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Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, Measures A and E in San Jose and Oakland, and the mayoral election in the city of Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Links:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">2026 Primary Voter Guide: California and Bay Area Elections | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084959/after-pelosi-young-sf-voters-want-change-two-progressives-are-competing-to-offer-it\">After Pelosi, Young SF Voters Want Change. 2 Progressives Are Competing to Offer It | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oV3DETh94IinhqjfeT8EL\">LISTEN: San Francisco’s Congressional Debate\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/21/measure-e-parcel-tax-coakland-unions-realtors/\">The Measure E parcel tax fight is hot — and pricey\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2026/03/11/richmond-mayoral-election-june-primary-forges-new-ground/\">Will Richmond’s next mayor be a progressive, a moderate or a staunch conservative?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2026/04/23/richmond-primary-election-mayoral-forum/\">Richmond mayoral candidates take stances on green jobs, safety and life beyond Chevron\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC7899289905&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">\u003ci>Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco-Northern California Local.\u003c/i>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Episode Transcript\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:11] Hi, I’m Alan Montecillo in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to The Bay. This is our monthly news roundup for May 2026. As always, we discuss stories that we’ve been following this month that we haven’t talked about on the show. I’m here in the studio with KQED political correspondent, Guy Marzorati. Hello, Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:29] Hey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:30] And KQED reporter, Sydney Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:00:32] Hey, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:35] Well, this news roundup is gonna be an all-election episode. The California primary is this coming Tuesday. You’ve both been covering it, reporting, interviewing candidates. How does this primary feel compared to years past?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:51] I mean, I would say the fact that we have a very competitive governor’s race in California makes us feel a bit different. We haven’t had that in many, many years. And so I think that’s dominated, it sucked up a lot of the oxygen in the overall primary and actually led to like, I think some changes in voting trends. Like we’ve seen Democrats in California return their ballots more slowly than in past midterm primaries, most likely because they’re still kind of weighing the options in the governor’s race, but that kind of trickles down to all these other elections we’re talking about where there’s still a lot of ballots out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:01:26] Yeah, and I mean, I think across the ballot, both here in the Bay Area and statewide, you’re seeing a lot of change, right? Like, I’ve been covering the House race and Nancy Pelosi has been our representative for almost four decades. You know, plenty of people who live here have not even been alive for a period of time where Nancy Pelosi wasn’t the representative in Congress. And now we are making decisions around who is going to replace her when she retires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:51] Guy, there are four days left to vote in the primary. Before we jump into the news, I wanna run it through a couple of last minute voting questions. So my ballot is still sitting on my kitchen table, half finished. I imagine a lot of people are in that position. If I still want to mail my ballot, how much time do I have to do that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:10] You know, you can still mail your ballot at this point through the USPS. There is a lot of anxiety, I think people feel, because there have been some changes to postal pickups and deliveries and post-marking. My general guidance to folks, like if you at all have anxiety about whether or not your ballot will be counted, the way to absolutely assure that, go to a Dropbox. There’s plenty of them in every county. You can also go in-person voting centers or open across the Bay Area. You can return your ballot there. I would say as we get like to election day, then you really I think are best off using a ballot drop box or going to vote in person or just dropping off your ballot in person. And there’s plenty of options available to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:54] And if you prefer to vote in person, you can still do that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] Yeah, and you still get, if you bring your ballot in you still get the sticker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:02] Thank God. That’s the important info.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:04] Well, for folks who haven’t heard the roundup before, each of us has brought a story to discuss with the rest of the group. In this case, these are all primary related and I’m gonna start with you, Sydney Johnson. You’ve been covering the race for California’s 11th Congressional District, AKA the race for San Francisco, AKA the race to replace Representative Nancy Pelosi, who is retiring. And as a reminder, the top two finishers advance to November. So you’ve been cover this race. How are things looking right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:33] Yeah, I mean, this, first of all, has just been a really exciting race to cover, just given the inherent generational change that’s taking place, you know, no matter who advances. The leading candidates, there are three of them. We have State Senator Scott Weiner, who’s represented San Francisco in California. He’s a prolific lawmaker at the state level, has been really focused on cutting red tape and building housing. Former member of the Jewish caucus, you know, sort of known as this YIMBY crusader. And he kind of gets labeled more moderate by San Francisco standards, but in Congress, he would probably still be pretty progressive by national standards. Then we have Supervisor Connie Chan, who represents the Richmond district. She’s a former aide to Kamala Harris, has a lot of union backing and ties to the Chinese-speaking community, and has worked in government for years and is currently a sitting supervisor. Then we have Saikat Chakrabarti. He is positioning himself sort of as the outsider in this race. Chakrabarti is a former tech engineer and he worked at Stripe. This was before he was the chief of staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and founded the progressive group Justice Democrats in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:04:51] As far as I can tell Senator Weiner has been considered the front runner for this race for most of basically the whole time. Is that right? And if so, why is that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] That’s right, you know, at least according to polls. One of the more recent polls at the San Francisco Chronicle put Weiner at 40% of the vote. I mean, Scott Weiner has been around for years. He is a former supervisor. He has done a lot for San Francisco in at the state level. I mean specifically around housing. And we know that housing is, if not one of like the biggest issue to a lot of San Francisco voters. And, you know plenty of people disagree with the way that Weiner has approached housing legislation. It’s been a lot of focus on cutting red tape and just making it easier for developers to build, creating new requirements for cities to build more housing. But you can’t deny that he has passed so many bills. And I think that that resonates for people who want to see a lawmaker representing San Francisco who gets stuff done. And for a while, it seemed like Chakrabarti had a pretty solid shot at that number two spot. But that same poll from The Chronicle actually put Chan and Chakrabarti pretty neck and neck. We’ve seen a big boost in Chan’s presence online. She also recently got an endorsement from Pelosi herself, which carries a lot of weight in this race. But I think you’re spot on. Weiner has pretty much across the board in terms of polling. Showed that he’s likely to advance in November and that this June primary really appears to be between Chan and Chakrabarti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:06:30] It’s interesting that, I mean, I think on a policy level, Chan and Chakrabarti are competing for kind of the progressive voters in San Francisco. You moderated a debate between those three candidates where it seemed like all of the attention was on Scott Wiener. What are Chakrabarti and Chan doing to say, like, here’s the difference between us two?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:47] Well, Guy, it’s funny you ask. I just had a story go up today kind of on this very topic. But yeah, I think when you look at the platforms between Chan and Chakrabarti, there is a lot of overlap, a lot of similarity. They both are kind of trying to position themselves against corporate Democrats. They are supportive of Medicare for all. They have been outspoken on the war in Gaza. And when it comes down to what’s differentiating them in this race. It’s really their background and the way that they’re selling themselves to voters, you know Chakrabarti has poured close to ten million dollars of his own wealth into this campaign, which is largely self-funded and you know, it’s it’s hard to go on social media in San Francisco and not come across one of his ads. They are these like fast-paced, you, know bright, he’s looking at you directly and into the camera, you know saying “I’m the guy who’s gonna change the Democratic Party,” you know, “this is the only way that we defeat the Trump administration.” Chan, on the other hand, you know, first of all, she doesn’t have as much money in her campaign. But she’s kind of leaning into that. You know, a lot of her social media presence is her out in the community, you’re talking about things that she’s done to protect tenants in San Francisco, you know, and really just the hyper local community based work that she has done. She’s really relying on those labor unions that she received endorsements from to support her. And that’s appealed to some people so I think it’ll be interesting to see really where that that falls after Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:08:22] Well, we’ll see what happens. Sydney Johnson, thanks so much. No problem. We’re going to take a quick break. When we come back, we will continue The Bay’s Monthly News Roundup. By the way, if you like these Monthly New Roundup episodes, consider becoming a member of KQED. We can’t do this work without support from the community, so please consider joining the hundreds of thousands of your Bay Area neighbors today. You can do that at kqed.org slash donate. All right, Guy Marzorati, you wanted to talk about two different local ballot measures that have to do with taxes. What do you got?