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_2": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_2",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background2.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_3": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_3",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background3.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_4": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_4",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background4.jpg"
}
}
},
"placeholder": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "placeholder",
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"medium_large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-768x512.jpg",
"width": 768,
"height": 512,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-lrg": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-med": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-sm": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xxsmall": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xsmall": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"small": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xlarge": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1920x1280.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"height": 1280,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 32,
"height": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-50": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 50,
"height": 50,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 64,
"height": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 96,
"height": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 128,
"height": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 160,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
}
},
"news_12045036": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12045036",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12045036",
"found": true
},
"title": "IMG_1050",
"publishDate": 1750292444,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12045032,
"modified": 1750292857,
"caption": "California nonprofits that provide lifelines to crime victims have lost millions of dollars in federal grants. ",
"credit": "Anna Vignet/KQED",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-2000x1500.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1500,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-2000x1500.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1500,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-160x120.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 120,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-1536x1152.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1152,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"2048x2048": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-2048x1536.jpg",
"width": 2048,
"height": 1536,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050-2000x1500.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1500,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IMG_1050.jpg",
"width": 2560,
"height": 1920
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044932": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044932",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044932",
"found": true
},
"title": "Iran Launches A Retaliatory Missile Strike At Tel Aviv",
"publishDate": 1750272368,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12044919,
"modified": 1750272416,
"caption": "People look at a crater in the ground in the aftermath of a reported missile strike fired from Iran, on June 17, 2025, in Herzliya, Israel. Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials.",
"credit": "Amir Levy/Getty Images",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12045245": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12045245",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12045245",
"found": true
},
"title": "US-POLITICS-TARIFF-TRADE-DIPLOMACY-AGRICULTURE-IMMIGRATION",
"publishDate": 1750448538,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12045243,
"modified": 1753217466,
"caption": "Farm workers labor in the fields south of Bakersfield, in Kern County, California's breadbasket, on April 9, 2025.",
"credit": "Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-2000x1226.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1226,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-2000x1226.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1226,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-160x98.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 98,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-1536x942.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 942,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"2048x2048": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-2048x1256.jpg",
"width": 2048,
"height": 1256,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-2000x1226.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1226,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2208803787-scaled.jpg",
"width": 2560,
"height": 1570
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044939": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044939",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044939",
"found": true
},
"title": "Gabby Chavez-LopezAnthony Tordillos",
"publishDate": 1750273269,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12044929,
"modified": 1750273454,
"caption": "San José City Council District 3 candidates Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos speak at a candidates forum at the San José Women’s Club in San José on March 6, 2025.",
"credit": "Gina Castro/KQED",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Gabby-Chavez-LopezAnthony-Tordillos-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Gabby-Chavez-LopezAnthony-Tordillos-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Gabby-Chavez-LopezAnthony-Tordillos-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Gabby-Chavez-LopezAnthony-Tordillos-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Gabby-Chavez-LopezAnthony-Tordillos.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044643": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044643",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044643",
"found": true
},
"title": "$12m Reparations Illustration",
"publishDate": 1750179912,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750180537,
"caption": "One year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside $12 million for reparations legislation. The dispersal of the money remains stalled amid disagreements over how it should be used.",
"credit": "Darren Tu/KQED",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/12m-Reparations-1-160x103.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 103,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/12m-Reparations-1-1536x992.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 992,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/12m-Reparations-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/12m-Reparations-1-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/12m-Reparations-1.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"height": 1240
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044826": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044826",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044826",
"found": true
},
"title": "Protests Erupt In L.A. County Sparked By Federal Immigration Raids",
"publishDate": 1750202502,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12044637,
"modified": 1757026443,
"caption": "A police officer holds a less lethal rifle as protesters confront California National Guard soldiers and police outside of a federal building, as protests continue in Los Angeles following 3 days of clashes with police after a series of immigration raids on June 9, 2025. ",
"credit": "David McNew/Getty Images",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-2000x1333.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-2000x1333.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"2048x2048": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-2048x1365.jpg",
"width": 2048,
"height": 1365,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-2000x1333.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219434485-scaled-e1753393070287.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1334
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044837": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044837",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044837",
"found": true
},
"title": "20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-23-KQED",
"publishDate": 1750202915,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750203329,
"caption": "San Francisco Sheriff officers arrest workers who participated in a sit-in, protesting against Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget proposal that would call for hundreds of layoffs, during a Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall on June 17, 2025.",
"credit": "Gina Castro/KQED",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-23-KQED-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-23-KQED-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-23-KQED-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-23-KQED-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-23-KQED.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044094": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044094",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044094",
"found": true
},
"title": "Protesters clash with law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles near the Federal Building and the Metropolitan Detention Center due to the immigration raids roil L.A.",
"publishDate": 1749776912,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12043935,
"modified": 1749777473,
"caption": "California National Guard stands guard as protesters clash with law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles at the Metropolitan Detention Center due to the immigration raids roil LA on Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Los Angeles. ",
"credit": "Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"2048x2048": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2048x1365.jpg",
"width": 2048,
"height": 1365,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-scaled-e1750446347200.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1334
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12000413": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12000413",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12000413",
"found": true
},
"title": "240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED",
"publishDate": 1723748842,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12046379,
"modified": 1751062554,
"caption": "City Attorney David Chiu speaks during a press conference at City Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 15, 2024.",
"credit": "Beth LaBerge/KQED",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"height": 1280,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240815-CITYATTORNEYDEEPFAKES-06-BL-KQED.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_11975030": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_11975030",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "11975030",
"found": true
},
"parent": 11975904,
"imgSizes": {
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 576
},
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 107
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 680
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 1024
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 1280
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 533
}
},
"publishDate": 1707340047,
"modified": 1707941989,
"caption": "The site of a new immigration court at 1855 Concord Gateway in Concord on Feb. 6, 2024.",
"description": null,
"title": "240206-IMMIGRATIONCOURT-26-BL-KQED",
"credit": "Beth LaBerge/KQED",
"status": "inherit",
"altTag": "A view looking up at a building.",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12044597": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12044597",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044597",
"found": true
},
"title": "ICE agents raid to arrest illigal immigrants.",
"publishDate": 1750111616,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750114363,
"caption": "Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehend an undocumented immigrant with criminal record, in an early morning raid at home on Sept. 8, 2022 in Los Angeles.",
"credit": "Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"news_12043368": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "news_12043368",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12043368",
"found": true
},
"title": "250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED",
"publishDate": 1749495050,
"status": "inherit",
"parent": 12043333,
"modified": 1749503975,
"caption": "Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks at a press conference with public safety leaders in San Francisco on June 9, 2025.",
"credit": "Beth LaBerge/KQED",
"altTag": null,
"description": null,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
},
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
}
},
"audioPlayerReducer": {
"postId": "stream_live",
"isPaused": true,
"isPlaying": false,
"pfsActive": false,
"pledgeModalIsOpen": true,
"playerDrawerIsOpen": false,
"liveAudioPlayStartedAt": 0,
"liveAudioPlayContext": ""
},
"authorsReducer": {
"gmarzorati": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "227",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "227",
"found": true
},
"name": "Guy Marzorati",
"firstName": "Guy",
"lastName": "Marzorati",
"slug": "gmarzorati",
"email": "gmarzorati@KQED.org",
"display_author_email": true,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "Correspondent",
"bio": "Guy Marzorati is a correspondent on KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, based in San Jose. A graduate of Santa Clara University, Guy joined KQED in 2013. He reports on state and local politics and produces KQED's digital voter guide.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e7038b8dbfd55b104369b76b1cd0b9de?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "guymarzorati",
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "elections",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Guy Marzorati | KQED",
"description": "Correspondent",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e7038b8dbfd55b104369b76b1cd0b9de?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e7038b8dbfd55b104369b76b1cd0b9de?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/gmarzorati"
},
"rachael-myrow": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "251",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "251",
"found": true
},
"name": "Rachael Myrow",
"firstName": "Rachael",
"lastName": "Myrow",
"slug": "rachael-myrow",
"email": "rmyrow@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": true,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk",
"bio": "• I write and edit stories about how Silicon Valley power and policies shape everyday life in California. I’m also passionate about making Bay Area history and culture more accessible to a broad public. • I’ve been a journalist for most of my life, starting in high school with The Franklin Press in Los Angeles, where I grew up. While earning my first degree in English at UC Berkeley, I got my start in public radio at KALX-FM. After completing a second degree in journalism at Cal, I landed my first professional job at Marketplace, then moved on to KPCC (now LAist), and then KQED, where I hosted The California Report for more than seven years. • My reporting has appeared on NPR, The World, WBUR’s \u003ci>Here & Now\u003c/i>, and the BBC. I also guest host for KQED’s \u003ci>Forum\u003c/i>, as well as the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. • I speak periodically on media, democracy and technology issues, and do voiceover work for documentaries and educational video projects. • Outside of the studio, you'll find me hiking Bay Area trails and whipping up Insta-ready meals in my kitchen. • I do not accept gifts, money, or favors from anyone connected to my reporting, I don't pay people for information, and I do not support or donate to political causes. • I strive to treat the people I report on with fairness, honesty, and respect. I also recognize there are often multiple sides to a story and work to verify information through multiple sources and documentation. If I get something wrong, I correct it.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ed8a3c5f26025e4a805ba634cda8cd764906b97438a6d9ce216b044e340da4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "rachaelmyrow",
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaelmyrow/",
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"administrator"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"edit_others_posts",
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "futureofyou",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "bayareabites",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "stateofhealth",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "food",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Rachael Myrow | KQED",
"description": "Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ed8a3c5f26025e4a805ba634cda8cd764906b97438a6d9ce216b044e340da4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ed8a3c5f26025e4a805ba634cda8cd764906b97438a6d9ce216b044e340da4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/rachael-myrow"
},
"scottshafer": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "255",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "255",
"found": true
},
"name": "Scott Shafer",
"firstName": "Scott",
"lastName": "Shafer",
"slug": "scottshafer",
"email": "sshafer@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": "Scott Shafer is a senior editor with the KQED Politics and Government desk. He is co-host of Political Breakdown, the award-winning radio show and podcast with a personal take on the world of politics. Scott came to KQED in 1998 to host the statewide\u003cem> California Report\u003c/em>. Prior to that he had extended stints in politics and government\u003cem>.\u003c/em> He uses that inside experience at KQED in his, reporting, hosting and analysis for the politics desk. Scott collaborated \u003cem>Political Breakdown a\u003c/em>nd on \u003cem>The Political Mind of Jerry Brown, \u003c/em>an eight-part series about the life and extraordinary political career of the former governor. For fun, he plays water polo with the San Francisco Tsunami.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a62ebae45b79d7aed1a39a0e3bf68104?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "scottshafer",
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "stateofhealth",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"subscriber"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Scott Shafer | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a62ebae45b79d7aed1a39a0e3bf68104?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a62ebae45b79d7aed1a39a0e3bf68104?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/scottshafer"
},
"mlagos": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "3239",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "3239",
"found": true
},
"name": "Marisa Lagos",
"firstName": "Marisa",
"lastName": "Lagos",
"slug": "mlagos",
"email": "mlagos@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": "Marisa Lagos is a correspondent for KQED’s California Politics and Government Desk and co-hosts the award-winning show and podcast, Political Breakdown. At KQED, Lagos also conducts reporting, analysis and investigations into state, local and national politics for radio, TV, online and onstage. In 2022, she and co-host, Scott Shafer, moderated the only gubernatorial debate in California. In 2020, the \u003ci>Washington Post\u003c/i> named her one of the top political journalists in California; she was nominated for a Peabody and won several other awards for her work investigating the 2017 California wildfires. She has worked at the \u003ci>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/i>, \u003ci>San Francisco Examiner\u003c/i> and \u003ci>Los Angeles Times\u003c/i>. A UC Santa Barbara graduate, she lives in San Francisco with her two sons and husband.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a261a0d3696fc066871ef96b85b5e7d2?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "@mlagos",
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Marisa Lagos | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a261a0d3696fc066871ef96b85b5e7d2?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a261a0d3696fc066871ef96b85b5e7d2?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/mlagos"
},
"nkhan": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "11867",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "11867",
"found": true
},
"name": "Nisa Khan",
"firstName": "Nisa",
"lastName": "Khan",
"slug": "nkhan",
"email": "nkhan@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": "Nisa Khan is a reporter for KQED's Audience News Desk. She was formerly a data reporter at Michigan Radio. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Information from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts in Communication from Stanford University.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8720459eef081ff64582b3506b124d58523e80e120704a0cbd9892533c914991?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "mnisakhan",
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"editor",
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Nisa Khan | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8720459eef081ff64582b3506b124d58523e80e120704a0cbd9892533c914991?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8720459eef081ff64582b3506b124d58523e80e120704a0cbd9892533c914991?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/nkhan"
},
"kdebenedetti": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "11913",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "11913",
"found": true
},
"name": "Katie DeBenedetti",
"firstName": "Katie",
"lastName": "DeBenedetti",
"slug": "kdebenedetti",
"email": "kdebenedetti@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news",
"science"
],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": "Katie DeBenedetti is a digital reporter covering daily news for the Express Desk. Prior to joining KQED as a culture reporting intern in January 2024, she covered education and city government for the Napa Valley Register.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e31073cb8f7e4214ab03f42771d0f45?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Katie DeBenedetti | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e31073cb8f7e4214ab03f42771d0f45?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e31073cb8f7e4214ab03f42771d0f45?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/kdebenedetti"
},
"slim": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "11920",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "11920",
"found": true
},
"name": "Samantha Lim",
"firstName": "Samantha",
"lastName": "Lim",
"slug": "slim",
"email": "slim@KQED.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82e592e6c15fe1a04d385e8ad0fb0b4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "news",
"roles": []
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Samantha Lim | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82e592e6c15fe1a04d385e8ad0fb0b4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82e592e6c15fe1a04d385e8ad0fb0b4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/slim"
},
"bkrans": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "11923",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "11923",
"found": true
},
"name": "Brian Krans",
"firstName": "Brian",
"lastName": "Krans",
"slug": "bkrans",
"email": "bkrans@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "KQED Contributing Reporter",
"bio": "Brian Krans is an award-winning local news and investigative reporter who has been proudly working as a general assignment reporter for KQED since August 2023. He lives in Richmond, where he also reports on air pollution for Richmondside. He is also a founding member of the Vallejo Sun.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d1014d604089314a94807d2c4f2d3e06?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "citizenkrans",
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Brian Krans | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributing Reporter",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d1014d604089314a94807d2c4f2d3e06?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d1014d604089314a94807d2c4f2d3e06?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/bkrans"
},
"emanoukian": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "11925",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "11925",
"found": true
},
"name": "Elize Manoukian",
"firstName": "Elize",
"lastName": "Manoukian",
"slug": "emanoukian",
"email": "emanoukian@KQED.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "Digital Producer",
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4525f1a8e46ccb30933b32653d9772064cfefe3fa655eb45b3b3a80341f6bdad?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Elize Manoukian | KQED",
"description": "Digital Producer",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4525f1a8e46ccb30933b32653d9772064cfefe3fa655eb45b3b3a80341f6bdad?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4525f1a8e46ccb30933b32653d9772064cfefe3fa655eb45b3b3a80341f6bdad?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/emanoukian"
}
},
"pagesReducer": {
"news_tag_politics": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_17968",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "17968",
"score": 8.003165
},
"name": "Politics",
"slug": "politics",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Politics | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 18002,
"isLoading": false,
"title": "Politics",
"pageMeta": {
"site": "news",
"WpPageTemplate": "page-topic-editorial",
"currentPage": 63
},
"blocks": [
{
"blockName": "kqed/post-list",
"attrs": {
"layout": "cardArticle2",
"query": "posts/news?tag=politics",
"seeMore": false,
"paginated": true,
"page": 63
}
},
{
"blockName": "kqed/ad"
}
]
}
},
"pfsSessionReducer": {},
"postsReducer": {
"stream_live": {
"type": "live",
"id": "stream_live",
"audioUrl": "https://streams.kqed.org/kqedradio",
"title": "Live Stream",
"excerpt": "Live Stream information currently unavailable.",
"link": "/radio",
"featImg": "",
"label": {
"name": "KQED Live",
"link": "/"
}
},
"stream_kqedNewscast": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "stream_kqedNewscast",
"audioUrl": "https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/newscast.mp3?_=1",
"title": "KQED Newscast",
"featImg": "",
"label": {
"name": "88.5 FM",
"link": "/"
}
},
"news_12045032": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12045032",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12045032",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750687251000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "she-left-her-abuser-now-the-shelter-that-helped-her-is-losing-federal-funds-under-trump",
"title": "She Left Her Abuser. Now the Shelter That Helped Her Is Losing Federal Funds Under Trump",
"publishDate": 1750687251,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "She Left Her Abuser. Now the Shelter That Helped Her Is Losing Federal Funds Under Trump | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>She came to the United States in 2017, after marrying her husband in their home country in the Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I left everything, everything, my family — I was working in my country, I had a life in my country — so I left everything for him and for the family,” she said recently, choking back tears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She had one baby, then became pregnant with their second in the U.S. But after arriving, she said, her husband turned violent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He is not the guy I married in my country,” she said. “It’s abuse. I was abused,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She spoke with KQED in a conference room at a secure location, her voice soft and choked with tears. KQED is not naming the woman or her home country, because she is a survivor of abuse and still worries for her safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She called the police, but says her husband blamed her and told the officers she was the one being abusive. She appealed for help at their family mosque, but says nothing changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, the woman first learned of the Asian Women’s Shelter, a San Francisco nonprofit that serves victims of domestic violence and human trafficking with a focus on immigrant and refugee communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044165\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R. Ahmed, a counselor, sits in the Asian Women’s Shelter offices in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. The shelter provides safe housing and multilingual, culturally responsive support for survivors of domestic violence, trafficking and abuse. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was pregnant, so I called them. And after, I just said, ‘OK, just take your time. You are pregnant, you have another baby, it’s gonna be hard.’ So I just took it easy … but he didn’t stop. My ex, he didn’t stop,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took two more years and multiple conversations with Rakya Ahmed, a case manager and advocate at the shelter, for her to finally leave. Now, she has an apartment, a driver’s license, and a car. Her young children are in school and she is studying to become an educator. She has an attorney to help with the ongoing divorce case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If not for the Asian Women’s Shelter, she said, “either I’m in a hospital or I’m dead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Millions of dollars in cuts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Asian Women’s Shelter is more than a shelter — in addition to providing emergency housing for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, they connect clients with everything they will need to rebuild their lives: food, clothing, health care, legal advocacy, transportation, counseling, job training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps as importantly, case managers build relationships and trust with their clients. Ahmed, the case manager, said abused women often see going to a shelter as taboo and think it will be unsafe. Her job, she said, is to walk beside these women, offer them the resources they need — and wait until they’re ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044166\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R. Ahmed, a counselor, holds her phone displaying a photo from a women’s needlepoint gathering at the Asian Women’s Shelter offices in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. The shelter offers safe housing and multilingual, culturally responsive support for survivors of domestic violence. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some girls, they call me mom,” she said. “They melt my heart, you know, when they hug you. They are far away from family, they don’t have anybody here. So when they see us, they feel like there is somebody who will take care of them, will show them the way.”[aside postID=news_12043890 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/004_KQED_DomesticAbuse_StagedPhoto_03232020_9827.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But programs like this one are losing federal funds under the Trump administration — part of the White House’s broader effort to decrease federal spending and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041026/new-trump-administration-rules-could-cut-off-crucial-federal-homelessness-funding\">cut off funding from programs it sees as unnecessary or counter to the administration’s agenda\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, the Asian Women’s Shelter received a letter from the Department of Justice informing the nonprofit that a $500,000 grant awarded it last fall was being rescinded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three-year grant was the main source of funding for the shelter’s program aimed specifically at supporting Arab and Muslim survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, clients like the woman who spoke to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program is designed to serve 14 families, including 31 children, fleeing domestic violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044163\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A former client of the Asian Women’s Shelter sits at a beauty salon where she now works in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The DOJ wrote that the program “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities,” and stated that the department “has changed its priorities … to focus on, among other things, more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Women’s Shelter is not alone. Its grant is one of 373 grants totaling about $500 million nationwide, all from the Office of Justice Programs that the Department of Justice abruptly canceled in April, \u003ca href=\"https://counciloncj.org/doj-funding-update-a-deeper-look-at-the-cuts/\">according to an analysis by the Council on Criminal Justice\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $81 million of those cuts hit California organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those losing money is Stop AAPI Hate, a San Francisco-based coalition created in 2020 amid rising hate crimes against Asian Americans fueled during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The group had been awarded $2 million over the next three years, nearly a third of its projected budget in 2026 and 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like the two San Francisco organizations, most of the affected nonprofits and law enforcement organizations are working in areas that the DOJ says it wants to focus on: helping police interrupt street violence and investigate crime; supporting crime survivors, including victims of human trafficking; and combating violent crime, including hate crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why critics, including those in law enforcement, accuse President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi of hypocrisy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bondi spent time \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCSSYmfCSs\">at her confirmation hearings detailing her visits with human trafficking victims\u003c/a> at the border and a Mexico safe house, and pledging to help those survivors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043818\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP-1536x1027.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference about Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Justice Department on June 6, 2025, in Washington. \u003ccite>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And in a March speech at the Department of Justice, Trump said he had no “higher mission” than “making America safe again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to protect Americans and we protect everybody that’s in our country, American or not American. We want to have a safe and proud country,” he said. “We’re joined today by dozens of police officers, sheriffs and sheriff’s deputies from all across the country. My message to these law enforcement heroes is simple. With me in the White House, you once again have a president who will always have your back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the grant cuts will have the opposite effect, especially when you combine them with the president’s budget proposal to cut billions of dollars more from local police departments and federal law enforcement agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m shocked, like usual, but not surprised,” Bonta said. “This is an area where I think it’s really important to call out the just raging hypocrisy. … He says he’s gonna be a president for victims, a president of public safety, but then we have to look at what he’s actually doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta said these cuts target “critical programs that help solve crime, that help victims heal, that help prevent gun violence, that address mental health and substance use disorder and provide treatment and care that support re-entry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a written statement, the Justice Department said it is “focused on prosecuting criminals, getting illegal drugs off the streets, and protecting all Americans from violent crime. Discretionary funds that are not aligned with the administration’s priorities are subject to review and reallocation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the department didn’t answer KQED’s questions about why organizations like the Asian Women’s Shelter and Stop AAPI Hate were targeted, given that their missions appear to largely line up with those priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Very short-sighted’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonta argues it’s obvious that these programs are being cut because of who they serve: communities of color and immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He called it “very short-sighted and very narrow — this lens that they’re trying to put on to focus on certain victims and be contemptuous of other victims.” Another California organization that lost funding, he noted, was Youth Alive!, an Oakland nonprofit that seeks to interrupt cycles of gun violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11959336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11959336\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and blue foulard tie speaks into a microphone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta fields questions during a press conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They go to the hospital bed of a shooting victim to help them heal and help them make decisions that don’t include retaliation in their raw, emotional, traumatized state,” he said. “Not only is it the right thing to do to help folks heal, to restore them to being productive members of our society and our community, but it also can prevent additional crimes, retaliatory crimes, a cycle of crime and violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some cities, \u003ca href=\"https://www.startribune.com/amid-allegations-of-illegal-practices-minneapolis-will-start-auditing-violence-interrupter-groups/601127173\">critics have called for more oversight\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://dsbystate?%3Aembed=y&%3Aiid=2&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y\">these types of DOJ grants\u003c/a>, which have totaled $15.5 billion nationally since 2021. California organizations received more than any other state over that period, securing $1.5 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Retired Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Phil Tingrides spent time as a gang intervention liaison and worked alongside community-based groups doing the same sort of violence interruption work as Youth Alive! does in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said when those groups work with police, they see success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We developed a very strong, cohesive relationship … and we saw, initially, a very significant drop in retaliation shootings,” he said. “In 2017, when I left the South Bureau, we had the lowest number of homicides and shooting victims that that bureau had seen since it opened in 1972.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tingrides said the Trump administration is right about one thing: He believes there should be more oversight and accountability to ensure that these public funds are being used properly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think there’s a perception in his administration, and I don’t think they’re wrong, that there’s so many grants that go out that there is no control over, that are going to fund programs that aren’t either what they were intended to be or not what they stated to be,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta agreed that oversight is important, but said in this case, the administration seems to be arbitrarily cutting programs it labels as diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI — not undertaking a thoughtful analysis that examines outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Funding challenges ahead\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Cynthia Choi, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, said the $2 million grant the Trump administration rescinded was the group’s first federal funding award, which was supposed to help expand their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been able to raise national awareness around the surge in anti-Asian hate that was catalyzed by the COVID pandemic,” she said. “We’ve not only tracked and established that this is pervasive and widespread, but we’ve also advanced solutions, community-based solutions, and really focused on victims and survivors and ways that we can prevent incidents from occurring in the first place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R. Ahmed, a counselor, arranges flyers for the Asian Women’s Shelter at a beauty salon in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stop AAPI Hate is among five groups \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/justice-grants-funding-cuts-law-enforcement-victims-4cbe3ed87ec2ad27ff5b6e5f0b317191\">suing the DOJ\u003c/a> as part of a class action lawsuit, alleging that the grant rescissions are unconstitutional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I think is disturbing is that this administration — and Trump himself — paints himself as a champion of law and order,” Choi said. “But this administration has illegally canceled hundreds of public safety grants and has actually left communities across the nation more vulnerable to hate, violence and injustice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Women’s Shelter is appealing the loss of its grant through a DOJ process, said Saara Ahmed, a spokesperson for the organization.[aside postID=news_12043890 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-1424951486_qed.jpg'] She said the nonprofit remains committed to funding its program for Arab and Muslim women, but is now facing not just federal cuts, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041773/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-plans-to-cut-1400-jobs-in-city-budget-proposal\">local budget threats\u003c/a> as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahmed said the program to serve Arab and Muslim women has been chronically underfunded since it started in 2015, in part because the U.S. government \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html\">classifies people from the Middle East as white\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the irony is because of the classification of the Arab community as white, they’re not eligible for a lot of the culturally specific streams that we get, government or otherwise,” she said. “We can’t use that funding to serve this community. And so that has also been a factor in being chronically underfunded.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But anytime the nonprofit can secure multi-year funding streams like the federal grants, Ahmed said, it provides the staff doing the work on the ground the space to focus on their clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the woman who left her abusive husband, that support has been life-changing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her divorce proceedings are ongoing, but she’s looking ahead and planning for the life she wants to provide for her kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want them to be free. I want to be free, too,” she said. “I want them to visit the world. I want to take them everywhere. So I wish I can do it one day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you or someone you love needs immediate assistance addressing domestic violence, call the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thehotline.org/\">National Domestic Violence Hotline\u003c/a> at 800-799-7233.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "California programs that aid crime victims face an uncertain future after losing $81 million in federal funds.\r\n",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750875968,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 55,
"wordCount": 2411
},
"headData": {
"title": "She Left Her Abuser. Now the Shelter That Helped Her Is Losing Federal Funds Under Trump | KQED",
"description": "California programs that aid crime victims face an uncertain future after losing $81 million in federal funds.\r\n",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "She Left Her Abuser. Now the Shelter That Helped Her Is Losing Federal Funds Under Trump",
"datePublished": "2025-06-23T07:00:51-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-25T11:26:08-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"audioUrl": "https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/f044c5cb-ed23-4786-8f6a-b3060103ab77/audio.mp3",
