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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated, 3 p.m. Thursday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates and attorneys are scrambling to provide guidance for international students at universities across California after the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034742/california-students-visa-cancellations-sue-trump-administration\">revoked at least 96 student visas\u003c/a> last week, following several high-profile detentions of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/us/what-we-know-college-activists-immigration-hnk/index.html\">college students and staff\u003c/a> by immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>International students are being advised to get familiar with their legal rights, consider canceling any travel outside of the United States and pause their social media activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034703/what-should-international-students-on-visas-and-green-cards-know-right-now\">The federal government’s revocation of visas for students\u003c/a> at schools including Stanford, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Irvine caught universities and students off guard. Some students have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034742/california-students-visa-cancellations-sue-trump-administration\">responded by suing the federal government\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These actions create an uncertain and challenging environment for our campus community,” UC Berkeley Chancellor Richard Lyons said \u003ca href=\"https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/04/07/a-message-about-recent-federal-visa-program-updates/\">in a statement on Monday\u003c/a>. “Your university supports, without reservation, the right and ability of immigrant and international students, staff, and faculty to participate fully in the campus experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration said last month that since January, officials had revoked \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/rubio-immigration-students-ozturk-chung-khalil.html\">around 300 visas\u003c/a>, including those of students, because of their foreign policy views or criminal history. The administration has taken major steps \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/us/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-university-arrest-saturday/index.html\">targeting international students who had engaged in pro-Palestinian protests\u003c/a> and advocacy during the wave of demonstrations that has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007970/1-year-later-the-impact-of-oct-7-siege-of-gaza-on-life-in-the-bay-area\">swept college campuses since October 2023\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several international students \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/us/what-we-know-college-activists-immigration-hnk/index.html\">have been detained\u003c/a> recently, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031867/israels-renewed-assault-gaza-draws-hundreds-streets-san-francisco\">Mahmoud Khalil\u003c/a>’s detention being one of the most high-profile cases. Khalil, a green card holder and pro-Palestinian organizer at Columbia University, was arrested by federal authorities and moved to an immigration detention center in Louisiana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some cases, the federal government claimed that the international students were taking part in “activities that are counter to our national interest, to our foreign policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We gave you a visa to come and study and get a degree, not to become a social activist that tears up our university campuses,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-protesters-visas-green-cards-trump-ice-detentions-free-speech/\">said at a news conference in Guyana\u003c/a>, CBS reported. “And if we’ve given you a visa, and then you decide to do that, we’re going to take it away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>A chilling effect\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As legal teams have moved \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-letter-from-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil\">to support students\u003c/a>, pro-Palestinian advocacy groups say that the administration was “chilling speech” and curbing protest against the United States’ support of Israel \u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/zionism/\">by conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12024332 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192874110-1020x680.png']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s becoming a very insecure and strange time for this republic,” said Ramsey Judah, a lawyer with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Los Angeles, who said that the chilling effect on speech was not confined to students or green card and visa holders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing it across the board because people now are scared to speak up, not just on Palestine,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://jcrc.org/blog/jcrc-statement-on-detentions-of-campus-protesters/\">a statement\u003c/a>, the Jewish Community Relations Council in the Bay Area said that despite disagreeing with the rhetoric of the campus protests, the group believes that it’s “incumbent upon law enforcement agencies to provide these protesters with transparency around their alleged violations and proper notice before commencing deportation proceedings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you’re an international student on a green card or a visa, what should you know about this moment?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to Judah and other experts with advocacy groups about the guidance they provide to students, staff and faculty — particularly to students who have been active during pro-Palestinian protests over the past year and a half. Please bear in mind that this is not legal advice and advocates emphasize that students should consult with an immigration attorney about their individual situation. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">(Jump straight to: Where can international students find legal advice?)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Should international students be traveling right now? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many schools are advising students, faculty and staff on \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/03/19/international-students-travel-trump/82527462007/\">visas or green cards\u003c/a> to reconsider international travel amid the looming uncertainty of an \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/03/31/trump-travel-ban-visa-restrictions-delayed/82744274007/\">anticipated travel ban\u003c/a> that could target visitors from countries like Venezuela, Haiti and Pakistan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley’s International Office \u003ca href=\"https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/home\">issued an advisory\u003c/a> stating that it “does not currently recommend” that international students “engage [in] international travel for personal or professional reasons” and that “current U.S. immigration policy is unpredictable and subject to rapid change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While acknowledging that “there have been no specific updates with respect to travel,” \u003ca href=\"https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/immigration-policy-changes-faq\">UC Berkeley told international students\u003c/a> that it was “possible that international travel could include additional risks including delays in visa appointments and processing times, increased likelihood of visa denials, and heightened screening upon reentry to the U.S.”[aside postID=news_12026817 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/GettyImages-2197914000-1020x680.jpg']“We actually are telling everybody not to travel, especially if you are a student, because they’ve been denying people’s entry,” Judah said. He specifically referenced \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney\">the case of a Canadian woman\u003c/a> who was detained for two weeks after attempting to process a U.S. work visa at the San Diego border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while American citizens cannot be \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry\">denied reentry\u003c/a> into the U.S., Judah said that even they may need to reconsider visiting a country that appeared on \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html\">the draft travel ban list\u003c/a> since it could “open you up to interrogations when you get back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Judah said CAIR has been preparing visa and green card holders on what they can potentially expect when they reenter the country, including having their laptops and cellphones unlocked and searched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the border or an airport, an officer needs “some sort of reasonable suspicion to look through your phone,” said Judah, but “reasonable suspicion is completely subjective. It really comes down to who the officer is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley is \u003ca href=\"https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/immigration-policy-changes-faq\">asking international students\u003c/a> to consider “leaving personal laptops and phones behind” if they do travel outside of the country, and if traveling with them, to “set all apps and social media accounts to private.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033720/what-green-card-and-visa-holders-should-know-before-traveling-abroad\">an article diving deeper\u003c/a> on what visa and green card holders should know before traveling abroad. According to NPR, some immigration attorneys have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033720/what-green-card-and-visa-holders-should-know-before-traveling-abroad\">warning some green card holders to avoid leaving the country if they have a criminal record\u003c/a>, no matter how minor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco-based attorney Ghassan Shamieh said that as of Wednesday, he was not aware of any reports of domestic flights being impacted by this new climate, but warned that “things can change at a moment’s notice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shamieh, who has been consulting with students affected by the recent visa revocations, said students should be “monitoring trustworthy news sources,” and that “staying in touch with a trusted immigration attorney is going to be key for any student regardless of where they want to travel, how they want to travel or what they want to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035376\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"969\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-800x388.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-1020x494.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-160x78.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-1536x744.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-1920x930.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent stands watch as a crowd of overseas visitors to the U.S. wait in line to pass through Customs on Jan. 5, 2004, at JFK airport in New York City. \u003ccite>(Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Do California colleges work with immigration authorities? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration has made broad moves to pressure universities to follow \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/harvard-investigation-antisemitism-trump-2ee1a2a9df6d09d155dac7a4e39b186c\">federal demands\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/us/cornell-northwestern-federal-funding-freeze/index.html\">changes to diversity, equity and inclusion programs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice stated its intent to investigate the University of California over \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029887/trump-doj-investigate-university-california-over-antisemitism-allegations\">antisemitism allegations\u003c/a>. The UC said \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029887/trump-doj-investigate-university-california-over-antisemitism-allegations\">in an early March statement\u003c/a> that it “is unwavering in its commitment to combating antisemitism and protecting everyone’s civil rights.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/02/california-deportations-hit-people-with-deep-roots/\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can still operate in California\u003c/a>, state law \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your-rights/california-values-act-sb-54\">bars the use of state or local resources\u003c/a> to assist in federal immigration enforcement — except when the person being sought has been “\u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/sb54_advisory-gr-20180208.pdf\">convicted of a serious or violent state prison felony\u003c/a>.”[aside postID=news_12025647 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-1243312873-1020x680.jpg']This law also means that public schools, including public colleges and universities, cannot assist immigration officers and provide information about a student.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California universities have been encouraged by state Attorney General Rob Bonta to \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf\">develop policies\u003c/a> that make campus areas private from search without a warrant, although this does not bar ICE from entering campus. Most schools are also \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf\">required to let students know\u003c/a> that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026817/ice-schools-and-children-what-families-should-know\">immigration authorities are on campus\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/response-increased-threats-california-immigrant-communities-attorney-general\">December\u003c/a>, Bonta rolled out \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf\">guidance for schools and colleges to adopt\u003c/a> “in responding to immigration issues” and encouraged California residents \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">to report any suspicions\u003c/a> that a school or its staff are assisting ICE to his office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite California law, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-arrested-ice-massachusetts/\">international students are still fearful\u003c/a> that \u003ca href=\"https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-asks-supreme-court-let-192827441.html\">immigration agents are ignoring due process. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/28/what-evidence-does-the-us-government-need-to-deport-green-card-holders\">green card can be revoked after certain serious criminal convictions\u003c/a>, international student and permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil was first detained \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/1239428600/columbia-mahmoud-khalil-law-arrest-international-students\">without a criminal charge\u003c/a>. The Trump administration said its decision to revoke Khalil’s green card was based on a provision of \u003ca href=\"https://www.aila.org/library/policy-brief-explaining-the-foreign-policy-ground-of-removability\">the Immigration and Nationality Act\u003c/a> related to foreign policy — a justification the American Immigration Lawyers Association called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.aila.org/library/policy-brief-explaining-the-foreign-policy-ground-of-removability\">obscure and constitutionally suspect\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[To] see it happen based on free speech with no charges, no crime, no anything — that’s kind of a shock to everybody who works in immigration and even people inside of the government, because this is something that’s really unheard of,” Judah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What documentation is important for international students right now? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attorney Shamieh said international students should immediately get in touch with their college campus’ international students office and make sure that team is checking their immigration status in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/sevis\">Student and Exchange Visitor Information System\u003c/a> (SEVIS) records regularly. Shamieh said some records have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034742/california-students-visa-cancellations-sue-trump-administration\">terminated without warning\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shamieh also advised that international students should check with an attorney before making any updates to immigration documents, like a visa renewal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really risky to travel right now. So if there are opportunities to renew documents while staying here in the United States, I definitely recommend doing that,” Shamieh said. “Always with the caveat of consulting with an immigration attorney, because they’ll best be able to analyze your specific situation and guide you accordingly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elif Koc, a student disciplinary legal fellow with CAIR-LA, said now would be a good time for students to “get your documents in order.