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:09:02] So measure A San Jose is a proposed increase in the city’s hotel tax and measure E in Oakland is a proposed parcel tax. What’s interesting big picture about this? Local governments across the Bay Area are in a bad place financially. We’ve made it through the pandemic when there was all this federal aid that was trickling down to the cities. That’s largely dried up. You have the state government dealing with its own you know, budget balancing issues, there’s less money coming from the state on issues like homelessness, and then you have federal budget cuts. So all of that adds up to cities like Oakland, like SF, like San Jose, looking for ways to get more money and then potentially also having to make cuts. And in the case of San Jose I’ll start there with Measure A, the city is facing a $50 million shortfall and is basically relying in part on this hotel tax passing in order to balance the budget. So measure A would increase the city’s hotel tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:01] Just to be clear, so hotel tax, like the extra tax on a bill if you’re staying at a hotel in San Jose?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:10:07] Exactly. So this would increase that from like 10% to 12%. It’s expected to bring in about $10 million a year. And the city manager, when she put together the spending plan for the year, basically put in a spending plan if Measure A passes and a spending planning if Measure a doesn’t pass. It’s basically creating kind of a stark choice for voters. If you don’t pass this, life is gonna get worse in the city. In the case of Measure A, it’s pretty uncontested. The entire city council supported putting it on the ballot. The argument generally was like, San Jose is trying to attract more events downtown. They have the Super Bowl, World Cup coming up, March Madness. There’s going to be more visitors. They’re gonna have an impact on city services. Let’s bring in more money from those visitors to supplement what we pay for city services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:57] So that’s San Jose, hotel tax increase from 10 to 12% seems not super contentious. What about Measure E in Oakland?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:07] Measure E in Oakland, slightly more contentious. So this would be a parcel tax that averages about roughly $200 for homes. It would bring in more than $30 million every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:18] What’s a parcel-tax again?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:19] Parcel tax is basically like a, you can think of it like a property tax. But what we’ve seen in Oakland is residents have had to pick up more and more local taxes, whether through sales tax, parcel tax on properties in order to fund city services because there have been so many issues with the budget. And finding ways to actually bring in business tax revenue and kind of economic vitality in the city. So unions collected signatures, they put Measure E on the ballot. This would raise the parcel tax in order to bring in money for city services. The way this has been championed, and Barbara Lee, the mayor, is the main proponent of this, along with unions, they’ve said of the roughly 30 million this is gonna bring in, 10 million towards fire engines, trucks and ambulance, 10 million for police. $6 million for cleaning streets and $3 million for homeless shelters. But it faces some opposition from realtors, there’s some more moderate political groups opposing it, so this one is not necessarily a slam dunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:19] I think this brings this bigger question for me, which is between Measure E and Oakland and then potentially other tax measures coming down the line, like the potential tax increases to fund transit, are we in a political environment where voters are willing to vote to tax themselves essentially when on the one hand, there’s an understanding that there are a lot of federal cuts, state budgets are tight, but also it’s already really expensive to live here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:12:44] Yeah. And we’re seeing, you know, in the case of Oakland, like repeatedly campaigns going to the ballot, asking voters to shoulder more of the burden to pay for these kind of local services. And there is organized opposition against this. We’ve seen, like I mentioned, realtors, developers, but also Empower Oakland, which has become this somewhat powerful, moderate political group led in part by Loren Taylor, who lost the last mayoral election to Barbara Lee. They’ve spent about $200,000 against this measure. The support, there’s a lot more money being spent in support, I think almost 700,000 by unions, but it is a somewhat competitive campaign for this. And I see this as like a real political test for Barbara Lee. She’s been in office a little bit more than a year. This will be a good measure to me of like how Oaklanders are viewing, how she’s moving the city forward. If she is by far the face of this campaign to get measure E passed, will it pass? Will they trust her to raise this money? That could also be a test of how much voters see, you know, what they think of the mayor as a guide to how they’ll vote in the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:13:46] This question of whether voters want higher taxes is really interesting, because in San Francisco, we have these two competing tax measures. I won’t get too in the weeds here, but the overpaid CEO tax, that is a pretty simple message, right? It’s saying, chief executives are making a ton of money, we’re losing federal funding, let’s take some more for them, make them pay their fair share. But when you have something like a parcel tax, like that is… A little bit harder to sell, especially in the Bay Area where there are a lot of people who are quote unquote like house rich, cash poor, like maybe they inherited a house or like, you know, spent every single dime of their savings on a house and, you know, any type of tax increase is going to cut into other parts of their their budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:32] And it’s not just somebody else, somewhere else paying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:14:34] Right, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:36] So it’s this interesting mix of, I guess, do you trust the government with more tax revenue, and do you like the mayor?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:42] Yeah and you know what an easier case for her to make with homelessness down and crime down in Oakland than I think maybe it would have been a year or two ago to go to the voters and ask for more money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:52] Guy thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:53] Yep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:00] All right, and we will wrap up with my story. I wanna talk about the city of Richmond, which is having a mayoral election as we speak. Four years ago, the city elected Eduardo Martinez, which was a huge win for the progressive wing of Richmond politics. But now he’s facing four challengers, including a fellow progressive on the city council. This is also the first time in decades Richmond is doing a top two primary system. So in past years, the person with the most votes would win. Now, the top two advance to November unless someone gets majority on election day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:15:32] Alan, I got to admit, you know, I’m on the other side of the bay. Just catch me up. Tell me a bit about this candidate and sort of like what’s making the difference between these two progressives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:41] I’ll run down the full list of candidates first, and then I’ll talk about this potential progressive split. So we have the incumbent mayor, Eduardo Martinez. We have, I would say, two moderate candidates, Demlas Johnson, former city council member, Ahmaud Anderson, former chair of the Richmond Economic Development Commission. We also have a conservative Mark Wasburg, who is a frequent candidate, says he’s a filmmaker and talk show host. And then the other progressive in this race is Claudia Jimenez. Who is also on the city council. And what’s interesting about this is she was actually endorsed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance, which is a prominent left-wing political group in Richmond that had endorsed the mayor in the last election. So we’re now in a situation where the incumbent progressive mayor is fending off a challenge from within his own kind of political camp. So why is the Richmond progressive alliance backing a challenger against an incumbent? One big reason for that is that late last year, Mayor Eduardo Martinez shared posts on LinkedIn shortly after the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration. These posts were widely considered to be anti-Semitic. One of the posts said, the root cause of anti-semitism is the behavior Israel and Israelis. There was another post that claimed that the shooting was a false flag attack, basically that it was staged. Huge outcry. Jewish groups called for his resignation. Martinez apologized and he survived a censure in city council. But in the months after that, according to reporting by Richmond side, some of the mayor’s supporters, other members of the progressive alliance started to worry that it could really hurt his chances of winning reelection, maybe distract from the other local priorities that he’s pursued as mayor. And so the candidates and the progressive Alliance have been a little mum on exactly what their thinking was in the endorsement process, but, you know, in many ways the proof is in the pudding. They’ve now endorsed Claudia Jimenez, who has been on the council for about six years. She’s pretty well known in the community as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:17:42] Interesting, we’ve gone this far talking about a Richmond mayoral race and have not brought up Chevron This is a real company town. Chevron’s been a big player in local politics and RPA, Richmond Progressive Alliance in large part was like founded as a counterweight. Where where does Chevron stand in in the mayor’s race?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:17:59] Well, in terms of campaign spending, Chevron is not super active, actually. They haven’t really spent much money in local politics for a few years now. But in terms local issues, one topic of conversation in this race that I find really interesting is this question of what to do with the settlement money that Chevron has paid to the city of Richmond. So, quick context, two years ago, Chevron agreed to pay Richmond $550 million over 10 years. So that’s about 50 to 60 million dollars that Chevron is paying to Richmond on top of its regular taxes. So one interesting question throughout this mayor’s race, and really for whoever the next mayor is, is how do we spend that money? Should it go to, you know, directly to impacted communities who’ve been hurt by pollution? Should it to infrastructure? Should it going to paying down debt? In theory, it could be spent on anything. So this question looming over the city of Richmond, no matter who becomes mayor, is this recognition that A, we have this money, what do we do with it? And B. What should the city’s future be after Chevron? There’s no immediate plans for Chevron to leave, but what is the next phase of Richmond’s local economy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:19:07] What way do you think Richmond’s going to go?