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12045032",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12045032/she-left-her-abuser-now-the-shelter-that-helped-her-is-losing-federal-funds-under-trump",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>She came to the United States in 2017, after marrying her husband in their home country in the Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I left everything, everything, my family — I was working in my country, I had a life in my country — so I left everything for him and for the family,” she said recently, choking back tears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She had one baby, then became pregnant with their second in the U.S. But after arriving, she said, her husband turned violent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He is not the guy I married in my country,” she said. “It’s abuse. I was abused,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She spoke with KQED in a conference room at a secure location, her voice soft and choked with tears. KQED is not naming the woman or her home country, because she is a survivor of abuse and still worries for her safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She called the police, but says her husband blamed her and told the officers she was the one being abusive. She appealed for help at their family mosque, but says nothing changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, the woman first learned of the Asian Women’s Shelter, a San Francisco nonprofit that serves victims of domestic violence and human trafficking with a focus on immigrant and refugee communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044165\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R. Ahmed, a counselor, sits in the Asian Women’s Shelter offices in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. The shelter provides safe housing and multilingual, culturally responsive support for survivors of domestic violence, trafficking and abuse. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was pregnant, so I called them. And after, I just said, ‘OK, just take your time. You are pregnant, you have another baby, it’s gonna be hard.’ So I just took it easy … but he didn’t stop. My ex, he didn’t stop,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took two more years and multiple conversations with Rakya Ahmed, a case manager and advocate at the shelter, for her to finally leave. Now, she has an apartment, a driver’s license, and a car. Her young children are in school and she is studying to become an educator. She has an attorney to help with the ongoing divorce case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If not for the Asian Women’s Shelter, she said, “either I’m in a hospital or I’m dead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Millions of dollars in cuts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Asian Women’s Shelter is more than a shelter — in addition to providing emergency housing for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, they connect clients with everything they will need to rebuild their lives: food, clothing, health care, legal advocacy, transportation, counseling, job training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps as importantly, case managers build relationships and trust with their clients. Ahmed, the case manager, said abused women often see going to a shelter as taboo and think it will be unsafe. Her job, she said, is to walk beside these women, offer them the resources they need — and wait until they’re ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044166\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R. Ahmed, a counselor, holds her phone displaying a photo from a women’s needlepoint gathering at the Asian Women’s Shelter offices in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. The shelter offers safe housing and multilingual, culturally responsive support for survivors of domestic violence. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some girls, they call me mom,” she said. “They melt my heart, you know, when they hug you. They are far away from family, they don’t have anybody here. So when they see us, they feel like there is somebody who will take care of them, will show them the way.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12043890",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/004_KQED_DomesticAbuse_StagedPhoto_03232020_9827.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But programs like this one are losing federal funds under the Trump administration — part of the White House’s broader effort to decrease federal spending and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041026/new-trump-administration-rules-could-cut-off-crucial-federal-homelessness-funding\">cut off funding from programs it sees as unnecessary or counter to the administration’s agenda\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, the Asian Women’s Shelter received a letter from the Department of Justice informing the nonprofit that a $500,000 grant awarded it last fall was being rescinded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three-year grant was the main source of funding for the shelter’s program aimed specifically at supporting Arab and Muslim survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, clients like the woman who spoke to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program is designed to serve 14 families, including 31 children, fleeing domestic violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044163\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A former client of the Asian Women’s Shelter sits at a beauty salon where she now works in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The DOJ wrote that the program “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities,” and stated that the department “has changed its priorities … to focus on, among other things, more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Women’s Shelter is not alone. Its grant is one of 373 grants totaling about $500 million nationwide, all from the Office of Justice Programs that the Department of Justice abruptly canceled in April, \u003ca href=\"https://counciloncj.org/doj-funding-update-a-deeper-look-at-the-cuts/\">according to an analysis by the Council on Criminal Justice\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $81 million of those cuts hit California organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those losing money is Stop AAPI Hate, a San Francisco-based coalition created in 2020 amid rising hate crimes against Asian Americans fueled during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The group had been awarded $2 million over the next three years, nearly a third of its projected budget in 2026 and 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like the two San Francisco organizations, most of the affected nonprofits and law enforcement organizations are working in areas that the DOJ says it wants to focus on: helping police interrupt street violence and investigate crime; supporting crime survivors, including victims of human trafficking; and combating violent crime, including hate crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why critics, including those in law enforcement, accuse President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi of hypocrisy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bondi spent time \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCSSYmfCSs\">at her confirmation hearings detailing her visits with human trafficking victims\u003c/a> at the border and a Mexico safe house, and pledging to help those survivors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043818\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/PamBondiAP-1536x1027.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference about Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Justice Department on June 6, 2025, in Washington. \u003ccite>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And in a March speech at the Department of Justice, Trump said he had no “higher mission” than “making America safe again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to protect Americans and we protect everybody that’s in our country, American or not American. We want to have a safe and proud country,” he said. “We’re joined today by dozens of police officers, sheriffs and sheriff’s deputies from all across the country. My message to these law enforcement heroes is simple. With me in the White House, you once again have a president who will always have your back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the grant cuts will have the opposite effect, especially when you combine them with the president’s budget proposal to cut billions of dollars more from local police departments and federal law enforcement agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m shocked, like usual, but not surprised,” Bonta said. “This is an area where I think it’s really important to call out the just raging hypocrisy. … He says he’s gonna be a president for victims, a president of public safety, but then we have to look at what he’s actually doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta said these cuts target “critical programs that help solve crime, that help victims heal, that help prevent gun violence, that address mental health and substance use disorder and provide treatment and care that support re-entry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a written statement, the Justice Department said it is “focused on prosecuting criminals, getting illegal drugs off the streets, and protecting all Americans from violent crime. Discretionary funds that are not aligned with the administration’s priorities are subject to review and reallocation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the department didn’t answer KQED’s questions about why organizations like the Asian Women’s Shelter and Stop AAPI Hate were targeted, given that their missions appear to largely line up with those priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Very short-sighted’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonta argues it’s obvious that these programs are being cut because of who they serve: communities of color and immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He called it “very short-sighted and very narrow — this lens that they’re trying to put on to focus on certain victims and be contemptuous of other victims.” Another California organization that lost funding, he noted, was Youth Alive!, an Oakland nonprofit that seeks to interrupt cycles of gun violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11959336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11959336\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and blue foulard tie speaks into a microphone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta fields questions during a press conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They go to the hospital bed of a shooting victim to help them heal and help them make decisions that don’t include retaliation in their raw, emotional, traumatized state,” he said. “Not only is it the right thing to do to help folks heal, to restore them to being productive members of our society and our community, but it also can prevent additional crimes, retaliatory crimes, a cycle of crime and violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some cities, \u003ca href=\"https://www.startribune.com/amid-allegations-of-illegal-practices-minneapolis-will-start-auditing-violence-interrupter-groups/601127173\">critics have called for more oversight\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://dsbystate?%3Aembed=y&%3Aiid=2&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y\">these types of DOJ grants\u003c/a>, which have totaled $15.5 billion nationally since 2021. California organizations received more than any other state over that period, securing $1.5 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Retired Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Phil Tingrides spent time as a gang intervention liaison and worked alongside community-based groups doing the same sort of violence interruption work as Youth Alive! does in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said when those groups work with police, they see success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We developed a very strong, cohesive relationship … and we saw, initially, a very significant drop in retaliation shootings,” he said. “In 2017, when I left the South Bureau, we had the lowest number of homicides and shooting victims that that bureau had seen since it opened in 1972.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tingrides said the Trump administration is right about one thing: He believes there should be more oversight and accountability to ensure that these public funds are being used properly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think there’s a perception in his administration, and I don’t think they’re wrong, that there’s so many grants that go out that there is no control over, that are going to fund programs that aren’t either what they were intended to be or not what they stated to be,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta agreed that oversight is important, but said in this case, the administration seems to be arbitrarily cutting programs it labels as diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI — not undertaking a thoughtful analysis that examines outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Funding challenges ahead\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Cynthia Choi, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, said the $2 million grant the Trump administration rescinded was the group’s first federal funding award, which was supposed to help expand their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been able to raise national awareness around the surge in anti-Asian hate that was catalyzed by the COVID pandemic,” she said. “We’ve not only tracked and established that this is pervasive and widespread, but we’ve also advanced solutions, community-based solutions, and really focused on victims and survivors and ways that we can prevent incidents from occurring in the first place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250611-DOJGRANTS-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R. Ahmed, a counselor, arranges flyers for the Asian Women’s Shelter at a beauty salon in San Francisco on June 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stop AAPI Hate is among five groups \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/justice-grants-funding-cuts-law-enforcement-victims-4cbe3ed87ec2ad27ff5b6e5f0b317191\">suing the DOJ\u003c/a> as part of a class action lawsuit, alleging that the grant rescissions are unconstitutional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I think is disturbing is that this administration — and Trump himself — paints himself as a champion of law and order,” Choi said. “But this administration has illegally canceled hundreds of public safety grants and has actually left communities across the nation more vulnerable to hate, violence and injustice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Asian Women’s Shelter is appealing the loss of its grant through a DOJ process, said Saara Ahmed, a spokesperson for the organization.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12043890",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-1424951486_qed.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> She said the nonprofit remains committed to funding its program for Arab and Muslim women, but is now facing not just federal cuts, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041773/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-plans-to-cut-1400-jobs-in-city-budget-proposal\">local budget threats\u003c/a> as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahmed said the program to serve Arab and Muslim women has been chronically underfunded since it started in 2015, in part because the U.S. government \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html\">classifies people from the Middle East as white\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the irony is because of the classification of the Arab community as white, they’re not eligible for a lot of the culturally specific streams that we get, government or otherwise,” she said. “We can’t use that funding to serve this community. And so that has also been a factor in being chronically underfunded.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But anytime the nonprofit can secure multi-year funding streams like the federal grants, Ahmed said, it provides the staff doing the work on the ground the space to focus on their clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the woman who left her abusive husband, that support has been life-changing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her divorce proceedings are ongoing, but she’s looking ahead and planning for the life she wants to provide for her kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want them to be free. I want to be free, too,” she said. “I want them to visit the world. I want to take them everywhere. So I wish I can do it one day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you or someone you love needs immediate assistance addressing domestic violence, call the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thehotline.org/\">National Domestic Violence Hotline\u003c/a> at 800-799-7233.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12045032/she-left-her-abuser-now-the-shelter-that-helped-her-is-losing-federal-funds-under-trump",
"authors": [
"3239"
],
"categories": [
"news_31795",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_3326",
"news_18538",
"news_18283",
"news_17759",
"news_1323",
"news_27626",
"news_34377",
"news_17968",
"news_3674",
"news_38",
"news_20058",
"news_18077"
],
"featImg": "news_12045036",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12044919": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044919",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044919",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750555296000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "bay-area-iranians-israelis-share-fears-for-loved-ones-facing-death-by-lottery",
"title": "Bay Area Iranians, Israelis Share Fears for Loved Ones Facing ‘Death by Lottery’",
"publishDate": 1750555296,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "Bay Area Iranians, Israelis Share Fears for Loved Ones Facing ‘Death by Lottery’ | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on June 20, before President Donald Trump’s Saturday evening announcement that the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, bringing the U.S. military directly into the conflict between Israel and Iran.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pantea Karimi, an Iranian American \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13922777/iranian-american-artists-women-life-freedom-protests-bay-area\">fine artist\u003c/a> living in San José, is feeling overwhelmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of her brothers and both her parents are trapped in Tehran. She is hoping against hope that no Israeli bomb falls on or near the family home her father, an architect, built himself: a three-story brick house. But given the neighborhood it sits in, those hopes are fragile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Israeli missile hit a power station about 3 miles from their home, knocking out electricity for the entire neighborhood. What happened after that is unclear to family members in the U.S. and Canada, as the Iranian government \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-plunged-internet-blackout-deepening-conflict-rcna213544\">shut off global internet access\u003c/a>, citing fears of Israeli cyberattacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have lost contact right now. There is no internet. There is no landline. Nothing works,” Karimi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her parents, 75 and 79 years old, can’t evacuate because her mother is still recuperating from spinal surgery two and a half months ago. Karimi’s brother, who traveled from Toronto to help care for their mother, is trapped as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044933\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of a damaged building in the Iranian capital, Tehran, following an Israeli attack, on June 13, 2025. Firefighting teams are dispatched to the area. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced that Israel conducted strikes on Iran. \u003ccite>(Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Karimi is one of tens of thousands of Iranians and Israelis in the San Francisco Bay Area who have been glued to the news about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910343/u-s-weighs-role-it-should-play-in-escalating-israel-iran-conflict\">escalating conflict\u003c/a> between the two countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In between the frantic texts and phone calls, Karimi tries to find some solace practicing art in her home studio. “I try to take refuge in my art. My art is about tension and healing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest update she has about her parents came from her other brother in Toronto, who spoke with a cousin in Shiraz over a two-minute, satellite-enabled phone call. “Everyone is OK,” the cousin said. That just means they’re alive. “That’s it,” Karimi said — all the information she has until someone outside the country hears more from the inside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Who are in the middle?” said Karimi. “Governments are not in the middle. People [are]. They are squeezed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just so, so, so devastating,” she continued, choking back tears.[aside postID=news_12044621 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg']Her husband’s parents died years ago, but his siblings remain stuck in Tehran and, unlike her close relatives, do not have citizenship in another country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iranian Americans and Israeli Americans alike are bracing in fear for their loved ones abroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recent U.S. Census data shows approximately 45,000 people of Iranian ancestry live in the Bay Area, many in the South Bay like Karimi. The region is also home to roughly 10,000 Israelis, similarly concentrated in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Israel and Iran have been at odds since the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, their Bay Area diaspora communities share much in common. They have friendships, work together at the same companies, shop at the same stores and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13965475/rose-market-iranian-persian-food-mountain-view\">eat at the same restaurants\u003c/a>. Now they share fear for loved ones back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The sense of anxiety right now is high,” said Guy Miasnik, an Israeli American living in Los Altos. “I have my parents, who are close to 80. I have my sister and her family. Extended family and close friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most apartment buildings in Israel include a basement bunker, and newer homes have fortified safe rooms. Miasnik’s parents live in an older building, so when there is a missile strike warning, they must rush down four flights of stairs to reach shelter. “Sitting here, you’re devastated. You can’t be with your parents. You can’t support them,” Miasnik said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961572\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman named Arya, who used to run an art gallery in Iran before it was taken over by the Islamic Republic, waves an Iranian flag during a protest against the Iranian regime in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2023. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He’s downloaded an app from the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command that sends him real-time alerts of incoming missiles near his parents in Kfar Saba, a suburb of Tel Aviv.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miasnik, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who emigrated to the U.S. nearly 30 years ago, said talking with others about the situation overseas helps him cope. He’s also keenly aware that the conversations push back against the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044922/man-charged-with-hate-crime-in-violent-attack-in-sfs-marina-district\">rising tide of antisemitism\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101895300/hate-crimes-against-muslims-and-jews-on-the-rise\">Islamophobia\u003c/a> in American culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to be able to separate events that are happening abroad from how we treat our fellow community members, whether it’s Jewish or Muslim or any other background,” he said. “We have to make sure that our communities are protected, and are not collateral damage from the conflict that is happening on the other side of the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christina Rogers, a social work masters student living in Vallejo, is engaged to Mostafa Rezazadeh\u003cstrong>,\u003c/strong> an Iranian man now trapped in Tehran. Their future was \u003ca href=\"https://www.thereporter.com/2025/06/19/vallejo-resident-trapped-in-tehran/\">already uncertain\u003c/a>, with his visa application stalled under the Trump administration, but Rogers now fears for his life — and their plans for marriage.[aside postID=news_12040994 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GettyImages-Trump-Mid-East-1020x680.jpg']“I did not think a year and a half ago that we would be in this situation,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Iran has encouraged its citizens to delete WhatsApp, that’s how they keep in touch — often late night and early mornings, due to the 10.5 hour time zone difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought I would be involved in this sort of conflict or have such an emotional connection to it, either,” Rogers said. “All I want is to bring Mosi home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steven Tadelis of Berkeley grew up in Israel from age 9 and he came to the U.S. at 30 for graduate school. His parents passed away long ago, but his cousin lives in Hadera on the coast of Israel, and he remains in close contact with childhood friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An economics professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, he said he understands that, statistically, most people will emerge from this war physically unharmed. He knows conceptually that every phone call with a friend or family member could be the last. Yet he also feels the unsettling dissonance of sitting in the calm, sunny Bay Area while his loved ones face what he calls a “death by lottery.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As my Tel Aviv friend said to me this morning, ‘It feels like we’re in a Russian roulette game,’ and I imagine that people in Tehran and other parts of Iran feel the same,” Tadelis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "Iranian and Israeli Americans in the Bay Area are expressing fear for their loved ones abroad as the U.S. enters war with Iran.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750702219,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 27,
"wordCount": 1223
},
"headData": {
"title": "Bay Area Iranians, Israelis Share Fears for Loved Ones Facing ‘Death by Lottery’ | KQED",
"description": "Iranian and Israeli Americans in the Bay Area are expressing fear for their loved ones abroad as the U.S. enters war with Iran.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Bay Area Iranians, Israelis Share Fears for Loved Ones Facing ‘Death by Lottery’",
"datePublished": "2025-06-21T18:21:36-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-23T11:10:19-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"audioUrl": "https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-4[…]f-aaef00f5a073/9e96ddb8-a6be-41fe-aed7-b305011493c8/audio.mp3",
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044919",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044919/bay-area-iranians-israelis-share-fears-for-loved-ones-facing-death-by-lottery",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on June 20, before President Donald Trump’s Saturday evening announcement that the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, bringing the U.S. military directly into the conflict between Israel and Iran.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pantea Karimi, an Iranian American \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13922777/iranian-american-artists-women-life-freedom-protests-bay-area\">fine artist\u003c/a> living in San José, is feeling overwhelmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of her brothers and both her parents are trapped in Tehran. She is hoping against hope that no Israeli bomb falls on or near the family home her father, an architect, built himself: a three-story brick house. But given the neighborhood it sits in, those hopes are fragile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Israeli missile hit a power station about 3 miles from their home, knocking out electricity for the entire neighborhood. What happened after that is unclear to family members in the U.S. and Canada, as the Iranian government \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-plunged-internet-blackout-deepening-conflict-rcna213544\">shut off global internet access\u003c/a>, citing fears of Israeli cyberattacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have lost contact right now. There is no internet. There is no landline. Nothing works,” Karimi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her parents, 75 and 79 years old, can’t evacuate because her mother is still recuperating from spinal surgery two and a half months ago. Karimi’s brother, who traveled from Toronto to help care for their mother, is trapped as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044933\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/IsraelIranConflictGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of a damaged building in the Iranian capital, Tehran, following an Israeli attack, on June 13, 2025. Firefighting teams are dispatched to the area. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced that Israel conducted strikes on Iran. \u003ccite>(Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Karimi is one of tens of thousands of Iranians and Israelis in the San Francisco Bay Area who have been glued to the news about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910343/u-s-weighs-role-it-should-play-in-escalating-israel-iran-conflict\">escalating conflict\u003c/a> between the two countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In between the frantic texts and phone calls, Karimi tries to find some solace practicing art in her home studio. “I try to take refuge in my art. My art is about tension and healing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest update she has about her parents came from her other brother in Toronto, who spoke with a cousin in Shiraz over a two-minute, satellite-enabled phone call. “Everyone is OK,” the cousin said. That just means they’re alive. “That’s it,” Karimi said — all the information she has until someone outside the country hears more from the inside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Who are in the middle?” said Karimi. “Governments are not in the middle. People [are]. They are squeezed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just so, so, so devastating,” she continued, choking back tears.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12044621",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Her husband’s parents died years ago, but his siblings remain stuck in Tehran and, unlike her close relatives, do not have citizenship in another country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iranian Americans and Israeli Americans alike are bracing in fear for their loved ones abroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recent U.S. Census data shows approximately 45,000 people of Iranian ancestry live in the Bay Area, many in the South Bay like Karimi. The region is also home to roughly 10,000 Israelis, similarly concentrated in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Israel and Iran have been at odds since the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, their Bay Area diaspora communities share much in common. They have friendships, work together at the same companies, shop at the same stores and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13965475/rose-market-iranian-persian-food-mountain-view\">eat at the same restaurants\u003c/a>. Now they share fear for loved ones back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The sense of anxiety right now is high,” said Guy Miasnik, an Israeli American living in Los Altos. “I have my parents, who are close to 80. I have my sister and her family. Extended family and close friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most apartment buildings in Israel include a basement bunker, and newer homes have fortified safe rooms. Miasnik’s parents live in an older building, so when there is a missile strike warning, they must rush down four flights of stairs to reach shelter. “Sitting here, you’re devastated. You can’t be with your parents. You can’t support them,” Miasnik said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961572\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230916-MAHSA-DAY-CIVIC-CENTER-19-AC-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman named Arya, who used to run an art gallery in Iran before it was taken over by the Islamic Republic, waves an Iranian flag during a protest against the Iranian regime in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2023. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He’s downloaded an app from the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command that sends him real-time alerts of incoming missiles near his parents in Kfar Saba, a suburb of Tel Aviv.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miasnik, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who emigrated to the U.S. nearly 30 years ago, said talking with others about the situation overseas helps him cope. He’s also keenly aware that the conversations push back against the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044922/man-charged-with-hate-crime-in-violent-attack-in-sfs-marina-district\">rising tide of antisemitism\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101895300/hate-crimes-against-muslims-and-jews-on-the-rise\">Islamophobia\u003c/a> in American culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to be able to separate events that are happening abroad from how we treat our fellow community members, whether it’s Jewish or Muslim or any other background,” he said. “We have to make sure that our communities are protected, and are not collateral damage from the conflict that is happening on the other side of the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christina Rogers, a social work masters student living in Vallejo, is engaged to Mostafa Rezazadeh\u003cstrong>,\u003c/strong> an Iranian man now trapped in Tehran. Their future was \u003ca href=\"https://www.thereporter.com/2025/06/19/vallejo-resident-trapped-in-tehran/\">already uncertain\u003c/a>, with his visa application stalled under the Trump administration, but Rogers now fears for his life — and their plans for marriage.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12040994",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GettyImages-Trump-Mid-East-1020x680.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I did not think a year and a half ago that we would be in this situation,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Iran has encouraged its citizens to delete WhatsApp, that’s how they keep in touch — often late night and early mornings, due to the 10.5 hour time zone difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought I would be involved in this sort of conflict or have such an emotional connection to it, either,” Rogers said. “All I want is to bring Mosi home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steven Tadelis of Berkeley grew up in Israel from age 9 and he came to the U.S. at 30 for graduate school. His parents passed away long ago, but his cousin lives in Hadera on the coast of Israel, and he remains in close contact with childhood friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An economics professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, he said he understands that, statistically, most people will emerge from this war physically unharmed. He knows conceptually that every phone call with a friend or family member could be the last. Yet he also feels the unsettling dissonance of sitting in the calm, sunny Bay Area while his loved ones face what he calls a “death by lottery.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As my Tel Aviv friend said to me this morning, ‘It feels like we’re in a Russian roulette game,’ and I imagine that people in Tehran and other parts of Iran feel the same,” Tadelis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044919/bay-area-iranians-israelis-share-fears-for-loved-ones-facing-death-by-lottery",
"authors": [
"251"
],
"categories": [
"news_31795",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_1386",
"news_1323",
"news_34377",
"news_339",
"news_1741",
"news_1029",
"news_1069",
"news_17968"
],
"featImg": "news_12044932",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12045243": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12045243",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12045243",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750462084000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "ice-raids-deportations-could-cripple-californias-economy",
"title": "ICE Raids, Deportations Could Cripple California’s Economy",
"publishDate": 1750462084,
"format": "audio",
"headTitle": "ICE Raids, Deportations Could Cripple California’s Economy | KQED",
"labelTerm": {},
"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As immigration raids across the state disrupt workplaces and families, a new report describes the negative impact the federal raids and mass deportations could have on California’s economy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, Marisa and Guy discuss the report, plus the fallout from this week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for minors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": null,
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750483728,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 4,
"wordCount": 66
},
"headData": {
"title": "ICE Raids, Deportations Could Cripple California’s Economy | KQED",
"description": "As immigration raids across the state disrupt workplaces and families, a new report describes the negative impact the federal raids and mass deportations could have on California’s economy. Scott, Marisa and Guy discuss the report, plus the fallout from this week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for minors.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "ICE Raids, Deportations Could Cripple California’s Economy",
"datePublished": "2025-06-20T16:28:04-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-20T22:28:48-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"source": "Political Breakdown",
"sourceUrl": "https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/G6C7C3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6770454747.mp3?updated=1750462336",
"audioUrl": "https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/G6C7C3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6770454747.mp3?updated=1750462336",
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12045243",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12045243/ice-raids-deportations-could-cripple-californias-economy",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As immigration raids across the state disrupt workplaces and families, a new report describes the negative impact the federal raids and mass deportations could have on California’s economy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, Marisa and Guy discuss the report, plus the fallout from this week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for minors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12045243/ice-raids-deportations-could-cripple-californias-economy",
"authors": [
"255",
"3239",
"227"
],
"programs": [
"news_33544"
],
"categories": [
"news_8"
],
"tags": [
"news_22235",
"news_17968",
"news_34624"
],
"featImg": "news_12045245",
"label": "source_news_12045243"
},
"news_12044929": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044929",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044929",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750341638000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "in-san-jose-council-runoff-candidates-aim-to-heal-citys-political-divides",
"title": "In San José Council Runoff, Candidates Aim to Heal City’s Political Divides",
"publishDate": 1750341638,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "In San José Council Runoff, Candidates Aim to Heal City’s Political Divides | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>After months of political acrimony in a scandal-rocked district, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030375/san-jose-district-3-special-election-whos-running-and-how-to-vote\">City Council candidates\u003c/a> Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos are pledging to heal civic divides and rebuild \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031808/homelessness-trust-center-san-jose-district-3-special-election\">political trust\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033826/low-turnout-high-stakes-district-3-election-could-shift-power-san-jose\">District 3\u003c/a> ahead of a June 24 runoff election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are vying to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031953/san-joses-district-3-is-picking-a-new-city-councilmember-and-the-stakes-are-high\">the seat\u003c/a> formerly held by disgraced Councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013122/san-jose-councilmember-omar-torres-resigns-arrested\">Omar Torres\u003c/a>, and the candidates are pitching unique bridge-building strengths. Chavez-Lopez’s ties to Santa Clara County officials could help repair a fractured city-county relationship that threatens to impede progress on reducing homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tordillos, meanwhile, is the rare San José candidate with support from both sides of the city’s business-labor political divide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election could scramble the political alignment at City Hall. A win by Chavez-Lopez, the executive director of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, could weaken Mayor Matt Mahan’s moderate governing majority. Tordillos, chair of the San José Planning Commission, is endorsed by the mayor but is seen as more progressive than interim District 3 Councilmember Carl Salas, a Mahan ally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday’s runoff election will cap a tumultuous eight months in the district that includes downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods of Northside, Japantown and Guadalupe-Washington. Torres \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014643/omar-torres-resigns-from-san-jose-city-council-is-arrested\">resigned\u003c/a> from the council in November, and was arrested the same day on charges of child sexual abuse. He later pleaded \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035071/former-san-jose-council-member-pleads-no-contest-to-child-sexual-abuse\">no contest\u003c/a> and is awaiting sentencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, candidates running for District 3 City Council, Gabby Chavez-Lopez, Philip Dolan, Adam Duran, Irene Smith, Anthony Tordillos and Matthew Quevedo speak at a candidates forum at the San José Women’s Club in San José on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024327/san-jose-council-taps-engineering-executive-carl-salas-vacant-seat\">appointed\u003c/a> Salas, an engineering executive, to fill the vacant seat in January. Chavez-Lopez \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034920/san-jose-city-council-election-headed-to-runoff-chavez-lopez-leads\">finished first\u003c/a> in the April special election, but fell short of the majority vote needed to win outright. An automatic \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036612/recount-decide-spot-san-jose-council-election-runoff\">recount\u003c/a> determined the second spot in the runoff, with Tordillos \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037469/after-recount-tordillos-advances-to-runoff-election-for-san-jose-council-seat\">narrowly\u003c/a> edging out Matthew Quevedo, a close Mahan advisor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, Tordillos has picked up support from moderate groups such as Common Good Silicon Valley, an organization created by former Mayor Sam Liccardo. And while Chavez-Lopez is backed by the influential South Bay Labor Council, the region’s umbrella union group, Tordillos also has support from several labor unions and progressive organizations, including the Santa Clara County Democratic Party, which co-endorsed Chavez-Lopez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are the job center of San José, the economic center of the city, but we are also home to thousands of public-sector unionized workers, construction workers, members of the building trades — all of these workers who are really building up our city for the next hundred years,” Tordillos told KQED. “So I think that we need a council member who can speak to both of those communities and who can help to bridge that historic business-labor divide.”[aside postID=news_12037469 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-1020x680.jpg']The divide is evident in the soured relationship between Mahan’s moderate council majority and the more progressive, labor-aligned Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Tensions rose this spring when the City Council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043418/san-jose-council-approves-mahans-shelter-enforcement-plan\">approved\u003c/a> a plan to arrest people experiencing homelessness who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042370/in-san-jose-a-controversial-choice-for-unhoused-shelter-or-arrest\">refuse\u003c/a> multiple offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara supervisors and law enforcement officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042960/soon-refusing-shelter-in-san-jose-could-get-you-arrested\">opposed\u003c/a> the plan, calling it unworkable within the county system. The two sides have yet to reconcile the city’s prioritization of shelter and short-term housing with the county’s focus on permanent housing and social services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez told KQED it doesn’t make sense for the city and county to have different strategies for reducing homelessness. She said her longstanding relationships with elected officials — including the endorsement of all five county supervisors — would help her hit the ground running on the City Council if elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s a very important bridge that needs to be built — and fast — quite frankly,” Chavez-Lopez said. “Trust isn’t built in a day, but because I have such trusted relationships with many city leaders and many city staff, as well as all of the county board of supervisors who have endorsed me in this race … I think that there’s a real opportunity for partnership [and] collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campaign spending has continued at a furious pace since the special election. From April 7 through June 7, Tordillos’ campaign spent $124,902, while Chavez-Lopez spent $91,484.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035098\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabby Chavez-Lopez, San José City Council District 3 candidate, speaks to supporters after the first results come during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Spending by outside groups favored Chavez-Lopez before the April vote, but has turned decisively toward Tordillos, according to filings through June 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The South Bay Labor Council has shelled out $103,597 to boost Chavez-Lopez. But outside groups have spent $251,840 backing Tordillos. Most of that total comes from the California Association of Realtors, which has paid $148,878 for digital ads and mailers attacking Chavez-Lopez, who supports expanded rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan Eldridge, a political strategist who worked for Tordillos before the special election but is not involved in the runoff, said either candidate could emerge victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Chavez-Lopez] has maintained strong support from progressive and labor institutions since the beginning of her campaign, and that backing has only solidified over time,” Eldridge said. “That said, it would be a mistake to count Anthony Tordillos out. … Anthony has built his campaign from the ground up, essentially starting from scratch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This race will likely come down to the wire.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "The Tuesday special election between Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos will fill the District 3 City Council seat left vacant by Omar Torres’ resignation in November.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750276028,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 19,