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc said students can make copies of passports or visas and make sure trusted people in their life have them on hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because if, God forbid, something like [detention] does happen, I think it’s helpful for your attorneys and whoever is assisting to have all of that information organized and ready to go,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc recommended that some students also consider asking for \u003ca href=\"https://manifestlaw.com/blog/immigration-letter-of-support-for-a-family-member/\">an immigration letter of support\u003c/a> from a professor they are close to or from an organization they are a part of. In case of a situation like \u003ca href=\"https://michiganimmigrant.org/sites/default/files/Writing%20letters%20for%20immigration%20purposes.pdf\">a possible deportation\u003c/a>, the letter — often addressed to an immigration judge — can detail the student’s role in the country, what they are studying and provide more perspective about them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to accessing support, students, staff and faculty should connect with legal organizations as a way of “arming yourself with knowledge and preparing yourself,” Koc said. “There are lots of people who are extremely concerned with protecting free speech rights and your rights as a student.” \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump straight to where international students can find legal support.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shamieh also advised that students have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">the numbers of Rapid Response Networks\u003c/a> and trusted attorneys readily available for themselves and their friends and family in case they need help navigating encounters with ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What should international students know about using social media right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This week, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-screening-aliens-social-media-activity-for-antisemitism\">the Department of Homeland Security announced\u003c/a> that it would immediately begin screening immigrants’ social media for “antisemitic activity” as “grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.” In early March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/03/06/state-department-ai-revoke-foreign-student-visas-hamas\">Axios reported\u003c/a> that the State Department would launch an AI program to review the social media of student visa holders and cancel visas of those who the federal government deems as “pro-Hamas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the Consitution’s protection of free speech under \u003ca href=\"https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/\">the First Amendment\u003c/a>, Koc said students who have taken part in any pro-Palestinian protests should consider limiting their posts on social media and setting their accounts to private if it is currently public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc suggests that students consider what in their social media history “would make you an appealing target for the current administration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just being really cautious about what you’re saying and how it could be construed or how it could be manipulated is a really good practice,” she advised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley also \u003ca href=\"https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/immigration-policy-changes-faq\">advises international students\u003c/a> to remove any content from their social media “related to political protests or statements that could be considered as somehow promoting unlawful, antisemitic, or terrorist support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What about students who continue to protest right now? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For future protests, Koc said it was vital for students to be aware of their campus’ code of conduct and student disciplinary process — and how these might change under the new administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools have been the subject of the federal government’s attention, especially after Columbia responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/nyregion/columbia-response-trump-demands.html\">$400 million of federal funding\u003c/a> by agreeing to overhaul policies, including banning \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/columbia-university-funding-trump-demands\">face masks on campus\u003c/a>. The White House is also attempting to access the information of \u003ca href=\"https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-sfba-condemns-trump-administrations-demand-for-uc-berkeley-faculty-info-as-attack-on-academic-freedom-free-speech/\">UC Berkeley faculty who signed open letters\u003c/a> related to Gaza in 2023 and 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035377\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the national Stand Up for Science day of action in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Koc recommended that students, staff and faculty familiarize themselves with their school’s “\u003ca href=\"https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/time-place-and-manner-restrictions/\">time, place and manner” restrictions,\u003c/a> which govern protesting. The restrictions are “\u003ca href=\"https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/transparency-accountability/Pages/tpm-faqs.aspx\">content-neutral\u003c/a>,” meaning that the policies apply across all protests or demonstrations, regardless of the speaker’s message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When it comes to campus protests, individual public campuses, they can restrict where and when and how you speak,” Koc explained. “When it comes to amplified noise, maybe they’ll say you can’t stand outside a classroom and protest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has guides on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">how to safely document interactions with police\u003c/a> and what to know when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">attending a rally in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc said she sees aspects of the federal government’s tactics against international students as an attempt to quell protesting and that U.S. citizens should not feel they should stop protesting. Nonetheless, international students on visas and green cards should consider “being really careful at this point” with their “level of participation” in protests right now, she advised. Visa holders, for example, could be forced to leave the United States if they are temporarily suspended from school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the time being, international students who wish to keep engaging in civil disobedience should “perhaps consider taking more of a removed role, even if no one is doing anything wrong,” Koc said. “Even as they’re following all their campuses’ rules and protesting in a completely legitimate way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>Where can you find support from immigration experts and advocates?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shamieh said international students who are engaged with political activism or have a criminal history — even a minor one — should preemptively reach out to an attorney “to devise a plan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can check with your university’s international students’ office on what support or guidance they are providing. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These actions create an uncertain and challenging environment for our campus community,” UC Berkeley Chancellor Richard Lyons said \u003ca href=\"https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/04/07/a-message-about-recent-federal-visa-program-updates/\">in a statement on Monday\u003c/a>. “Your university supports, without reservation, the right and ability of immigrant and international students, staff, and faculty to participate fully in the campus experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration said last month that since January, officials had revoked \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/rubio-immigration-students-ozturk-chung-khalil.html\">around 300 visas\u003c/a>, including those of students, because of their foreign policy views or criminal history. The administration has taken major steps \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/us/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-university-arrest-saturday/index.html\">targeting international students who had engaged in pro-Palestinian protests\u003c/a> and advocacy during the wave of demonstrations that has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007970/1-year-later-the-impact-of-oct-7-siege-of-gaza-on-life-in-the-bay-area\">swept college campuses since October 2023\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several international students \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/us/what-we-know-college-activists-immigration-hnk/index.html\">have been detained\u003c/a> recently, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031867/israels-renewed-assault-gaza-draws-hundreds-streets-san-francisco\">Mahmoud Khalil\u003c/a>’s detention being one of the most high-profile cases. Khalil, a green card holder and pro-Palestinian organizer at Columbia University, was arrested by federal authorities and moved to an immigration detention center in Louisiana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some cases, the federal government claimed that the international students were taking part in “activities that are counter to our national interest, to our foreign policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We gave you a visa to come and study and get a degree, not to become a social activist that tears up our university campuses,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-protesters-visas-green-cards-trump-ice-detentions-free-speech/\">said at a news conference in Guyana\u003c/a>, CBS reported. “And if we’ve given you a visa, and then you decide to do that, we’re going to take it away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>A chilling effect\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As legal teams have moved \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-letter-from-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil\">to support students\u003c/a>, pro-Palestinian advocacy groups say that the administration was “chilling speech” and curbing protest against the United States’ support of Israel \u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/zionism/\">by conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We actually are telling everybody not to travel, especially if you are a student, because they’ve been denying people’s entry,” Judah said. He specifically referenced \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney\">the case of a Canadian woman\u003c/a> who was detained for two weeks after attempting to process a U.S. work visa at the San Diego border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while American citizens cannot be \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry\">denied reentry\u003c/a> into the U.S., Judah said that even they may need to reconsider visiting a country that appeared on \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html\">the draft travel ban list\u003c/a> since it could “open you up to interrogations when you get back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Judah said CAIR has been preparing visa and green card holders on what they can potentially expect when they reenter the country, including having their laptops and cellphones unlocked and searched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the border or an airport, an officer needs “some sort of reasonable suspicion to look through your phone,” said Judah, but “reasonable suspicion is completely subjective. It really comes down to who the officer is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley is \u003ca href=\"https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/immigration-policy-changes-faq\">asking international students\u003c/a> to consider “leaving personal laptops and phones behind” if they do travel outside of the country, and if traveling with them, to “set all apps and social media accounts to private.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033720/what-green-card-and-visa-holders-should-know-before-traveling-abroad\">an article diving deeper\u003c/a> on what visa and green card holders should know before traveling abroad. According to NPR, some immigration attorneys have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033720/what-green-card-and-visa-holders-should-know-before-traveling-abroad\">warning some green card holders to avoid leaving the country if they have a criminal record\u003c/a>, no matter how minor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco-based attorney Ghassan Shamieh said that as of Wednesday, he was not aware of any reports of domestic flights being impacted by this new climate, but warned that “things can change at a moment’s notice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shamieh, who has been consulting with students affected by the recent visa revocations, said students should be “monitoring trustworthy news sources,” and that “staying in touch with a trusted immigration attorney is going to be key for any student regardless of where they want to travel, how they want to travel or what they want to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035376\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"969\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-800x388.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-1020x494.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-160x78.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-1536x744.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/2845795_qed-1920x930.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent stands watch as a crowd of overseas visitors to the U.S. wait in line to pass through Customs on Jan. 5, 2004, at JFK airport in New York City. \u003ccite>(Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Do California colleges work with immigration authorities? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration has made broad moves to pressure universities to follow \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/harvard-investigation-antisemitism-trump-2ee1a2a9df6d09d155dac7a4e39b186c\">federal demands\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/us/cornell-northwestern-federal-funding-freeze/index.html\">changes to diversity, equity and inclusion programs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice stated its intent to investigate the University of California over \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029887/trump-doj-investigate-university-california-over-antisemitism-allegations\">antisemitism allegations\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>This law also means that public schools, including public colleges and universities, cannot assist immigration officers and provide information about a student.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California universities have been encouraged by state Attorney General Rob Bonta to \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf\">develop policies\u003c/a> that make campus areas private from search without a warrant, although this does not bar ICE from entering campus. Most schools are also \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf\">required to let students know\u003c/a> that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026817/ice-schools-and-children-what-families-should-know\">immigration authorities are on campus\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/response-increased-threats-california-immigrant-communities-attorney-general\">December\u003c/a>, Bonta rolled out \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf\">guidance for schools and colleges to adopt\u003c/a> “in responding to immigration issues” and encouraged California residents \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">to report any suspicions\u003c/a> that a school or its staff are assisting ICE to his office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite California law, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-arrested-ice-massachusetts/\">international students are still fearful\u003c/a> that \u003ca href=\"https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-asks-supreme-court-let-192827441.html\">immigration agents are ignoring due process. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/28/what-evidence-does-the-us-government-need-to-deport-green-card-holders\">green card can be revoked after certain serious criminal convictions\u003c/a>, international student and permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil was first detained \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/1239428600/columbia-mahmoud-khalil-law-arrest-international-students\">without a criminal charge\u003c/a>. The Trump administration said its decision to revoke Khalil’s green card was based on a provision of \u003ca href=\"https://www.aila.org/library/policy-brief-explaining-the-foreign-policy-ground-of-removability\">the Immigration and Nationality Act\u003c/a> related to foreign policy — a justification the American Immigration Lawyers Association called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.aila.org/library/policy-brief-explaining-the-foreign-policy-ground-of-removability\">obscure and constitutionally suspect\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[To] see it happen based on free speech with no charges, no crime, no anything — that’s kind of a shock to everybody who works in immigration and even people inside of the government, because this is something that’s really unheard of,” Judah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What documentation is important for international students right now? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attorney Shamieh said international students should immediately get in touch with their college campus’ international students office and make sure that team is checking their immigration status in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/sevis\">Student and Exchange Visitor Information System\u003c/a> (SEVIS) records regularly. Shamieh said some records have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034742/california-students-visa-cancellations-sue-trump-administration\">terminated without warning\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shamieh also advised that international students should check with an attorney before making any updates to immigration documents, like a visa renewal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really risky to travel right now. So if there are opportunities to renew documents while staying here in the United States, I definitely recommend doing that,” Shamieh said. “Always with the caveat of consulting with an immigration attorney, because they’ll best be able to analyze your specific situation and guide you accordingly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elif Koc, a student disciplinary legal fellow with CAIR-LA, said now would be a good time for students to “get your documents in order.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc said students can make copies of passports or visas and make sure trusted people in their life have them on hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because if, God forbid, something like [detention] does happen, I think it’s helpful for your attorneys and whoever is assisting to have all of that information organized and ready to go,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc recommended that some students also consider asking for \u003ca href=\"https://manifestlaw.com/blog/immigration-letter-of-support-for-a-family-member/\">an immigration letter of support\u003c/a> from a professor they are close to or from an organization they are a part of. In case of a situation like \u003ca href=\"https://michiganimmigrant.org/sites/default/files/Writing%20letters%20for%20immigration%20purposes.pdf\">a possible deportation\u003c/a>, the letter — often addressed to an immigration judge — can detail the student’s role in the country, what they are studying and provide more perspective about them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to accessing support, students, staff and faculty should connect with legal organizations as a way of “arming yourself with knowledge and preparing yourself,” Koc said. “There are lots of people who are extremely concerned with protecting free speech rights and your rights as a student.” \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump straight to where international students can find legal support.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shamieh also advised that students have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">the numbers of Rapid Response Networks\u003c/a> and trusted attorneys readily available for themselves and their friends and family in case they need help navigating encounters with ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What should international students know about using social media right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This week, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-screening-aliens-social-media-activity-for-antisemitism\">the Department of Homeland Security announced\u003c/a> that it would immediately begin screening immigrants’ social media for “antisemitic activity” as “grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.” In early March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/03/06/state-department-ai-revoke-foreign-student-visas-hamas\">Axios reported\u003c/a> that the State Department would launch an AI program to review the social media of student visa holders and cancel visas of those who the federal government deems as “pro-Hamas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the Consitution’s protection of free speech under \u003ca href=\"https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/\">the First Amendment\u003c/a>, Koc said students who have taken part in any pro-Palestinian protests should consider limiting their posts on social media and setting their accounts to private if it is currently public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc suggests that students consider what in their social media history “would make you an appealing target for the current administration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just being really cautious about what you’re saying and how it could be construed or how it could be manipulated is a really good practice,” she advised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley also \u003ca href=\"https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/immigration-policy-changes-faq\">advises international students\u003c/a> to remove any content from their social media “related to political protests or statements that could be considered as somehow promoting unlawful, antisemitic, or terrorist support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What about students who continue to protest right now? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For future protests, Koc said it was vital for students to be aware of their campus’ code of conduct and student disciplinary process — and how these might change under the new administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools have been the subject of the federal government’s attention, especially after Columbia responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/nyregion/columbia-response-trump-demands.html\">$400 million of federal funding\u003c/a> by agreeing to overhaul policies, including banning \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/columbia-university-funding-trump-demands\">face masks on campus\u003c/a>. The White House is also attempting to access the information of \u003ca href=\"https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-sfba-condemns-trump-administrations-demand-for-uc-berkeley-faculty-info-as-attack-on-academic-freedom-free-speech/\">UC Berkeley faculty who signed open letters\u003c/a> related to Gaza in 2023 and 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035377\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the national Stand Up for Science day of action in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Koc recommended that students, staff and faculty familiarize themselves with their school’s “\u003ca href=\"https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/time-place-and-manner-restrictions/\">time, place and manner” restrictions,\u003c/a> which govern protesting. The restrictions are “\u003ca href=\"https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/transparency-accountability/Pages/tpm-faqs.aspx\">content-neutral\u003c/a>,” meaning that the policies apply across all protests or demonstrations, regardless of the speaker’s message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When it comes to campus protests, individual public campuses, they can restrict where and when and how you speak,” Koc explained. “When it comes to amplified noise, maybe they’ll say you can’t stand outside a classroom and protest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has guides on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">how to safely document interactions with police\u003c/a> and what to know when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">attending a rally in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koc said she sees aspects of the federal government’s tactics against international students as an attempt to quell protesting and that U.S. citizens should not feel they should stop protesting. Nonetheless, international students on visas and green cards should consider “being really careful at this point” with their “level of participation” in protests right now, she advised. Visa holders, for example, could be forced to leave the United States if they are temporarily suspended from school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the time being, international students who wish to keep engaging in civil disobedience should “perhaps consider taking more of a removed role, even if no one is doing anything wrong,” Koc said. “Even as they’re following all their campuses’ rules and protesting in a completely legitimate way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>Where can you find support from immigration experts and advocates?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shamieh said international students who are engaged with political activism or have a criminal history — even a minor one — should preemptively reach out to an attorney “to devise a plan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can check with your university’s international students’ office on what support or guidance they are providing. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3 p.m. Thursday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara County district attorney is pursuing criminal charges against a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested in June after\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989050/pro-palestinian-stanford-protesters-detained-after-occupying-presidents-office\"> barricading themselves inside the Stanford University president’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 12 defendants, including eight current Stanford students, face felony charges of vandalism and conspiracy to trespass, among the most serious charges against demonstrators involved with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/pro-palestinian-protest\">pro-Palestinian campus protests\u003c/a> in California last spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Warrants have been issued, and the protesters will be arraigned later this month, District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dissent is American, vandalism is criminal,” he said during a press conference Thursday. “Today, I’m announcing charges against 12 people who intentionally crossed the clear and bright line between dissent and destruction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wearing masks, the protesters forced their way into the building where the Stanford president’s office is located early in the morning of June 5. In a “highly organized and orchestrated manner,” they broke windows and furniture, splashed fake blood and disabled security cameras, causing an estimated $700,000 in damages, according to the DA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12023600 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/StanfordUniversity-1020x764.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was not an anonymous space in a nondescript building,” Rosen said. “It was a working office of people dedicated to students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A public safety officer was also allegedly injured while attempting to remove the students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an \u003ca href=\"https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/this-morning-s-occupation-of-building-10\">open letter to campus\u003c/a> sent shortly after the incident, Richard Sallar, Stanford’s then-interim president, and Provost Jenny Martinez said they were “appalled and deeply saddened” by the protesters’ actions. Tools found in protesters’ backpacks included an electric grinder, hammers, crowbars, chisels, screwdrivers, goggles, numerous straps and cables, the DA said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to leave until Stanford administration and the Stanford Board of Trustees meet our demands and take action to address their role in enabling and profiting from the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” the protesters, identifying themselves as an “autonomous group of Stanford University students,” posted in a message on social media, shortly before police arrested them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen said the activists had been planning their action for days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They had operational plans. They had lookouts. They were scouting out the area to see what time either uniformed police officers or private security would be around,” he said. “They had multiple layers of clothing. They brought a lot of food with them. They planned to be there for a long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035380\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen presented a do-it-yourself guide, saying it closely matches what the students brought with them and how they broke in, suggesting they did some research beforehand. \u003ccite>(Gilare Zada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The action took place alongside larger campus demonstrations last spring aimed at pressuring the university to divest from companies that support Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group also spray-painted graffiti on the facade of the office with messages praising “the martyrs,” threatening death to “pigs” and police and accusing Stanford of being complicit to genocide, according to the DA’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Thursday morning, at least four of the suspects had self-surrendered to authorities for booking, Rosen said. He noted that if convicted of the charges, they could face a maximum sentence of nearly 4 years behind bars. But he said his office did not intend to pursue jail time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I don’t think this is a prison case. I would like these individuals to plead guilty, accept responsibility for what they did, make restitution to Stanford for the hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage they caused,” Rosen said. “I don’t know that it’s a case where I would want these individuals sitting in jail for these actions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The way I see it, they damaged and destroyed all of this property and caused all this vandalism, and I think that their punishment should be cleaning things up,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters, ranging in age from 19 to 32, are all U.S. citizens, Rosen said, a point of particular relevance given the Trump administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/04/08/student-visa-cancellations-trump-administration-bay-area/\">zealous push\u003c/a> to revoke the visas of international students linked to the pro-Palestinian movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s announcement comes a month after the DA’s office declined to \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/06/stanford-student-journalist-will-not-face-charges-related-to-june-protest-arrest-da-says/\">charge a student journalist\u003c/a> who was arrested along with the protesters in the president’s office on June 5. The decision follows a lengthy investigation that found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023600/stanford-wont-discipline-student-journalist-arrested-during-pro-palestinian-protest\">\u003cem>Stanford Daily\u003c/em> reporter Dilan Gohill\u003c/a> was there to document the protest, not participate in it — an argument made by free speech groups, who for months demanded he be cleared of any criminal liability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This office supports a free press and recognizes that the law gives reporters latitude to do their jobs in keeping the public informed,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement last month announcing the decision. “We have no evidence that this student did anything other than cover this event as a journalist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the arrests, a number of Stanford student groups have rallied behind the 12 protesters, decrying the charges against them and slamming the university for considering such severe disciplinary action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During one campus demonstration in October, nearly 50 students held a “people’s tribunal” to protest the disciplinary proceedings and condemn the Board of Trustees’ refusal to divest from companies tied to Israel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James Wheaton, a journalism law professor at Stanford and UC Berkeley, who has advised Stanford Daily reporters on First Amendment-related issues, said today’s charging decision should come as no big surprise. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears to be a pretty open and shut case of a trespass,” he said. “And if there was any damage done to the building, then it’s vandalism as well, neither of which is protected by the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters chose to participate in an act of civil disobedience to fight against what they considered an injustice, Wheaton said. But it still means they broke the law, no matter how noble the cause. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So, you break the law knowingly in order to make a point, and then you get arrested and charges may or may not be filed,” he said. “But you can’t complain about being charged.