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:19:09] It’s so hard to predict these things on the local level. And then even more so, I would say, in smaller cities. You know, currently, we have a conservative, two moderates, two progressives. Last time around, Eduardo Martinez won the race outright with 36% of the vote. This time, it’s a primary system. So it’s really… It’s hard to know. Tom Butt, the former mayor of Richmond, told the Richmond side, quote, I’ve never understood Richmond politics. I don’t and I’ve never been able to predict it. So if Tom Butt doesn’t know how this election’s gonna go, I certainly don’t. All right, and that’s it for the Bayes Monthly News Roundup. KQED political correspondent, Guy Marzorati, thank you, and KQED reporter, Sydney Johnson, thank you.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:11] Hi, I’m Alan Montecillo in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to The Bay. This is our monthly news roundup for May 2026. As always, we discuss stories that we’ve been following this month that we haven’t talked about on the show. I’m here in the studio with KQED political correspondent, Guy Marzorati. Hello, Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:29] Hey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:30] And KQED reporter, Sydney Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:00:32] Hey, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:35] Well, this news roundup is gonna be an all-election episode. The California primary is this coming Tuesday. You’ve both been covering it, reporting, interviewing candidates. How does this primary feel compared to years past?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:51] I mean, I would say the fact that we have a very competitive governor’s race in California makes us feel a bit different. We haven’t had that in many, many years. And so I think that’s dominated, it sucked up a lot of the oxygen in the overall primary and actually led to like, I think some changes in voting trends. Like we’ve seen Democrats in California return their ballots more slowly than in past midterm primaries, most likely because they’re still kind of weighing the options in the governor’s race, but that kind of trickles down to all these other elections we’re talking about where there’s still a lot of ballots out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:01:26] Yeah, and I mean, I think across the ballot, both here in the Bay Area and statewide, you’re seeing a lot of change, right? Like, I’ve been covering the House race and Nancy Pelosi has been our representative for almost four decades. You know, plenty of people who live here have not even been alive for a period of time where Nancy Pelosi wasn’t the representative in Congress. And now we are making decisions around who is going to replace her when she retires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:51] Guy, there are four days left to vote in the primary. Before we jump into the news, I wanna run it through a couple of last minute voting questions. So my ballot is still sitting on my kitchen table, half finished. I imagine a lot of people are in that position. If I still want to mail my ballot, how much time do I have to do that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:10] You know, you can still mail your ballot at this point through the USPS. There is a lot of anxiety, I think people feel, because there have been some changes to postal pickups and deliveries and post-marking. My general guidance to folks, like if you at all have anxiety about whether or not your ballot will be counted, the way to absolutely assure that, go to a Dropbox. There’s plenty of them in every county. You can also go in-person voting centers or open across the Bay Area. You can return your ballot there. I would say as we get like to election day, then you really I think are best off using a ballot drop box or going to vote in person or just dropping off your ballot in person. And there’s plenty of options available to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:54] And if you prefer to vote in person, you can still do that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] Yeah, and you still get, if you bring your ballot in you still get the sticker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:02] Thank God. That’s the important info.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:04] Well, for folks who haven’t heard the roundup before, each of us has brought a story to discuss with the rest of the group. In this case, these are all primary related and I’m gonna start with you, Sydney Johnson. You’ve been covering the race for California’s 11th Congressional District, AKA the race for San Francisco, AKA the race to replace Representative Nancy Pelosi, who is retiring. And as a reminder, the top two finishers advance to November. So you’ve been cover this race. How are things looking right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:33] Yeah, I mean, this, first of all, has just been a really exciting race to cover, just given the inherent generational change that’s taking place, you know, no matter who advances. The leading candidates, there are three of them. We have State Senator Scott Weiner, who’s represented San Francisco in California. He’s a prolific lawmaker at the state level, has been really focused on cutting red tape and building housing. Former member of the Jewish caucus, you know, sort of known as this YIMBY crusader. And he kind of gets labeled more moderate by San Francisco standards, but in Congress, he would probably still be pretty progressive by national standards. Then we have Supervisor Connie Chan, who represents the Richmond district. She’s a former aide to Kamala Harris, has a lot of union backing and ties to the Chinese-speaking community, and has worked in government for years and is currently a sitting supervisor. Then we have Saikat Chakrabarti. He is positioning himself sort of as the outsider in this race. Chakrabarti is a former tech engineer and he worked at Stripe. This was before he was the chief of staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and founded the progressive group Justice Democrats in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:04:51] As far as I can tell Senator Weiner has been considered the front runner for this race for most of basically the whole time. Is that right? And if so, why is that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] That’s right, you know, at least according to polls. One of the more recent polls at the San Francisco Chronicle put Weiner at 40% of the vote. I mean, Scott Weiner has been around for years. He is a former supervisor. He has done a lot for San Francisco in at the state level. I mean specifically around housing. And we know that housing is, if not one of like the biggest issue to a lot of San Francisco voters. And, you know plenty of people disagree with the way that Weiner has approached housing legislation. It’s been a lot of focus on cutting red tape and just making it easier for developers to build, creating new requirements for cities to build more housing. But you can’t deny that he has passed so many bills. And I think that that resonates for people who want to see a lawmaker representing San Francisco who gets stuff done. And for a while, it seemed like Chakrabarti had a pretty solid shot at that number two spot. But that same poll from The Chronicle actually put Chan and Chakrabarti pretty neck and neck. We’ve seen a big boost in Chan’s presence online. She also recently got an endorsement from Pelosi herself, which carries a lot of weight in this race. But I think you’re spot on. Weiner has pretty much across the board in terms of polling. Showed that he’s likely to advance in November and that this June primary really appears to be between Chan and Chakrabarti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:06:30] It’s interesting that, I mean, I think on a policy level, Chan and Chakrabarti are competing for kind of the progressive voters in San Francisco. You moderated a debate between those three candidates where it seemed like all of the attention was on Scott Wiener. What are Chakrabarti and Chan doing to say, like, here’s the difference between us two?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:47] Well, Guy, it’s funny you ask. I just had a story go up today kind of on this very topic. But yeah, I think when you look at the platforms between Chan and Chakrabarti, there is a lot of overlap, a lot of similarity. They both are kind of trying to position themselves against corporate Democrats. They are supportive of Medicare for all. They have been outspoken on the war in Gaza. And when it comes down to what’s differentiating them in this race. It’s really their background and the way that they’re selling themselves to voters, you know Chakrabarti has poured close to ten million dollars of his own wealth into this campaign, which is largely self-funded and you know, it’s it’s hard to go on social media in San Francisco and not come across one of his ads. They are these like fast-paced, you, know bright, he’s looking at you directly and into the camera, you know saying “I’m the guy who’s gonna change the Democratic Party,” you know, “this is the only way that we defeat the Trump administration.” Chan, on the other hand, you know, first of all, she doesn’t have as much money in her campaign. But she’s kind of leaning into that. You know, a lot of her social media presence is her out in the community, you’re talking about things that she’s done to protect tenants in San Francisco, you know, and really just the hyper local community based work that she has done. She’s really relying on those labor unions that she received endorsements from to support her. And that’s appealed to some people so I think it’ll be interesting to see really where that that falls after Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:08:22] Well, we’ll see what happens. Sydney Johnson, thanks so much. No problem. We’re going to take a quick break. When we come back, we will continue The Bay’s Monthly News Roundup. By the way, if you like these Monthly New Roundup episodes, consider becoming a member of KQED. We can’t do this work without support from the community, so please consider joining the hundreds of thousands of your Bay Area neighbors today. You can do that at kqed.org slash donate. All right, Guy Marzorati, you wanted to talk about two different local ballot measures that have to do with taxes. What do you got?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:09:02] So measure A San Jose is a proposed increase in the city’s hotel tax and measure E in Oakland is a proposed parcel tax. What’s interesting big picture about this? Local governments across the Bay Area are in a bad place financially. We’ve made it through the pandemic when there was all this federal aid that was trickling down to the cities. That’s largely dried up. You have the state government dealing with its own you know, budget balancing issues, there’s less money coming from the state on issues like homelessness, and then you have federal budget cuts. So all of that adds up to cities like Oakland, like SF, like San Jose, looking for ways to get more money and then potentially also having to make cuts. And in the case of San Jose I’ll start there with Measure A, the city is facing a $50 million shortfall and is basically relying in part on this hotel tax passing in order to balance the budget. So measure A would increase the city’s hotel tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:01] Just to be clear, so hotel tax, like the extra tax on a bill if you’re staying at a hotel in San Jose?