"wordCount": 973
},
"headData": {
"title": "In San José Council Runoff, Candidates Aim to Heal City’s Political Divides | KQED",
"description": "The Tuesday special election between Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos will fill the District 3 City Council seat left vacant by Omar Torres’ resignation in November.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "In San José Council Runoff, Candidates Aim to Heal City’s Political Divides",
"datePublished": "2025-06-19T07:00:38-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-18T12:47:08-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044929/in-san-jose-council-runoff-candidates-aim-to-heal-citys-political-divides",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After months of political acrimony in a scandal-rocked district, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030375/san-jose-district-3-special-election-whos-running-and-how-to-vote\">City Council candidates\u003c/a> Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos are pledging to heal civic divides and rebuild \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031808/homelessness-trust-center-san-jose-district-3-special-election\">political trust\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033826/low-turnout-high-stakes-district-3-election-could-shift-power-san-jose\">District 3\u003c/a> ahead of a June 24 runoff election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are vying to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031953/san-joses-district-3-is-picking-a-new-city-councilmember-and-the-stakes-are-high\">the seat\u003c/a> formerly held by disgraced Councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013122/san-jose-councilmember-omar-torres-resigns-arrested\">Omar Torres\u003c/a>, and the candidates are pitching unique bridge-building strengths. Chavez-Lopez’s ties to Santa Clara County officials could help repair a fractured city-county relationship that threatens to impede progress on reducing homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tordillos, meanwhile, is the rare San José candidate with support from both sides of the city’s business-labor political divide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election could scramble the political alignment at City Hall. A win by Chavez-Lopez, the executive director of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, could weaken Mayor Matt Mahan’s moderate governing majority. Tordillos, chair of the San José Planning Commission, is endorsed by the mayor but is seen as more progressive than interim District 3 Councilmember Carl Salas, a Mahan ally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday’s runoff election will cap a tumultuous eight months in the district that includes downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods of Northside, Japantown and Guadalupe-Washington. Torres \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014643/omar-torres-resigns-from-san-jose-city-council-is-arrested\">resigned\u003c/a> from the council in November, and was arrested the same day on charges of child sexual abuse. He later pleaded \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035071/former-san-jose-council-member-pleads-no-contest-to-child-sexual-abuse\">no contest\u003c/a> and is awaiting sentencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, candidates running for District 3 City Council, Gabby Chavez-Lopez, Philip Dolan, Adam Duran, Irene Smith, Anthony Tordillos and Matthew Quevedo speak at a candidates forum at the San José Women’s Club in San José on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024327/san-jose-council-taps-engineering-executive-carl-salas-vacant-seat\">appointed\u003c/a> Salas, an engineering executive, to fill the vacant seat in January. Chavez-Lopez \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034920/san-jose-city-council-election-headed-to-runoff-chavez-lopez-leads\">finished first\u003c/a> in the April special election, but fell short of the majority vote needed to win outright. An automatic \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036612/recount-decide-spot-san-jose-council-election-runoff\">recount\u003c/a> determined the second spot in the runoff, with Tordillos \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037469/after-recount-tordillos-advances-to-runoff-election-for-san-jose-council-seat\">narrowly\u003c/a> edging out Matthew Quevedo, a close Mahan advisor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, Tordillos has picked up support from moderate groups such as Common Good Silicon Valley, an organization created by former Mayor Sam Liccardo. And while Chavez-Lopez is backed by the influential South Bay Labor Council, the region’s umbrella union group, Tordillos also has support from several labor unions and progressive organizations, including the Santa Clara County Democratic Party, which co-endorsed Chavez-Lopez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are the job center of San José, the economic center of the city, but we are also home to thousands of public-sector unionized workers, construction workers, members of the building trades — all of these workers who are really building up our city for the next hundred years,” Tordillos told KQED. “So I think that we need a council member who can speak to both of those communities and who can help to bridge that historic business-labor divide.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12037469",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-1020x680.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The divide is evident in the soured relationship between Mahan’s moderate council majority and the more progressive, labor-aligned Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Tensions rose this spring when the City Council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043418/san-jose-council-approves-mahans-shelter-enforcement-plan\">approved\u003c/a> a plan to arrest people experiencing homelessness who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042370/in-san-jose-a-controversial-choice-for-unhoused-shelter-or-arrest\">refuse\u003c/a> multiple offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara supervisors and law enforcement officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042960/soon-refusing-shelter-in-san-jose-could-get-you-arrested\">opposed\u003c/a> the plan, calling it unworkable within the county system. The two sides have yet to reconcile the city’s prioritization of shelter and short-term housing with the county’s focus on permanent housing and social services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez told KQED it doesn’t make sense for the city and county to have different strategies for reducing homelessness. She said her longstanding relationships with elected officials — including the endorsement of all five county supervisors — would help her hit the ground running on the City Council if elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s a very important bridge that needs to be built — and fast — quite frankly,” Chavez-Lopez said. “Trust isn’t built in a day, but because I have such trusted relationships with many city leaders and many city staff, as well as all of the county board of supervisors who have endorsed me in this race … I think that there’s a real opportunity for partnership [and] collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campaign spending has continued at a furious pace since the special election. From April 7 through June 7, Tordillos’ campaign spent $124,902, while Chavez-Lopez spent $91,484.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035098\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabby Chavez-Lopez, San José City Council District 3 candidate, speaks to supporters after the first results come during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Spending by outside groups favored Chavez-Lopez before the April vote, but has turned decisively toward Tordillos, according to filings through June 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The South Bay Labor Council has shelled out $103,597 to boost Chavez-Lopez. But outside groups have spent $251,840 backing Tordillos. Most of that total comes from the California Association of Realtors, which has paid $148,878 for digital ads and mailers attacking Chavez-Lopez, who supports expanded rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan Eldridge, a political strategist who worked for Tordillos before the special election but is not involved in the runoff, said either candidate could emerge victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Chavez-Lopez] has maintained strong support from progressive and labor institutions since the beginning of her campaign, and that backing has only solidified over time,” Eldridge said. “That said, it would be a mistake to count Anthony Tordillos out. … Anthony has built his campaign from the ground up, essentially starting from scratch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This race will likely come down to the wire.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044929/in-san-jose-council-runoff-candidates-aim-to-heal-citys-political-divides",
"authors": [
"227"
],
"categories": [
"news_28250",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_18538",
"news_27626",
"news_34377",
"news_17968",
"news_18541",
"news_34586",
"news_21285"
],
"featImg": "news_12044939",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12044638": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044638",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044638",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750255215000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "california-reparations-bills-definition-12-million-explainer",
"title": "Newsom Pledged $12 Million for Racial Justice in California. What Now?",
"publishDate": 1750255215,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "Newsom Pledged $12 Million for Racial Justice in California. What Now? | KQED",
"labelTerm": {},
"content": "\u003cp>In June 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11992846/california-sets-aside-up-to-12-million-for-reparations-bills-to-make-amends-for-racist-legacy\">$12 million\u003c/a> to spend on reparations legislation, a historic move by the state to atone for its legacy of racism and discrimination against Black residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the dispersal of the money is still being decided in the state Legislature, disagreements over how it should be used have surfaced between politicians, academics and reparative justice advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the state budget deadline approaching, some restorative justice advocates see an opportunity to advance the movement — despite efforts by the Trump administration to curtail conversations about race and accountability. Three bills backed by reparative justice advocates — and based on recommendations from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/reparations\">California Reparations Task Force\u003c/a> — are set to be voted on this year, with a recently passed bill creating a new state agency to oversee restitution for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to lawmakers, academics and advocates to figure out what is happening with the $12 million, how we got here and what the future holds for the reparations movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to:\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#california-reparations-future\">What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Understandingthe$12million\">\u003c/a>What is the $12 million for?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The $12 million is coming from the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">general fund\u003c/a>. It’s a small slice of the fiscal year’s \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/publication/#/e/2024-25/Home\">$297.9 billion budget\u003c/a>, approximately 0.004%, but the state is grappling with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040025/newsom-blames-trump-california-budget-deficit-aims-cap-undocumented-health-care\">a projected shortfall of billions of dollars\u003c/a> and proposed cuts to services such as health care for undocumented people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As former state Sen. Steven Bradford, who was on the task force, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">to NPR last year\u003c/a>, the $12 million does not “come close to healing or addressing all the massive wrongs and continued vestiges of slavery and discrimination,” but “it lets folks know that we’re serious about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a beginning,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a jacket and tie, sitting at a desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-800x571.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California state Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), a member of California’s reparations task force, in his office in Sacramento on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Will there be cash payments?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Reparations are often associated with direct payments to individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the abolishment of slavery in the United States, a government program promised to provide “40 Acres and a Mule” to formerly enslaved people. But the promise was never fulfilled. The few Black families who were given property had it swiftly taken away after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/\">an investigation by \u003cem>Mother Jones\u003c/em>, the Center of Public Integrity and \u003cem>Reveal\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reparation was never about a check. It was about land. It was about property ownership,” Bradford, who was also the vice chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, said. “But if it were to be a check, the minimum it should be is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTES5mX9-Co\">[around $350,000]\u003c/a>, because that was clearly identified through leading economists of what the wealth gap is between African American families and their white counterparts. That should be the floor, not the ceiling.”[aside postID=arts_13976970 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/20240619_JuneteenthCookout_GC-5_qed-1020x680.jpg']“I don’t think this state — or this nation — can ever fully compensate those descendants of slavery who built this country,” Bradford added. “It’s not enough money in our coffers to do so, but we can make amends and provide some kind of level of recognition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government has doled out cash payments for reparations before. In 1988, demand pushed the United States government to distribute \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906015/how-japanese-americans-in-the-bay-area-are-carrying-forward-the-legacy-of-reparations\">reparations to around 82,000 people\u003c/a> for the mass incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. In 2024, some Californian women who were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008246/i-would-have-been-a-great-mom-california-finally-pays-reparations-to-woman-it-sterilized\">forcibly sterilized in prison\u003c/a> received payments from the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the top recommendations from the California Reparations Task Force was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/05/california-payment-calculator-reparations/\">direct cash payments\u003c/a> — totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars — to descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the idea of payments has been difficult to get support from political figures, like Newsom, who cite \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">budgetary issues\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $12 million has been allotted for “\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">the implementation of reparations legislation that is enacted into law\u003c/a>,” meaning any bills or proposals that pass through the state government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12020007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12020007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn Johnson, CEO of Black Culture Zone, discusses plans to remake part of the Allen Temple Baptist Church into a community space during a fundraising walking tour for the Rise East collective along International Boulevard in Oakland on Oct. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The intent is for the Administration to work with the Legislature on the allocation of these funds,” a spokesperson for the California Department of Finance said in a statement to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson said that there are no requirements for the bill at present, and there is no specific timeline associated with appropriation of the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area will see a glimpse of how reparations can work when invested in public infrastructure. In East Oakland, a collective of nonprofits called Rise East unlocked a $50 million grant from Blue Meridian Partners, a national philanthropic organization, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021914/rise-east-unlocks-100-million-to-reimagine-east-oakland\">raising a matching $50 million\u003c/a>. The money will be used for Rise East’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.riseeast.org/\">10-year plan to address decades of harm\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although California entered the union as a free state in 1850, it did not ratify the 14th and 15th Amendments — granting citizenship and voting rights, respectively — for more than a century. After the abolishment of slavery, attacks on Black people continued. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had a sizable presence in California, and discriminatory housing laws and redlining dismantled neighborhoods like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11825401/how-urban-renewal-decimated-the-fillmore-district-and-took-jazz-with-it\">San Francisco’s Fillmore District\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the reparations task force noted in its report, the life expectancy gap between Black Californians and their white counterparts can be “interpreted as the cumulative effect of unequal treatment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Three African American men have a standing conversation.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) speaks with attendees during a California Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento on March 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Reparations were never a handout,” Bradford said to KQED. “It was never charity. It was what was promised and what was owed and what’s 160 years overdue — whether it’s in the form of a check, continued education, ongoing health care, homebuyers assistance, tax exemptions for a period of time, business loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s many ways that we can provide opportunities to folks who have been disenfranchised in this country simply because of the color of their skin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reparations gained momentum across the United States after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987911/how-george-floyds-murder-ignited-solidarity-in-the-streets-and-californias-reparations-movement\">murder of George Floyd\u003c/a> by Minneapolis officers five years ago, as protests against police brutality and anti-Black racism \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/george-floyd-protests\">blossomed in California and across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The social upheaval from four years ago provided the legislative support for Assembly Bill 3121, which created \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11948198/examining-reparations-and-the-historical-harms-of-slavery-and-racism-in-california\">the reparations task force\u003c/a> — the first statewide body to study reparative measures for Black people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2023, after two years of research, the task force \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953025/reparations-task-forces-final-report-covers-much-more-than-money\">released a final report\u003c/a> of more than 1,000 pages outlining policies to help close racial gaps in housing, education and health — including a K–12 Black studies curriculum, wellness centers in Black communities and free tuition at California public colleges and universities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to direct payments, another major recommendation was the creation of the \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/ch18-ca-reparations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California American Freedman Affairs Agency (PDF)\u003c/a>, which would administer reparations, offer legal services and operate a genealogy office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How genealogy comes into play\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One major point of contention the reparations task force addressed was determining who would be eligible for reparations. While some members of the task force were in favor of limiting restitution to those who can prove they are the descendants of an enslaved person, others argued for race-based eligibility. Under the latter, any Black person in the state would be eligible for reparations regardless of descendancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the task force voted 5–4 to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909471/unpacking-reparations-eligibility-in-california\">limit its compensation eligibility\u003c/a> to people whose lineage can be traced to an enslaved person. While some of the recommendations in the task force’s final report addressed systemic issues that affect all Black Californians, the decision to limit eligibility for direct compensation was controversial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044680\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force members Lisa Holder and Don Tamaki speak during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Holder, a task force member and president of the Oakland-based Equal Justice Society, said she supports race-based reparations because the harm experienced by Black people did not end with the abolition of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holder said decades of segregation in the United States, along with its history of colonization in Africa and the Caribbean, have denied many Black and African people the opportunities they should have had access to. Discriminatory practices in the educational system and the United States’ financial institutions, as well as abuses by law enforcement, have also perpetuated a continued cycle of race-based harm, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Black people throughout the diaspora have been harmed by anti-Black animus and anti-Black hate,” Holder said. “All Black people deserve repair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other task force members and reparations advocates expressed concern that race-based reparations could be more vulnerable to legal challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12042500 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1920x1318.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, on Jan. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said the Supreme Court has made it clear that it is hostile to policies that include “racial preference,” even those that are meant to remediate past instances of discrimination. They could be declared unconstitutional, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky, who testified before the task force in 2022, said a reparations package based on lineage would be more likely to hold up in court because it avoids the kind of racial classifications that have undermined policies like affirmative action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Although most enslaved individuals were Black individuals, there were also individuals who were not Black who were enslaved,” Chemerinsky told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a matter of the greatest social good, but rather what will most likely survive judicial examination, he said. Racial considerations were used for recommendations that look at broader systemic change, according to Holder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just about a check in the mail,” Holder said. “It is about rehabilitating our systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reparations package and the 115 bills that we introduced as a task force toggle back and forth between direct payments and financial compensation and systemic repair. All Black people — frankly, all people — are eligible for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What bills were on the table in 2024?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last year, the California Legislative Black Caucus introduced a slate of bills incorporating many of the task force’s policy proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981271/track-the-success-of-californias-14-reparations-bills-for-black-residents\">signed six of the 14 bills\u003c/a>, including one that requires the state to issue a formal apology for its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006819/california-to-issue-apology-for-slavery-as-newsom-signs-reparations-bills\">role in harming Black residents\u003c/a> through racist and oppressive policies. Under Assembly Bill 3089, a plaque displaying the official apology is set to be installed in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, though no action has been taken yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040807\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Department of General Services \u003ca href=\"https://bcp.dof.ca.gov/2526/FY2526_ORG7760_BCP7787.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requested $500,000 (PDF)\u003c/a> for the plaque, which the Department of Finance said is separate from the $12 million. According to the Department of General Services, there is no timeline on the plaque until the item is approved by the state Legislature and the budget is signed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other bills signed by Newsom last year include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1815\u003c/strong>: Prohibits discrimination based on certain traits associated with race, such as hair texture or style.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Senate Bill 1089\u003c/strong>: Requires grocery stores and pharmacies to provide employees, county officials and surrounding communities with advanced notice of their impending closures.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1986\u003c/strong>: Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of the Inspector General to track and publicize which books are banned in state prisons.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1929\u003c/strong>: Requires data tracking of who receives state technical education grants to be disaggregated by race.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 3131\u003c/strong>: Requires the state Department of Education to prioritize socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in historically redlined communities for career education grants.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reparations (and reparations-adjacent) bills in California\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-BvlhD\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/BvlhD/2/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"900\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tensions rising\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many organizers and reparations advocates, it was not enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reparations task force “did a really good job of working out the mechanics,” said Kamilah Moore, the former chair of the task force. “I’ve been trying to stay optimistic, but it is a bit disconcerting — even upsetting — given that the task force ended June ’23. It’ll be almost two years, and there hasn’t been much progress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former state Sen. Steven Bradford introduced three bills last year that many in the movement saw as the centerpiece of the CLBC’s reparations package. All three failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948415\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing glasses, a navy blue jacket and yellow and black designed shirt, shakes hands with a Black woman wearing a patterned hat and black shirt in a building with other people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force chair Kamilah Moore speaks with attendees during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1403 would have created the California American Freedmen Agency to implement the reparations task force’s recommendations, while Senate Bill 1331 would have funded it. Both bills were ultimately pulled off the floor by members of the Black Caucus before they could be voted on after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002804/centerpiece-reparations-bill-derailed-by-newsoms-late-request-heres-why\">pressure from Newsom’s office\u003c/a>, sparking backlash from reparations activists who criticized members of the Black Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many were frustrated by what they felt was a unilateral decision to reject Bradford’s bills, despite what constituents were calling for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m living in Sacramento. There’s no Black Caucus member that represents the Sacramento area,” said Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, or CJEC. “I can’t vote against them if I don’t like what they do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044684\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, a reparations advocacy group, speaks during a rally against Proposition 36 at the Upper Haight bookstore, Booksmith, in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1050, which would have provided compensation to people affected by racist land seizures, received approval from both legislative houses but was vetoed. According to Newsom, there is no existing agency that could implement the bill, though SB 1403 would have created one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/wendyfry_/status/1836047838217904612?s=46\">\u003cem>CalMatters\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a> that members of the CLBC sent a letter to Newsom asking that $6 million of the $12 million allocation be sent to the California Black Freedom Fund, a $100 million initiative dedicated to funding nonprofits that support Black communities and tackle anti-Blackness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Moore, community organizations such as the ones supported by the fund can be difficult to track and oversee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not denigrating the utility of nonprofits or the work that they’ve done for our communities,” Moore said. “But this is a reparations commission. … The state should not outsource the solutions to nonprofits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the bills in play right now in 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While there is only one bill that seeks funding from the $12 million, there are several bills in session meant to address the harms of institutional racism that have attracted the attention of reparations activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11841803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg\" alt=\"A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out 'Reparations Now!'\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out ‘Reparations Now!’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Todd Matthews)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 518 \u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>Passed\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB518\">Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery\u003c/a> within the Department of Justice. The leader of the bureau would be appointed by the attorney general and confirmed by the Senate. The bureau would “determine how an individual’s status as a descendant would be confirmed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong> Newsom signed the bill into law on Oct. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is not just confronting the past. We are investing in the future,” Weber Pierson said in \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/governor-newsom-signs-landmark-bill-creating-slavery-descendants-bureau\">a news release\u003c/a>. “With SB 518, we have created a model for how states can move from study to structure, from intention to action. This is about building something permanent that honors the truth and restores dignity to the descendants of those who endured generations of injustice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CJEC pushed back on the bureau’s language in June, saying the bill would open services to non-descendants of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to have to go to the state’s top law enforcement body to do my reparations claims. Or have my genealogy data sitting with the state’s top police,” Lodgson added. “That is crazy to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 437\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Weber Pierson (D-San Diego)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>It seeks $6 million to enable “the California State University to conduct research in furtherance of the recommendations of the task force, thereby making an appropriation.” Citing the task force, the guidelines of the bill would propose research to conduct and determine ways to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>Some critics argue that the bill is redundant. Last year, Newsom’s administration offered the same language as an amendment to one of Bradford’s bills, which he rejected, saying it recreated what the task force had already done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The task force studied reparations for two years,” Bradford said. “No disrespect to the CSUs … [but] they would just further meat on the bone, so to speak, on how it would be structured. But not the implementation of reparations. There are professional genealogists out there already.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson agreed, saying that the task force’s recommendation to provide genealogy services is “very different from giving the CSU $6 million to research how to do genealogy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a meeting by the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans in Oakland, Dec. 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1315\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Former Assemblymember Bill Essayli, who is currently the interim United States attorney for the Central District of California. The bill needs a new author, Lodgson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a California American Freedmen Affairs Agency within the state government. The leader of the agency would be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1315\">purpose\u003c/a> of the agency is to “verify a resident’s status as an American Freedman, as defined, and create and maintain an accurate database registry of American Freedmen residents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>As described by Lodgson, the legislation is “in direct competition” with Weber Pierson’s bill and was brought to Essayli by the CJEC. Lodgson defended working with a Republican lawmaker, saying it follows what the task force recommended more closely. Moore \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/california-fight-for-reparations-unexpected-pair/63965892\">agreed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-October, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">vetoed several reparations-related bills\u003c/a>, arguing they were unnecessary, would strain state resources or posed legal risks. The measures included:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 7\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed descendants of enslaved people to receive preference in university admissions, business licenses and first-time homebuyer loans.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 57\u003c/strong>, which proposed setting aside 10% of funds in the California Dream for All Program for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 62\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed residents who lost property through racist eminent domain policies to petition the state for compensation.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 742\u003c/strong>, which sought to prioritize professional license applications for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"california-reparations-future\">\u003c/a>What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many racial justice advocates, the mass protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 marked a moment of racial reckoning for institutions across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Politicians and government agencies, media outlets and corporations responded with urgency, issuing \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/13/after-years-marginalizing-black-employees-customers-corporate-america-says-black-lives-matter/\">statements of solidarity\u003c/a> and introducing initiatives that would increase diversity, equity and inclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11879375\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/gettyimages-1325462782-11cedddb24505af92a60e86c49c305934cf5ab34-scaled-e1624651309323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two children view a mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Friday, as a Hennepin County court weighed the sentence to impose on former police officer Derek Chauvin. \u003ccite>(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some of it was meaningful,” Eric Garcia, co-director of Detour Productions in San Francisco, told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">KQED Arts.\u003c/a> “A lot of it was reactive, short-lived and ultimately self-serving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five years later, the political landscape in the United States has taken a sharp, rightward turn. As the Trump administration continues to condemn efforts to improve diversity and equity in both the public and private sectors, reparations advocates are searching for new ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034699/racial-justice-advocates-stay-course-dei-faces-mounting-attacks\">advance the racial justice movement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is tremendous hostility from the White House to civil rights,” said Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. “It’s impossible at this moment to know how successful the Trump administration will be in undermining civil rights law, but there’s no doubt that they’re engaged in a concerted effort to do so.”[aside postID=news_11944986 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63478_005_KQED_AlisonFordBerkeley_03022023-qut-1020x680.jpg']It has also impacted how policymakers approach racial justice policies. Black legislators in California, for example, have avoided using the term “reparations” in bills due to its association with direct cash payments, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/02/20/black-caucus-reparations-00205352\">report\u003c/a> by \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel the California Legislative Black Caucus is very much committed to this issue and committed to staying with the issue for more than one legislative session,” said Holder. “This is not a one-and-done program. This is not about trying to fix 400 years of harm in 15 minutes. That’s unrealistic and that will be unsuccessful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued: “In this moment, when we are dealing essentially with an apex predator who’s attacking democracy and who has hijacked our federal government and our resources, we have to really be strategic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson argued that not much has changed for him, as the bills he supported failed under a Democratic administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Democrats and Republicans — none of these administrations supported reparations at the federal level. None of them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bradford said California missed a critical opportunity last year to enact reparations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We first must understand the history and understand why, when it comes to African Americans, we always continue to have to take a back seat and say, ‘Get over it’ or ‘It’s not a priority,’” he said. “It’s still a priority. It still needs to be addressed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">KQED’s \u003c/i>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> contributed to this report.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What questions do you have?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we aim to publish guides that dispel confusion and answer burning questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have more inquiries about reparations or racial justice, please let us know, and we’ll do our best to answer. It will make our reporting stronger and will help us decide what to cover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwcbTYMD7fA9T1Tm7VvQfBTB1KZpCweq-RO5DfwzU5rfk2mQ/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "KQED spoke with lawmakers, academics and advocates to uncover what’s happening with the $12 million California set aside for reparations legislation. The short answer: not much.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1760463656,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": true,