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gzada\">\u003cem>Gilare Zada\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was not an anonymous space in a nondescript building,” Rosen said. “It was a working office of people dedicated to students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A public safety officer was also allegedly injured while attempting to remove the students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an \u003ca href=\"https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/this-morning-s-occupation-of-building-10\">open letter to campus\u003c/a> sent shortly after the incident, Richard Sallar, Stanford’s then-interim president, and Provost Jenny Martinez said they were “appalled and deeply saddened” by the protesters’ actions. Tools found in protesters’ backpacks included an electric grinder, hammers, crowbars, chisels, screwdrivers, goggles, numerous straps and cables, the DA said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to leave until Stanford administration and the Stanford Board of Trustees meet our demands and take action to address their role in enabling and profiting from the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” the protesters, identifying themselves as an “autonomous group of Stanford University students,” posted in a message on social media, shortly before police arrested them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen said the activists had been planning their action for days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They had operational plans. They had lookouts. They were scouting out the area to see what time either uniformed police officers or private security would be around,” he said. “They had multiple layers of clothing. They brought a lot of food with them. They planned to be there for a long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035380\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/StanfordGaza1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen presented a do-it-yourself guide, saying it closely matches what the students brought with them and how they broke in, suggesting they did some research beforehand. \u003ccite>(Gilare Zada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The action took place alongside larger campus demonstrations last spring aimed at pressuring the university to divest from companies that support Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group also spray-painted graffiti on the facade of the office with messages praising “the martyrs,” threatening death to “pigs” and police and accusing Stanford of being complicit to genocide, according to the DA’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Thursday morning, at least four of the suspects had self-surrendered to authorities for booking, Rosen said. He noted that if convicted of the charges, they could face a maximum sentence of nearly 4 years behind bars. But he said his office did not intend to pursue jail time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I don’t think this is a prison case. I would like these individuals to plead guilty, accept responsibility for what they did, make restitution to Stanford for the hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage they caused,” Rosen said. “I don’t know that it’s a case where I would want these individuals sitting in jail for these actions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The way I see it, they damaged and destroyed all of this property and caused all this vandalism, and I think that their punishment should be cleaning things up,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters, ranging in age from 19 to 32, are all U.S. citizens, Rosen said, a point of particular relevance given the Trump administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/04/08/student-visa-cancellations-trump-administration-bay-area/\">zealous push\u003c/a> to revoke the visas of international students linked to the pro-Palestinian movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s announcement comes a month after the DA’s office declined to \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/06/stanford-student-journalist-will-not-face-charges-related-to-june-protest-arrest-da-says/\">charge a student journalist\u003c/a> who was arrested along with the protesters in the president’s office on June 5. The decision follows a lengthy investigation that found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023600/stanford-wont-discipline-student-journalist-arrested-during-pro-palestinian-protest\">\u003cem>Stanford Daily\u003c/em> reporter Dilan Gohill\u003c/a> was there to document the protest, not participate in it — an argument made by free speech groups, who for months demanded he be cleared of any criminal liability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This office supports a free press and recognizes that the law gives reporters latitude to do their jobs in keeping the public informed,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement last month announcing the decision. “We have no evidence that this student did anything other than cover this event as a journalist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the arrests, a number of Stanford student groups have rallied behind the 12 protesters, decrying the charges against them and slamming the university for considering such severe disciplinary action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During one campus demonstration in October, nearly 50 students held a “people’s tribunal” to protest the disciplinary proceedings and condemn the Board of Trustees’ refusal to divest from companies tied to Israel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James Wheaton, a journalism law professor at Stanford and UC Berkeley, who has advised Stanford Daily reporters on First Amendment-related issues, said today’s charging decision should come as no big surprise. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears to be a pretty open and shut case of a trespass,” he said. “And if there was any damage done to the building, then it’s vandalism as well, neither of which is protected by the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters chose to participate in an act of civil disobedience to fight against what they considered an injustice, Wheaton said. But it still means they broke the law, no matter how noble the cause. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So, you break the law knowingly in order to make a point, and then you get arrested and charges may or may not be filed,” he said. “But you can’t complain about being charged.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gzada\">\u003cem>Gilare Zada\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Voting is underway in Oakland between now and Tuesday as voters choose a new mayor and city council member. They are also voting on whether to approve Measure A, which would increase Oakland’s sales tax by 0.5%.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How did we get here? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last year, Oakland voters recalled their mayor, Sheng Thao. Nine people are now running to finish the remainder of her term. Oakland City Council President Kevin Jenkins has been serving as interim mayor in the meantime, but is not running to stay in the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s District 2 City Council seat is also up for grabs after former Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas was elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is hoping to use revenue generated by the sales tax increase to help eliminate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031370/oakland-voters-want-to-know-how-next-mayor-would-fix-citys-finances\">a budget deficit that Oakland is facing\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031714\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee (center) addresses the crowd at a public forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How to vote? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in Oakland will receive a ballot by mail, and ballots have already started going out. To return your ballot, just drop it in a 24-hour drop box or mail it in postage-free. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm\">See a list of drop box locations here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to vote in person, you can cast your ballot at \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rov_app/vcalist?electionid=257\">one of nine vote centers\u003c/a> in the city. Five vote centers will open on April 5 and another four will open on April 12. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/vca/?electionid=257\">Click here for a list of vote centers and their hours\u003c/a>. You can also vote at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters office at any point. Voting ends at 8 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayoral and city council races will be ranked choice. That means that voters will have the option of voting for five candidates and ranking them by preference. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010512/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work\">Here’s how ranked choice voting works\u003c/a>: If one candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, they win the race outright. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes, then the last-place candidate is eliminated and voters who picked that candidate as their first-choice will have their votes allocated to their second-choice candidate. A new tally is then conducted. If, after that, there still isn’t a candidate who has received more than half of the votes, the next candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated and the process repeats until a winner is identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031707\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A public forum for all nine mayoral candidates is organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Who are the candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These are candidates that KQED has found are actively campaigning. That means they’re doing things like appearing at forums and other events, enlisting the help of volunteers and speaking directly with voters through door-knocking or phone banking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://barbaralee4oakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Barbara Lee\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former Congresswoman, Former State Legislator \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, IAFF Local 55 (Oakland Firefighters).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.electmindy.com/\">\u003cstrong>Mindy Pechenuk\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Researcher, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Assemblymember Leticia Castillo, retired California State Senator Mike Morrell, Alameda County Republican Central Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031706\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Mindy Pechenuk at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.suzrobinsonoaklandmayor.com/\">\u003cstrong>Suz Robinson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vice President, Governance and Stakeholder Engagement, Bay Area Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031709\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Suz Robinson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Simpson_(California)\">\u003cstrong>Eric Simpson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Machine Operator, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Socialist Workers Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Eric Simpson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://standupoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Elizabeth Swaney\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Comedian, Barista and Former Olympian\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Elizabeth Swaney (right) addresses the audience at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://lorenforoakland.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1um-BhDtARIsABjU5x6pqvx4wsQXCMzGsYQlWNiCrjroTTiJGnJVaNuncg-TJWviraGi-aIaArbGEALw_wcB\">\u003cstrong>Loren Taylor\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Council Member, Business Consultant\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031705\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.webbforoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Renia Webb\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Staffer, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Linda Hothem, Owner of Pacific American Group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00009-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Renia Webb at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Positions on key issues\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland is facing significant financial challenges. As mayor, what specific actions would you take to close the city’s current $87 million shortfall and eliminate the $265 million deficit projected over the next two years? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says she would bring in more outside investment to Oakland through a new office of public and private partnerships. She says she would leverage state and federal resources and points to her track record of securing millions for Oakland while in Congress. Lee also says she would streamline permitting, support small businesses and pursue grants. She has previously said her priorities would include collecting city revenue from things like fines and parking tickets. She has also said she would conduct a forensic audit of Oakland’s finances to detect waste, fraud and abuse. Lee has said cutting city jobs would be a last resort.[aside postID=news_12031370 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250311_Oakland-Budget_DMB_00061-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says interest payments on the city’s debts can be canceled or renegotiated. She says she wants to bring manufacturing, industry and productivity back to Oakland. Pechenuk has previously said that, as mayor, she would work with President Donald Trump and would also bring in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to clean out Oakland’s budget and finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says that she would launch a new comprehensive business plan within her first six months in office. She says she would appoint a Chief of Economic Development and Housing to help attract businesses, tourism and conventions. She would direct the city to explore repurposing vacant office buildings into affordable housing. She says she would introduce business tax incentives like reducing the gross receipts tax for employers who bring employees back in person. For multifamily housing projects, she would push for extending entitlements and permits to ensure that developers don’t face delays and reducing impact fees and transfer taxes for multifamily developments to encourage growth in housing production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says the Oakland budget, like everything else in society, is determined by what is in the interests of the ruling class, which Simpson defines as capitalists, developers and bondholders. The sales tax measure on Tuesday’s ballot is one more example of this, Simpson says, and if passed, would fall hardest on workers. “The bosses’ attacks on working people — on our wages and working conditions, the high prices, unemployment and the decay in the cities — are rooted in the crisis of the capitalist system,” Simpson says. He says the force that can end these attacks and open a new future for humanity is the working class, which Simpson says needs to break from the capitalist parties and move toward taking political power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would expand career training and entrepreneurship programs with company sponsorships, trade schools and universities. She says she would launch “Oakland Project Stargate” to transform unused land into a high-tech innovation hub, with the goal of attracting startups and high-paying jobs, and would offer tax incentives to film and creative industries. Swaney says she would auction city naming rights for major landmarks, such as “Apple City Hall.” She says she would modernize parking and tourism fees to generate new revenue, renegotiate city contracts and attract investors through public-private partnerships.[aside postID=news_12027749 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230802-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-MHN-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he would bring in a neutral third-party to audit Oakland’s books and require concessions from large companies doing business with the city, service providers and unions. He says he would also pursue outside funding opportunities and public-private partnerships and work with professional advisors to restructure and refinance the city’s debt. Taylor says he would activate revenue potential of vacant buildings and under-utilized parcels, have regular community town hall meetings and provide public performance updates on how the city is performing against its goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s budget crisis requires discipline, accountability and strong oversight. She says she would work with the city auditor and finance department to make tough budget decisions, merge departments to conserve resources and improve efficiency of spending. Webb says she would also attract business and property development to build tax revenues, cut expenditures that aren’t serving Oakland and apply for grants and aid at all levels of government to support transportation, public health, social services and other city needs. Webb has previously said that hundreds of millions of dollars are being mismanaged in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland residents are concerned about public safety. But police, fire and other public safety programs and resources cost money. If elected, what specific actions would you take to improve public safety in Oakland without adding to the city’s financial troubles? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says public safety would be her top priority as mayor. She says her priorities would be maintaining police patrols and programs like Ceasefire, deploying special police teams trained to investigate gun crimes and arrest dangerous fugitives, increasing the number of police officers and funding to support neighborhood-based mental health crisis teams and anti-gang and anti-drug youth prevention programs. Lee says she would also prioritize the expansion of after-school and summer programs to provide safe and structured environments for Oakland’s youth. Lee says she also wants to address over 3,000 fire hydrants in the city that are not routinely inspected.