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:10:07] Exactly. So this would increase that from like 10% to 12%. It’s expected to bring in about $10 million a year. And the city manager, when she put together the spending plan for the year, basically put in a spending plan if Measure A passes and a spending planning if Measure a doesn’t pass. It’s basically creating kind of a stark choice for voters. If you don’t pass this, life is gonna get worse in the city. In the case of Measure A, it’s pretty uncontested. The entire city council supported putting it on the ballot. The argument generally was like, San Jose is trying to attract more events downtown. They have the Super Bowl, World Cup coming up, March Madness. There’s going to be more visitors. They’re gonna have an impact on city services. Let’s bring in more money from those visitors to supplement what we pay for city services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:57] So that’s San Jose, hotel tax increase from 10 to 12% seems not super contentious. What about Measure E in Oakland?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:07] Measure E in Oakland, slightly more contentious. So this would be a parcel tax that averages about roughly $200 for homes. It would bring in more than $30 million every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:18] What’s a parcel-tax again?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:19] Parcel tax is basically like a, you can think of it like a property tax. But what we’ve seen in Oakland is residents have had to pick up more and more local taxes, whether through sales tax, parcel tax on properties in order to fund city services because there have been so many issues with the budget. And finding ways to actually bring in business tax revenue and kind of economic vitality in the city. So unions collected signatures, they put Measure E on the ballot. This would raise the parcel tax in order to bring in money for city services. The way this has been championed, and Barbara Lee, the mayor, is the main proponent of this, along with unions, they’ve said of the roughly 30 million this is gonna bring in, 10 million towards fire engines, trucks and ambulance, 10 million for police. $6 million for cleaning streets and $3 million for homeless shelters. But it faces some opposition from realtors, there’s some more moderate political groups opposing it, so this one is not necessarily a slam dunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:19] I think this brings this bigger question for me, which is between Measure E and Oakland and then potentially other tax measures coming down the line, like the potential tax increases to fund transit, are we in a political environment where voters are willing to vote to tax themselves essentially when on the one hand, there’s an understanding that there are a lot of federal cuts, state budgets are tight, but also it’s already really expensive to live here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:12:44] Yeah. And we’re seeing, you know, in the case of Oakland, like repeatedly campaigns going to the ballot, asking voters to shoulder more of the burden to pay for these kind of local services. And there is organized opposition against this. We’ve seen, like I mentioned, realtors, developers, but also Empower Oakland, which has become this somewhat powerful, moderate political group led in part by Loren Taylor, who lost the last mayoral election to Barbara Lee. They’ve spent about $200,000 against this measure. The support, there’s a lot more money being spent in support, I think almost 700,000 by unions, but it is a somewhat competitive campaign for this. And I see this as like a real political test for Barbara Lee. She’s been in office a little bit more than a year. This will be a good measure to me of like how Oaklanders are viewing, how she’s moving the city forward. If she is by far the face of this campaign to get measure E passed, will it pass? Will they trust her to raise this money? That could also be a test of how much voters see, you know, what they think of the mayor as a guide to how they’ll vote in the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:13:46] This question of whether voters want higher taxes is really interesting, because in San Francisco, we have these two competing tax measures. I won’t get too in the weeds here, but the overpaid CEO tax, that is a pretty simple message, right? It’s saying, chief executives are making a ton of money, we’re losing federal funding, let’s take some more for them, make them pay their fair share. But when you have something like a parcel tax, like that is… A little bit harder to sell, especially in the Bay Area where there are a lot of people who are quote unquote like house rich, cash poor, like maybe they inherited a house or like, you know, spent every single dime of their savings on a house and, you know, any type of tax increase is going to cut into other parts of their their budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:32] And it’s not just somebody else, somewhere else paying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:14:34] Right, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:36] So it’s this interesting mix of, I guess, do you trust the government with more tax revenue, and do you like the mayor?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:42] Yeah and you know what an easier case for her to make with homelessness down and crime down in Oakland than I think maybe it would have been a year or two ago to go to the voters and ask for more money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:52] Guy thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:53] Yep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:00] All right, and we will wrap up with my story. I wanna talk about the city of Richmond, which is having a mayoral election as we speak. Four years ago, the city elected Eduardo Martinez, which was a huge win for the progressive wing of Richmond politics. But now he’s facing four challengers, including a fellow progressive on the city council. This is also the first time in decades Richmond is doing a top two primary system. So in past years, the person with the most votes would win. Now, the top two advance to November unless someone gets majority on election day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:15:32] Alan, I got to admit, you know, I’m on the other side of the bay. Just catch me up. Tell me a bit about this candidate and sort of like what’s making the difference between these two progressives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:41] I’ll run down the full list of candidates first, and then I’ll talk about this potential progressive split. So we have the incumbent mayor, Eduardo Martinez. We have, I would say, two moderate candidates, Demlas Johnson, former city council member, Ahmaud Anderson, former chair of the Richmond Economic Development Commission. We also have a conservative Mark Wasburg, who is a frequent candidate, says he’s a filmmaker and talk show host. And then the other progressive in this race is Claudia Jimenez. Who is also on the city council. And what’s interesting about this is she was actually endorsed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance, which is a prominent left-wing political group in Richmond that had endorsed the mayor in the last election. So we’re now in a situation where the incumbent progressive mayor is fending off a challenge from within his own kind of political camp. So why is the Richmond progressive alliance backing a challenger against an incumbent? One big reason for that is that late last year, Mayor Eduardo Martinez shared posts on LinkedIn shortly after the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration. These posts were widely considered to be anti-Semitic. One of the posts said, the root cause of anti-semitism is the behavior Israel and Israelis. There was another post that claimed that the shooting was a false flag attack, basically that it was staged. Huge outcry. Jewish groups called for his resignation. Martinez apologized and he survived a censure in city council. But in the months after that, according to reporting by Richmond side, some of the mayor’s supporters, other members of the progressive alliance started to worry that it could really hurt his chances of winning reelection, maybe distract from the other local priorities that he’s pursued as mayor. And so the candidates and the progressive Alliance have been a little mum on exactly what their thinking was in the endorsement process, but, you know, in many ways the proof is in the pudding. They’ve now endorsed Claudia Jimenez, who has been on the council for about six years. She’s pretty well known in the community as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:17:42] Interesting, we’ve gone this far talking about a Richmond mayoral race and have not brought up Chevron This is a real company town. Chevron’s been a big player in local politics and RPA, Richmond Progressive Alliance in large part was like founded as a counterweight. Where where does Chevron stand in in the mayor’s race?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:17:59] Well, in terms of campaign spending, Chevron is not super active, actually. They haven’t really spent much money in local politics for a few years now. 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While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:48] \u003c/em>I’m Ericka Cruz Guevara and welcome to the Bay local news to keep you rooted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:54] \u003c/em>I saw a newborn this morning, fresh, it was great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:56] \u003c/em>Wow. This is Sejal Parekh. She’s a pediatrician in the Bay Area. And in her downtime, if you can imagine it, she’s a freelance health reporter for the Richmond side. And lately, Sejal has been thinking a lot about big changes coming to health insurance for low-income residents in Contra Costa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:01:21] \u003c/em>My personal fear is that patients in general, people in general don’t get the care they need as their health worsens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:01:32] \u003c/em>Californians who have Medicaid are bracing for big changes. And in Contra Costa County alone, up to 93,000 residents could lose their health insurance as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed into law last year. Today, doctor and journalist Sejal Parekh explains how Contra Costa County is bracing for impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:11] \u003c/em>First, what exactly was Medicaid set up to do, and who is it supposed to serve?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:17] \u003c/em>Medicaid was originally set up as a safety net, as a place where low-income people can get health insurance and so that their services can be appropriately paid for, that there’s not a lot of people without health insurance not getting the care that they need. Medicaid is this federal program, which is kind of a federal-state partnership, in which the federal government gives X amount of dollars and California chips in X amount of dollars. And we get the state plan called Medi-Cal, which was administered by the State Department of health care services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:47] \u003c/em>So when we are talking about Medicaid in California, we’re going to be referring to it as Medi-Cal. And you spoke with folks who rely on this program, including a woman named Lisa. Can you tell me a little bit about her and where she lives and what’s her story?