"iframeSrcs": [
"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/BvlhD/2/"
],
"hasGoogleForm": true,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 90,
"wordCount": 3943
},
"headData": {
"title": "Newsom Pledged $12 Million for Racial Justice in California. What Now? | KQED",
"description": "KQED spoke with lawmakers, academics and advocates to uncover what’s happening with the $12 million California set aside for reparations legislation. The short answer: not much.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Newsom Pledged $12 Million for Racial Justice in California. What Now?",
"datePublished": "2025-06-18T07:00:15-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-10-14T10:40:56-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"primaryCategory": {
"termId": 8,
"slug": "news",
"name": "News"
},
"source": "Reparations",
"sourceUrl": "https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/reparations",
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044638",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044638/california-reparations-bills-definition-12-million-explainer",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In June 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11992846/california-sets-aside-up-to-12-million-for-reparations-bills-to-make-amends-for-racist-legacy\">$12 million\u003c/a> to spend on reparations legislation, a historic move by the state to atone for its legacy of racism and discrimination against Black residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the dispersal of the money is still being decided in the state Legislature, disagreements over how it should be used have surfaced between politicians, academics and reparative justice advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the state budget deadline approaching, some restorative justice advocates see an opportunity to advance the movement — despite efforts by the Trump administration to curtail conversations about race and accountability. Three bills backed by reparative justice advocates — and based on recommendations from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/reparations\">California Reparations Task Force\u003c/a> — are set to be voted on this year, with a recently passed bill creating a new state agency to oversee restitution for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to lawmakers, academics and advocates to figure out what is happening with the $12 million, how we got here and what the future holds for the reparations movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to:\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#california-reparations-future\">What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Understandingthe$12million\">\u003c/a>What is the $12 million for?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The $12 million is coming from the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">general fund\u003c/a>. It’s a small slice of the fiscal year’s \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/publication/#/e/2024-25/Home\">$297.9 billion budget\u003c/a>, approximately 0.004%, but the state is grappling with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040025/newsom-blames-trump-california-budget-deficit-aims-cap-undocumented-health-care\">a projected shortfall of billions of dollars\u003c/a> and proposed cuts to services such as health care for undocumented people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As former state Sen. Steven Bradford, who was on the task force, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">to NPR last year\u003c/a>, the $12 million does not “come close to healing or addressing all the massive wrongs and continued vestiges of slavery and discrimination,” but “it lets folks know that we’re serious about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a beginning,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a jacket and tie, sitting at a desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-800x571.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California state Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), a member of California’s reparations task force, in his office in Sacramento on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Will there be cash payments?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Reparations are often associated with direct payments to individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the abolishment of slavery in the United States, a government program promised to provide “40 Acres and a Mule” to formerly enslaved people. But the promise was never fulfilled. The few Black families who were given property had it swiftly taken away after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/\">an investigation by \u003cem>Mother Jones\u003c/em>, the Center of Public Integrity and \u003cem>Reveal\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reparation was never about a check. It was about land. It was about property ownership,” Bradford, who was also the vice chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, said. “But if it were to be a check, the minimum it should be is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTES5mX9-Co\">[around $350,000]\u003c/a>, because that was clearly identified through leading economists of what the wealth gap is between African American families and their white counterparts. That should be the floor, not the ceiling.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "arts_13976970",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/20240619_JuneteenthCookout_GC-5_qed-1020x680.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I don’t think this state — or this nation — can ever fully compensate those descendants of slavery who built this country,” Bradford added. “It’s not enough money in our coffers to do so, but we can make amends and provide some kind of level of recognition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government has doled out cash payments for reparations before. In 1988, demand pushed the United States government to distribute \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906015/how-japanese-americans-in-the-bay-area-are-carrying-forward-the-legacy-of-reparations\">reparations to around 82,000 people\u003c/a> for the mass incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. In 2024, some Californian women who were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008246/i-would-have-been-a-great-mom-california-finally-pays-reparations-to-woman-it-sterilized\">forcibly sterilized in prison\u003c/a> received payments from the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the top recommendations from the California Reparations Task Force was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/05/california-payment-calculator-reparations/\">direct cash payments\u003c/a> — totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars — to descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the idea of payments has been difficult to get support from political figures, like Newsom, who cite \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">budgetary issues\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $12 million has been allotted for “\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">the implementation of reparations legislation that is enacted into law\u003c/a>,” meaning any bills or proposals that pass through the state government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12020007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12020007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn Johnson, CEO of Black Culture Zone, discusses plans to remake part of the Allen Temple Baptist Church into a community space during a fundraising walking tour for the Rise East collective along International Boulevard in Oakland on Oct. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The intent is for the Administration to work with the Legislature on the allocation of these funds,” a spokesperson for the California Department of Finance said in a statement to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson said that there are no requirements for the bill at present, and there is no specific timeline associated with appropriation of the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area will see a glimpse of how reparations can work when invested in public infrastructure. In East Oakland, a collective of nonprofits called Rise East unlocked a $50 million grant from Blue Meridian Partners, a national philanthropic organization, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021914/rise-east-unlocks-100-million-to-reimagine-east-oakland\">raising a matching $50 million\u003c/a>. The money will be used for Rise East’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.riseeast.org/\">10-year plan to address decades of harm\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although California entered the union as a free state in 1850, it did not ratify the 14th and 15th Amendments — granting citizenship and voting rights, respectively — for more than a century. After the abolishment of slavery, attacks on Black people continued. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had a sizable presence in California, and discriminatory housing laws and redlining dismantled neighborhoods like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11825401/how-urban-renewal-decimated-the-fillmore-district-and-took-jazz-with-it\">San Francisco’s Fillmore District\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the reparations task force noted in its report, the life expectancy gap between Black Californians and their white counterparts can be “interpreted as the cumulative effect of unequal treatment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Three African American men have a standing conversation.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) speaks with attendees during a California Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento on March 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Reparations were never a handout,” Bradford said to KQED. “It was never charity. It was what was promised and what was owed and what’s 160 years overdue — whether it’s in the form of a check, continued education, ongoing health care, homebuyers assistance, tax exemptions for a period of time, business loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s many ways that we can provide opportunities to folks who have been disenfranchised in this country simply because of the color of their skin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reparations gained momentum across the United States after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987911/how-george-floyds-murder-ignited-solidarity-in-the-streets-and-californias-reparations-movement\">murder of George Floyd\u003c/a> by Minneapolis officers five years ago, as protests against police brutality and anti-Black racism \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/george-floyd-protests\">blossomed in California and across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The social upheaval from four years ago provided the legislative support for Assembly Bill 3121, which created \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11948198/examining-reparations-and-the-historical-harms-of-slavery-and-racism-in-california\">the reparations task force\u003c/a> — the first statewide body to study reparative measures for Black people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2023, after two years of research, the task force \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953025/reparations-task-forces-final-report-covers-much-more-than-money\">released a final report\u003c/a> of more than 1,000 pages outlining policies to help close racial gaps in housing, education and health — including a K–12 Black studies curriculum, wellness centers in Black communities and free tuition at California public colleges and universities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to direct payments, another major recommendation was the creation of the \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/ch18-ca-reparations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California American Freedman Affairs Agency (PDF)\u003c/a>, which would administer reparations, offer legal services and operate a genealogy office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How genealogy comes into play\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One major point of contention the reparations task force addressed was determining who would be eligible for reparations. While some members of the task force were in favor of limiting restitution to those who can prove they are the descendants of an enslaved person, others argued for race-based eligibility. Under the latter, any Black person in the state would be eligible for reparations regardless of descendancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the task force voted 5–4 to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909471/unpacking-reparations-eligibility-in-california\">limit its compensation eligibility\u003c/a> to people whose lineage can be traced to an enslaved person. While some of the recommendations in the task force’s final report addressed systemic issues that affect all Black Californians, the decision to limit eligibility for direct compensation was controversial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044680\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force members Lisa Holder and Don Tamaki speak during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Holder, a task force member and president of the Oakland-based Equal Justice Society, said she supports race-based reparations because the harm experienced by Black people did not end with the abolition of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holder said decades of segregation in the United States, along with its history of colonization in Africa and the Caribbean, have denied many Black and African people the opportunities they should have had access to. Discriminatory practices in the educational system and the United States’ financial institutions, as well as abuses by law enforcement, have also perpetuated a continued cycle of race-based harm, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Black people throughout the diaspora have been harmed by anti-Black animus and anti-Black hate,” Holder said. “All Black people deserve repair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other task force members and reparations advocates expressed concern that race-based reparations could be more vulnerable to legal challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12042500 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1920x1318.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, on Jan. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said the Supreme Court has made it clear that it is hostile to policies that include “racial preference,” even those that are meant to remediate past instances of discrimination. They could be declared unconstitutional, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky, who testified before the task force in 2022, said a reparations package based on lineage would be more likely to hold up in court because it avoids the kind of racial classifications that have undermined policies like affirmative action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Although most enslaved individuals were Black individuals, there were also individuals who were not Black who were enslaved,” Chemerinsky told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a matter of the greatest social good, but rather what will most likely survive judicial examination, he said. Racial considerations were used for recommendations that look at broader systemic change, according to Holder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just about a check in the mail,” Holder said. “It is about rehabilitating our systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reparations package and the 115 bills that we introduced as a task force toggle back and forth between direct payments and financial compensation and systemic repair. All Black people — frankly, all people — are eligible for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What bills were on the table in 2024?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last year, the California Legislative Black Caucus introduced a slate of bills incorporating many of the task force’s policy proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981271/track-the-success-of-californias-14-reparations-bills-for-black-residents\">signed six of the 14 bills\u003c/a>, including one that requires the state to issue a formal apology for its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006819/california-to-issue-apology-for-slavery-as-newsom-signs-reparations-bills\">role in harming Black residents\u003c/a> through racist and oppressive policies. Under Assembly Bill 3089, a plaque displaying the official apology is set to be installed in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, though no action has been taken yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040807\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Department of General Services \u003ca href=\"https://bcp.dof.ca.gov/2526/FY2526_ORG7760_BCP7787.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requested $500,000 (PDF)\u003c/a> for the plaque, which the Department of Finance said is separate from the $12 million. According to the Department of General Services, there is no timeline on the plaque until the item is approved by the state Legislature and the budget is signed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other bills signed by Newsom last year include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1815\u003c/strong>: Prohibits discrimination based on certain traits associated with race, such as hair texture or style.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Senate Bill 1089\u003c/strong>: Requires grocery stores and pharmacies to provide employees, county officials and surrounding communities with advanced notice of their impending closures.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1986\u003c/strong>: Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of the Inspector General to track and publicize which books are banned in state prisons.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1929\u003c/strong>: Requires data tracking of who receives state technical education grants to be disaggregated by race.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 3131\u003c/strong>: Requires the state Department of Education to prioritize socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in historically redlined communities for career education grants.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reparations (and reparations-adjacent) bills in California\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-BvlhD\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/BvlhD/2/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"900\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tensions rising\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many organizers and reparations advocates, it was not enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reparations task force “did a really good job of working out the mechanics,” said Kamilah Moore, the former chair of the task force. “I’ve been trying to stay optimistic, but it is a bit disconcerting — even upsetting — given that the task force ended June ’23. It’ll be almost two years, and there hasn’t been much progress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former state Sen. Steven Bradford introduced three bills last year that many in the movement saw as the centerpiece of the CLBC’s reparations package. All three failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948415\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing glasses, a navy blue jacket and yellow and black designed shirt, shakes hands with a Black woman wearing a patterned hat and black shirt in a building with other people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force chair Kamilah Moore speaks with attendees during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1403 would have created the California American Freedmen Agency to implement the reparations task force’s recommendations, while Senate Bill 1331 would have funded it. Both bills were ultimately pulled off the floor by members of the Black Caucus before they could be voted on after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002804/centerpiece-reparations-bill-derailed-by-newsoms-late-request-heres-why\">pressure from Newsom’s office\u003c/a>, sparking backlash from reparations activists who criticized members of the Black Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many were frustrated by what they felt was a unilateral decision to reject Bradford’s bills, despite what constituents were calling for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m living in Sacramento. There’s no Black Caucus member that represents the Sacramento area,” said Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, or CJEC. “I can’t vote against them if I don’t like what they do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044684\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, a reparations advocacy group, speaks during a rally against Proposition 36 at the Upper Haight bookstore, Booksmith, in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1050, which would have provided compensation to people affected by racist land seizures, received approval from both legislative houses but was vetoed. According to Newsom, there is no existing agency that could implement the bill, though SB 1403 would have created one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/wendyfry_/status/1836047838217904612?s=46\">\u003cem>CalMatters\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a> that members of the CLBC sent a letter to Newsom asking that $6 million of the $12 million allocation be sent to the California Black Freedom Fund, a $100 million initiative dedicated to funding nonprofits that support Black communities and tackle anti-Blackness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Moore, community organizations such as the ones supported by the fund can be difficult to track and oversee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not denigrating the utility of nonprofits or the work that they’ve done for our communities,” Moore said. “But this is a reparations commission. … The state should not outsource the solutions to nonprofits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the bills in play right now in 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While there is only one bill that seeks funding from the $12 million, there are several bills in session meant to address the harms of institutional racism that have attracted the attention of reparations activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11841803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg\" alt=\"A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out 'Reparations Now!'\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out ‘Reparations Now!’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Todd Matthews)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 518 \u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>Passed\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB518\">Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery\u003c/a> within the Department of Justice. The leader of the bureau would be appointed by the attorney general and confirmed by the Senate. The bureau would “determine how an individual’s status as a descendant would be confirmed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong> Newsom signed the bill into law on Oct. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is not just confronting the past. We are investing in the future,” Weber Pierson said in \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/governor-newsom-signs-landmark-bill-creating-slavery-descendants-bureau\">a news release\u003c/a>. “With SB 518, we have created a model for how states can move from study to structure, from intention to action. This is about building something permanent that honors the truth and restores dignity to the descendants of those who endured generations of injustice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CJEC pushed back on the bureau’s language in June, saying the bill would open services to non-descendants of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to have to go to the state’s top law enforcement body to do my reparations claims. Or have my genealogy data sitting with the state’s top police,” Lodgson added. “That is crazy to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 437\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Weber Pierson (D-San Diego)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>It seeks $6 million to enable “the California State University to conduct research in furtherance of the recommendations of the task force, thereby making an appropriation.” Citing the task force, the guidelines of the bill would propose research to conduct and determine ways to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>Some critics argue that the bill is redundant. Last year, Newsom’s administration offered the same language as an amendment to one of Bradford’s bills, which he rejected, saying it recreated what the task force had already done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The task force studied reparations for two years,” Bradford said. “No disrespect to the CSUs … [but] they would just further meat on the bone, so to speak, on how it would be structured. But not the implementation of reparations. There are professional genealogists out there already.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson agreed, saying that the task force’s recommendation to provide genealogy services is “very different from giving the CSU $6 million to research how to do genealogy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a meeting by the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans in Oakland, Dec. 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1315\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Former Assemblymember Bill Essayli, who is currently the interim United States attorney for the Central District of California. The bill needs a new author, Lodgson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a California American Freedmen Affairs Agency within the state government. The leader of the agency would be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1315\">purpose\u003c/a> of the agency is to “verify a resident’s status as an American Freedman, as defined, and create and maintain an accurate database registry of American Freedmen residents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>As described by Lodgson, the legislation is “in direct competition” with Weber Pierson’s bill and was brought to Essayli by the CJEC. Lodgson defended working with a Republican lawmaker, saying it follows what the task force recommended more closely. Moore \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/california-fight-for-reparations-unexpected-pair/63965892\">agreed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-October, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">vetoed several reparations-related bills\u003c/a>, arguing they were unnecessary, would strain state resources or posed legal risks. The measures included:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 7\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed descendants of enslaved people to receive preference in university admissions, business licenses and first-time homebuyer loans.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 57\u003c/strong>, which proposed setting aside 10% of funds in the California Dream for All Program for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 62\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed residents who lost property through racist eminent domain policies to petition the state for compensation.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 742\u003c/strong>, which sought to prioritize professional license applications for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"california-reparations-future\">\u003c/a>What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many racial justice advocates, the mass protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 marked a moment of racial reckoning for institutions across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Politicians and government agencies, media outlets and corporations responded with urgency, issuing \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/13/after-years-marginalizing-black-employees-customers-corporate-america-says-black-lives-matter/\">statements of solidarity\u003c/a> and introducing initiatives that would increase diversity, equity and inclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11879375\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/gettyimages-1325462782-11cedddb24505af92a60e86c49c305934cf5ab34-scaled-e1624651309323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two children view a mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Friday, as a Hennepin County court weighed the sentence to impose on former police officer Derek Chauvin. \u003ccite>(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some of it was meaningful,” Eric Garcia, co-director of Detour Productions in San Francisco, told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">KQED Arts.\u003c/a> “A lot of it was reactive, short-lived and ultimately self-serving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five years later, the political landscape in the United States has taken a sharp, rightward turn. As the Trump administration continues to condemn efforts to improve diversity and equity in both the public and private sectors, reparations advocates are searching for new ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034699/racial-justice-advocates-stay-course-dei-faces-mounting-attacks\">advance the racial justice movement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is tremendous hostility from the White House to civil rights,” said Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. “It’s impossible at this moment to know how successful the Trump administration will be in undermining civil rights law, but there’s no doubt that they’re engaged in a concerted effort to do so.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_11944986",
"hero": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63478_005_KQED_AlisonFordBerkeley_03022023-qut-1020x680.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It has also impacted how policymakers approach racial justice policies. Black legislators in California, for example, have avoided using the term “reparations” in bills due to its association with direct cash payments, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/02/20/black-caucus-reparations-00205352\">report\u003c/a> by \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel the California Legislative Black Caucus is very much committed to this issue and committed to staying with the issue for more than one legislative session,” said Holder. “This is not a one-and-done program. This is not about trying to fix 400 years of harm in 15 minutes. That’s unrealistic and that will be unsuccessful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued: “In this moment, when we are dealing essentially with an apex predator who’s attacking democracy and who has hijacked our federal government and our resources, we have to really be strategic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson argued that not much has changed for him, as the bills he supported failed under a Democratic administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Democrats and Republicans — none of these administrations supported reparations at the federal level. None of them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bradford said California missed a critical opportunity last year to enact reparations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We first must understand the history and understand why, when it comes to African Americans, we always continue to have to take a back seat and say, ‘Get over it’ or ‘It’s not a priority,’” he said. “It’s still a priority. It still needs to be addressed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">KQED’s \u003c/i>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> contributed to this report.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What questions do you have?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we aim to publish guides that dispel confusion and answer burning questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have more inquiries about reparations or racial justice, please let us know, and we’ll do our best to answer. It will make our reporting stronger and will help us decide what to cover.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe\n src='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwcbTYMD7fA9T1Tm7VvQfBTB1KZpCweq-RO5DfwzU5rfk2mQ/viewform?embedded=true?embedded=true'\n title='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwcbTYMD7fA9T1Tm7VvQfBTB1KZpCweq-RO5DfwzU5rfk2mQ/viewform?embedded=true'\n width='760' height='500'\n frameborder='0'\n marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044638/california-reparations-bills-definition-12-million-explainer",
"authors": [
"11867",
"11920"
],
"categories": [
"news_8",
"news_34199"
],
"tags": [
"news_32487",
"news_18538",
"news_30345",
"news_30652",
"news_33935",
"news_27626",
"news_34377",
"news_34512",
"news_16",
"news_23528",
"news_17968",
"news_2923"
],
"featImg": "news_12044643",
"label": "source_news_12044638"
},
"news_12044637": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044637",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044637",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750202559000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "trumps-on-again-off-again-immigration-policies-create-confusion-and-fear",
"title": "Trump’s On Again, Off Again Immigration Policies Create Confusion and Fear",
"publishDate": 1750202559,
"format": "audio",
"headTitle": "Trump’s On Again, Off Again Immigration Policies Create Confusion and Fear | KQED",
"labelTerm": {},
"content": "\u003cp class=\"encore-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\">\u003cspan data-slate-node=\"text\">\u003cspan class=\"sc-fMMURN hGuWHm\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">President Donald Trump yesterday reversed his brief order instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to stop raids on farms, hotels and restaurants.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"encore-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\" data-slate-fragment=\"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\">\u003cspan data-slate-node=\"text\">\u003cspan class=\"sc-fMMURN hGuWHm\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">As federal immigration agents are told to increase the number of daily deportations, raids are stoking fear across California in workplaces, immigration courts, community flea markets and even churches. Scott is joined by the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em> immigration reporter Andrea Castillo to describe what’s happening in these communities. \u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": null,
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750269984,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 2,
"wordCount": 75
},
"headData": {
"title": "Trump’s On Again, Off Again Immigration Policies Create Confusion and Fear | KQED",
"description": "President Donald Trump yesterday reversed his brief order instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to stop raids on farms, hotels and restaurants. As federal immigration agents are told to increase the number of daily deportations, raids are stoking fear across California in workplaces, immigration courts, community flea markets and even churches. Scott is joined by the Los Angeles Times immigration reporter Andrea Castillo to describe what's happening in these communities. ",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Trump’s On Again, Off Again Immigration Policies Create Confusion and Fear",
"datePublished": "2025-06-17T16:22:39-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-18T11:06:24-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"source": "Political Breakdown",
"audioUrl": "https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/G6C7C3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC9942635108.mp3?updated=1750202517",
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044637",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044637/trumps-on-again-off-again-immigration-policies-create-confusion-and-fear",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"encore-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\">\u003cspan data-slate-node=\"text\">\u003cspan class=\"sc-fMMURN hGuWHm\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">President Donald Trump yesterday reversed his brief order instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to stop raids on farms, hotels and restaurants.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"encore-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\" data-slate-fragment=\"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\">\u003cspan data-slate-node=\"text\">\u003cspan class=\"sc-fMMURN hGuWHm\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">As federal immigration agents are told to increase the number of daily deportations, raids are stoking fear across California in workplaces, immigration courts, community flea markets and even churches. Scott is joined by the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em> immigration reporter Andrea Castillo to describe what’s happening in these communities. \u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044637/trumps-on-again-off-again-immigration-policies-create-confusion-and-fear",
"authors": [
"255"
],
"categories": [
"news_8"
],
"tags": [
"news_20202",
"news_22235",
"news_17968",
"news_34624"
],
"featImg": "news_12044826",
"label": "source_news_12044637"
},
"news_12044717": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044717",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044717",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750200087000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "dozens-of-protesters-disrupt-sf-supervisors-meeting-to-resist-city-job-cuts",
"title": "11 Arrested After Disrupting SF Supervisors’ Meeting in Protest Against City Job Cuts",
"publishDate": 1750200087,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "11 Arrested After Disrupting SF Supervisors’ Meeting in Protest Against City Job Cuts | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:45 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly a dozen people were arrested Tuesday afternoon after disrupting a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting where lawmakers were set to discuss a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041773/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-plans-to-cut-1400-jobs-in-city-budget-proposal\">budget plan that makes significant cuts to city jobs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 100 members of local labor unions and supporters rose from the chamber benches in City Hall shortly after the 2 p.m. meeting began, filling the large room with signs and chanting “Protect public services” and “Whose city? Our city.” They say Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to issue the city’s first layoff notices in more than a decade is unnecessary and threatens to further constrain under-resourced departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are here once again — it’s not our first time — because we are 100% not OK with all of these layoffs that are proposed in this budget,” said Nicole T. Germain, vice president of representation for the Service Employees International Union Local 1021, one of several unions that represents San Francisco city workers. “There is absolutely no reason that this budget should be balanced on the back of our hardworking San Franciscans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff’s deputies blocked the barricade between protesters and the board but remained mostly silent for more than 20 minutes as the demonstration continued. Supervisors cleared the room when the board went into recess just after 2:30 p.m., and they were not expected to return for at least an hour. The protestors remained in the chambers until after 3:30 p.m., at which point 11 people who were sitting on the chamber floor were arrested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were cited for intentionally obstructing business and were released shortly after, according to the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who walked around to the side of the chamber where protesters were gathered, told KQED during the recess that she understood their concerns. She echoed statements Supervisor Connie Chan \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/13/sf-layoffs-daniel-lurie-budget-connie-chan/\">made last week to the \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, indicating that she would eye both vacant and filled managerial positions for potential reductions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder speaks during a press conference with elected and public safety officials and labor leaders in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, to reaffirm San Francisco’s commitment to being a sanctuary city. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Their demands are reasonable as to have no layoffs in this budget, and I’m hopeful that this board and the budget committee are able to figure something out to make sure that jobs are saved,” Fielder said. “At the end of the day, it’s city services, and we’re also in general severely understaffed, so we can’t afford any cuts to public services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to KQED, Chan also expressed her solidarity with the protesters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protest came ahead of the board’s first discussion of Lurie’s proposed budget for the next two fiscal years. The mayor has proposed deep cuts to the city’s workforce, with 1,400 positions eliminated across 40 departments, as part of his plan to close a $782 million shortfall exacerbated by federal and state funding cuts and expensive pushback against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the positions are vacant, and only about 17 of the affected departments stand to lose roles that are currently filled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those whose positions will be eliminated, some are retiring and won’t be replaced. But up to about 100 workers could be issued layoff notices — something the city hasn’t had to do for 15 years.[aside postID=news_12042755 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED.jpg']“A crisis of this magnitude means we cannot avoid painful decisions, and I’m prepared to make them,” Lurie said when he announced his plan in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors must pass a balanced budget before the new fiscal year begins in July. This week, supervisors will begin their amendment process and hold hearings with the city departments affected by proposed cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, San Francisco is steeling itself for a decline in federal funding under the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $140 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding that the city used to shelter unhoused residents during the COVID-19 pandemic could be clawed back. President Trump has also threatened to pull money from sanctuary cities like San Francisco, and during a hearing in the city’s Budget and Appropriations Committee last week, Chan said officials are expecting cuts to Medicaid, which more than 17% of San Francisco residents rely on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan said during the budget hearing that the city has “no good options,” citing the Trump administration’s threats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.spur.org/news/2025-05-20/balancing-san-franciscos-budget-part-2-revenues-and-expenditures\">received just under $1 billion in federal grants\u003c/a>, according to the Bay Area-based think tank SPUR. The city’s total spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year is $15.9 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044833\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over a hundred SEIU 1021 and IFPTE Local 21 union workers conduct a sit-in, protesting against Mayor Lurie’s budget proposal that would call for hundreds of layoffs, during a Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall on June 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is also facing potentially costly litigation from Airbnb and Google, which are trying to recoup $145 million they claim they were forced to overpay in city taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor groups have pushed back in force since Lurie made his proposal public, saying the city could have worked with their leaders to avoid layoffs and should instead be focused on retaining the tax revenue from Airbnb and Google.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the labor cuts, many grant-making departments are set to lose money, and about $100 million in grants and contracts have been sliced from the budget. The district attorney’s and public defender’s offices, along with public safety departments, would mostly maintain their funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor’s office itself will have an increased budget in the coming years, though a spokesperson told KQED that was due to previously negotiated wage increases, not new positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mayor Lurie’s budget tackles the city’s historic budget deficit head-on, doubling down on the core services that are driving our recovery and bringing San Francisco back,” Lurie’s spokesperson Charles Lutvak said in a statement. “To do that amid serious uncertainty in the state and federal budgets, we can only spend the money we have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "More than 100 members of San Francisco labor unions and supporters protested against Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget plan, which would include the first layoffs in over a decade.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750268573,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 25,