[aside postID=news_12027509 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_02238-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says Oakland’s city ordinances are preventing police from doing their duties. She also advocates for ending federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department, which Pechenuk says is wasting time and money by keeping the police from doing their job of guaranteeing the safety of law-abiding citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says Oakland has never had enough police officers. She says the city needs to address the culture within the Oakland Police Department by re-evaluating the many layers of OPD’s management, reassessing the Oakland Police Commission’s appointment process and conducting a review of the organization. Robinson says the police department’s pursuit policy should be revised and that the current political environment is stalling progress on public safety decisions. Robinson points out that Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is spending 95% of its time on the Ceasefire program, which she notes has gaps in addressing juvenile crime and crime unrelated to gangs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says crime and antisocial behavior reflect the dog-eat-dog capitalist system and brutal “me-first morals” of those at the top that are pushed back when union and social struggles rise. “When workers begin to build movements based on solidarity, we see the truth — that we are the force that can solve society’s problems, not victims or passive recipients of charity. We are the solution,” Simpson says. Simpson says unions need to fight for a federally funded public works program to put millions to work building schools, housing and child care centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s hiring process for police officers is slow, expensive and discourages quality candidates. She says she would cut inefficiencies, reduce hiring times and attract top talent to create a police force that reflects Oakland. She says she would also expand community-based policing to build trust and put officers where they’re needed most. Swaney says she would reopen closed fire stations and reduce 911 response times by reallocating resources, deploy mental health crisis teams for nonviolent emergencies, and enter tech partnerships for modern crime prevention tools like predictive policing and surveillance. Swaney says she would fully fund after school programs, job training and violence prevention initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor \u003c/strong>says he would increase Oakland’s police force to 800 officers and invest in a retail and property crime unit. Taylor says he would continue to fund violence prevention programs like Ceasefire, Youth Alive and the OK Program while reallocating funding from programs that fail to deliver on their promised value. He says he would exit the 20-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports\">Negotiated Settlement Agreement\u003c/a>. Taylor says the city must speed up 911 response times and increase the number of dispatchers. He also says he would reopen all of Oakland’s closed fire stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work with Oakland’s police department, fire department and district attorney’s office to get tougher on crime in a responsible and humane manner. She would increase the city’s police force and reduce excessive overtime, keep fire stations open, and increase the city’s Neighborhood Community Policing and Neighborhood Watch programs. She says she would also continue to build upon proven violence interruption programs like Ceasefire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the public attend the forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you in favor of amending Oakland’s city charter to move the city from a hybrid form of government to a strong mayor or council-manager form of government? Why or why not? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says that in Oakland’s current hybrid form of government, lines of accountability to the public are not clear, and this needs to change. She says she supports a public review of Oakland’s city charter led by a commission that would include representation from the League of Women Voters of Oakland, ethics experts and other government leaders and stakeholders. Lee says other areas pertaining to ethics should also be examined, including banning gifts to elected officials from those seeking to do business with the city. Any updates recommended would be subject to voter approval, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says she favors a strong mayor system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says a strong mayor model creates much-needed accountability between the mayor and the city council by granting the mayor line-item veto power on the budget and legislative veto authority. Robinson says that Oakland struggles with leadership and accountability. Without clear lines of responsibility, she says, the city will continue to flounder. “The public expects the mayor to be accountable for the city’s performance, which is why it is crucial to have a strong leader at the helm, driving results.” While the council-manager system may work for smaller cities, it’s not the right fit for a city like Oakland, Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says this question obscures the real source of the crisis and the solution. “At every level of the bloated government bureaucracies, we see the interests of workers being subordinated to that of the capitalist exploiters. When the working class organizes in our interests, we win concessions on the road to taking power.” Simpson says the only way to end the crisis is to organize and take power away from the capitalists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney \u003c/strong>says that as an “Olympian for Oakland,” she believes in a government that is efficient and built for the success of its residents. She says she is open to exploring changes that make Oakland’s leadership more effective and accountable. “Creating a structure that delivers results, is streamlined, and ensures Oaklanders get responsive leadership is essential,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he is the most qualified person to lead the city regardless of the government structure in place, but he is in favor of a strong mayor system, where the mayor has executive authority over city operations and direct accountability to voters, because it would allow the city to achieve its goals. “As a council member, I saw how difficult it was for the city to align on a unified vision for Oakland,” Taylor says. Taylor says a council-manager form of government could slow down the city’s responsiveness to residents. Finally, Taylor says he supports a strong public ethics department and city auditor as a check on the actions of the mayor and all elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb:\u003c/strong> The candidate did not respond to the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031718\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral and District 2 candidate materials lay on a table at the public forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As mayor, what would you do to address residents’ concerns about homelessness, illegal dumping and neighborhood blight?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says her preferred approach is to connect homeless individuals with housing, addiction treatment and mental health services. As mayor, Lee says she would accelerate housing production for all income levels and fight for Oakland’s fair share of funding from Measure W, an Alameda County sales tax approved by voters in 2020 intended for homelessness programs. When it comes to illegal dumping, Lee says she would build on the city’s existing efforts, including proactive, rapid cleanup of known dumping hotspots, expanding outreach efforts and expanding the use of technology and data. She says she would also create a Mayor’s Citywide Neighborhood District Leadership Committee to guide her office to address economic, cultural, safety and other quality-of-life issues important to each corner of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says many of these problems begin with the failure to eradicate what she describes as Oakland’s enormous illegal drug program. Pechenuk says her priority is to save the lives and minds of Oakland’s residents by destroying the city’s illegal drug trade through cooperation between law enforcement at the local, county, state and federal level, similar to San Francisco’s DMACC (Drug Market Agency Coordination Center) program. “We can do much better in Oakland to wipe out drugs and crime than we have been doing under the present regime,” Pechenuk says.[aside postID=news_12029645 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250304-OAKLANDHIGHSTREETENCAMPMENT-19-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says she would be committed to getting every homeless person off the streets. She supports the creation of a campus-style model, similar to Haven for Hope in San Antonio, that would provide both safe shelter and centralized services. Robinson supports having all service providers coordinated in one location with shelter and transitional housing. To address illegal dumping, Robinson would enforce stricter penalties, collect over $1 million in unpaid citations, and beef up the rewards program that uses tips and video evidence. “We’ll also boost public education and make it clear they are not dumping on the government, they are destroying our earth,” Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson\u003c/strong> says that working people are concerned about and impacted by drug addiction and other social scourges, noting that many people are one paycheck away from homelessness and have to work two jobs or more to pay the rent, which undermines public health and leaves little time for family. He says the Socialist Workers Party is part of building a working-class movement that will grow to millions, take power in the U.S. and stand in solidarity with working people in other countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would address homelessness by expanding transitional housing with mental health and addiction support. To cut down on illegal dumping, she would rely on tech surveillance and enforce penalties. She says her approach to blight would include tax incentives for businesses and nonprofits that provide housing and neighborhood cleanup and partnering with businesses and nonprofits to fund cleanups and revitalization without burdening taxpayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s multigenerational housing and homelessness crisis deserves a multifaceted solution that includes more housing, renter protections and mental health and addiction programs. He says he would close unsafe encampments and provide unhoused residents with shelter and services. Taylor says he would ensure Oakland’s Homeless Encampment Policy is implemented, striking a balance between protecting residents and respecting their civil liberties. He would renegotiate the city’s garbage and recycling contracts, support grants and incentives to rehabilitate blighted properties and partner with nonprofits and developers to convert abandoned buildings into housing. He says Oakland needs to install surveillance cameras in dumping hot spots, increase free bulk pickups and community drop off, require businesses to pay for trash pickup, and ensure prosecution of illegal dumpers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work responsibly with developers to build more affordable and market-rate housing, access emergency funding streams via county, state and federal resources and attract large businesses with initiatives to fill vacant buildings and properties. Webb says she would clean up Oakland’s streets, complete the city’s pavement plans and fix the plethora of potholes across the city’s neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031714\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00060-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee (center) addresses the crowd at a public forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How to vote? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in Oakland will receive a ballot by mail, and ballots have already started going out. To return your ballot, just drop it in a 24-hour drop box or mail it in postage-free. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm\">See a list of drop box locations here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to vote in person, you can cast your ballot at \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rov_app/vcalist?electionid=257\">one of nine vote centers\u003c/a> in the city. Five vote centers will open on April 5 and another four will open on April 12. \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/rovapps/maps/vca/?electionid=257\">Click here for a list of vote centers and their hours\u003c/a>. You can also vote at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters office at any point. Voting ends at 8 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayoral and city council races will be ranked choice. That means that voters will have the option of voting for five candidates and ranking them by preference. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010512/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work\">Here’s how ranked choice voting works\u003c/a>: If one candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, they win the race outright. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes, then the last-place candidate is eliminated and voters who picked that candidate as their first-choice will have their votes allocated to their second-choice candidate. A new tally is then conducted. If, after that, there still isn’t a candidate who has received more than half of the votes, the next candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated and the process repeats until a winner is identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031707\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00035-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A public forum for all nine mayoral candidates is organized by the League of Women Voters of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Who are the candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These are candidates that KQED has found are actively campaigning. That means they’re doing things like appearing at forums and other events, enlisting the help of volunteers and speaking directly with voters through door-knocking or phone banking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://barbaralee4oakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Barbara Lee\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former Congresswoman, Former State Legislator \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, IAFF Local 55 (Oakland Firefighters).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00041-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.electmindy.com/\">\u003cstrong>Mindy Pechenuk\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Researcher, Educator\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Assemblymember Leticia Castillo, retired California State Senator Mike Morrell, Alameda County Republican Central Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031706\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00025-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Mindy Pechenuk at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.suzrobinsonoaklandmayor.com/\">\u003cstrong>Suz Robinson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vice President, Governance and Stakeholder Engagement, Bay Area Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031709\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00038-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Suz Robinson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Simpson_(California)\">\u003cstrong>Eric Simpson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Machine Operator, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Socialist Workers Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00056-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Eric Simpson at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://standupoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Elizabeth Swaney\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Comedian, Barista and Former Olympian\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00077-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Elizabeth Swaney (right) addresses the audience at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://lorenforoakland.