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:05] \u003c/em>Yeah, Lisa lives in Richmond, she’s 58. She relies heavily on Medi-Cal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:11] \u003c/em>I am approved for cancer treatment at UCSF, which I know is probably very expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:18] \u003c/em>So we’re only using Lisa’s first name for privacy concerns. She has a lot of health conditions she doesn’t want others to know about. And so she requested for privacy that we only use her first name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:28] \u003c/em>I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which is very well controlled with really good, but very expensive medication. I have autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s, thyroiditis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:46] \u003c/em>She has several different health conditions, including a blood cancer, chronic back pain, several other issues, autoimmune issue affecting her thyroid. And so she needs to see a lot of doctors, get blood tests regularly, and is on many medications. And so for all of this, she relies on Medi-Cal coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:07] \u003c/em>I see a hematologist, oncologist, cancer specialist at UCSF as well. So I am really praying I can continue to get my care there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:21] \u003c/em>If she were to lose Medi-Cal, Lisa would have to figure something out, maybe she would have to move, maybe should have to find some other plan she’s covered under. But when I first talked to Lisa she told me in no uncertain terms that losing Medi Cal would be kind of the difference between life and death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:37] \u003c/em>It’s not an option for me to just go get a job, even though I did work for 45 years, I’m just not able to. I definitely need to sleep 12 to 14 hours a day just to function.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:52] \u003c/em>Of course, we’re talking about this now because a lot of changes are coming to Medi-Cal under Trump’s big, beautiful bill. What is changing for MediCal patients exactly? What do we know about that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:05:04] \u003c/em>Big cuts are coming. I think that’s the biggest point. The amount people estimate might be between $900 billion to $1 trillion. This will be over the next 10 years. Another big change is going to be work requirements for those aged 18 to 64. That might mean working a certain number of hours a week, studying some hours a weak, volunteering some number of hour, but the work requirements are going to new and required in starting 2027. There’s this new determination that those with unsatisfactory immigration status will no longer be able to sign up for new Medi-Cal. What does that mean? That unsatisfactorily immigration status loosely refers to undocumented immigrants. I don’t know if you remember, but a couple of years ago, Governor Newsom made a big deal about extending MediCal to all undocumented immigrants, and so this is clearly seen as a rollback of that policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:03] \u003c/em>Other changes coming to Medi-Cal are seen as new barriers to enrollment. Starting next year, enrollees will have to renew their benefits more frequently, every six months instead of every year. That’s expected to create more paperwork for personnel, too. And in Contra Costa County, new federal restrictions and state budget cuts could mean $307 million in losses for Medi-Cal patients there by 2029.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:40] \u003c/em>This is something that Contra Costa County and really counties around the state and the Bay Area have really been preparing for these changes to Medi-Cal. What has Contra-Costa County said about the anticipated impacts?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:54] \u003c/em>County officials are really worried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Grant Colfax: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:57] \u003c/em>I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Without intervention, our hospitals and clinics across the country will be in dire straits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:06] \u003c/em>In public hearings, such as the Board of Supervisors meeting in December 2025, Grant Colfax, who’s the health director, said the changes coming through were unprecedented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Grant Colfax: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:17] \u003c/em>And by the numbers, while difficult to predict, EHSD estimates that as many as 93,000 people in Contra Costa County will be subject to these new rules implemented by HR 1 and the state changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:33] \u003c/em>Changes happen to the county kind of a couple of different ways. One is that the county is required now to process all of these every six month eligibility kind of packets. So that’s doubling the work that they have to do. So there’s an increase in the amount of resources the county needs to just implement these changes. There’s also a fear that the more people that lose the Medi-Cal, those people don’t stop using health services. If you break a leg, you break leg. And so there’s a concern that, with a lot of people potentially losing MediCal, they’re still gonna need the same ER services and the hospital services, but who’s gonna pay for that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:18] \u003c/em>Coming up, what’s happening inside local clinics in Contra Costa County as they brace for changes to Medi-Cal. We’ll be right back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:21] \u003c/em>And I know you’ve actually talked with folks at local clinics in Contra Costa County about what they’re already seeing. How is it trickling down to these clinics now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:32] \u003c/em>Yeah, great question. So I talked with Amit Randhawa, who is the clinic manager for RotaCare West Contra Costa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:39] \u003c/em>We are part of a larger organization called RotaCare Bay Area, serving uninsured folks throughout the Bay Area as far north as San Rafael and as far down south as Monterey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:51] \u003c/em>And it’s a free clinic that he runs with volunteer doctors and other health care professionals and some social workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:58] \u003c/em>And we will serve anyone who is uninsured for any reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:03] \u003c/em>And so he said that in the first couple of months of 2026, he’s seen a big increase in the number of people asking about changes to Medi-Cal if they’re going to be eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:14] \u003c/em>And I’ve got to say some of the calls are just a bit distressing, you know, there’s a lot of people with fear and despair, it’s very scary, you don’t really know how to navigate the systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:25] \u003c/em>He sees a lot of fear in the community of not wanting to even mention anything about immigration status. He also mentioned that as much free care as he and the clinic want to offer, it’s not gonna be able to keep up with the number of people who are gonna lose their Medi-Cal insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:42] \u003c/em>I would hate to think that folks are going to be utilizing the emergency department more, but that is most likely what’s going to happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:53] \u003c/em>When I asked him at, you know, how ready, willing, and able are you to deal with this? He said, we’re willing, but we’re not able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:02] \u003c/em>If folks don’t have any other way to access preventive care or seek treatment for things that could be managed. You know, ahead of time, they may just wait until things cannot be managed anymore and they end up in an emergency department. Who’s going to support all of these uninsured people and who’s going pay for the medical providers to provide that care? I wish I had an answer, but we’re all kind of in this together to figure out what’s gonna be next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:35] \u003c/em>One of the things that’s been tough is that you may not know if you’re going to be affected by these upcoming changes to Medi-Cal. And that’s because a lot of this is handled by the state, by the Department of Health Care Services. And they’re kind of in the process of figuring out who’s going to affected and who’s not. And does that mean that you get a letter in the mail saying, hey, just so you know, you’re going to to be effected? So a lot patients, especially the patients I talk to, were fearful that they were gonna lose their medical, but they didn’t actually know if they were going to be affected or not. And that contributes to, you know, an atmosphere of fear and concern and maybe not seeking the healthcare that you need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:14] \u003c/em>Yeah, I mean, I can only imagine the anxiety that that creates, which I guess to that point, I wanna come back to Lisa, who is someone who relies very heavily on Medi-Cal. I mean, has she been told anything about what these potential changes could mean for her specifically?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:33] \u003c/em>She has not heard from the state if she’s gonna be affected, and I think that adds to her anxiety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:39] \u003c/em>Even with a good RX, one of my psychiatric medications is about $4,000 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:46] \u003c/em>She told me that other people on Medi-Cal might start hoarding their medications, refilling their medications on the first date it’s available, even if they haven’t run out of the medication yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:56] \u003c/em>Even if I’m not out, I am cutting some of my medications in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:02] \u003c/em>And I don’t think anyone wants to do that. I think this is a response out of fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:07] \u003c/em>Just fear that she doesn’t know that she’ll be able to get access to those medications on the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:12] \u003c/em>Exactly, exactly.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:16] \u003c/em>Just trying to do the best I can with what I have, knowing what could be coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:27] \u003c/em>I mean, how is Contra Costa County responding to all of this? It seems like there’s a lot of anticipation on their end. How are they responding to these changes at the federal level?