"wordCount": 1122
},
"headData": {
"title": "11 Arrested After Disrupting SF Supervisors’ Meeting in Protest Against City Job Cuts | KQED",
"description": "More than 100 members of San Francisco labor unions and supporters protested against Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget plan, which would include the first layoffs in over a decade.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "11 Arrested After Disrupting SF Supervisors’ Meeting in Protest Against City Job Cuts",
"datePublished": "2025-06-17T15:41:27-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-18T10:42:53-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044717",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044717/dozens-of-protesters-disrupt-sf-supervisors-meeting-to-resist-city-job-cuts",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:45 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly a dozen people were arrested Tuesday afternoon after disrupting a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting where lawmakers were set to discuss a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041773/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-plans-to-cut-1400-jobs-in-city-budget-proposal\">budget plan that makes significant cuts to city jobs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 100 members of local labor unions and supporters rose from the chamber benches in City Hall shortly after the 2 p.m. meeting began, filling the large room with signs and chanting “Protect public services” and “Whose city? Our city.” They say Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to issue the city’s first layoff notices in more than a decade is unnecessary and threatens to further constrain under-resourced departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are here once again — it’s not our first time — because we are 100% not OK with all of these layoffs that are proposed in this budget,” said Nicole T. Germain, vice president of representation for the Service Employees International Union Local 1021, one of several unions that represents San Francisco city workers. “There is absolutely no reason that this budget should be balanced on the back of our hardworking San Franciscans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff’s deputies blocked the barricade between protesters and the board but remained mostly silent for more than 20 minutes as the demonstration continued. Supervisors cleared the room when the board went into recess just after 2:30 p.m., and they were not expected to return for at least an hour. The protestors remained in the chambers until after 3:30 p.m., at which point 11 people who were sitting on the chamber floor were arrested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were cited for intentionally obstructing business and were released shortly after, according to the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who walked around to the side of the chamber where protesters were gathered, told KQED during the recess that she understood their concerns. She echoed statements Supervisor Connie Chan \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/13/sf-layoffs-daniel-lurie-budget-connie-chan/\">made last week to the \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, indicating that she would eye both vacant and filled managerial positions for potential reductions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder speaks during a press conference with elected and public safety officials and labor leaders in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, to reaffirm San Francisco’s commitment to being a sanctuary city. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Their demands are reasonable as to have no layoffs in this budget, and I’m hopeful that this board and the budget committee are able to figure something out to make sure that jobs are saved,” Fielder said. “At the end of the day, it’s city services, and we’re also in general severely understaffed, so we can’t afford any cuts to public services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to KQED, Chan also expressed her solidarity with the protesters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protest came ahead of the board’s first discussion of Lurie’s proposed budget for the next two fiscal years. The mayor has proposed deep cuts to the city’s workforce, with 1,400 positions eliminated across 40 departments, as part of his plan to close a $782 million shortfall exacerbated by federal and state funding cuts and expensive pushback against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the positions are vacant, and only about 17 of the affected departments stand to lose roles that are currently filled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those whose positions will be eliminated, some are retiring and won’t be replaced. But up to about 100 workers could be issued layoff notices — something the city hasn’t had to do for 15 years.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12042755",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“A crisis of this magnitude means we cannot avoid painful decisions, and I’m prepared to make them,” Lurie said when he announced his plan in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors must pass a balanced budget before the new fiscal year begins in July. This week, supervisors will begin their amendment process and hold hearings with the city departments affected by proposed cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, San Francisco is steeling itself for a decline in federal funding under the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $140 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding that the city used to shelter unhoused residents during the COVID-19 pandemic could be clawed back. President Trump has also threatened to pull money from sanctuary cities like San Francisco, and during a hearing in the city’s Budget and Appropriations Committee last week, Chan said officials are expecting cuts to Medicaid, which more than 17% of San Francisco residents rely on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan said during the budget hearing that the city has “no good options,” citing the Trump administration’s threats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.spur.org/news/2025-05-20/balancing-san-franciscos-budget-part-2-revenues-and-expenditures\">received just under $1 billion in federal grants\u003c/a>, according to the Bay Area-based think tank SPUR. The city’s total spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year is $15.9 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044833\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over a hundred SEIU 1021 and IFPTE Local 21 union workers conduct a sit-in, protesting against Mayor Lurie’s budget proposal that would call for hundreds of layoffs, during a Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall on June 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is also facing potentially costly litigation from Airbnb and Google, which are trying to recoup $145 million they claim they were forced to overpay in city taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor groups have pushed back in force since Lurie made his proposal public, saying the city could have worked with their leaders to avoid layoffs and should instead be focused on retaining the tax revenue from Airbnb and Google.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the labor cuts, many grant-making departments are set to lose money, and about $100 million in grants and contracts have been sliced from the budget. The district attorney’s and public defender’s offices, along with public safety departments, would mostly maintain their funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor’s office itself will have an increased budget in the coming years, though a spokesperson told KQED that was due to previously negotiated wage increases, not new positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mayor Lurie’s budget tackles the city’s historic budget deficit head-on, doubling down on the core services that are driving our recovery and bringing San Francisco back,” Lurie’s spokesperson Charles Lutvak said in a statement. “To do that amid serious uncertainty in the state and federal budgets, we can only spend the money we have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044717/dozens-of-protesters-disrupt-sf-supervisors-meeting-to-resist-city-job-cuts",
"authors": [
"11913"
],
"categories": [
"news_31795",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_3854",
"news_32983",
"news_34055",
"news_34377",
"news_17968",
"news_745",
"news_38"
],
"featImg": "news_12044837",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12044621": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044621",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044621",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750197964000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "appeals-court-hears-newsoms-case-against-trumps-national-guard-mobilization",
"title": "Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of California’s Case Against National Guard Deployment",
"publishDate": 1750197964,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of California’s Case Against National Guard Deployment | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:05 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical Tuesday of California’s arguments that the courts should second-guess President Trump’s recent decision to seize control of the California National Guard and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043548/california-asks-court-to-stop-national-guard-marines-from-patrolling-la-streets\">send thousands of armed troops\u003c/a> into Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court did not immediately issue a ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday afternoon’s hearing comes five days after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043935/how-solid-is-californias-legal-case-against-trump-deploying-troops-to-la\">ordered Trump to return control\u003c/a> of the 4,000 California National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Within hours of Breyer issuing that temporary restraining order, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043920/judge-weighs-californias-lawsuit-over-trumps-troop-deployment-in-la\">the appeals court blocked the ruling\u003c/a> and scheduled Tuesday’s hearing to consider its legality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The appeals court panel is made up of two Trump appointees, Judges Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, and Judge Jennifer Sung, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the hourlong hearing focused on the Trump administration’s contention that the courts shouldn’t be involved at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Is it the United States’ position that the court has no role at all in reviewing what the president has done in calling forth the militia?” Bennett asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate responded yes, that the law giving the president this power is “unreviewable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10875038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10875038\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit.jpg\" alt=\"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1283\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-960x642.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The court should immediately stay the District Court’s extraordinary order, because it interferes with the president’s commander-in-chief powers based on an erroneous interpretation of the applicable statute,” Shumate said. “It upends the military chain of command. It gives state governors veto power over the president’s military orders. It puts [federal] judges on a collision course with the commander-in-chief. And it endangers lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Supervising Deputy Solicitor General Sam Harbourt, however, urged the court not to embrace what he framed as a “highly deferential, essentially unchecked view of authority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have a problem with according the president some level of appropriate deference based upon his experience implementing federal law,” he said. “The problem as we see it is that there’s really nothing to defer to here, because … defendants made no attempt whatsoever to provide argument or evidence that they even contemplated more modest measures to the extreme response of calling in the National Guard and militarizing the situation.”[aside postID=news_12044570 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED.jpg']But Bennett seemed wary of that argument. Even if he were to agree that the courts have the authority to review Trump’s decision, the judge asked, where in the law does it say that the courts should weigh whether the president considered lesser measures?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unusual for an appeals court to block a temporary restraining order, but the case poses extraordinary questions about executive power, national security and how and when military troops can police civilian communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s mobilization of the guard came after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">protests broke out\u003c/a> in and around Los Angeles on June 6, in reaction to his administration’s increasingly aggressive deportation efforts. It marked the first time since the 1960s Civil Rights Movement that a president seized control of a state’s National Guard without consulting the state’s governor; in that case, President Lyndon B. Johnson commanded the troops to protect protesters marching in Alabama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mobilizing the National Guard, Trump declared the immigration protests “a form of rebellion against the authority of the government.” He later called up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043453/trump-mobilizes-marines-for-duty-in-los-angeles\">700 U.S. Marines\u003c/a> as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 9th Circuit panel has a number of options: It could affirm Breyer’s ruling, vacate it entirely, modify it, or delay a decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his 36-page ruling last week, Breyer concluded that the president did not follow procedures set out by Congress when he federalized the troops without telling Newsom, and that the president also erred by labeling the protests a rebellion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12043426 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-1536x1145.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom (right) speaks as Attorney General Rob Bonta looks on during a news conference on April 16, 2025, in Ceres, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Breyer wrote. “He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the governor of the state of California forthwith.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In court last week, Breyer bristled at the federal government’s argument that the case shouldn’t be reviewable by the courts, noting that the U.S. was “founded in response to a monarch.” And he warned in his ruling that Trump’s actions federalizing the National Guard “threatens serious injury to the constitutional balance of power between the federal and state governments, and it sets a dangerous precedent for future domestic military activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have warned that if the courts allow the president to use troops in California, Trump won’t stop there. In the memo declaring the immigration protests a rebellion, the president did not name California or L.A., potentially leaving the door open to future deployment of troops in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s case is being supported by Democratic leaders in 22 other states, including 21 attorneys general and the Kansas governor, as well as a group of eight retired military officers. In a court filing, the group of four-star admirals and generals and former Army and Navy secretaries filed a brief in support of California’s position, arguing that deploying the National Guard and Marines “poses multiple risks to the core mission” of both branches and the troops’ well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They wrote that the deployment diverts the troops from their primary mission, that they are not trained to conduct domestic law enforcement operations and that the “use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, impacts recruitment and undermines troop morale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Guard members stand guard near the metropolitan detention center Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A bedrock principle of American democracy is that our military is apolitical,” the brief states. “Particular caution is therefore necessary if the U.S. military is to be deployed domestically in the context of a politically charged situation. This is especially so in situations that involve political protests and citizens exercising their First Amendment rights, which members of the United States armed forces are sworn to uphold. It is essential that such deployments be a last resort, especially in the context of policing protests and other constitutionally protected speech and activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has also argued that using the National Guard for this purpose is hurting California by diverting the troops from important assignments, including fentanyl enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border and preventing and fighting wildfires. On Tuesday, the governor’s office said the guard’s firefighting force, normally made up of more than 300 members, has lost more than half of its team, just as “peak wildfire season” approaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a conversation on Substack shortly before the Tuesday hearing began, Newsom said democratic principles are at stake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[If] Donald Trump can unilaterally decide to militarize the streets of America — it happens to be in L.A., now, it will be in your city next,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear how the 9th Circuit will handle this case. Since the appeals court agreed to take the case, its decision could theoretically be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by either party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, both sides will continue briefing the lower court on California’s request that Breyer go further and issue a preliminary injunction in the case. A hearing is scheduled for Friday on that request. Over the weekend, Breyer denied the White House’s motion to delay it, writing that it would be counterproductive and that the facts on the ground continue to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "A three-judge 9th Circuit panel heard arguments five days after it blocked a lower ruling ordering President Trump to return control of National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750198078,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 29,
"wordCount": 1399
},
"headData": {
"title": "Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of California’s Case Against National Guard Deployment | KQED",
"description": "A three-judge 9th Circuit panel heard arguments five days after it blocked a lower ruling ordering President Trump to return control of National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of California’s Case Against National Guard Deployment",
"datePublished": "2025-06-17T15:06:04-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-17T15:07:58-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044621",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044621/appeals-court-hears-newsoms-case-against-trumps-national-guard-mobilization",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:05 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical Tuesday of California’s arguments that the courts should second-guess President Trump’s recent decision to seize control of the California National Guard and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043548/california-asks-court-to-stop-national-guard-marines-from-patrolling-la-streets\">send thousands of armed troops\u003c/a> into Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court did not immediately issue a ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday afternoon’s hearing comes five days after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043935/how-solid-is-californias-legal-case-against-trump-deploying-troops-to-la\">ordered Trump to return control\u003c/a> of the 4,000 California National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Within hours of Breyer issuing that temporary restraining order, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043920/judge-weighs-californias-lawsuit-over-trumps-troop-deployment-in-la\">the appeals court blocked the ruling\u003c/a> and scheduled Tuesday’s hearing to consider its legality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The appeals court panel is made up of two Trump appointees, Judges Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, and Judge Jennifer Sung, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the hourlong hearing focused on the Trump administration’s contention that the courts shouldn’t be involved at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Is it the United States’ position that the court has no role at all in reviewing what the president has done in calling forth the militia?” Bennett asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate responded yes, that the law giving the president this power is “unreviewable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10875038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10875038\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit.jpg\" alt=\"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1283\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-960x642.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The court should immediately stay the District Court’s extraordinary order, because it interferes with the president’s commander-in-chief powers based on an erroneous interpretation of the applicable statute,” Shumate said. “It upends the military chain of command. It gives state governors veto power over the president’s military orders. It puts [federal] judges on a collision course with the commander-in-chief. And it endangers lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Supervising Deputy Solicitor General Sam Harbourt, however, urged the court not to embrace what he framed as a “highly deferential, essentially unchecked view of authority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have a problem with according the president some level of appropriate deference based upon his experience implementing federal law,” he said. “The problem as we see it is that there’s really nothing to defer to here, because … defendants made no attempt whatsoever to provide argument or evidence that they even contemplated more modest measures to the extreme response of calling in the National Guard and militarizing the situation.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12044570",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But Bennett seemed wary of that argument. Even if he were to agree that the courts have the authority to review Trump’s decision, the judge asked, where in the law does it say that the courts should weigh whether the president considered lesser measures?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unusual for an appeals court to block a temporary restraining order, but the case poses extraordinary questions about executive power, national security and how and when military troops can police civilian communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s mobilization of the guard came after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">protests broke out\u003c/a> in and around Los Angeles on June 6, in reaction to his administration’s increasingly aggressive deportation efforts. It marked the first time since the 1960s Civil Rights Movement that a president seized control of a state’s National Guard without consulting the state’s governor; in that case, President Lyndon B. Johnson commanded the troops to protect protesters marching in Alabama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mobilizing the National Guard, Trump declared the immigration protests “a form of rebellion against the authority of the government.” He later called up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043453/trump-mobilizes-marines-for-duty-in-los-angeles\">700 U.S. Marines\u003c/a> as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 9th Circuit panel has a number of options: It could affirm Breyer’s ruling, vacate it entirely, modify it, or delay a decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his 36-page ruling last week, Breyer concluded that the president did not follow procedures set out by Congress when he federalized the troops without telling Newsom, and that the president also erred by labeling the protests a rebellion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12043426 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-1536x1145.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom (right) speaks as Attorney General Rob Bonta looks on during a news conference on April 16, 2025, in Ceres, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Breyer wrote. “He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the governor of the state of California forthwith.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In court last week, Breyer bristled at the federal government’s argument that the case shouldn’t be reviewable by the courts, noting that the U.S. was “founded in response to a monarch.” And he warned in his ruling that Trump’s actions federalizing the National Guard “threatens serious injury to the constitutional balance of power between the federal and state governments, and it sets a dangerous precedent for future domestic military activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have warned that if the courts allow the president to use troops in California, Trump won’t stop there. In the memo declaring the immigration protests a rebellion, the president did not name California or L.A., potentially leaving the door open to future deployment of troops in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s case is being supported by Democratic leaders in 22 other states, including 21 attorneys general and the Kansas governor, as well as a group of eight retired military officers. In a court filing, the group of four-star admirals and generals and former Army and Navy secretaries filed a brief in support of California’s position, arguing that deploying the National Guard and Marines “poses multiple risks to the core mission” of both branches and the troops’ well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They wrote that the deployment diverts the troops from their primary mission, that they are not trained to conduct domestic law enforcement operations and that the “use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, impacts recruitment and undermines troop morale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Guard members stand guard near the metropolitan detention center Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A bedrock principle of American democracy is that our military is apolitical,” the brief states. “Particular caution is therefore necessary if the U.S. military is to be deployed domestically in the context of a politically charged situation. This is especially so in situations that involve political protests and citizens exercising their First Amendment rights, which members of the United States armed forces are sworn to uphold. It is essential that such deployments be a last resort, especially in the context of policing protests and other constitutionally protected speech and activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has also argued that using the National Guard for this purpose is hurting California by diverting the troops from important assignments, including fentanyl enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border and preventing and fighting wildfires. On Tuesday, the governor’s office said the guard’s firefighting force, normally made up of more than 300 members, has lost more than half of its team, just as “peak wildfire season” approaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a conversation on Substack shortly before the Tuesday hearing began, Newsom said democratic principles are at stake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[If] Donald Trump can unilaterally decide to militarize the streets of America — it happens to be in L.A., now, it will be in your city next,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear how the 9th Circuit will handle this case. Since the appeals court agreed to take the case, its decision could theoretically be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by either party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, both sides will continue briefing the lower court on California’s request that Breyer go further and issue a preliminary injunction in the case. A hearing is scheduled for Friday on that request. Over the weekend, Breyer denied the White House’s motion to delay it, writing that it would be counterproductive and that the facts on the ground continue to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044621/appeals-court-hears-newsoms-case-against-trumps-national-guard-mobilization",
"authors": [
"3239"
],
"categories": [
"news_1169",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_20098",
"news_1323",
"news_27626",
"news_34377",
"news_20202",
"news_4",
"news_79",
"news_17968",
"news_20529"
],
"featImg": "news_12044094",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12044696": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044696",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044696",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750189566000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "sf-sues-trump-over-funding-freeze-for-local-counterterrorism-efforts",
"title": "SF Sues Trump Over Funding Freeze for Local Counterterrorism Efforts",
"publishDate": 1750189566,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "SF Sues Trump Over Funding Freeze for Local Counterterrorism Efforts | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco on Monday joined a lawsuit over the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">Trump administration\u003c/a>’s move to freeze local counterterrorism funding, marking the latest in the city’s series of legal challenges against the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Homeland Security informed city officials in May that it was pausing funding for its Securing the Cities program, which pays for counterterrorism detection equipment, specialized training and technical support in 13 major U.S. cities to safeguard people across the country. The agency cited “federal funding constraints.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Attorney David Chiu signed onto a lawsuit led by Chicago officials challenging the freeze, saying it puts at risk cities like San Francisco and the Bay Area, which is set to host major events, including next year’s Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup games. The lawsuit alleges that the funding pause violates the Administrative Procedure Act and undermines Congress’ power to appropriate spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This funding is essential to protecting the Bay Area from the radiological and nuclear events we all hope never occur,” said Mary Ellen Carroll, the executive director of the Department of Emergency Management, which manages and oversees the Bay Area’s regional Securing the Cities program. “When cities can no longer count on consistent administration of homeland security funding, our public safety suffers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is considered the fourth-highest urban area of risk, vulnerability and consequence, just after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, according to the DHS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11785064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920.jpg\" alt=\"A victorian home stands next to the San Francisco skyline on Feb. 18, 2014 in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-800x564.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-1200x846.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Victorian home stands next to the San Francisco skyline on Feb. 18, 2014, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since 2020, the Bay Area program, which represents 17 jurisdictions across Northern California and western Nevada, has been in a nine-year DHS contract to provide around $1 million a year in support of counterterrorism efforts. But according to the city attorney’s office, more than $400,000 in reimbursement requests submitted by San Francisco in April of this year have gone unpaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reimbursements from DHS have traditionally come within a matter of business days, according to Chiu’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative, which oversees the program from San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management, was informed on April 29 that all DHS grants were “paused” as part of a freeze on the federal government’s payment management service. Weeks later, in mid-May, DHS said that its Securing the Cities’ funding for radiological nuclear detection equipment and supplies purchases was on pause, and it did not indicate if or when it would be restored.[aside postID=news_12044621 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg']The suit suggests that the funding could be frozen because of plans in the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed 2026 budget to eliminate its Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, according to draft documents \u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/pentagon-cuts-nukes-chemical-weapons-wmd/\">reported by \u003cem>Wired\u003c/em>\u003c/a> earlier this spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department also has not sent “Please Apply” letters to the Securing the Cities jurisdictions for 2025, which have gone out each April or May since 2020 as a precursor to allocating new funding, and may be required to retain unspent money, according to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mary Ellen Callahan, who served as the assistant secretary of the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office until January, wrote in \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5242861-threats-homeland-security-weapons-mass-destruction/\">\u003cem>The Hill\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in March that eliminating the office would make the U.S. more vulnerable to a successful terrorist attack. Cities preparing to host major world events in the coming years, including the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, would be left “scrambling to find the tools, expertise and personnel needed to guard against weapons of mass destruction threats in less than 18 months,” she wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cities are asking the court to order the DHS to unfreeze the Securing the Cities funding and to process pending and future reimbursement requests for expenditures already approved by Congress. No court dates have been set since Chicago filed an amended complaint Monday, which San Francisco, Boston, Denver and Seattle joined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Securing the Cities grant allows jurisdictions across the country to prevent terrorist and nuclear attacks, yet the Trump Administration illegally yanked this funding with no explanation,” Chiu said in a statement. “Keeping our communities safe is our City’s top priority, and it should be the top priority of the Trump Administration as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "San Francisco joined a lawsuit over funding for a Department of Homeland Security program that’s meant to help safeguard cities across the US against terrorist and nuclear attacks.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750192182,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 14,
"wordCount": 748
},
"headData": {
"title": "SF Sues Trump Over Funding Freeze for Local Counterterrorism Efforts | KQED",
"description": "San Francisco joined a lawsuit over funding for a Department of Homeland Security program that’s meant to help safeguard cities across the US against terrorist and nuclear attacks.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "SF Sues Trump Over Funding Freeze for Local Counterterrorism Efforts",
"datePublished": "2025-06-17T12:46:06-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-17T13:29:42-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044696",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044696/sf-sues-trump-over-funding-freeze-for-local-counterterrorism-efforts",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>San Francisco on Monday joined a lawsuit over the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">Trump administration\u003c/a>’s move to freeze local counterterrorism funding, marking the latest in the city’s series of legal challenges against the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Homeland Security informed city officials in May that it was pausing funding for its Securing the Cities program, which pays for counterterrorism detection equipment, specialized training and technical support in 13 major U.S. cities to safeguard people across the country. The agency cited “federal funding constraints.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Attorney David Chiu signed onto a lawsuit led by Chicago officials challenging the freeze, saying it puts at risk cities like San Francisco and the Bay Area, which is set to host major events, including next year’s Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup games. The lawsuit alleges that the funding pause violates the Administrative Procedure Act and undermines Congress’ power to appropriate spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This funding is essential to protecting the Bay Area from the radiological and nuclear events we all hope never occur,” said Mary Ellen Carroll, the executive director of the Department of Emergency Management, which manages and oversees the Bay Area’s regional Securing the Cities program. “When cities can no longer count on consistent administration of homeland security funding, our public safety suffers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is considered the fourth-highest urban area of risk, vulnerability and consequence, just after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, according to the DHS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11785064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920.jpg\" alt=\"A victorian home stands next to the San Francisco skyline on Feb. 18, 2014 in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-800x564.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/san-francisco-skyline-1920-1200x846.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Victorian home stands next to the San Francisco skyline on Feb. 18, 2014, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since 2020, the Bay Area program, which represents 17 jurisdictions across Northern California and western Nevada, has been in a nine-year DHS contract to provide around $1 million a year in support of counterterrorism efforts. But according to the city attorney’s office, more than $400,000 in reimbursement requests submitted by San Francisco in April of this year have gone unpaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reimbursements from DHS have traditionally come within a matter of business days, according to Chiu’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative, which oversees the program from San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management, was informed on April 29 that all DHS grants were “paused” as part of a freeze on the federal government’s payment management service. Weeks later, in mid-May, DHS said that its Securing the Cities’ funding for radiological nuclear detection equipment and supplies purchases was on pause, and it did not indicate if or when it would be restored.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12044621",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The suit suggests that the funding could be frozen because of plans in the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed 2026 budget to eliminate its Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, according to draft documents \u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/pentagon-cuts-nukes-chemical-weapons-wmd/\">reported by \u003cem>Wired\u003c/em>\u003c/a> earlier this spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department also has not sent “Please Apply” letters to the Securing the Cities jurisdictions for 2025, which have gone out each April or May since 2020 as a precursor to allocating new funding, and may be required to retain unspent money, according to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mary Ellen Callahan, who served as the assistant secretary of the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office until January, wrote in \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5242861-threats-homeland-security-weapons-mass-destruction/\">\u003cem>The Hill\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in March that eliminating the office would make the U.S. more vulnerable to a successful terrorist attack. Cities preparing to host major world events in the coming years, including the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, would be left “scrambling to find the tools, expertise and personnel needed to guard against weapons of mass destruction threats in less than 18 months,” she wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cities are asking the court to order the DHS to unfreeze the Securing the Cities funding and to process pending and future reimbursement requests for expenditures already approved by Congress. No court dates have been set since Chicago filed an amended complaint Monday, which San Francisco, Boston, Denver and Seattle joined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Securing the Cities grant allows jurisdictions across the country to prevent terrorist and nuclear attacks, yet the Trump Administration illegally yanked this funding with no explanation,” Chiu said in a statement. “Keeping our communities safe is our City’s top priority, and it should be the top priority of the Trump Administration as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044696/sf-sues-trump-over-funding-freeze-for-local-counterterrorism-efforts",
"authors": [
"11913"
],
"categories": [
"news_8"
],
"tags": [
"news_167",
"news_3716",
"news_29027",
"news_1323",
"news_24504",
"news_27017",
"news_34377",
"news_35063",
"news_34927",
"news_21891",
"news_17968",
"news_22456",
"news_38",
"news_18878"
],
"featImg": "news_12000413",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12044592": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044592",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044592",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750118244000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "bay-area-lawmaker-demands-answers-after-ice-arrests-at-immigration-courts",
"title": "Bay Area Lawmaker Demands Answers After ICE Arrests at Immigration Courts",