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1um-BhDtARIsABjU5x6pqvx4wsQXCMzGsYQlWNiCrjroTTiJGnJVaNuncg-TJWviraGi-aIaArbGEALw_wcB\">\u003cstrong>Loren Taylor\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Former City Council Member, Business Consultant\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key supporters include: Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031705\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00023-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says interest payments on the city’s debts can be canceled or renegotiated. She says she wants to bring manufacturing, industry and productivity back to Oakland. Pechenuk has previously said that, as mayor, she would work with President Donald Trump and would also bring in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to clean out Oakland’s budget and finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says that she would launch a new comprehensive business plan within her first six months in office. She says she would appoint a Chief of Economic Development and Housing to help attract businesses, tourism and conventions. She would direct the city to explore repurposing vacant office buildings into affordable housing. She says she would introduce business tax incentives like reducing the gross receipts tax for employers who bring employees back in person. For multifamily housing projects, she would push for extending entitlements and permits to ensure that developers don’t face delays and reducing impact fees and transfer taxes for multifamily developments to encourage growth in housing production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says the Oakland budget, like everything else in society, is determined by what is in the interests of the ruling class, which Simpson defines as capitalists, developers and bondholders. The sales tax measure on Tuesday’s ballot is one more example of this, Simpson says, and if passed, would fall hardest on workers. “The bosses’ attacks on working people — on our wages and working conditions, the high prices, unemployment and the decay in the cities — are rooted in the crisis of the capitalist system,” Simpson says. He says the force that can end these attacks and open a new future for humanity is the working class, which Simpson says needs to break from the capitalist parties and move toward taking political power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would expand career training and entrepreneurship programs with company sponsorships, trade schools and universities. She says she would launch “Oakland Project Stargate” to transform unused land into a high-tech innovation hub, with the goal of attracting startups and high-paying jobs, and would offer tax incentives to film and creative industries. Swaney says she would auction city naming rights for major landmarks, such as “Apple City Hall.” She says she would modernize parking and tourism fees to generate new revenue, renegotiate city contracts and attract investors through public-private partnerships.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he would bring in a neutral third-party to audit Oakland’s books and require concessions from large companies doing business with the city, service providers and unions. He says he would also pursue outside funding opportunities and public-private partnerships and work with professional advisors to restructure and refinance the city’s debt. Taylor says he would activate revenue potential of vacant buildings and under-utilized parcels, have regular community town hall meetings and provide public performance updates on how the city is performing against its goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s budget crisis requires discipline, accountability and strong oversight. She says she would work with the city auditor and finance department to make tough budget decisions, merge departments to conserve resources and improve efficiency of spending. Webb says she would also attract business and property development to build tax revenues, cut expenditures that aren’t serving Oakland and apply for grants and aid at all levels of government to support transportation, public health, social services and other city needs. Webb has previously said that hundreds of millions of dollars are being mismanaged in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland residents are concerned about public safety. But police, fire and other public safety programs and resources cost money. If elected, what specific actions would you take to improve public safety in Oakland without adding to the city’s financial troubles? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says public safety would be her top priority as mayor. She says her priorities would be maintaining police patrols and programs like Ceasefire, deploying special police teams trained to investigate gun crimes and arrest dangerous fugitives, increasing the number of police officers and funding to support neighborhood-based mental health crisis teams and anti-gang and anti-drug youth prevention programs. Lee says she would also prioritize the expansion of after-school and summer programs to provide safe and structured environments for Oakland’s youth. Lee says she also wants to address over 3,000 fire hydrants in the city that are not routinely inspected.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says Oakland’s city ordinances are preventing police from doing their duties. She also advocates for ending federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department, which Pechenuk says is wasting time and money by keeping the police from doing their job of guaranteeing the safety of law-abiding citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says Oakland has never had enough police officers. She says the city needs to address the culture within the Oakland Police Department by re-evaluating the many layers of OPD’s management, reassessing the Oakland Police Commission’s appointment process and conducting a review of the organization. Robinson says the police department’s pursuit policy should be revised and that the current political environment is stalling progress on public safety decisions. Robinson points out that Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is spending 95% of its time on the Ceasefire program, which she notes has gaps in addressing juvenile crime and crime unrelated to gangs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says crime and antisocial behavior reflect the dog-eat-dog capitalist system and brutal “me-first morals” of those at the top that are pushed back when union and social struggles rise. “When workers begin to build movements based on solidarity, we see the truth — that we are the force that can solve society’s problems, not victims or passive recipients of charity. We are the solution,” Simpson says. Simpson says unions need to fight for a federally funded public works program to put millions to work building schools, housing and child care centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s hiring process for police officers is slow, expensive and discourages quality candidates. She says she would cut inefficiencies, reduce hiring times and attract top talent to create a police force that reflects Oakland. She says she would also expand community-based policing to build trust and put officers where they’re needed most. Swaney says she would reopen closed fire stations and reduce 911 response times by reallocating resources, deploy mental health crisis teams for nonviolent emergencies, and enter tech partnerships for modern crime prevention tools like predictive policing and surveillance. Swaney says she would fully fund after school programs, job training and violence prevention initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor \u003c/strong>says he would increase Oakland’s police force to 800 officers and invest in a retail and property crime unit. Taylor says he would continue to fund violence prevention programs like Ceasefire, Youth Alive and the OK Program while reallocating funding from programs that fail to deliver on their promised value. He says he would exit the 20-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports\">Negotiated Settlement Agreement\u003c/a>. Taylor says the city must speed up 911 response times and increase the number of dispatchers. He also says he would reopen all of Oakland’s closed fire stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work with Oakland’s police department, fire department and district attorney’s office to get tougher on crime in a responsible and humane manner. She would increase the city’s police force and reduce excessive overtime, keep fire stations open, and increase the city’s Neighborhood Community Policing and Neighborhood Watch programs. She says she would also continue to build upon proven violence interruption programs like Ceasefire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00039-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the public attend the forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you in favor of amending Oakland’s city charter to move the city from a hybrid form of government to a strong mayor or council-manager form of government? Why or why not? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee \u003c/strong>says that in Oakland’s current hybrid form of government, lines of accountability to the public are not clear, and this needs to change. She says she supports a public review of Oakland’s city charter led by a commission that would include representation from the League of Women Voters of Oakland, ethics experts and other government leaders and stakeholders. Lee says other areas pertaining to ethics should also be examined, including banning gifts to elected officials from those seeking to do business with the city. Any updates recommended would be subject to voter approval, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says she favors a strong mayor system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson \u003c/strong>says a strong mayor model creates much-needed accountability between the mayor and the city council by granting the mayor line-item veto power on the budget and legislative veto authority. Robinson says that Oakland struggles with leadership and accountability. Without clear lines of responsibility, she says, the city will continue to flounder. “The public expects the mayor to be accountable for the city’s performance, which is why it is crucial to have a strong leader at the helm, driving results.” While the council-manager system may work for smaller cities, it’s not the right fit for a city like Oakland, Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson \u003c/strong>says this question obscures the real source of the crisis and the solution. “At every level of the bloated government bureaucracies, we see the interests of workers being subordinated to that of the capitalist exploiters. When the working class organizes in our interests, we win concessions on the road to taking power.” Simpson says the only way to end the crisis is to organize and take power away from the capitalists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney \u003c/strong>says that as an “Olympian for Oakland,” she believes in a government that is efficient and built for the success of its residents. She says she is open to exploring changes that make Oakland’s leadership more effective and accountable. “Creating a structure that delivers results, is streamlined, and ensures Oaklanders get responsive leadership is essential,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says he is the most qualified person to lead the city regardless of the government structure in place, but he is in favor of a strong mayor system, where the mayor has executive authority over city operations and direct accountability to voters, because it would allow the city to achieve its goals. “As a council member, I saw how difficult it was for the city to align on a unified vision for Oakland,” Taylor says. Taylor says a council-manager form of government could slow down the city’s responsiveness to residents. Finally, Taylor says he supports a strong public ethics department and city auditor as a check on the actions of the mayor and all elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb:\u003c/strong> The candidate did not respond to the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031718\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250315_OAKLAND-MAYOR_DB_00090-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral and District 2 candidate materials lay on a table at the public forum at Oakland City Hall on March 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As mayor, what would you do to address residents’ concerns about homelessness, illegal dumping and neighborhood blight?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lee\u003c/strong> says her preferred approach is to connect homeless individuals with housing, addiction treatment and mental health services. As mayor, Lee says she would accelerate housing production for all income levels and fight for Oakland’s fair share of funding from Measure W, an Alameda County sales tax approved by voters in 2020 intended for homelessness programs. When it comes to illegal dumping, Lee says she would build on the city’s existing efforts, including proactive, rapid cleanup of known dumping hotspots, expanding outreach efforts and expanding the use of technology and data. She says she would also create a Mayor’s Citywide Neighborhood District Leadership Committee to guide her office to address economic, cultural, safety and other quality-of-life issues important to each corner of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pechenuk \u003c/strong>says many of these problems begin with the failure to eradicate what she describes as Oakland’s enormous illegal drug program. Pechenuk says her priority is to save the lives and minds of Oakland’s residents by destroying the city’s illegal drug trade through cooperation between law enforcement at the local, county, state and federal level, similar to San Francisco’s DMACC (Drug Market Agency Coordination Center) program. “We can do much better in Oakland to wipe out drugs and crime than we have been doing under the present regime,” Pechenuk says.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robinson\u003c/strong> says she would be committed to getting every homeless person off the streets. She supports the creation of a campus-style model, similar to Haven for Hope in San Antonio, that would provide both safe shelter and centralized services. Robinson supports having all service providers coordinated in one location with shelter and transitional housing. To address illegal dumping, Robinson would enforce stricter penalties, collect over $1 million in unpaid citations, and beef up the rewards program that uses tips and video evidence. “We’ll also boost public education and make it clear they are not dumping on the government, they are destroying our earth,” Robinson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simpson\u003c/strong> says that working people are concerned about and impacted by drug addiction and other social scourges, noting that many people are one paycheck away from homelessness and have to work two jobs or more to pay the rent, which undermines public health and leaves little time for family. He says the Socialist Workers Party is part of building a working-class movement that will grow to millions, take power in the U.S. and stand in solidarity with working people in other countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Swaney\u003c/strong> says she would address homelessness by expanding transitional housing with mental health and addiction support. To cut down on illegal dumping, she would rely on tech surveillance and enforce penalties. She says her approach to blight would include tax incentives for businesses and nonprofits that provide housing and neighborhood cleanup and partnering with businesses and nonprofits to fund cleanups and revitalization without burdening taxpayers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor\u003c/strong> says Oakland’s multigenerational housing and homelessness crisis deserves a multifaceted solution that includes more housing, renter protections and mental health and addiction programs. He says he would close unsafe encampments and provide unhoused residents with shelter and services. Taylor says he would ensure Oakland’s Homeless Encampment Policy is implemented, striking a balance between protecting residents and respecting their civil liberties. He would renegotiate the city’s garbage and recycling contracts, support grants and incentives to rehabilitate blighted properties and partner with nonprofits and developers to convert abandoned buildings into housing. He says Oakland needs to install surveillance cameras in dumping hot spots, increase free bulk pickups and community drop off, require businesses to pay for trash pickup, and ensure prosecution of illegal dumpers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Webb\u003c/strong> says she would work responsibly with developers to build more affordable and market-rate housing, access emergency funding streams via county, state and federal resources and attract large businesses with initiatives to fill vacant buildings and properties. Webb says she would clean up Oakland’s streets, complete the city’s pavement plans and fix the plethora of potholes across the city’s neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Ever since voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012656/proposition-36-californias-newest-tough-on-crime-measure-appears-headed-for-victory\">overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36\u003c/a> last fall, there’s been a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030919/californias-tough-on-crime-shift-hits-roadblock-who-will-pay-for-prop-36\">hot debate in Sacramento over how to pay\u003c/a> for the new drug and mental health treatment programs outlined in the tough-on-crime ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, officials at one state agency say they have \u003ca href=\"https://www.bscc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Agenda-Item-C-Prop-47-Cohort-5-Request-for-Proposals-4.10.25-FINAL.pdf\">a pot of money available\u003c/a> to help fund the voter-approved initiative, even as they warn that the funding will dry up in future years — because of Proposition 36.