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:40] \u003c/em>I think the best way to characterize it right now is that they’re taking these changes seriously. They’re also in a tough spot, because for example, they need a lot more funding for eligibility workers to check everyone’s paperwork every six months, right? And some of that also has to do with the state budget. They have started hiring more eligibility workers. They’re starting to prepare estimates for the hospital of what financial changes are coming up. And I would say the most notable thing they’re doing is there’s a ballot measure coming up in November, measure B, which would be, I think, 5 eighths a cent sales tax on goods sold in Contra Costa County. Theoretically, this money would be specifically for kind of shoring up the health care infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:14:24] \u003c/em>So, trying to fill in the gaps left by these federal cuts, essentially\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:14:30] \u003c/em>It could be a stopgap measure, but there’s no way it would replace lost federal dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:14:36] \u003c/em>I mean, Sejal, I feel like you’re describing so many trickle-down impacts as a result of these federal cuts, this squeeze on the county healthcare system, but also this like very personal everyday impacts to people’s health. Looking ahead as you cover health as a journalist, but also as a doctor yourself, like what is your fear moving forward for? Your patients are just people seeking care who could be impacted by these cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:15:09] \u003c/em>My personal fear is that patients in general, people in general don’t get the care they need and their health worsens. For example, for me as a pediatrician, I worry that if one of my patients who loses their health insurance doesn’t come to me for their cold that it turns into an asthma attack and then they need to be hospitalized. Another example for preventative care is mammograms. If there’s breast cancer that’s caught early, there may be an option to have quicker treatment versus if breast cancer spreads, there might not be a surgical option. Patient might have to go through chemo and radiation. I think that changes like this erode trust in the health care system, erode trust that I can just go to the hospital, I’m going to get what I need, I am going to be okay. There’s a lot of calculations people make of, well, am I going to afford my medications this month? Am I going afford rent this month. And so it creates a culture in which there’s so much uncertainty that that itself can also negatively impact people’s health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:16:20] \u003c/em>Well, Sejal, thank you so much for sharing your reporting with us and for joining me on the show. I really appreciate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:16:25] \u003c/em>Thank you so for having me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">\u003ci>Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco-Northern California Local.\u003c/i>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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And so she requested for privacy that we only use her first name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:28] \u003c/em>I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which is very well controlled with really good, but very expensive medication. I have autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s, thyroiditis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:46] \u003c/em>She has several different health conditions, including a blood cancer, chronic back pain, several other issues, autoimmune issue affecting her thyroid. And so she needs to see a lot of doctors, get blood tests regularly, and is on many medications. And so for all of this, she relies on Medi-Cal coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:07] \u003c/em>I see a hematologist, oncologist, cancer specialist at UCSF as well. So I am really praying I can continue to get my care there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:21] \u003c/em>If she were to lose Medi-Cal, Lisa would have to figure something out, maybe she would have to move, maybe should have to find some other plan she’s covered under. But when I first talked to Lisa she told me in no uncertain terms that losing Medi Cal would be kind of the difference between life and death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:37] \u003c/em>It’s not an option for me to just go get a job, even though I did work for 45 years, I’m just not able to. I definitely need to sleep 12 to 14 hours a day just to function.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:04:52] \u003c/em>Of course, we’re talking about this now because a lot of changes are coming to Medi-Cal under Trump’s big, beautiful bill. What is changing for MediCal patients exactly? What do we know about that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:05:04] \u003c/em>Big cuts are coming. I think that’s the biggest point. The amount people estimate might be between $900 billion to $1 trillion. This will be over the next 10 years. Another big change is going to be work requirements for those aged 18 to 64. That might mean working a certain number of hours a week, studying some hours a weak, volunteering some number of hour, but the work requirements are going to new and required in starting 2027. There’s this new determination that those with unsatisfactory immigration status will no longer be able to sign up for new Medi-Cal. What does that mean? That unsatisfactorily immigration status loosely refers to undocumented immigrants. I don’t know if you remember, but a couple of years ago, Governor Newsom made a big deal about extending MediCal to all undocumented immigrants, and so this is clearly seen as a rollback of that policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:03] \u003c/em>Other changes coming to Medi-Cal are seen as new barriers to enrollment. Starting next year, enrollees will have to renew their benefits more frequently, every six months instead of every year. That’s expected to create more paperwork for personnel, too. And in Contra Costa County, new federal restrictions and state budget cuts could mean $307 million in losses for Medi-Cal patients there by 2029.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:40] \u003c/em>This is something that Contra Costa County and really counties around the state and the Bay Area have really been preparing for these changes to Medi-Cal. What has Contra-Costa County said about the anticipated impacts?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:54] \u003c/em>County officials are really worried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Grant Colfax: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:57] \u003c/em>I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Without intervention, our hospitals and clinics across the country will be in dire straits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:06] \u003c/em>In public hearings, such as the Board of Supervisors meeting in December 2025, Grant Colfax, who’s the health director, said the changes coming through were unprecedented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Grant Colfax: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:17] \u003c/em>And by the numbers, while difficult to predict, EHSD estimates that as many as 93,000 people in Contra Costa County will be subject to these new rules implemented by HR 1 and the state changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:33] \u003c/em>Changes happen to the county kind of a couple of different ways. One is that the county is required now to process all of these every six month eligibility kind of packets. So that’s doubling the work that they have to do. So there’s an increase in the amount of resources the county needs to just implement these changes. There’s also a fear that the more people that lose the Medi-Cal, those people don’t stop using health services. If you break a leg, you break leg. And so there’s a concern that, with a lot of people potentially losing MediCal, they’re still gonna need the same ER services and the hospital services, but who’s gonna pay for that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:18] \u003c/em>Coming up, what’s happening inside local clinics in Contra Costa County as they brace for changes to Medi-Cal. We’ll be right back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:21] \u003c/em>And I know you’ve actually talked with folks at local clinics in Contra Costa County about what they’re already seeing. How is it trickling down to these clinics now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:32] \u003c/em>Yeah, great question. So I talked with Amit Randhawa, who is the clinic manager for RotaCare West Contra Costa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:39] \u003c/em>We are part of a larger organization called RotaCare Bay Area, serving uninsured folks throughout the Bay Area as far north as San Rafael and as far down south as Monterey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:51] \u003c/em>And it’s a free clinic that he runs with volunteer doctors and other health care professionals and some social workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:58] \u003c/em>And we will serve anyone who is uninsured for any reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:03] \u003c/em>And so he said that in the first couple of months of 2026, he’s seen a big increase in the number of people asking about changes to Medi-Cal if they’re going to be eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:14] \u003c/em>And I’ve got to say some of the calls are just a bit distressing, you know, there’s a lot of people with fear and despair, it’s very scary, you don’t really know how to navigate the systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:25] \u003c/em>He sees a lot of fear in the community of not wanting to even mention anything about immigration status. He also mentioned that as much free care as he and the clinic want to offer, it’s not gonna be able to keep up with the number of people who are gonna lose their Medi-Cal insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:42] \u003c/em>I would hate to think that folks are going to be utilizing the emergency department more, but that is most likely what’s going to happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:53] \u003c/em>When I asked him at, you know, how ready, willing, and able are you to deal with this? He said, we’re willing, but we’re not able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Amit Randhawa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:02] \u003c/em>If folks don’t have any other way to access preventive care or seek treatment for things that could be managed. You know, ahead of time, they may just wait until things cannot be managed anymore and they end up in an emergency department. Who’s going to support all of these uninsured people and who’s going pay for the medical providers to provide that care? I wish I had an answer, but we’re all kind of in this together to figure out what’s gonna be next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:35] \u003c/em>One of the things that’s been tough is that you may not know if you’re going to be affected by these upcoming changes to Medi-Cal. And that’s because a lot of this is handled by the state, by the Department of Health Care Services. And they’re kind of in the process of figuring out who’s going to affected and who’s not. And does that mean that you get a letter in the mail saying, hey, just so you know, you’re going to to be effected? So a lot patients, especially the patients I talk to, were fearful that they were gonna lose their medical, but they didn’t actually know if they were going to be affected or not. And that contributes to, you know, an atmosphere of fear and concern and maybe not seeking the healthcare that you need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:14] \u003c/em>Yeah, I mean, I can only imagine the anxiety that that creates, which I guess to that point, I wanna come back to Lisa, who is someone who relies very heavily on Medi-Cal. I mean, has she been told anything about what these potential changes could mean for her specifically?