"publishDate": 1750118244,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "Bay Area Lawmaker Demands Answers After ICE Arrests at Immigration Courts | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>Inside an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041473/unprecedented-ice-officers-operating-inside-bay-area-immigration-courts-lawyers-say\">immigration courtroom\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/concord\">Concord\u003c/a> on Monday, Judge Jacob Stender called the hearing to order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The room, located inside a nondescript office building on Gateway Boulevard, contained nearly two dozen people. About half a dozen were accused of being in the United States unlawfully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of them were alone and others had children — one mother had to gently shush her wiggly toddler several times. All of them had claimed asylum, a distinction given to immigrants who fear persecution if they return to their countries of origin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, several \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">asylum seekers\u003c/a> at the Concord Immigration Court were unexpectedly arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they appeared at their regularly scheduled hearings. The same thing happened at an immigration court in San Francisco, and hundreds of people rallied in opposition. Both courts were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">shut down because of the demonstrations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter issued a few days later, U.S. Rep. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/mark-desaulnier\">Mark DeSaulnier\u003c/a> (D-Concord) demanded that ICE provide his office with answers about its activity in Concord, including the number of people who have been arrested at the Concord Immigration Court and where they are currently being held.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to make sure [immigration enforcement is] following the law,” DeSaulnier, who attended the hearing, told KQED. “I only know what I’ve heard from advocates and the press. ICE has not contacted my office in four or five months.”[aside postID=news_12044570 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED.jpg']An ICE spokesperson said in a statement that the people being detained are under active judges’ orders for removal from the country due to noncompliance with the legal process. People who have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">protesting immigration raids\u003c/a> argue that the fact they are being arrested at courthouses is evidence of compliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to DeSaulnier, his priority is to hold immigration agents accountable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some federal immigration officers will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044570/california-bill-would-prohibit-ice-officers-from-wearing-masks-in-the-state\">wear masks or plain clothes\u003c/a> during their raids, and it can be difficult for people to determine the officer’s true identity, he said. It is totally unacceptable, DeSaulnier added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, DeSaulnier sat in Stender’s courtroom and listened to the asylum process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw people gathering in an American court to be part of the American judicial system,” DeSaulnier said. “All those stories behind each of those individual lives … inspiring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more reports of ICE activity in the city emerge, DeSaulnier said he’s concerned that the agency’s courthouse operations could further deter people from attending scheduled immigration proceedings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As many individuals who need to use these courts are already living in fear, we should be encouraging immigrants to attend court as instructed, not making them even more afraid to appear,” DeSaulnier wrote in his letter to ICE’s acting director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These kinds of underhanded enforcement actions also call into question the [Trump administration’s] commitment to the American ideals of law and order and the right to due process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the courtroom, Stender finished explaining what responsibilities and paperwork the asylum seekers needed to complete. An attorney remained to offer them free legal advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few seconds before he closed the hearing, Stender reminded the room one more time: “Attend your next court date, no matter what.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "In a letter, Mark DeSaulnier demanded that ICE provide answers about its activity in Concord. On Monday, he attended an immigration hearing in the East Bay city.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750118868,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 17,
"wordCount": 566
},
"headData": {
"title": "Bay Area Lawmaker Demands Answers After ICE Arrests at Immigration Courts | KQED",
"description": "In a letter, Mark DeSaulnier demanded that ICE provide answers about its activity in Concord. On Monday, he attended an immigration hearing in the East Bay city.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Bay Area Lawmaker Demands Answers After ICE Arrests at Immigration Courts",
"datePublished": "2025-06-16T16:57:24-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-16T17:07:48-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044592",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044592/bay-area-lawmaker-demands-answers-after-ice-arrests-at-immigration-courts",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Inside an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041473/unprecedented-ice-officers-operating-inside-bay-area-immigration-courts-lawyers-say\">immigration courtroom\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/concord\">Concord\u003c/a> on Monday, Judge Jacob Stender called the hearing to order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The room, located inside a nondescript office building on Gateway Boulevard, contained nearly two dozen people. About half a dozen were accused of being in the United States unlawfully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of them were alone and others had children — one mother had to gently shush her wiggly toddler several times. All of them had claimed asylum, a distinction given to immigrants who fear persecution if they return to their countries of origin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, several \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">asylum seekers\u003c/a> at the Concord Immigration Court were unexpectedly arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they appeared at their regularly scheduled hearings. The same thing happened at an immigration court in San Francisco, and hundreds of people rallied in opposition. Both courts were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">shut down because of the demonstrations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter issued a few days later, U.S. Rep. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/mark-desaulnier\">Mark DeSaulnier\u003c/a> (D-Concord) demanded that ICE provide his office with answers about its activity in Concord, including the number of people who have been arrested at the Concord Immigration Court and where they are currently being held.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to make sure [immigration enforcement is] following the law,” DeSaulnier, who attended the hearing, told KQED. “I only know what I’ve heard from advocates and the press. ICE has not contacted my office in four or five months.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12044570",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>An ICE spokesperson said in a statement that the people being detained are under active judges’ orders for removal from the country due to noncompliance with the legal process. People who have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">protesting immigration raids\u003c/a> argue that the fact they are being arrested at courthouses is evidence of compliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to DeSaulnier, his priority is to hold immigration agents accountable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some federal immigration officers will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044570/california-bill-would-prohibit-ice-officers-from-wearing-masks-in-the-state\">wear masks or plain clothes\u003c/a> during their raids, and it can be difficult for people to determine the officer’s true identity, he said. It is totally unacceptable, DeSaulnier added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, DeSaulnier sat in Stender’s courtroom and listened to the asylum process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw people gathering in an American court to be part of the American judicial system,” DeSaulnier said. “All those stories behind each of those individual lives … inspiring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more reports of ICE activity in the city emerge, DeSaulnier said he’s concerned that the agency’s courthouse operations could further deter people from attending scheduled immigration proceedings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As many individuals who need to use these courts are already living in fear, we should be encouraging immigrants to attend court as instructed, not making them even more afraid to appear,” DeSaulnier wrote in his letter to ICE’s acting director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These kinds of underhanded enforcement actions also call into question the [Trump administration’s] commitment to the American ideals of law and order and the right to due process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the courtroom, Stender finished explaining what responsibilities and paperwork the asylum seekers needed to complete. An attorney remained to offer them free legal advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few seconds before he closed the hearing, Stender reminded the room one more time: “Attend your next court date, no matter what.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044592/bay-area-lawmaker-demands-answers-after-ice-arrests-at-immigration-courts",
"authors": [
"11920",
"11923"
],
"categories": [
"news_1169",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_1386",
"news_18538",
"news_18053",
"news_1467",
"news_1323",
"news_18352",
"news_34377",
"news_20202",
"news_6883",
"news_21729",
"news_17968",
"news_20529"
],
"featImg": "news_11975030",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12044570": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12044570",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12044570",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750109620000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "california-bill-would-prohibit-ice-officers-from-wearing-masks-in-the-state",
"title": "California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State",
"publishDate": 1750109620,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>Masked federal officers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">descending on workplaces and immigration courts\u003c/a> in dramatic scenes across the country, have drawn comparisons to secret police in authoritarian regimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But under a new state bill from two Bay Area lawmakers, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers and others would have to identify themselves while working in California. The legislation introduced Monday by state Sens. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (D–Berkeley) would prevent police at all levels from covering their faces with masks or balaclavas while working — and would require them to be identifiable via uniform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are seeing more and more law enforcement officers, particularly at the federal level, be in our community covering their faces entirely, not identifying themselves at all,” Wiener said at a press conference at San Francisco City Hall. “You can’t tell — are these law enforcement officers or a vigilante militia?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 627, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, comes as tensions have escalated between the state and the Trump administration, which has vowed to carry out the \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114690267066155731\">largest deportation\u003c/a> campaign in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No specific federal law requires law enforcement to wear uniforms or show their faces during arrests. Meanwhile, images of masked ICE agents forcing people into unmarked police vans have proliferated on social media, catalyzing debate over whether such arrest tactics are a form of intimidation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12023544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12023544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Jesse Arreguín speaks during a press conference with leaders from community groups throughout Alameda County in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on Jan. 22, 2025, to discuss support for immigrant families in the Bay Area after President Donald Trump promised mass deportations. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Arreguín and Wiener say the masks allow officers to evade accountability for their actions, adding that more transparency is needed around who is conducting these immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People covering their faces, impersonating police officers — it erodes trust in law enforcement and it undermines community safety,” Arreguín said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE declined to comment on the bill, saying that the agency does not comment on pending legislation. But in an emailed statement, an ICE spokesperson maintained that masks and other anonymizing practices are essential to prevent “doxxing,” or the collection of someone’s information online to shame or harass them, following high-profile ICE raids in Los Angeles and the mass protests that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fully respects the Constitutional rights of all people to express their opinions peacefully,” the statement said. “That being said, ICE remains committed to performing its immigration enforcement mission professionally in a manner consistent with federal law and agency policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, a North Texas man was charged in federal court for threatening to shoot and kill ICE agents on April 7, the spokesperson added.[aside postID=news_12044206 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-04-KQED.jpg']In San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042197/an-sf-journalist-took-photos-of-ice-officers-then-he-was-asked-to-blur-their-faces\">ICE has requested journalists blur officers’ faces\u003c/a> after a \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em> reporter took cellphone images of arrests outside immigration court and published those images.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have been quick to point out what they say is hypocrisy surrounding ICE officers’ tendency to wear masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On June 8, President Trump posted on his social media platform \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114646378582957392\">Truth Social\u003c/a> that protesters should not be allowed to wear masks, asking, “What do these people have to hide, and why?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His administration has also criticized student protesters for wearing masks while protesting the war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Masked immigration officers can create a lot of “confusion,” the state lawmakers behind the new bill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is critically important that people know who they’re interacting with and that they’re interacting with actual law enforcement officers,” Wiener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, a federal bill introduced in Congress this month by Rep. Mike Thompson (D–St. Helena) would prohibit immigration officers from wearing clothing that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044352/proposed-legislation-would-prohibit-immigration-officials-from-posing-as-police\">bears the word “police.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the National Immigrant Justice Center, immigration enforcement will often introduce themselves as police officers even though they are not legally considered to be so. That can confuse immigrant communities and sour the relationship with local police, Thompson argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of the California bill also followed what authorities have labeled a political assassination in Minnesota by a man posing as a police officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of targeting two politicians, fatally shooting Democratic Rep. Melissa Holtman and her husband, Mark. Boelter currently faces federal murder charges for the attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some critics have raised concerns that immigration officers operating in masks and unmarked vehicles could sow distrust and make it easier for bad actors to pose as law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "The proposal from two Bay Area lawmakers would prevent police at all levels from covering their faces and require them to be identifiable via uniform.",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750114365,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 22,
"wordCount": 802
},
"headData": {
"title": "California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State | KQED",
"description": "The proposal from two Bay Area lawmakers would prevent police at all levels from covering their faces and require them to be identifiable via uniform.",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "California Bill Would Prohibit ICE Officers From Wearing Masks in the State",
"datePublished": "2025-06-16T14:33:40-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-16T15:52:45-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12044570",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12044570/california-bill-would-prohibit-ice-officers-from-wearing-masks-in-the-state",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Masked federal officers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">descending on workplaces and immigration courts\u003c/a> in dramatic scenes across the country, have drawn comparisons to secret police in authoritarian regimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But under a new state bill from two Bay Area lawmakers, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers and others would have to identify themselves while working in California. The legislation introduced Monday by state Sens. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (D–Berkeley) would prevent police at all levels from covering their faces with masks or balaclavas while working — and would require them to be identifiable via uniform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are seeing more and more law enforcement officers, particularly at the federal level, be in our community covering their faces entirely, not identifying themselves at all,” Wiener said at a press conference at San Francisco City Hall. “You can’t tell — are these law enforcement officers or a vigilante militia?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 627, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, comes as tensions have escalated between the state and the Trump administration, which has vowed to carry out the \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114690267066155731\">largest deportation\u003c/a> campaign in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No specific federal law requires law enforcement to wear uniforms or show their faces during arrests. Meanwhile, images of masked ICE agents forcing people into unmarked police vans have proliferated on social media, catalyzing debate over whether such arrest tactics are a form of intimidation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12023544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12023544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Jesse Arreguín speaks during a press conference with leaders from community groups throughout Alameda County in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on Jan. 22, 2025, to discuss support for immigrant families in the Bay Area after President Donald Trump promised mass deportations. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Arreguín and Wiener say the masks allow officers to evade accountability for their actions, adding that more transparency is needed around who is conducting these immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People covering their faces, impersonating police officers — it erodes trust in law enforcement and it undermines community safety,” Arreguín said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE declined to comment on the bill, saying that the agency does not comment on pending legislation. But in an emailed statement, an ICE spokesperson maintained that masks and other anonymizing practices are essential to prevent “doxxing,” or the collection of someone’s information online to shame or harass them, following high-profile ICE raids in Los Angeles and the mass protests that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fully respects the Constitutional rights of all people to express their opinions peacefully,” the statement said. “That being said, ICE remains committed to performing its immigration enforcement mission professionally in a manner consistent with federal law and agency policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, a North Texas man was charged in federal court for threatening to shoot and kill ICE agents on April 7, the spokesperson added.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12044206",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-04-KQED.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042197/an-sf-journalist-took-photos-of-ice-officers-then-he-was-asked-to-blur-their-faces\">ICE has requested journalists blur officers’ faces\u003c/a> after a \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em> reporter took cellphone images of arrests outside immigration court and published those images.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have been quick to point out what they say is hypocrisy surrounding ICE officers’ tendency to wear masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On June 8, President Trump posted on his social media platform \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114646378582957392\">Truth Social\u003c/a> that protesters should not be allowed to wear masks, asking, “What do these people have to hide, and why?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His administration has also criticized student protesters for wearing masks while protesting the war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Masked immigration officers can create a lot of “confusion,” the state lawmakers behind the new bill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is critically important that people know who they’re interacting with and that they’re interacting with actual law enforcement officers,” Wiener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, a federal bill introduced in Congress this month by Rep. Mike Thompson (D–St. Helena) would prohibit immigration officers from wearing clothing that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044352/proposed-legislation-would-prohibit-immigration-officials-from-posing-as-police\">bears the word “police.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the National Immigrant Justice Center, immigration enforcement will often introduce themselves as police officers even though they are not legally considered to be so. That can confuse immigrant communities and sour the relationship with local police, Thompson argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of the California bill also followed what authorities have labeled a political assassination in Minnesota by a man posing as a police officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of targeting two politicians, fatally shooting Democratic Rep. Melissa Holtman and her husband, Mark. Boelter currently faces federal murder charges for the attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some critics have raised concerns that immigration officers operating in masks and unmarked vehicles could sow distrust and make it easier for bad actors to pose as law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12044570/california-bill-would-prohibit-ice-officers-from-wearing-masks-in-the-state",
"authors": [
"11925"
],
"categories": [
"news_1169",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_1386",
"news_18538",
"news_4750",
"news_1323",
"news_27626",
"news_34377",
"news_20202",
"news_6243",
"news_19903",
"news_4",
"news_17968",
"news_1217",
"news_20529",
"news_244"
],
"featImg": "news_12044597",
"label": "news"
},
"news_12042755": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_12042755",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "12042755",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1750082426000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "protests-over-trump-underscore-sf-mayors-new-police-chief-decision",
"title": "Protests Over Trump Underscore SF Mayor’s New Police Chief Decision",
"publishDate": 1750082426,
"format": "standard",
"headTitle": "Protests Over Trump Underscore SF Mayor’s New Police Chief Decision | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>A tense week of protests and confrontations between police and anti-ICE demonstrators in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043515/more-protests-held-across-southern-california-as-trump-administration-orders-more-national-guard-to-la\">Los Angeles\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">San Francisco\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043653/hundreds-rally-in-oakland-to-protest-ice-raids-support-immigrant-communities\">Oakland\u003c/a> underscores the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department now that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039092/san-franciscos-police-chief-stepping-down\">Chief Bill Scott has departed\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department is currently under interim leadership, with former SFPD commander Paul Yep serving as acting police chief while the search for a permanent replacement is underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and local law enforcement agencies have the nation’s attention after President Donald Trump activated the California National Guard and mobilized more than 700 U.S. Marines \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043314/california-to-sue-trump-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-la-after-ice-protests\">against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> and Bass. The city remains on edge after increased enforcement actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents throughout the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moment reminds many of 1992, when the National Guard was sent in at the request of then-Gov. Pete Wilson to quell civil unrest following the acquittal of police officers who beat motorist Rodney King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, recent protests \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">resulted in around 250 arrests\u003c/a>, mostly for violence or destroying property. The demonstrations over immigration raids highlight the challenge facing any new police chief in a city with a long history of progressive activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police officers face off with protesters during an anti-ICE protest on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mayor Lurie condemned the attacks, saying in a statement that “violence directed at law enforcement or public servants is never acceptable.”[aside postID=news_12044426 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-11-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">attracted large crowds throughout the Bay Area\u003c/a>, stressing law enforcement resources. It all costs money at a time San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is in this moment of political peril that Lurie must select a new police chief. Even under the best of circumstances, selecting a police chief can be a fraught decision for mayors, who have to balance competing demands of several constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1988, newly elected Mayor Art Agnos — who \u003cem>this \u003c/em>reporter was working for at the time — faced a similar challenge. That September, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta — a friend and political ally of Agnos — was attending a protest outside the St. Francis Hotel, where Vice President George H. W. Bush was giving a speech. Bush was also the Republican nominee for president at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a scuffle with SFPD, the 58-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/dolores-huerta-hurt-at-protest-sept-16-1988-4809592.php\">Huerta was hit by a police officer’s baton\u003c/a>, rupturing her spleen and fracturing two ribs. It brought the department’s crowd control tactics into sharp focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044395\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-1536x1070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of labor activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers group, with a union flag that reads ‘Viva La Causa,’ circa 1970s. \u003ccite>(Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I will not tolerate anything that is not part of authorized crowd control tactics,” Agnos said after reviewing videotapes of the event. \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-16-mn-2389-story.html\">He ordered police chief Frank Jordan to investigate\u003c/a> the incident and recommend changes to crowd control policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan, distancing himself from the mayor ever so slightly, contended that the 85 or so officers dressed in riot gear acted within department policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following year, in a historic twist reverberating today, Agnos signed San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policy, placing sharp limits on local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Agnos’ first decisions after getting elected was keeping Jordan as police chief — a holdover from his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, despite Agnos’ frosty relationship with her. It was a fateful decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan was an amiable, non-threatening sort of chief, but he was never “Agnos’ guy.” When Agnos’ main opponent promised to fire Jordan if elected, Agnos said he would keep him, a political calculation to gain support in more conservative westside neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan later resigned and ran for mayor, defeating Agnos in 1991 in a campaign dominated by concerns over homelessness, crime and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Insider vs. outsider?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Max Carter-Oberstone is a progressive attorney \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">recently ousted from the Police Commission by Lurie\u003c/a>. The mayor didn’t give a reason, but Carter-Oberstone had publicly clashed with former Mayor London Breed — something most mayors don’t appreciate in their appointees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says whoever is chief in San Francisco must deal with several politically engaged constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got the mayor, you’ve got the police commission, you have the police officers union, the rank-and-file, the command staff, and then of course various constituencies among the residents of the city who each have their own views,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028391\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone listens to speakers at a rally protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former SFPD police chief George Gascón, who was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom after leading the department in Mesa, Arizona, said understanding local politics is essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot be a chief of police if you don’t understand local politics,\u003cem>” \u003c/em>Gascón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that rank-and-file cops are often wary of someone from outside the department becoming chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to find people wanting an outsider when there’s a perception that the internal structure is not addressing the needs of the organization and the people it serves,” Gascón said. “Generally, outside chiefs don’t last long\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who came to San Francisco from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, broke that mold.[aside postID=news_12042515 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFPDFILE-29-BL-KQED.jpg']“I credit his ability to navigate a very complex political environment,” Gascón noted. “He’s a political survivor and that’s good for him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gascón says that being an outsider has its pros and cons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was easier in the sense that I didn’t owe anybody anything,” Gascón said. “I had no allegiances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage to being an outsider, Gascón said, is that he often didn’t know where the internal alliances were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now with Scott gone, Lurie must weigh what kind of leader the department, and his administration, need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every mayor wants to have who they want as the police chief. They just can’t hire them themselves. There’s a process to it,” said Tracy McCray, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the city charter, the San Francisco Police Commission forwards three candidates to the mayor. He can accept one, or request a new search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCray, who was recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/acting-police-chief-paul-yep-picks-command-staff-20376502.php\">promoted\u003c/a> from lieutenant to commander, worked under 11 different police chiefs during her 31 years on the force and notes that being chief “is unlike any other type of police job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be a little bit of a chameleon,” she said, referring to keeping multiple factions and interest groups happy in a city where politics is a blood sport. “You have to be able to kind of move and groove as things are thrown at you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More protests could test next chief\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, facing a severe shortage of officers and a wave of retirements, the SFPD is at a critical juncture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Glaser, who studies policing trends and best practices at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, said the next chief should be someone who can remain calm under pressure and conflict, as recent protests suggest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the city would be wise to think about somebody who’s going to be able to weather future storms, and I do think that we’re going to see a ramping up of protests in the months and years to come, partly related to the political environment and partly related to the situation in the Middle East,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie walks with Captain Liza Johansen, from the Mission Police Station, and Santiago Lerma, with the Department of Emergency Management, during a public safety walk in San Francisco’s Mission District on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added that research shows that managing protests effectively requires a “lighter touch” and good communication with protest organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You need a lot of restraint on the part of the chief and the ability of the chief to convey restraint to his rank and file,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Lurie announced Scott’s departure, he called him a friend, adding, \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I cannot thank you enough for what you’ve given to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">Crime rates in the city remain historically low\u003c/a>, including a significant drop in property crimes compared to 2023, when Lurie made public safety a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee will consider nominating one of seven candidates to fill a vacancy on the Police Commission, the body that will ultimately help choose Scott’s successor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott’s record is a tough act to follow. And if the new chief fails to live up to expectations, it’s Lurie who will take the political hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": "Recent demonstrations in San Francisco against immigration enforcement underscore the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department?",
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1750092081,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 43,
"wordCount": 1615
},
"headData": {
"title": "Protests Over Trump Underscore SF Mayor’s New Police Chief Decision | KQED",
"description": "Recent demonstrations in San Francisco against immigration enforcement underscore the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department?",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Protests Over Trump Underscore SF Mayor’s New Police Chief Decision",
"datePublished": "2025-06-16T07:00:26-07:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-16T09:41:21-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"audioUrl": "https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/07828d45-498f-4184-93ce-b2fb01095b47/audio.mp3",
"sticky": false,
"nprStoryId": "kqed-12042755",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/12042755/protests-over-trump-underscore-sf-mayors-new-police-chief-decision",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A tense week of protests and confrontations between police and anti-ICE demonstrators in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043515/more-protests-held-across-southern-california-as-trump-administration-orders-more-national-guard-to-la\">Los Angeles\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">San Francisco\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043653/hundreds-rally-in-oakland-to-protest-ice-raids-support-immigrant-communities\">Oakland\u003c/a> underscores the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department now that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039092/san-franciscos-police-chief-stepping-down\">Chief Bill Scott has departed\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department is currently under interim leadership, with former SFPD commander Paul Yep serving as acting police chief while the search for a permanent replacement is underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and local law enforcement agencies have the nation’s attention after President Donald Trump activated the California National Guard and mobilized more than 700 U.S. Marines \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043314/california-to-sue-trump-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-la-after-ice-protests\">against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> and Bass. The city remains on edge after increased enforcement actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents throughout the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moment reminds many of 1992, when the National Guard was sent in at the request of then-Gov. Pete Wilson to quell civil unrest following the acquittal of police officers who beat motorist Rodney King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, recent protests \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">resulted in around 250 arrests\u003c/a>, mostly for violence or destroying property. The demonstrations over immigration raids highlight the challenge facing any new police chief in a city with a long history of progressive activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police officers face off with protesters during an anti-ICE protest on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mayor Lurie condemned the attacks, saying in a statement that “violence directed at law enforcement or public servants is never acceptable.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12044426",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-11-KQED.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">attracted large crowds throughout the Bay Area\u003c/a>, stressing law enforcement resources. It all costs money at a time San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is in this moment of political peril that Lurie must select a new police chief. Even under the best of circumstances, selecting a police chief can be a fraught decision for mayors, who have to balance competing demands of several constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1988, newly elected Mayor Art Agnos — who \u003cem>this \u003c/em>reporter was working for at the time — faced a similar challenge. That September, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta — a friend and political ally of Agnos — was attending a protest outside the St. Francis Hotel, where Vice President George H. W. Bush was giving a speech. Bush was also the Republican nominee for president at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a scuffle with SFPD, the 58-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/dolores-huerta-hurt-at-protest-sept-16-1988-4809592.php\">Huerta was hit by a police officer’s baton\u003c/a>, rupturing her spleen and fracturing two ribs. It brought the department’s crowd control tactics into sharp focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044395\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-1536x1070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of labor activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers group, with a union flag that reads ‘Viva La Causa,’ circa 1970s. \u003ccite>(Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I will not tolerate anything that is not part of authorized crowd control tactics,” Agnos said after reviewing videotapes of the event. \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-16-mn-2389-story.html\">He ordered police chief Frank Jordan to investigate\u003c/a> the incident and recommend changes to crowd control policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan, distancing himself from the mayor ever so slightly, contended that the 85 or so officers dressed in riot gear acted within department policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following year, in a historic twist reverberating today, Agnos signed San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policy, placing sharp limits on local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Agnos’ first decisions after getting elected was keeping Jordan as police chief — a holdover from his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, despite Agnos’ frosty relationship with her. It was a fateful decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan was an amiable, non-threatening sort of chief, but he was never “Agnos’ guy.” When Agnos’ main opponent promised to fire Jordan if elected, Agnos said he would keep him, a political calculation to gain support in more conservative westside neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan later resigned and ran for mayor, defeating Agnos in 1991 in a campaign dominated by concerns over homelessness, crime and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Insider vs. outsider?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Max Carter-Oberstone is a progressive attorney \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">recently ousted from the Police Commission by Lurie\u003c/a>. The mayor didn’t give a reason, but Carter-Oberstone had publicly clashed with former Mayor London Breed — something most mayors don’t appreciate in their appointees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says whoever is chief in San Francisco must deal with several politically engaged constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got the mayor, you’ve got the police commission, you have the police officers union, the rank-and-file, the command staff, and then of course various constituencies among the residents of the city who each have their own views,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028391\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone listens to speakers at a rally protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former SFPD police chief George Gascón, who was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom after leading the department in Mesa, Arizona, said understanding local politics is essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot be a chief of police if you don’t understand local politics,\u003cem>” \u003c/em>Gascón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that rank-and-file cops are often wary of someone from outside the department becoming chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to find people wanting an outsider when there’s a perception that the internal structure is not addressing the needs of the organization and the people it serves,” Gascón said. “Generally, outside chiefs don’t last long\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who came to San Francisco from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, broke that mold.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "aside",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"postid": "news_12042515",
"hero": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFPDFILE-29-BL-KQED.jpg",
"label": ""