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At issue are grant funds handed out by the Board of State and Community Corrections to cities, counties and community groups that run mental health, substance use treatment and diversion programs. The BSCC has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11986380/prop-47-has-saved-california-millions-these-are-the-programs-its-funded\">handed out nearly $500 million in grant money over the past decade to successful programs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That money comes from prison savings created by a previous ballot measure known as Proposition 47, which resulted in fewer shoplifters and drug users being sent to prison because it made those crimes misdemeanors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Proposition 36 essentially reversed that by allowing prosecutors to charge repeat thieves and drug users with felonies. The initiative also offers offenders another path: People facing felony charges under Proposition 36 can get those charges dropped if they participate in treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s those court-mandated treatment programs that the BSCC is offering to fund. The agency’s board is scheduled to vote Thursday morning on whether to release $127 million in new, competitive grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BSCC Executive Director Aaron Maguire said it makes sense to open up the grants to Proposition 36 programs because they fit with the intent of the grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is for substance use disorder treatment and mental health treatment for people who basically have been at one time involved, or are currently involved, in the criminal justice processes,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11986218 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/AP24135825405021-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a small win for supporters of Proposition 36, who have been pressuring Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders to fund the “court-mandated treatment” outlined in Proposition 36, so far with little success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a positive first step, but that’s all it is — the first step,” said Orange County Democratic state Sen. Tom Umberg, who backed Proposition 36 and has written several bills aimed at implementing and funding the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Umberg is also asking legislative leaders to include $250 million in next year’s budget to help stand up the drug treatment programs outlined in Proposition 36.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom and Democratic leaders opposed Proposition 36, which passed with more than 60% voter support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to make sure that the mandate that the voters issued is fulfilled,” Umberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, critics of Proposition 36 say that using Proposition 47 grant money to fund these court-mandated treatment programs will hurt, not help, public safety. Opponents of the ballot measure \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012013/can-tough-on-crime-prop-36-solve-theft-drug-use-and-homelessness-despite-no-new-funding\">warned from the beginning\u003c/a> that the initiative didn’t include funding to pay for the promises it was making and say it’s short-sighted to divert money from incredibly successful Proposition 47 programs, which have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.bscc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/H-2-Proposition-47-Cohort-2-Final-Evaluation-Report-FINAL-1.pdf\">shown to reduce recidivism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those critics was the governor himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As prison costs rise under Prop. 36’s tough-on-drugs approach, it’s ironic that the money saved by Prop. 47 is being used to cover Prop. 36’s costs,” Newsom said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony DiMartino of Californians for Safety and Justice, which wrote Proposition 47, told lawmakers in a hearing this week that opening up the grants to Proposition 36 programs will result in “significant cuts to effective community-based programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He warned that this would happen as Proposition 47 grant funding decreased because as more people go to prison under Proposition 36, savings would go down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That will pose counties with “an impossible choice,” DiMartino said, “by pitting a wide array of successful programs against treatment-mandated felony programs fighting for resources from the same shrinking funding source.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a small win for supporters of Proposition 36, who have been pressuring Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders to fund the “court-mandated treatment” outlined in Proposition 36, so far with little success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a positive first step, but that’s all it is — the first step,” said Orange County Democratic state Sen. Tom Umberg, who backed Proposition 36 and has written several bills aimed at implementing and funding the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Umberg is also asking legislative leaders to include $250 million in next year’s budget to help stand up the drug treatment programs outlined in Proposition 36.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom and Democratic leaders opposed Proposition 36, which passed with more than 60% voter support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to make sure that the mandate that the voters issued is fulfilled,” Umberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, critics of Proposition 36 say that using Proposition 47 grant money to fund these court-mandated treatment programs will hurt, not help, public safety. Opponents of the ballot measure \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012013/can-tough-on-crime-prop-36-solve-theft-drug-use-and-homelessness-despite-no-new-funding\">warned from the beginning\u003c/a> that the initiative didn’t include funding to pay for the promises it was making and say it’s short-sighted to divert money from incredibly successful Proposition 47 programs, which have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.bscc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/H-2-Proposition-47-Cohort-2-Final-Evaluation-Report-FINAL-1.pdf\">shown to reduce recidivism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those critics was the governor himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As prison costs rise under Prop. 36’s tough-on-drugs approach, it’s ironic that the money saved by Prop. 47 is being used to cover Prop. 36’s costs,” Newsom said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony DiMartino of Californians for Safety and Justice, which wrote Proposition 47, told lawmakers in a hearing this week that opening up the grants to Proposition 36 programs will result in “significant cuts to effective community-based programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He warned that this would happen as Proposition 47 grant funding decreased because as more people go to prison under Proposition 36, savings would go down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That will pose counties with “an impossible choice,” DiMartino said, “by pitting a wide array of successful programs against treatment-mandated felony programs fighting for resources from the same shrinking funding source.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:30 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A hard-fought campaign for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030375/san-jose-district-3-special-election-whos-running-and-how-to-vote\">San José City Council\u003c/a> will continue into the summer, after voters in Tuesday’s special election appeared to propel Gabby Chavez-Lopez into a June 24 runoff for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031808/homelessness-trust-center-san-jose-district-3-special-election\">District 3 seat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez leads the seven-candidate field with 30% of the vote — short of the majority needed to win the election outright. The second spot in the runoff remains up for grabs: Matthew Quevedo has captured 23% of the vote, holding a narrow 159-vote lead over Anthony Tordillos, who has received 20%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m super encouraged by the results,” Chavez-Lopez told KQED. “Just having such a wide lead really speaks to just the voters’ confidence in a lot that we’ve shared, the plans for our district, the plans for the future, wanting to just start a new chapter for our district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election was scheduled after former Councilmember Omar Torres \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013122/san-jose-councilmember-omar-torres-resigns-arrested\">resigned in November\u003c/a>. He was arrested on the same day and charged with child molestation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Torres pleaded no contest to three child sexual abuse charges, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031953/san-joses-district-3-is-picking-a-new-city-councilmember-and-the-stakes-are-high\">balance of power\u003c/a> at City Hall at stake, the campaign has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033826/low-turnout-high-stakes-district-3-election-could-shift-power-san-jose\">become a referendum\u003c/a> on Mayor Matt Mahan’s policy agenda, particularly on homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035111\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Matt Mahan speaks with a reporter during an election night party for Matthew Quevedo, San José Council District 3 candidate, in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mahan wants to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026437/san-jose-mayor-proposes-permanent-shift-homeless-funding-from-housing-shelter\">earmark city dollars\u003c/a> for short-term housing and use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029843/san-jose-mayor-pushes-to-arrest-unhoused-who-refuse-shelter\">threat of arrest\u003c/a> to compel people experiencing homelessness to accept shelter offers. Mahan needs the support of five council members to enact his agenda — a majority he could either maintain or lose in the District 3 race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez is the executive director of the nonprofit Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley. She ran on a platform of restoring downtown vibrancy through police foot patrols and converting office buildings into new housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez was critical of Mahan’s plans throughout the campaign and is backed by political groups, most notably the South Bay Labor Council, which is often at odds with the mayor’s agenda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday night, dozens of Chavez-Lopez’s supporters crowded into a dentist office on Santa Clara Street that has served as the campaign’s headquarters. Raucous cheers and chants of “Gabby, Gabby” broke out after the initial results were projected onto a screen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035113\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035113\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of Matthew Quevedo, San José Council District 3 candidate, watch as election results come in during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’ve spoken to thousands of voters, and I’ve walked every inch of this district,” Chavez-Lopez said. “I feel a lot more confident that I know what the needs are and that I know what the pulse is in the community because I’ve done the work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scene was more subdued at Quevedo’s election night gathering, held blocks away in San Pedro Square. Quevedo is a staunch ally of Mahan and has worked as the mayor’s campaign manager and deputy chief of staff. He said he felt hopeful of securing a spot in the runoff as additional votes are counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll, of course, keep an eye on it,” Quevedo said. “We know the voters that we contacted in the last couple of days are turning out those last-minute ballots, which are so crucial.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quevedo distinguished himself in the race through his strong support of Mahan’s agenda, including plans for prioritizing investments in temporary units over permanent housing and arresting unhoused people who have refused three offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035112\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035112\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthew Quevedo, San José Council District 3 candidate, speaks to a reporter during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think voters like the direction the mayor is going in, in terms of focusing on the basics and the essentials,” Quevedo said. “But of course, representing [voters’] interests is first and foremost. So if there are issues where I’m going to be in disagreement with the mayor, making sure I’m representing the community, I’m of course going to take that purely to heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big money also poured into the race. Quevedo’s campaign spent $250,110, Tordillos spent $156,642, and Chavez-Lopez spent $117,306.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That spending, however, was dwarfed by the activity of political groups operating independently from the campaigns. Chavez-Lopez was bolstered by over $450,000 from the Labor Council and a separate business-aligned super PAC. Quevedo benefited from over $250,000 in spending from committees funded by business and real estate interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035114\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Tordillos, San José Council District 3 candidate, speaks with supporters during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That spending, much of which was used for negative advertisements and mailers, may have given an unexpected boost to Tordillos, chair of the San José Planning Commission. Tordillos lacked the support of big-dollar groups who aligned with Chavez-Lopez and Quevedo and instead ran on a pledge to reject corporate contributions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I definitely heard out at the doors [from] voters who feel like there’s too much of an influence from corporations and other special interests,” Tordillos said. “So I think my message of having a corporate-free campaign and being the only corporate-free candidate in this race really resonated with a lot of folks.”[aside postID=news_12035071 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-OMAR-TORRES-GH-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Even some of Tordillos’ supporters, who gathered on the terrace of an apartment building on First Street, sounded surprised that he was within reach of a top-two finish. The results, Tordillos said, “very much surpassed all of the expectations from the pundits and a lot of the special interest groups.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So feeling good about where we are and looking forward to seeing the rest of the vote counted,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters office will release an update Wednesday afternoon with the results of ballots cast or received on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The candidates spent the condensed campaign barnstorming around the city’s downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, such as Northside and Guadalupe-Washington. However, voter interest was muted, with turnout at just 15% of registered voters in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The seven-candidate field included Irene Smith, a financial analyst and neighborhood activist, with 17% of the vote. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election was scheduled after former Councilmember Omar Torres \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013122/san-jose-councilmember-omar-torres-resigns-arrested\">resigned in November\u003c/a>. He was arrested on the same day and charged with child molestation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Torres pleaded no contest to three child sexual abuse charges, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031953/san-joses-district-3-is-picking-a-new-city-councilmember-and-the-stakes-are-high\">balance of power\u003c/a> at City Hall at stake, the campaign has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033826/low-turnout-high-stakes-district-3-election-could-shift-power-san-jose\">become a referendum\u003c/a> on Mayor Matt Mahan’s policy agenda, particularly on homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035111\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-17-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Matt Mahan speaks with a reporter during an election night party for Matthew Quevedo, San José Council District 3 candidate, in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mahan wants to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026437/san-jose-mayor-proposes-permanent-shift-homeless-funding-from-housing-shelter\">earmark city dollars\u003c/a> for short-term housing and use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029843/san-jose-mayor-pushes-to-arrest-unhoused-who-refuse-shelter\">threat of arrest\u003c/a> to compel people experiencing homelessness to accept shelter offers. Mahan needs the support of five council members to enact his agenda — a majority he could either maintain or lose in the District 3 race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez is the executive director of the nonprofit Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley. She ran on a platform of restoring downtown vibrancy through police foot patrols and converting office buildings into new housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez was critical of Mahan’s plans throughout the campaign and is backed by political groups, most notably the South Bay Labor Council, which is often at odds with the mayor’s agenda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday night, dozens of Chavez-Lopez’s supporters crowded into a dentist office on Santa Clara Street that has served as the campaign’s headquarters. Raucous cheers and chants of “Gabby, Gabby” broke out after the initial results were projected onto a screen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035113\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035113\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-16-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of Matthew Quevedo, San José Council District 3 candidate, watch as election results come in during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’ve spoken to thousands of voters, and I’ve walked every inch of this district,” Chavez-Lopez said. “I feel a lot more confident that I know what the needs are and that I know what the pulse is in the community because I’ve done the work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scene was more subdued at Quevedo’s election night gathering, held blocks away in San Pedro Square. Quevedo is a staunch ally of Mahan and has worked as the mayor’s campaign manager and deputy chief of staff. He said he felt hopeful of securing a spot in the runoff as additional votes are counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll, of course, keep an eye on it,” Quevedo said. “We know the voters that we contacted in the last couple of days are turning out those last-minute ballots, which are so crucial.