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:33] \u003c/em>She has not heard from the state if she’s gonna be affected, and I think that adds to her anxiety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:39] \u003c/em>Even with a good RX, one of my psychiatric medications is about $4,000 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:46] \u003c/em>She told me that other people on Medi-Cal might start hoarding their medications, refilling their medications on the first date it’s available, even if they haven’t run out of the medication yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:56] \u003c/em>Even if I’m not out, I am cutting some of my medications in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:02] \u003c/em>And I don’t think anyone wants to do that. I think this is a response out of fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:07] \u003c/em>Just fear that she doesn’t know that she’ll be able to get access to those medications on the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:12] \u003c/em>Exactly, exactly.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lisa: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:16] \u003c/em>Just trying to do the best I can with what I have, knowing what could be coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:27] \u003c/em>I mean, how is Contra Costa County responding to all of this? It seems like there’s a lot of anticipation on their end. How are they responding to these changes at the federal level?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:40] \u003c/em>I think the best way to characterize it right now is that they’re taking these changes seriously. They’re also in a tough spot, because for example, they need a lot more funding for eligibility workers to check everyone’s paperwork every six months, right? And some of that also has to do with the state budget. They have started hiring more eligibility workers. They’re starting to prepare estimates for the hospital of what financial changes are coming up. And I would say the most notable thing they’re doing is there’s a ballot measure coming up in November, measure B, which would be, I think, 5 eighths a cent sales tax on goods sold in Contra Costa County. Theoretically, this money would be specifically for kind of shoring up the health care infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:14:24] \u003c/em>So, trying to fill in the gaps left by these federal cuts, essentially\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:14:30] \u003c/em>It could be a stopgap measure, but there’s no way it would replace lost federal dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:14:36] \u003c/em>I mean, Sejal, I feel like you’re describing so many trickle-down impacts as a result of these federal cuts, this squeeze on the county healthcare system, but also this like very personal everyday impacts to people’s health. Looking ahead as you cover health as a journalist, but also as a doctor yourself, like what is your fear moving forward for? Your patients are just people seeking care who could be impacted by these cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:15:09] \u003c/em>My personal fear is that patients in general, people in general don’t get the care they need and their health worsens. For example, for me as a pediatrician, I worry that if one of my patients who loses their health insurance doesn’t come to me for their cold that it turns into an asthma attack and then they need to be hospitalized. Another example for preventative care is mammograms. If there’s breast cancer that’s caught early, there may be an option to have quicker treatment versus if breast cancer spreads, there might not be a surgical option. Patient might have to go through chemo and radiation. I think that changes like this erode trust in the health care system, erode trust that I can just go to the hospital, I’m going to get what I need, I am going to be okay. There’s a lot of calculations people make of, well, am I going to afford my medications this month? Am I going afford rent this month. And so it creates a culture in which there’s so much uncertainty that that itself can also negatively impact people’s health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:16:20] \u003c/em>Well, Sejal, thank you so much for sharing your reporting with us and for joining me on the show. I really appreciate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sejal Parekh: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:16:25] \u003c/em>Thank you so for having me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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It was triggered by a bird contacting power equipment. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the flaring took place, Chevron issued a \u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/hazmat-programs/community-warning-system\">Level One Community Warning System alert\u003c/a> to notify county residents of the incident. The smoke coming from Chevron’s flares in San Francisco Bay could be seen by people on the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The air district and the California Public Utilities Commission are investigating the incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When inhaled, sulfur dioxide can cause wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and other harmful effects on the lungs, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/what-makes-air-unhealthy/sulfur-dioxide\">according to the American Lung Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chevron refinery has a power system on site known as a “cogeneration plant” that creates its own electricity, but it does not provide enough to power the entire facility.[aside postID=news_11981762 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-03_qut-1020x680.jpg']“We also need external electricity,” said Caitlin Powell, a Chevron Richmond representative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company emphasized that the refinery’s flare system, a safety technique aimed at preventing the buildup of pressure inside a refinery, successfully averted a bigger facility problem during the January incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The loss of outside power meant the refinery had to suddenly shut down its units, leaving gases building up pressure in the facility that needed to be vented into the atmosphere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our flares and safety systems are designed to protect our workforce, the community and our equipment during operational disruptions, even those externally caused. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With no outside power, Chevron sent gases to its flares for the next eight hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears a bird contact was what triggered the safety relay on the second source, so we have a cause,” said Tamar Sarkissian, a PG&E spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bird was a raptor, Sarkissian said, that came in contact with “a wire and tower at the same time” and caused, basically, a short circuit that immediately interrupted “the flow of electricity on that line, as a safety measure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12079878\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12079878 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260414-CHEVRON-FLARE-TH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260414-CHEVRON-FLARE-TH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260414-CHEVRON-FLARE-TH-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260414-CHEVRON-FLARE-TH-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke from a refinery flaring operation at Chevron’s Richmond refinery on Jan. 9, 2026. It was triggered by a bird contacting power equipment. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the flaring took place, Chevron issued a \u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/hazmat-programs/community-warning-system\">Level One Community Warning System alert\u003c/a> to notify county residents of the incident. The smoke coming from Chevron’s flares in San Francisco Bay could be seen by people on the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The air district and the California Public Utilities Commission are investigating the incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When inhaled, sulfur dioxide can cause wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and other harmful effects on the lungs, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/what-makes-air-unhealthy/sulfur-dioxide\">according to the American Lung Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chevron refinery has a power system on site known as a “cogeneration plant” that creates its own electricity, but it does not provide enough to power the entire facility.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We also need external electricity,” said Caitlin Powell, a Chevron Richmond representative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company emphasized that the refinery’s flare system, a safety technique aimed at preventing the buildup of pressure inside a refinery, successfully averted a bigger facility problem during the January incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The loss of outside power meant the refinery had to suddenly shut down its units, leaving gases building up pressure in the facility that needed to be vented into the atmosphere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our flares and safety systems are designed to protect our workforce, the community and our equipment during operational disruptions, even those externally caused. We are proud of our team’s quick work to keep the refinery operating safely,” Powell said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of flaring incidents at Chevron’s Richmond refinery has dropped significantly in recent years. The refinery logged close to 40 flaring events in 2019, more than any other petroleum processing facility in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron had just 10 such incidents in 2024, according to air district \u003ca href=\"https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/board-of-directors/2026/ssc_presentations_040826_op-pdf.pdf?rev=d82f2f8d99a544688521705d6b1ef253&sc_lang=en\">data\u003c/a> presented to an agency committee last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Timothy Simmons began his law enforcement career at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/contra-costa-county\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a> Sheriff’s Office 17 years ago, he knew he wanted to stay rooted in his hometown communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Originally from Vallejo, Simmons said the hallmarks of his childhood — soccer games and hangouts at the mall — took place just as much in Richmond, a city that has dealt with a history of high crime rates and headlines driven largely by the Chevron refinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now not only have I adopted the city of Richmond as a second home, I actually have family members who live in this community, and that’s really informed a lot of my ideology and my philosophy,” said Simmons, who officially assumes the role of the department’s new chief, starting on Jan. 