},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I credit his ability to navigate a very complex political environment,” Gascón noted. “He’s a political survivor and that’s good for him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gascón says that being an outsider has its pros and cons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was easier in the sense that I didn’t owe anybody anything,” Gascón said. “I had no allegiances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage to being an outsider, Gascón said, is that he often didn’t know where the internal alliances were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now with Scott gone, Lurie must weigh what kind of leader the department, and his administration, need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every mayor wants to have who they want as the police chief. They just can’t hire them themselves. There’s a process to it,” said Tracy McCray, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the city charter, the San Francisco Police Commission forwards three candidates to the mayor. He can accept one, or request a new search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCray, who was recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/acting-police-chief-paul-yep-picks-command-staff-20376502.php\">promoted\u003c/a> from lieutenant to commander, worked under 11 different police chiefs during her 31 years on the force and notes that being chief “is unlike any other type of police job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be a little bit of a chameleon,” she said, referring to keeping multiple factions and interest groups happy in a city where politics is a blood sport. “You have to be able to kind of move and groove as things are thrown at you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More protests could test next chief\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, facing a severe shortage of officers and a wave of retirements, the SFPD is at a critical juncture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Glaser, who studies policing trends and best practices at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, said the next chief should be someone who can remain calm under pressure and conflict, as recent protests suggest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the city would be wise to think about somebody who’s going to be able to weather future storms, and I do think that we’re going to see a ramping up of protests in the months and years to come, partly related to the political environment and partly related to the situation in the Middle East,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie walks with Captain Liza Johansen, from the Mission Police Station, and Santiago Lerma, with the Department of Emergency Management, during a public safety walk in San Francisco’s Mission District on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added that research shows that managing protests effectively requires a “lighter touch” and good communication with protest organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You need a lot of restraint on the part of the chief and the ability of the chief to convey restraint to his rank and file,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Lurie announced Scott’s departure, he called him a friend, adding, \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I cannot thank you enough for what you’ve given to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">Crime rates in the city remain historically low\u003c/a>, including a significant drop in property crimes compared to 2023, when Lurie made public safety a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee will consider nominating one of seven candidates to fill a vacancy on the Police Commission, the body that will ultimately help choose Scott’s successor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott’s record is a tough act to follow. And if the new chief fails to live up to expectations, it’s Lurie who will take the political hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/12042755/protests-over-trump-underscore-sf-mayors-new-police-chief-decision",
"authors": [
"255"
],
"categories": [
"news_28250",
"news_8",
"news_13"
],
"tags": [
"news_25782",
"news_34055",
"news_34377",
"news_17968",
"news_38",
"news_545",
"news_20441"
],
"featImg": "news_12043368",
"label": "news"
}
},
"podcastsReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"podcasts": {}
},
"radioProgramsReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"radioPrograms": {}
},
"programsReducer": {
"all-things-considered": {
"id": "all-things-considered",
"title": "All Things Considered",
"info": "Every weekday, \u003cem>All Things Considered\u003c/em> hosts Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish, Ari Shapiro, and Kelly McEvers present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. Michel Martin hosts on the weekends.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 1pm-2pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm\u003cbr />SAT-SUN 5pm-6pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Things-Considered-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/all-things-considered"
},
"american-suburb-podcast": {
"id": "american-suburb-podcast",
"title": "American Suburb: The Podcast",
"tagline": "The flip side of gentrification, told through one town",
"info": "Gentrification is changing cities across America, forcing people from neighborhoods they have long called home. Call them the displaced. Now those priced out of the Bay Area are looking for a better life in an unlikely place. American Suburb follows this migration to one California town along the Delta, 45 miles from San Francisco. But is this once sleepy suburb ready for them?",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/American-Suburb-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/news/series/american-suburb-podcast",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 19
},
"link": "/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/RBrW",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=1287748328",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/American-Suburb-p1086805/",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/feed/podcast",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMzMDExODgxNjA5"
}
},
"baycurious": {
"id": "baycurious",
"title": "Bay Curious",
"tagline": "Exploring the Bay Area, one question at a time",
"info": "KQED’s new podcast, Bay Curious, gets to the bottom of the mysteries — both profound and peculiar — that give the Bay Area its unique identity. And we’ll do it with your help! You ask the questions. You decide what Bay Curious investigates. And you join us on the journey to find the answers.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bay-Curious-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Bay Curious",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/news/series/baycurious",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 3
},
"link": "/podcasts/baycurious",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/category/bay-curious-podcast/feed/podcast",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9a90d476-aa04-455d-9a4c-0871ed6216d4/bay-curious",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/bay-curious",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/6O76IdmhixfijmhTZLIJ8k"
}
},
"bbc-world-service": {
"id": "bbc-world-service",
"title": "BBC World Service",
"info": "The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 9pm-10pm, TUE-FRI 1am-2am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BBC-World-Service-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "BBC World Service"
},
"link": "/radio/program/bbc-world-service",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/BBC-World-Service-p455581/",
"rss": "https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0gn.rss"
}
},
"californiareport": {
"id": "californiareport",
"title": "The California Report",
"tagline": "California, day by day",
"info": "KQED’s statewide radio news program providing daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The California Report",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/californiareport",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 8
},
"link": "/californiareport",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-the-california-report/id79681292",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/26099305-72af-4542-9dde-ac1807fe36d5/kqed-s-the-california-report",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432285393/the-california-report",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-the-california-report-podcast-8838",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcram/feed/podcast"
}
},
"californiareportmagazine": {
"id": "californiareportmagazine",
"title": "The California Report Magazine",
"tagline": "Your state, your stories",
"info": "Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.",
"airtime": "FRI 4:30pm-5pm, 6:30pm-7pm, 11pm-11:30pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Magazine-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The California Report Magazine",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/californiareportmagazine",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 10
},
"link": "/californiareportmagazine",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM3NjkwNjk1OTAz",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/564733126/the-california-report-magazine",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-california-report-magazine",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcrmag/feed/podcast"
}
},
"city-arts": {
"id": "city-arts",
"title": "City Arts & Lectures",
"info": "A one-hour radio program to hear celebrated writers, artists and thinkers address contemporary ideas and values, often discussing the creative process. Please note: tapes or transcripts are not available",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/cityartsandlecture-300x300.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.cityarts.net/",
"airtime": "SUN 1pm-2pm, TUE 10pm, WED 1am",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "City Arts & Lectures"
},
"link": "https://www.cityarts.net",
"subscribe": {
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/City-Arts-and-Lectures-p692/",
"rss": "https://www.cityarts.net/feed/"
}
},
"closealltabs": {
"id": "closealltabs",
"title": "Close All Tabs",
"tagline": "Your irreverent guide to the trends redefining our world",
"info": "Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CAT_2_Tile-scaled.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Close All Tabs",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/closealltabs",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 1
},
"link": "/podcasts/closealltabs",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/close-all-tabs/id214663465",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC6993880386",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/92d9d4ac-67a3-4eed-b10a-fb45d45b1ef2/close-all-tabs",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/6LAJFHnGK1pYXYzv6SIol6?si=deb0cae19813417c"
}
},
"code-switch-life-kit": {
"id": "code-switch-life-kit",
"title": "Code Switch / Life Kit",
"info": "\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em>, which listeners will hear in the first part of the hour, has fearless and much-needed conversations about race. Hosted by journalists of color, the show tackles the subject of race head-on, exploring how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and more.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em>, which will be in the second part of the hour, guides you through spaces and feelings no one prepares you for — from finances to mental health, from workplace microaggressions to imposter syndrome, from relationships to parenting. The show features experts with real world experience and shares their knowledge. Because everyone needs a little help being human.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch\">\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/lifekit\">\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />",
"airtime": "SUN 9pm-10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Code-Switch-Life-Kit-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/code-switch-life-kit",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/1112190608?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC5waHA_aWQ9NTEwMzEy",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3bExJ9JQpkwNhoHvaIIuyV",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510312/podcast.xml"
}
},
"commonwealth-club": {
"id": "commonwealth-club",
"title": "Commonwealth Club of California Podcast",
"info": "The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast - the oldest in the U.S., dating back to 1924 - is carried across the nation on public radio stations and is now podcasting. Our website archive features audio of our recent programs, as well as selected speeches from our long and distinguished history. This podcast feed is usually updated twice a week and is always un-edited.",
"airtime": "THU 10pm, FRI 1am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Commonwealth-Club-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.commonwealthclub.org/podcasts",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "Commonwealth Club of California"
},
"link": "/radio/program/commonwealth-club",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-club-of-california-podcast/id976334034?mt=2",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jb21tb253ZWFsdGhjbHViLm9yZy9hdWRpby9wb2RjYXN0L3dlZWtseS54bWw",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-p1060/"
}
},
"forum": {
"id": "forum",
"title": "Forum",
"tagline": "The conversation starts here",
"info": "KQED’s live call-in program discussing local, state, national and international issues, as well as in-depth interviews.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 9am-11am, 10pm-11pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forum-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/forum",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 9
},
"link": "/forum",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-forum/id73329719",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM5NTU3MzgxNjMz",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432307980/forum",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-forum-podcast",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9557381633"
}
},
"freakonomics-radio": {
"id": "freakonomics-radio",
"title": "Freakonomics Radio",
"info": "Freakonomics Radio is a one-hour award-winning podcast and public-radio project hosted by Stephen Dubner, with co-author Steve Levitt as a regular guest. It is produced in partnership with WNYC.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/freakonomicsRadio.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://freakonomics.com/",
"airtime": "SUN 1am-2am, SAT 3pm-4pm",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/freakonomics-radio",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/Freakonomics-Radio-p272293/",
"rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/freakonomicsradio"
}
},
"fresh-air": {
"id": "fresh-air",
"title": "Fresh Air",
"info": "Hosted by Terry Gross, \u003cem>Fresh Air from WHYY\u003c/em> is the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. One of public radio's most popular programs, Fresh Air features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 7pm-8pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fresh-Air-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/fresh-air",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=214089682&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Fresh-Air-p17/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/381444908/podcast.xml"
}
},
"here-and-now": {
"id": "here-and-now",
"title": "Here & Now",
"info": "A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day, with timely, in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Hosted by Robin Young, Jeremy Hobson and Tonya Mosley.",
"airtime": "MON-THU 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Here-And-Now-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/here-and-now",
"subsdcribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=426698661",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Here--Now-p211/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510051/podcast.xml"
}
},
"hidden-brain": {
"id": "hidden-brain",
"title": "Hidden Brain",
"info": "Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/hiddenbrain.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain",
"airtime": "SUN 7pm-8pm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "NPR"
},
"link": "/radio/program/hidden-brain",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Hidden-Brain-p787503/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510308/podcast.xml"
}
},
"how-i-built-this": {
"id": "how-i-built-this",
"title": "How I Built This with Guy Raz",
"info": "Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/howIBuiltThis.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this",
"airtime": "SUN 7:30pm-8pm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/how-i-built-this",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/3zxy",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/How-I-Built-This-p910896/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510313/podcast.xml"
}
},
"hyphenacion": {
"id": "hyphenacion",
"title": "Hyphenación",
"tagline": "Where conversation and cultura meet",
"info": "What kind of no sabo word is Hyphenación? For us, it’s about living within a hyphenation. Like being a third-gen Mexican-American from the Texas border now living that Bay Area Chicano life. Like Xorje! Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to talk all about personal life choices: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. ",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hyphenacion_FinalAssets_PodcastTile.png",
"imageAlt": "KQED Hyphenación",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/hyphenacion",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 15
},
"link": "/podcasts/hyphenacion",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hyphenaci%C3%B3n/id1191591838",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2p3Fifq96nw9BPcmFdIq0o?si=39209f7b25774f38",
"youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/c/kqedarts",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6c3dd23c-93fb-4aab-97ba-1725fa6315f1/hyphenaci%C3%B3n",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC2275451163"
}
},
"jerrybrown": {
"id": "jerrybrown",
"title": "The Political Mind of Jerry Brown",
"tagline": "Lessons from a lifetime in politics",
"info": "The Political Mind of Jerry Brown brings listeners the wisdom of the former Governor, Mayor, and presidential candidate. Scott Shafer interviewed Brown for more than 40 hours, covering the former governor's life and half-century in the political game – and Brown has some lessons he'd like to share. ",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Political-Mind-of-Jerry-Brown-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Political Mind of Jerry Brown",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/jerrybrown",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 18
},
"link": "/podcasts/jerrybrown",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/790253322/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1492194549",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/jerrybrown/feed/podcast/",
"tuneIn": "http://tun.in/pjGcK",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/54C1dmuyFyKMFttY6X2j6r?si=K8SgRCoISNK6ZbjpXrX5-w",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/44420f75-3b0e-4301-ab3b-16da6b09e543/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown"
}
},
"latino-usa": {
"id": "latino-usa",
"title": "Latino USA",
"airtime": "MON 1am-2am, SUN 6pm-7pm",
"info": "Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/latinoUsa.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://latinousa.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/latino-usa",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/xtTd",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=79681317&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Latino-USA-p621/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510016/podcast.xml"
}
},
"marketplace": {
"id": "marketplace",
"title": "Marketplace",
"info": "Our flagship program, helmed by Kai Ryssdal, examines what the day in money delivered, through stories, conversations, newsworthy numbers and more. Updated Monday through Friday at about 3:30 p.m. PT.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 4pm-4:30pm, MON-WED 6:30pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marketplace-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.marketplace.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "American Public Media"
},
"link": "/radio/program/marketplace",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201853034&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/APM-Marketplace-p88/",
"rss": "https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace-pm/rss/rss"
}
},
"masters-of-scale": {
"id": "masters-of-scale",
"title": "Masters of Scale",
"info": "Masters of Scale is an original podcast in which LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman sets out to describe and prove theories that explain how great entrepreneurs take their companies from zero to a gazillion in ingenious fashion.",
"airtime": "Every other Wednesday June 12 through October 16 at 8pm (repeats Thursdays at 2am)",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Masters-of-Scale-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://mastersofscale.com/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "WaitWhat"
},
"link": "/radio/program/masters-of-scale",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "http://mastersofscale.app.link/",
"rss": "https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale"
}
},
"mindshift": {
"id": "mindshift",
"title": "MindShift",
"tagline": "A podcast about the future of learning and how we raise our kids",
"info": "The MindShift podcast explores the innovations in education that are shaping how kids learn. Hosts Ki Sung and Katrina Schwartz introduce listeners to educators, researchers, parents and students who are developing effective ways to improve how kids learn. We cover topics like how fed-up administrators are developing surprising tactics to deal with classroom disruptions; how listening to podcasts are helping kids develop reading skills; the consequences of overparenting; and why interdisciplinary learning can engage students on all ends of the traditional achievement spectrum. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. KQED is an NPR/PBS member station based in San Francisco. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MindShiftKQED\">@MindShiftKQED\u003c/a> or visit us at \u003ca href=\"/mindshift\">MindShift.KQED.org\u003c/a>",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mindshift-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/mindshift/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 12
},
"link": "/podcasts/mindshift",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindshift-podcast/id1078765985",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM1NzY0NjAwNDI5",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/464615685/mind-shift-podcast",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/stories-teachers-share",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/0MxSpNYZKNprFLCl7eEtyx"
}
},
"morning-edition": {
"id": "morning-edition",
"title": "Morning Edition",
"info": "\u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> takes listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday. Hosts Steve Inskeep, David Greene and Rachel Martin bring you the latest breaking news and features to prepare you for the day.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 3am-9am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Morning-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/morning-edition"
},
"onourwatch": {
"id": "onourwatch",
"title": "On Our Watch",
"tagline": "Deeply-reported investigative journalism",
"info": "For decades, the process for how police police themselves has been inconsistent – if not opaque. In some states, like California, these proceedings were completely hidden. After a new police transparency law unsealed scores of internal affairs files, our reporters set out to examine these cases and the shadow world of police discipline. On Our Watch brings listeners into the rooms where officers are questioned and witnesses are interrogated to find out who this system is really protecting. Is it the officers, or the public they've sworn to serve?",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/On-Our-Watch-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "On Our Watch from NPR and KQED",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/onourwatch",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 11
},
"link": "/podcasts/onourwatch",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1567098962",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM2MC9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbD9zYz1nb29nbGVwb2RjYXN0cw",
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/onourwatch",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/0OLWoyizopu6tY1XiuX70x",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/On-Our-Watch-p1436229/",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/show/on-our-watch",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510360/podcast.xml"
}
},
"on-the-media": {
"id": "on-the-media",
"title": "On The Media",
"info": "Our weekly podcast explores how the media 'sausage' is made, casts an incisive eye on fluctuations in the marketplace of ideas, and examines threats to the freedom of information and expression in America and abroad. For one hour a week, the show tries to lift the veil from the process of \"making media,\" especially news media, because it's through that lens that we see the world and the world sees us",
"airtime": "SUN 2pm-3pm, MON 12am-1am",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/onTheMedia.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/otm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "wnyc"
},
"link": "/radio/program/on-the-media",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-media/id73330715?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/On-the-Media-p69/",
"rss": "http://feeds.wnyc.org/onthemedia"
}
},
"pbs-newshour": {
"id": "pbs-newshour",
"title": "PBS NewsHour",
"info": "Analysis, background reports and updates from the PBS NewsHour putting today's news in context.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 3pm-4pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PBS-News-Hour-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "pbs"
},
"link": "/radio/program/pbs-newshour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pbs-newshour-full-show/id394432287?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/PBS-NewsHour---Full-Show-p425698/",
"rss": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/feeds/rss/podcasts/show"
}
},
"perspectives": {
"id": "perspectives",
"title": "Perspectives",
"tagline": "KQED's series of daily listener commentaries since 1991",
"info": "KQED's series of daily listener commentaries since 1991.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Perspectives_Tile_Final.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Perspectives",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/perspectives/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 14
},
"link": "/perspectives",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id73801135",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432309616/perspectives",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/perspectives/category/perspectives/feed/",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvcGVyc3BlY3RpdmVzL2NhdGVnb3J5L3BlcnNwZWN0aXZlcy9mZWVkLw"
}
},
"planet-money": {
"id": "planet-money",
"title": "Planet Money",
"info": "The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy. Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.",
"airtime": "SUN 3pm-4pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/planetmoney.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/sections/money/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/planet-money",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/M4f5",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Planet-Money-p164680/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"
}
},
"politicalbreakdown": {
"id": "politicalbreakdown",
"title": "Political Breakdown",
"tagline": "Politics from a personal perspective",
"info": "Political Breakdown is a new series that explores the political intersection of California and the nation. Each week hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos are joined with a new special guest to unpack politics -- with personality — and offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics happens.",
"airtime": "THU 6:30pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Political-Breakdown-2024-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Political Breakdown",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/politicalbreakdown",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 5
},
"link": "/podcasts/politicalbreakdown",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-breakdown/id1327641087",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e0c2d153-ad36-4c8d-901d-f1da6a724824/political-breakdown",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/572155894/political-breakdown",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/political-breakdown",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/07RVyIjIdk2WDuVehvBMoN",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/political-breakdown/feed/podcast"
}
},
"possible": {
"id": "possible",
"title": "Possible",
"info": "Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. Together in Possible, Hoffman and Finger lead enlightening discussions about building a brighter collective future. The show features interviews with visionary guests like Trevor Noah, Sam Altman and Janette Sadik-Khan. Possible paints an optimistic portrait of the world we can create through science, policy, business, art and our shared humanity. It asks: What if everything goes right for once? How can we get there? Each episode also includes a short fiction story generated by advanced AI GPT-4, serving as a thought-provoking springboard to speculate how humanity could leverage technology for good.",
"airtime": "SUN 2pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Possible-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.possible.fm/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "Possible"
},
"link": "/radio/program/possible",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/possible/id1677184070",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/730YpdUSNlMyPQwNnyjp4k"
}
},
"pri-the-world": {
"id": "pri-the-world",
"title": "PRI's The World: Latest Edition",
"info": "Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 2pm-3pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-World-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.pri.org/programs/the-world",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "PRI"
},
"link": "/radio/program/pri-the-world",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pris-the-world-latest-edition/id278196007?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/PRIs-The-World-p24/",
"rss": "http://feeds.feedburner.com/pri/theworld"
}
},
"radiolab": {
"id": "radiolab",
"title": "Radiolab",
"info": "A two-time Peabody Award-winner, Radiolab is an investigation told through sounds and stories, and centered around one big idea. In the Radiolab world, information sounds like music and science and culture collide. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the show is designed for listeners who demand skepticism, but appreciate wonder. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Freakonomics Radio, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.",
"airtime": "SUN 12am-1am, SAT 2pm-3pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/radiolab1400.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/",
"meta": {
"site": "science",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/radiolab",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/RadioLab-p68032/",
"rss": "https://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab"
}
},
"reveal": {
"id": "reveal",
"title": "Reveal",
"info": "Created by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, Reveal is public radios first one-hour weekly radio show and podcast dedicated to investigative reporting. Credible, fact based and without a partisan agenda, Reveal combines the power and artistry of driveway moment storytelling with data-rich reporting on critically important issues. The result is stories that inform and inspire, arming our listeners with information to right injustices, hold the powerful accountable and improve lives.Reveal is hosted by Al Letson and showcases the award-winning work of CIR and newsrooms large and small across the nation. In a radio and podcast market crowded with choices, Reveal focuses on important and often surprising stories that illuminate the world for our listeners.",
"airtime": "SAT 4pm-5pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/reveal300px.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/reveal",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reveal/id886009669",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Reveal-p679597/",
"rss": "http://feeds.revealradio.org/revealpodcast"
}
},
"rightnowish": {
"id": "rightnowish",
"title": "Rightnowish",
"tagline": "Art is where you find it",
"info": "Rightnowish digs into life in the Bay Area right now… ish. Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw takes us to galleries painted on the sides of liquor stores in West Oakland. We'll dance in warehouses in the Bayview, make smoothies with kids in South Berkeley, and listen to classical music in a 1984 Cutlass Supreme in Richmond. Every week, Pen talks to movers and shakers about how the Bay Area shapes what they create, and how they shape the place we call home.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rightnowish-Podcast-Tile-500x500-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/rightnowish",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 16
},
"link": "/podcasts/rightnowish",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/721590300/rightnowish",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/rightnowish/feed/podcast",
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rightnowish/id1482187648",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/rightnowish",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMxMjU5MTY3NDc4",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/7kEJuafTzTVan7B78ttz1I"
}
},
"science-friday": {
"id": "science-friday",
"title": "Science Friday",
"info": "Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide. Each week, the show focuses on science topics that are in the news and tries to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. Panels of expert guests join host Ira Flatow, a veteran science journalist, to discuss science and to take questions from listeners during the call-in portion of the program.",
"airtime": "FRI 11am-1pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Science-Friday-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/science-friday",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/science-friday",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=73329284&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Science-Friday-p394/",
"rss": "http://feeds.wnyc.org/science-friday"
}
},
"snap-judgment": {
"id": "snap-judgment",
"title": "Snap Judgment",
"tagline": "Real stories with killer beats",
"info": "The Snap Judgment radio show and podcast mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap's musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. This is storytelling... with a BEAT!! Snap first aired on public radio stations nationwide in July 2010. Today, Snap Judgment airs on over 450 public radio stations and is brought to the airwaves by KQED & PRX.",
"airtime": "SAT 1pm-2pm, 9pm-10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Snap-Judgment-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Snap Judgment",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://snapjudgment.org",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 4
},
"link": "https://snapjudgment.org",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snap-judgment/id283657561",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/449018144/snap-judgment",
"stitcher": "https://www.pandora.com/podcast/snap-judgment/PC:241?source=stitcher-sunset",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cct7ZWmxHNAtLgBTqjC5v",
"rss": "https://snap.feed.snapjudgment.org/"
}
},
"soldout": {
"id": "soldout",
"title": "SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America",
"tagline": "A new future for housing",
"info": "Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sold-Out-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/soldout",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 13
},
"link": "/podcasts/soldout",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/911586047/s-o-l-d-o-u-t-a-new-future-for-housing",
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america/id1531354937",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/soldout",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/38dTBSk2ISFoPiyYNoKn1X",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america",
"tunein": "https://tunein.com/radio/SOLD-OUT-Rethinking-Housing-in-America-p1365871/"
}
},
"spooked": {
"id": "spooked",
"title": "Spooked",
"tagline": "True-life supernatural stories",
"info": "",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spooked-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Spooked",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://spookedpodcast.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 7
},
"link": "https://spookedpodcast.org/",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spooked/id1279361017",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/549547848/snap-judgment-presents-spooked",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/76571Rfl3m7PLJQZKQIGCT",
"rss": "https://feeds.simplecast.com/TBotaapn"
}
},
"tech-nation": {
"id": "tech-nation",
"title": "Tech Nation Radio Podcast",
"info": "Tech Nation is a weekly public radio program, hosted by Dr. Moira Gunn. Founded in 1993, it has grown from a simple interview show to a multi-faceted production, featuring conversations with noted technology and science leaders, and a weekly science and technology-related commentary.",
"airtime": "FRI 10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tech-Nation-Radio-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://technation.podomatic.com/",
"meta": {
"site": "science",
"source": "Tech Nation Media"
},
"link": "/radio/program/tech-nation",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://technation.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"
}
},
"ted-radio-hour": {
"id": "ted-radio-hour",
"title": "TED Radio Hour",
"info": "The TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create.",
"airtime": "SUN 3pm-4pm, SAT 10pm-11pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/tedRadioHour.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/?showDate=2018-06-22",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/ted-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/8vsS",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=523121474&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/TED-Radio-Hour-p418021/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510298/podcast.xml"
}
},
"thebay": {
"id": "thebay",
"title": "The Bay",
"tagline": "Local news to keep you rooted",
"info": "Host Devin Katayama walks you through the biggest story of the day with reporters and newsmakers.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Bay-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Bay",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/thebay",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 2
},
"link": "/podcasts/thebay",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bay/id1350043452",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d800ea4c-7a2c-42f2-b861-edaf78a5db0b/the-bay",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/586725995/the-bay",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-bay",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/4BIKBKIujizLHlIlBNaAqQ",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327"
}
},
"thelatest": {
"id": "thelatest",
"title": "The Latest",
"tagline": "Trusted local news in real time",
"info": "",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Latest-2025-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Latest",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/thelatest",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 6
},
"link": "/thelatest",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-latest-from-kqed/id1197721799",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1257949365/the-latest-from-k-q-e-d",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/5KIIXMgM9GTi5AepwOYvIZ?si=bd3053fec7244dba",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9137121918"
}
},
"theleap": {
"id": "theleap",
"title": "The Leap",
"tagline": "What if you closed your eyes, and jumped?",
"info": "Stories about people making dramatic, risky changes, told by award-winning public radio reporter Judy Campbell.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Leap-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Leap",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/theleap",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 17
},
"link": "/podcasts/theleap",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leap/id1046668171",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/447248267/the-leap",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-leap",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3sSlVHHzU0ytLwuGs1SD1U",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/programs/the-leap/feed/podcast"
}
},
"the-moth-radio-hour": {
"id": "the-moth-radio-hour",
"title": "The Moth Radio Hour",
"info": "Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.",
"airtime": "SAT 8pm-9pm and SUN 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/theMoth.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://themoth.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "prx"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-moth-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moth-podcast/id275699983?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/The-Moth-p273888/",
"rss": "http://feeds.themoth.org/themothpodcast"
}
},
"the-new-yorker-radio-hour": {
"id": "the-new-yorker-radio-hour",
"title": "The New Yorker Radio Hour",
"info": "The New Yorker Radio Hour is a weekly program presented by the magazine's editor, David Remnick, and produced by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Each episode features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. This isn't a radio version of a magazine, but something all its own, reflecting the rich possibilities of audio storytelling and conversation. Theme music for the show was composed and performed by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YArDs.",
"airtime": "SAT 10am-11am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-New-Yorker-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/tnyradiohour",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-new-yorker-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1050430296",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/New-Yorker-Radio-Hour-p803804/",
"rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/newyorkerradiohour"
}
},
"the-sam-sanders-show": {
"id": "the-sam-sanders-show",
"title": "The Sam Sanders Show",
"info": "One of public radio's most dynamic voices, Sam Sanders helped launch The NPR Politics Podcast and hosted NPR's hit show It's Been A Minute. Now, the award-winning host returns with something brand new, The Sam Sanders Show. Every week, Sam Sanders and friends dig into the culture that shapes our lives: what's driving the biggest trends, how artists really think, and even the memes you can't stop scrolling past. Sam is beloved for his way of unpacking the world and bringing you up close to fresh currents and engaging conversations. The Sam Sanders Show is smart, funny and always a good time.",
"airtime": "FRI 12-1pm AND SAT 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Sam-Sanders-Show-Podcast-Tile-400x400-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/latest",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "KCRW"
},
"link": "https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/latest",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://feed.cdnstream1.com/zjb/feed/download/ac/28/59/ac28594c-e1d0-4231-8728-61865cdc80e8.xml"
}
},
"the-splendid-table": {
"id": "the-splendid-table",
"title": "The Splendid Table",
"info": "\u003cem>The Splendid Table\u003c/em> hosts our nation's conversations about cooking, sustainability and food culture.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Splendid-Table-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.splendidtable.org/",
"airtime": "SUN 10-11 pm",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-splendid-table"
},
"this-american-life": {
"id": "this-american-life",
"title": "This American Life",
"info": "This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.",
"airtime": "SAT 12pm-1pm, 7pm-8pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/thisAmericanLife.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "wbez"
},
"link": "/radio/program/this-american-life",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201671138&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"rss": "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast/rss.xml"
}
},
"tinydeskradio": {
"id": "tinydeskradio",
"title": "Tiny Desk Radio",
"info": "We're bringing the best of Tiny Desk to the airwaves, only on public radio.",