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quevedo distinguished himself in the race through his strong support of Mahan’s agenda, including plans for prioritizing investments in temporary units over permanent housing and arresting unhoused people who have refused three offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035112\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035112\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-22-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthew Quevedo, San José Council District 3 candidate, speaks to a reporter during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think voters like the direction the mayor is going in, in terms of focusing on the basics and the essentials,” Quevedo said. “But of course, representing [voters’] interests is first and foremost. So if there are issues where I’m going to be in disagreement with the mayor, making sure I’m representing the community, I’m of course going to take that purely to heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big money also poured into the race. Quevedo’s campaign spent $250,110, Tordillos spent $156,642, and Chavez-Lopez spent $117,306.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That spending, however, was dwarfed by the activity of political groups operating independently from the campaigns. Chavez-Lopez was bolstered by over $450,000 from the Labor Council and a separate business-aligned super PAC. 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Games of Berkeley, which has been in the community for nearly 45 years, is also at risk of going away, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suppliers have warned him that some goods may go up 10% to 25% in price over the next few weeks. As a small business, Games of Berkeley will need to pass some of those additional costs onto consumers, which could deter them from shopping locally when companies such as Amazon will be able to eat more of those import taxes, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s already expensive to do business in the Bay Area,” he said. “When you start throwing more and more expenses on top of it, that can really make people think twice about whether they even want to try and weather that storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bigglestone said he and the game store’s other owners have discussed raising prices preemptively so that they’re prepared for increased import costs moving forward. They’re also looking at increasing the store’s used games inventory and eliminating less popular options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a pain and trauma that is being inflicted without any thought to the actual real-world consequences,” Bigglesone said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034836\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034836\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikes and bike frames for sale hang from the ceiling at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neale Mahoney, a professor of economics at Stanford University, said Trump’s tariffs will have sweeping effects across most industries. Businesses that rely on imported goods will be the first to increase their prices, but suppliers that import raw materials will also need to adjust, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As those businesses begin increasing the prices of their goods, even companies that don’t rely on imports will be incentivized to follow suit, driving up the expected price for certain items universally, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryan Cummings, chief of staff at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, said it’s rare to see financial uncertainty that is so reversible. If Trump announced that the tariffs were canceled, a lot of the fear and anxiety driving the market would decrease, he said, referencing the sudden market downturn that followed Trump’s announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If these tariffs stay where they are, we’re talking about destroying global supply chains and global value chains,” Cummings said. “If the tariffs stay in place, it will not only be a recession but a deep recession. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Many manufacturers and store owners in the games industry are worried that the tariffs could put them out of business, Bigglestone said. Games of Berkeley, which has been in the community for nearly 45 years, is also at risk of going away, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suppliers have warned him that some goods may go up 10% to 25% in price over the next few weeks. As a small business, Games of Berkeley will need to pass some of those additional costs onto consumers, which could deter them from shopping locally when companies such as Amazon will be able to eat more of those import taxes, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s already expensive to do business in the Bay Area,” he said. “When you start throwing more and more expenses on top of it, that can really make people think twice about whether they even want to try and weather that storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bigglestone said he and the game store’s other owners have discussed raising prices preemptively so that they’re prepared for increased import costs moving forward. They’re also looking at increasing the store’s used games inventory and eliminating less popular options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a pain and trauma that is being inflicted without any thought to the actual real-world consequences,” Bigglesone said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034836\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034836\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-13-BL_QED-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikes and bike frames for sale hang from the ceiling at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neale Mahoney, a professor of economics at Stanford University, said Trump’s tariffs will have sweeping effects across most industries. Businesses that rely on imported goods will be the first to increase their prices, but suppliers that import raw materials will also need to adjust, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As those businesses begin increasing the prices of their goods, even companies that don’t rely on imports will be incentivized to follow suit, driving up the expected price for certain items universally, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryan Cummings, chief of staff at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, said it’s rare to see financial uncertainty that is so reversible. If Trump announced that the tariffs were canceled, a lot of the fear and anxiety driving the market would decrease, he said, referencing the sudden market downturn that followed Trump’s announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If these tariffs stay where they are, we’re talking about destroying global supply chains and global value chains,” Cummings said. “If the tariffs stay in place, it will not only be a recession but a deep recession. But it’s avoidable. 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"content": "\u003cp>As fighting continues in Myanmar’s yearslong civil war even after last month’s devastating earthquake, Kim Aris, the son of the country’s ousted democratic leader, visited the Bay Area to call for humanitarian aid, his mother’s release and freedom for the Burmese people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aris, a U.K. citizen who is quick to clarify he is not a politician and has no political ambitions, was greeted at the Oakland airport on Sunday by a group of 20 people who had waited for hours with large banners and several bouquets of flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, was arrested in February 2021 after the military seized power from her democratically elected government, sparking \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11860391/we-need-help-myanmar-solidarity-protesters-in-sf-hope-rallies-will-spur-us-officials-to-act\">mass protests\u003c/a> and eventually an armed resistance in Myanmar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, Aris has only received \u003ca href=\"https://www.voanews.com/a/in-letter-from-prison-former-myanmar-leader-writes-of-suffering/7482036.html\">one letter\u003c/a> from his mother, through the British Foreign Office. She will be 80 in June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know very little except she’s getting old, she’s got ongoing health care issues, and she’s in prison where the conditions are diabolical,” he said. “Even though I don’t get involved with politics, I’ve had to step up over the last four years to try and do what I can to help her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Aris (left), the youngest son of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks during a fireside chat with moderator David Cohen at Stanford University on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We just want her free. She wants all the political prisoners free as well, and she wouldn’t accept her freedom before their freedom,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aris \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5341751/son-of-ousted-myanmar-leader-speaks-to-npr-about-her-imprisonment\">told NPR\u003c/a> last week that he believes his mother is in a prison in Myanmar’s capital of Naypyidaw, which was hit by the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28 that has \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-ceasefire-military-resistance-earthquake-disaster-05329d5a2448d0afd9d7c09e55a1c759\">killed 3,600 people\u003c/a> and counting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So, we’re very concerned about her well-being, obviously,” he told NPR. “It’s very hard to confirm anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joseph Ong, who is from Myanmar and has lived in San Francisco for the last 50 years, helped greet Aris at the airport and said he has extended family members who are worried about aftershocks and “were sleeping out in the soccer fields at night and afraid to go back home.”[aside postID=news_12025604 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250105-BalajiDeathOpenAI-08-1020x680.jpg']Khin Thiri Nandar Soe of Pinole, one of the co-organizers for Aris’ visit, was born and raised in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city and closest to the epicenter of the quake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s extremely difficult for people to have even basic water and necessary medical supplies,” she said. Though she has been in touch with some family, she has yet to reach everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, reports of continued fighting are widespread despite a temporary ceasefire declared by the military government and its armed opponents. The army has been heavily criticized for continuing aerial bombing, according to independent Myanmar media and eyewitnesses, the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-ceasefire-military-resistance-earthquake-disaster-05329d5a2448d0afd9d7c09e55a1c759\">Associated Press reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khin Thiri Nandar Soe said she’s hoping Aris’ visit will put pressure on Myanmar’s military junta to “stop the bombing of innocent civilians while people are facing a crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, a day after speaking to hundreds of Burmese community members in Newark, Aris was in conversation with \u003ca href=\"https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/people/david-cohen\">David Cohen\u003c/a>, an expert in human rights at \u003ca href=\"https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/her-myanmar-fireside-chat-kim-aris\">Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Emmerson, former director of the Southeast Asia Program, asks Kim Aris, the youngest son of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a question during a fireside chat at Stanford University on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He took several questions from audience members, including a few critiquing his mother’s response to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-myanmar-genocide-hague.html\">accusations of genocide\u003c/a> against Rohingya Muslims, whom the Myanmar military massacred by the thousands in what the United Nations called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101861574/textbook-ethnic-cleansing-occurring-in-myanmar-u-n-says\">textbook ethnic cleansing\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was trying to make sure that everybody in Burma had a place, not just the Rohingya,” Aris said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His discussion at Stanford ranged from regional politics to how it was being on house arrest with his mother (“boring” but somewhat enjoyable to cook together).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Audience members included Bay Area Burmese such as Wai Yan, a student at the College of San Mateo who leads a Burmese Student Association. He asked Aris for advice on how to unify and uplift students here to ensure they do not lose hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know it seems like Burma has been abandoned by the world now. If you look at the news, often there’s nothing about them, people don’t seem to care,” Aris said. “Just because you don’t see the work they’re doing doesn’t mean it’s not happening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, he added, “Please don’t feel like you’re alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Khin Thiri Nandar Soe of Pinole, one of the co-organizers for Aris’ visit, was born and raised in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city and closest to the epicenter of the quake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s extremely difficult for people to have even basic water and necessary medical supplies,” she said. Though she has been in touch with some family, she has yet to reach everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, reports of continued fighting are widespread despite a temporary ceasefire declared by the military government and its armed opponents. The army has been heavily criticized for continuing aerial bombing, according to independent Myanmar media and eyewitnesses, the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-ceasefire-military-resistance-earthquake-disaster-05329d5a2448d0afd9d7c09e55a1c759\">Associated Press reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khin Thiri Nandar Soe said she’s hoping Aris’ visit will put pressure on Myanmar’s military junta to “stop the bombing of innocent civilians while people are facing a crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, a day after speaking to hundreds of Burmese community members in Newark, Aris was in conversation with \u003ca href=\"https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/people/david-cohen\">David Cohen\u003c/a>, an expert in human rights at \u003ca href=\"https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/her-myanmar-fireside-chat-kim-aris\">Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-SONOFOUSTEDMYANMARLEADER-10-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Emmerson, former director of the Southeast Asia Program, asks Kim Aris, the youngest son of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a question during a fireside chat at Stanford University on April 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He took several questions from audience members, including a few critiquing his mother’s response to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-myanmar-genocide-hague.html\">accusations of genocide\u003c/a> against Rohingya Muslims, whom the Myanmar military massacred by the thousands in what the United Nations called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101861574/textbook-ethnic-cleansing-occurring-in-myanmar-u-n-says\">textbook ethnic cleansing\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was trying to make sure that everybody in Burma had a place, not just the Rohingya,” Aris said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His discussion at Stanford ranged from regional politics to how it was being on house arrest with his mother (“boring” but somewhat enjoyable to cook together).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Audience members included Bay Area Burmese such as Wai Yan, a student at the College of San Mateo who leads a Burmese Student Association. He asked Aris for advice on how to unify and uplift students here to ensure they do not lose hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know it seems like Burma has been abandoned by the world now. If you look at the news, often there’s nothing about them, people don’t seem to care,” Aris said. “Just because you don’t see the work they’re doing doesn’t mean it’s not happening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, he added, “Please don’t feel like you’re alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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