"airtime": "SUN 8pm and SAT 9pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/300x300-For-Member-Station-Logo-Tiny-Desk-Radio-@2x.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-52030/tiny-desk-radio",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/tinydeskradio",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/g-s1-52030/rss.xml"
}
},
"wait-wait-dont-tell-me": {
"id": "wait-wait-dont-tell-me",
"title": "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!",
"info": "Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis host the weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.",
"airtime": "SUN 10am-11am, SAT 11am-12pm, SAT 6pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wait-Wait-Podcast-Tile-300x300-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/wait-wait-dont-tell-me",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/Xogv",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=121493804&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Wait-Wait-Dont-Tell-Me-p46/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/344098539/podcast.xml"
}
},
"weekend-edition-saturday": {
"id": "weekend-edition-saturday",
"title": "Weekend Edition Saturday",
"info": "Weekend Edition Saturday wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.",
"airtime": "SAT 5am-10am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/weekend-edition-saturday"
},
"weekend-edition-sunday": {
"id": "weekend-edition-sunday",
"title": "Weekend Edition Sunday",
"info": "Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.",
"airtime": "SUN 5am-10am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/weekend-edition-sunday"
}
},
"racesReducer": {},
"racesGenElectionReducer": {},
"racesGenElection2026Reducer": {},
"radioSchedulesReducer": {},
"listsReducer": {
"posts/news?tag=politics": {
"isFetching": false,
"latestQuery": {
"from": 744,
"size": 12
},
"vitalsOnly": false,
"totalRequested": 12,
"isLoading": false,
"isLoadingMore": true,
"total": {
"value": 3255,
"relation": "eq"
},
"items": [
"news_12045032",
"news_12044919",
"news_12045243",
"news_12044929",
"news_12044638",
"news_12044637",
"news_12044717",
"news_12044621",
"news_12044696",
"news_12044592",
"news_12044570",
"news_12042755"
],
"complete": true
}
},
"recallGuideReducer": {
"intros": {},
"policy": {},
"candidates": {}
},
"savedArticleReducer": {
"articles": [],
"status": {}
},
"newslettersReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"newsletters": {},
"isSubscribing": false,
"isUnsubscribing": false,
"subscribedNewsletters": {}
},
"termsReducer": {
"about": {
"name": "About",
"type": "terms",
"id": "about",
"slug": "about",
"link": "/about",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"arts": {
"name": "Arts & Culture",
"grouping": [
"arts",
"pop",
"trulyca"
],
"description": "KQED Arts provides daily in-depth coverage of the Bay Area's music, art, film, performing arts, literature and arts news, as well as cultural commentary and criticism.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "arts",
"slug": "arts",
"link": "/arts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"artschool": {
"name": "Art School",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "artschool",
"slug": "artschool",
"link": "/artschool",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"bayareabites": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "bayareabites",
"slug": "bayareabites",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"bayareahiphop": {
"name": "Bay Area Hiphop",
"type": "terms",
"id": "bayareahiphop",
"slug": "bayareahiphop",
"link": "/bayareahiphop",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"campaign21": {
"name": "Campaign 21",
"type": "terms",
"id": "campaign21",
"slug": "campaign21",
"link": "/campaign21",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"careers": {
"name": "Careers",
"type": "terms",
"id": "careers",
"slug": "careers",
"link": "/careers",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"checkplease": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "checkplease",
"slug": "checkplease",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"education": {
"name": "Education",
"grouping": [
"education"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "education",
"slug": "education",
"link": "/education",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"elections": {
"name": "Elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "elections",
"slug": "elections",
"link": "/elections",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"events": {
"name": "Events",
"type": "terms",
"id": "events",
"slug": "events",
"link": "/events",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"event": {
"name": "Event",
"alias": "events",
"type": "terms",
"id": "event",
"slug": "event",
"link": "/event",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"filmschoolshorts": {
"name": "Film School Shorts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "filmschoolshorts",
"slug": "filmschoolshorts",
"link": "/filmschoolshorts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"food": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "food",
"slug": "food",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"forum": {
"name": "Forum",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/forum?",
"parent": "news",
"type": "terms",
"id": "forum",
"slug": "forum",
"link": "/forum",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"futureofyou": {
"name": "Future of You",
"grouping": [
"science",
"futureofyou"
],
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "futureofyou",
"slug": "futureofyou",
"link": "/futureofyou",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"jpepinheart": {
"name": "KQED food",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/food,bayareabites,checkplease",
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "jpepinheart",
"slug": "jpepinheart",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"liveblog": {
"name": "Live Blog",
"type": "terms",
"id": "liveblog",
"slug": "liveblog",
"link": "/liveblog",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"livetv": {
"name": "Live TV",
"parent": "tv",
"type": "terms",
"id": "livetv",
"slug": "livetv",
"link": "/livetv",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"lowdown": {
"name": "The Lowdown",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/lowdown?",
"parent": "news",
"type": "terms",
"id": "lowdown",
"slug": "lowdown",
"link": "/lowdown",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"mindshift": {
"name": "Mindshift",
"parent": "news",
"description": "MindShift explores the future of education by highlighting the innovative – and sometimes counterintuitive – ways educators and parents are helping all children succeed.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "mindshift",
"slug": "mindshift",
"link": "/mindshift",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"news": {
"name": "News",
"grouping": [
"news",
"forum"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "news",
"slug": "news",
"link": "/news",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"newsletters": {
"name": "newsletters",
"type": "terms",
"id": "newsletters",
"slug": "newsletters",
"link": "/newsletters",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"perspectives": {
"name": "Perspectives",
"parent": "radio",
"type": "terms",
"id": "perspectives",
"slug": "perspectives",
"link": "/perspectives",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"podcasts": {
"name": "Podcasts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "podcasts",
"slug": "podcasts",
"link": "/podcasts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pop": {
"name": "Pop",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop",
"slug": "pop",
"link": "/pop",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pressroom": {
"name": "Pressroom",
"type": "terms",
"id": "pressroom",
"slug": "pressroom",
"link": "/pressroom",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"quest": {
"name": "Quest",
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "quest",
"slug": "quest",
"link": "/quest",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"radio": {
"name": "Radio",
"grouping": [
"forum",
"perspectives"
],
"description": "Listen to KQED Public Radio – home of Forum and The California Report – on 88.5 FM in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento, 88.3 FM in Santa Rosa and 88.1 FM in Martinez.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "radio",
"slug": "radio",
"link": "/radio",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"root": {
"name": "KQED",
"image": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"imageWidth": 1200,
"imageHeight": 630,
"headData": {
"title": "KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV | Public Media for Northern California",
"description": "KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California."
},
"type": "terms",
"id": "root",
"slug": "root",
"link": "/root",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"science": {
"name": "Science",
"grouping": [
"science",
"futureofyou"
],
"description": "KQED Science brings you award-winning science and environment coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "science",
"slug": "science",
"link": "/science",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"stateofhealth": {
"name": "State of Health",
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "stateofhealth",
"slug": "stateofhealth",
"link": "/stateofhealth",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"support": {
"name": "Support",
"type": "terms",
"id": "support",
"slug": "support",
"link": "/support",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"thedolist": {
"name": "The Do List",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "thedolist",
"slug": "thedolist",
"link": "/thedolist",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"trulyca": {
"name": "Truly CA",
"grouping": [
"arts",
"pop",
"trulyca"
],
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "trulyca",
"slug": "trulyca",
"link": "/trulyca",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"tv": {
"name": "TV",
"type": "terms",
"id": "tv",
"slug": "tv",
"link": "/tv",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"voterguide": {
"name": "Voter Guide",
"parent": "elections",
"alias": "elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "voterguide",
"slug": "voterguide",
"link": "/voterguide",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"guiaelectoral": {
"name": "Guia Electoral",
"parent": "elections",
"alias": "elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "guiaelectoral",
"slug": "guiaelectoral",
"link": "/guiaelectoral",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"news_tag_politics": {
"isLoading": true
},
"news_17968": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_17968",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "17968",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Politics",
"slug": "politics",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Politics | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 18002,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/politics"
},
"source_news_12045243": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "source_news_12045243",
"meta": {
"override": true
},
"name": "Political Breakdown",
"link": "https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/G6C7C3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6770454747.mp3?updated=1750462336",
"isLoading": false
},
"source_news_12044638": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "source_news_12044638",
"meta": {
"override": true
},
"name": "Reparations",
"link": "https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/reparations",
"isLoading": false
},
"source_news_12044637": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "source_news_12044637",
"meta": {
"override": true
},
"name": "Political Breakdown",
"isLoading": false
},
"news_31795": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_31795",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "31795",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "California",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "California Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 31812,
"slug": "california",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/california"
},
"news_8": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_8",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "8",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "News",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "News Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 8,
"slug": "news",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/news"
},
"news_13": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_13",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "13",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Politics",
"slug": "politics",
"taxonomy": "category",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Politics | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 13,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/politics"
},
"news_3326": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3326",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3326",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "battered women",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "battered women Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3344,
"slug": "battered-women",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/battered-women"
},
"news_18538": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18538",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18538",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "California",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "California Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 31,
"slug": "california",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/california"
},
"news_18283": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18283",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18283",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "domestic abuse",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "domestic abuse Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 18317,
"slug": "domestic-abuse",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/domestic-abuse"
},
"news_17759": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_17759",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "17759",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "domestic violence",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "domestic violence Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 17793,
"slug": "domestic-violence",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/domestic-violence"
},
"news_1323": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1323",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1323",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Donald Trump",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Donald Trump Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1335,
"slug": "donald-trump",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/donald-trump"
},
"news_27626": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_27626",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "27626",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "featured-news",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "featured-news Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 27643,
"slug": "featured-news",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/featured-news"
},
"news_34377": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34377",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34377",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "featured-politics",
"slug": "featured-politics",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "featured-politics Archives | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34394,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/featured-politics"
},
"news_3674": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3674",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3674",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Rob Bonta",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Rob Bonta Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3692,
"slug": "rob-bonta",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/rob-bonta"
},
"news_38": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_38",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "38",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "San Francisco",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "San Francisco Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 58,
"slug": "san-francisco",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/san-francisco"
},
"news_20058": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_20058",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "20058",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "U.S. Department of Justice",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "U.S. Department of Justice Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 20075,
"slug": "u-s-department-of-justice",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/u-s-department-of-justice"
},
"news_18077": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18077",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18077",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Women's Health",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Women's Health Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 18111,
"slug": "womens-health",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/womens-health"
},
"news_33738": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33738",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33738",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "California",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "interest",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "California Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33755,
"slug": "california",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/interest/california"
},
"news_33734": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33734",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33734",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Local Politics",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "interest",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Local Politics Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33751,
"slug": "local-politics",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/interest/local-politics"
},
"news_33733": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33733",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33733",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "News",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "interest",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "News Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33750,
"slug": "news",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/interest/news"
},
"news_1386": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1386",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1386",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Bay Area",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Bay Area Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1398,
"slug": "bay-area",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/bay-area"
},
"news_339": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_339",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "339",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Iran",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Iran Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 347,
"slug": "iran",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/iran"
},
"news_1741": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1741",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1741",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Israel",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Israel Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1753,
"slug": "israel",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/israel"
},
"news_1029": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1029",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1029",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "nuclear plants",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "nuclear plants Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1039,
"slug": "nuclear-plants",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/nuclear-plants"
},
"news_1069": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1069",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1069",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "nuclear power",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "nuclear power Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1080,
"slug": "nuclear-power",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/nuclear-power"
},
"news_33544": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33544",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33544",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Political Breakdown",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "program",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Political Breakdown Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33561,
"slug": "political-breakdown",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/program/political-breakdown"
},
"news_22235": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_22235",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "22235",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Political Breakdown",
"description": "\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11638190\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/PB-for-FB-links.png\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nJoin hosts\u003cstrong> Scott Shafer\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>Marisa Lagos\u003c/strong> as they unpack the week in politics with a California perspective. Featuring interviews with reporters and other insiders involved in the craft of politics—including elected officials, candidates, pollsters, campaign managers, fundraisers, and other political players—\u003ci>Political Breakdown \u003c/i>pulls back the curtain to offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics works today.\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/political-breakdown/id1327641087?mt=2\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts_sRGB_US-e1515635079510.png\" />\u003c/a>",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": "Join hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos as they unpack the week in politics with a California perspective. Featuring interviews with reporters and other insiders involved in the craft of politics—including elected officials, candidates, pollsters, campaign managers, fundraisers, and other political players—Political Breakdown pulls back the curtain to offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics works today.",
"title": "Political Breakdown Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 22252,
"slug": "political-breakdown",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/political-breakdown"
},
"news_34624": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34624",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34624",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "politics featured",
"slug": "politics-featured",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "politics featured | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34641,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/politics-featured"
},
"news_28250": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_28250",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "28250",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Local",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Local Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 28267,
"slug": "local",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/local"
},
"news_18541": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18541",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18541",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "San Jose",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "San Jose Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 91,
"slug": "san-jose",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/san-jose"
},
"news_34586": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34586",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34586",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Silicon Valley",
"slug": "silicon-valley",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Silicon Valley | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34603,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/silicon-valley"
},
"news_21285": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_21285",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "21285",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "South Bay",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "South Bay Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 21302,
"slug": "south-bay",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/south-bay"
},
"news_33731": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33731",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33731",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "South Bay",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "interest",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "South Bay Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33748,
"slug": "south-bay",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/interest/south-bay"
},
"news_34199": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34199",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34199",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Reparations",
"slug": "reparations",
"taxonomy": "category",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Reparations Archives | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34216,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/reparations"
},
"news_32487": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_32487",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "32487",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Black reparations",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Black reparations Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 32504,
"slug": "black-reparations",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/black-reparations"
},
"news_30345": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_30345",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "30345",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "California reparations task force",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "California reparations task force Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 30362,
"slug": "california-reparations-task-force",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/california-reparations-task-force"
},
"news_30652": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_30652",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "30652",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "california-reparations",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "california-reparations Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 30669,
"slug": "california-reparations",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/california-reparations"
},
"news_33935": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33935",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33935",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "featured-california-reparations",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "featured-california-reparations Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33952,
"slug": "featured-california-reparations",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/featured-california-reparations"
},
"news_34512": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34512",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34512",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "featured-reparations",
"slug": "featured-reparations",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "featured-reparations | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34529,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/featured-reparations"
},
"news_16": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_16",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "16",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Gavin Newsom",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Gavin Newsom Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 16,
"slug": "gavin-newsom",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/gavin-newsom"
},
"news_23528": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_23528",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "23528",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Juneteenth",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Juneteenth Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 23545,
"slug": "juneteenth",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/juneteenth"
},
"news_2923": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2923",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2923",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "reparations",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "reparations Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2941,
"slug": "reparations",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/reparations"
},
"news_20202": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_20202",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "20202",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "immigration",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "immigration Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 20219,
"slug": "immigration",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/immigration"
},
"news_3854": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3854",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3854",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "budget cuts",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "budget cuts Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3873,
"slug": "budget-cuts",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/budget-cuts"
},
"news_32983": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_32983",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "32983",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "city budgets",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "city budgets Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33000,
"slug": "city-budgets",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/city-budgets"
},
"news_34055": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34055",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34055",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Daniel Lurie",
"slug": "daniel-lurie",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Daniel Lurie | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34072,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/daniel-lurie"
},
"news_745": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_745",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "745",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "protests",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "protests Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 754,
"slug": "protests",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/protests"
},
"news_33729": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33729",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33729",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "San Francisco",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "interest",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "San Francisco Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33746,
"slug": "san-francisco",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/interest/san-francisco"
},
"news_1169": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1169",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1169",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Immigration",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Immigration Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1180,
"slug": "immigration",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/immigration"
},
"news_20098": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_20098",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "20098",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "California National Guard",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "California National Guard Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 20115,
"slug": "california-national-guard",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/california-national-guard"
},
"news_4": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_4",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "4",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "los angeles",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "los angeles Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 4,
"slug": "los-angeles",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/los-angeles"
},
"news_79": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_79",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "79",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "National Guard",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "National Guard Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 80,
"slug": "national-guard",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/national-guard"
},
"news_20529": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_20529",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "20529",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 20546,
"slug": "u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement"
},
"news_33748": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_33748",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "33748",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Immigration",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "interest",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Immigration Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 33765,
"slug": "immigration",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/interest/immigration"
},
"news_167": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_167",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "167",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "David Chiu",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "David Chiu Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 174,
"slug": "david-chiu",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/david-chiu"
},
"news_3716": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3716",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3716",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Department of Homeland Security",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Department of Homeland Security Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3734,
"slug": "department-of-homeland-security",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/department-of-homeland-security"
},
"news_29027": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_29027",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "29027",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "domestic terrorism",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "domestic terrorism Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 29044,
"slug": "domestic-terrorism",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/domestic-terrorism"
},
"news_24504": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_24504",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "24504",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "emergency alerts",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "emergency alerts Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 24521,
"slug": "emergency-alerts",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/emergency-alerts"
},
"news_27017": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_27017",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "27017",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "emergency preparedness",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "emergency preparedness Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 27034,
"slug": "emergency-preparedness",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/emergency-preparedness"
},
"news_35063": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_35063",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "35063",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "federal funding",
"slug": "federal-funding",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "federal funding | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 35080,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/federal-funding"
},
"news_34927": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_34927",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "34927",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "federal funds",
"slug": "federal-funds",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "federal funds | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 34944,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/federal-funds"
},
"news_21891": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_21891",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "21891",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "lawsuits",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "lawsuits Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 21908,
"slug": "lawsuits",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/lawsuits"
},
"news_22456": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_22456",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "22456",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "public safety",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "public safety Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 22473,
"slug": "public-safety",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/public-safety"
},
"news_18878": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18878",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18878",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "terrorism",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "terrorism Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 18895,
"slug": "terrorism",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/terrorism"
},
"news_18053": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18053",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18053",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Concord",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Concord Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 18087,
"slug": "concord",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/concord"
},
"news_1467": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1467",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1467",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Contra Costa County",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Contra Costa County Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1479,
"slug": "contra-costa-county",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/contra-costa-county"
},
"news_18352": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18352",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18352",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "East Bay",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "East Bay Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 18386,
"slug": "east-bay",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/east-bay"
},
"news_6883": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_6883",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "6883",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "immigration courts",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "immigration courts Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 6907,
"slug": "immigration-courts",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/immigration-courts"
},
"news_21729": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_21729",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "21729",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Mark DeSaulnier",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Mark DeSaulnier Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 21746,
"slug": "mark-desaulnier",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/mark-desaulnier"
},
"news_4750": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_4750",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "4750",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "civil rights",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "civil rights Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 4769,
"slug": "civil-rights",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/civil-rights"
},
"news_6243": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_6243",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "6243",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Jesse Arreguin",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Jesse Arreguin Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 6267,
"slug": "jesse-arreguin",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/jesse-arreguin"
},
"news_19903": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_19903",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "19903",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "law enforcement",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "law enforcement Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 19920,
"slug": "law-enforcement",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/law-enforcement"
},
"news_1217": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1217",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1217",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Scott Wiener",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Scott Wiener Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1229,
"slug": "scott-wiener",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/scott-wiener"
},
"news_244": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_244",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "244",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "undocumented immigrants",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "undocumented immigrants Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 252,
"slug": "undocumented-immigrants",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/undocumented-immigrants"
},
"news_25782": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_25782",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "25782",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Bill Scott",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Bill Scott Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 25799,
"slug": "bill-scott",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/bill-scott"
},
"news_545": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_545",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "545",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "San Francisco Police Department",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "San Francisco Police Department Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 554,
"slug": "san-francisco-police-department",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/san-francisco-police-department"
},
"news_20441": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_20441",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "20441",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "William Scott",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "William Scott Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 20458,
"slug": "william-scott",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/william-scott"
}
},
"userPermissionsReducer": {
"wpLoggedIn": false
},
"eventsReducer": {},
"fssReducer": {},
"tvDailyScheduleReducer": {},
"tvWeeklyScheduleReducer": {},
"tvPrimetimeScheduleReducer": {},
"tvMonthlyScheduleReducer": {},
"userAccountReducer": {
"user": {
"email": null,
"emailStatus": "EMAIL_UNVALIDATED",
"loggedStatus": "LOGGED_OUT",
"loggingChecked": false,
"articles": [],
"firstName": null,
"lastName": null,
"phoneNumber": null,
"fetchingMembership": false,
"membershipError": false,
"memberships": [
{
"id": null,
"startDate": null,
"firstName": null,
"lastName": null,
"familyNumber": null,
"memberNumber": null,
"memberSince": null,
"expirationDate": null,
"pfsEligible": false,
"isSustaining": false,
"membershipLevel": "Prospect",
"membershipStatus": "Non Member",
"lastGiftDate": null,
"renewalDate": null,
"lastDonationAmount": null
}
]
},
"authModal": {
"isOpen": false,
"view": "LANDING_VIEW"
},
"error": null
},
"youthMediaReducer": {},
"checkPleaseReducer": {
"filterData": {
"region": {
"key": "Restaurant Region",
"filters": [
"Any Region"
]
},
"cuisine": {
"key": "Restaurant Cuisine",
"filters": [
"Any Cuisine"
]
}
},
"restaurantDataById": {},
"restaurantIdsSorted": [],
"error": null
},
"userAgentReducer": {
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
"isBot": true
}
}