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simmons, who was formerly assistant chief, shared his vision with KQED’s Brian Watt, explaining the importance of community policing, ongoing staffing challenges and mental health. Here are highlights from their conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A reckoning after George Floyd\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Simmons said when he joined Richmond Police, former chief Chris Magnus was trying to shift the department toward community-oriented policing. According to Simmons, officers were encouraged to build relationships with community-based organizations, such as neighborhood councils and business districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[These groups] would begin to know who their beat officer [was], and there would be a personal connection made. And officers would assume the ownership of the quality of life and the crime issues within those areas that they’re assigned,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069790\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069790\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Simmons_Timothy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Simmons_Timothy-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Simmons_Timothy-2000x3000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Simmons_Timothy-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Simmons_Timothy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Simmons_Timothy-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timothy Simmons, the new chief for the Richmond Police Department, has been a law enforcement officer for 17 years, beginning at the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Richmond Police Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The department has faced its share of scandals. In 2014, Officer Wallace Jensen \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11733690/even-with-new-disclosure-law-fight-continues-to-unseal-californias-secret-police-files\">shot and killed\u003c/a> 24-year-old Richard “Pedie” Perez, who was unarmed. Richmond Police was also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11767613/ex-richmond-police-lieutenant-swapped-sexually-explicit-texts-with-exploited-teen\">involved\u003c/a> in a massive sexual exploitation case centered on a teenage sex worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the watershed moment likely arrived in earnest in 2020, after racial justice protests sparked by the police murder of George Floyd. In response, law enforcement agencies around the country began to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/nx-s1-5399738/george-floyd-police-justice-change\">reexamine\u003c/a> their own policies and practices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Departments were thrown into disarray,” Simmons said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response, several East Bay cities, such as Berkeley, Oakland and Richmond, created task forces to reimagine public safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simmons represented the force in Richmond’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/4011/Reimagining-Public-Safety\">effort\u003c/a> but said the reallocation of $3 million from the city’s budget to fund policing alternatives had an unintended effect on staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There wasn’t a strong consideration as to what the impacts to the police department would be directly,” he said. “People on the lower end of the seniority tenure started to believe that there might be layoffs, and they didn’t want to stick around to see if they were going to lose their job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simmons said within a two-year period, Richmond Police lost around 45 officers who were hired at other jurisdictions — including those who had been working to build community relationships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started to be a little bit more on the reactive side, rather than on the proactive side when it comes to solving neighborhood problems,” said Simmons, who, as chief, plans to focus on recruitment and retention to improve relationship-building work.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mental health for officers and residents\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One of Simmons’ other priorities is to improve mental health support for officers. Research has long shown police officers face \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/26/nx-s1-5389653/police-protests-mental-health-treatment-growth\">worse\u003c/a> health outcomes than the general public, specifically as it relates to higher rates of depression, burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you’re short-staffed, officers are working a lot of mandatory overtime. So, it’s a challenge for us to maintain proper mental health and proper work-life balance and make sure that our staff gets to spend time with their families and their friends and spend time doing things that you know fills their spirit, so to speak,” Simmons said.[aside postID=news_12068817 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS55037_023_KQED_ChevronRefineryStrike_04072022-qut-1020x680.jpg']The way Richmond Police handles mental health made headlines last year, following the police shooting death of 27-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054383/during-mental-health-crises-california-police-are-still-first-responders-its-not-working\">Angel Montaño\u003c/a>. During a 911 call, his family said he was threatening to kill them and cited “mental health issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Bisa French, Richmond Police’s former chief, called for reforms but expressed uncertainty about “what can be done differently.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simmons acknowledged that distress calls associated with mental health continue to be a challenge. He said the department will keep focusing on annual training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Until the system changes, this will continue to be an issue that society relies on law enforcement to be a response to,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do in this area, but Richmond [Police] and myself, we’re going to be committed to being as well-trained as we can, as empathetic as we possibly can and understanding the dynamics — while also putting the reverence for life as one of our primary things that is in our oath that we have to protect. 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Her childhood experiences shaped her understanding of race, resilience and community, laying the foundation for her lifelong commitment to advocacy and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1086px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068222\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg 1086w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed-160x196.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses for a photograph in the 1940s. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During World War II, Soskin worked as a file clerk for the U.S. Air Force but resigned after discovering that her employers had hired her under the assumption that she was white. This pivotal moment illuminated the systemic racism of the era and fueled her passion for equity and truth-telling. She later worked in a segregated unit of the Boilermakers union, where she witnessed firsthand the discrimination faced by Black workers in the wartime industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1101px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068221\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1101\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg 1101w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed-160x194.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin sits in a music circle in the Asilomar area of Monterey Bay in the 1960s, reflecting her lifelong connection to music, community and cultural activism. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1945, she and her first husband, Mel Reid, \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2019/02/05/reids-records-californias-oldest-record-shop-to-close-in-the-fall\">founded Reid’s Records\u003c/a> in Berkeley, one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. For nearly 75 years, the store served as a community hub, providing music and resources to South Berkeley’s Black community. It was also a space for activism and cultural exchange, reflecting Soskin’s enduring dedication to uplifting marginalized voices.[aside postID=news_11914312 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/BETTYREIDSOSKIN.jpg']Soskin’s advocacy took on new dimensions later in life when she became a prominent voice at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond. Starting as a temporary employee at the age of 84, she became a permanent National Park Service ranger in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next 15 years, she shared her personal experiences and those of African American workers during the war, shedding light on the racial segregation and systemic challenges of the era. Her storytelling drew large audiences, captivated by her firsthand accounts and her insistence on an inclusive historical narrative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What gets remembered is a function of who’s in the room doing the remembering,” Soskin often said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worked tirelessly to ensure that the contributions of women and Black Americans during World War II were not overshadowed in the broader historical narrative. Her efforts were instrumental in shaping the park’s mission and its dedication to uncovering overlooked histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s impact extended far beyond the park. She was honored as California Woman of the Year in 1995 and received numerous accolades throughout her life, including a presidential coin from President Barack Obama in 2015 after she lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889541\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Reid Soskin, smiling, sits in a wheelchair and holds a bright bouquet of flowers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses beneath a sign for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante during a student-led renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday, Sept. 22, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, on the day of her 100th birthday, the West Contra Costa Unified School District \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renamed Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante\u003c/a> in her honor, celebrating her legacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local leaders, students and her family. The renaming process was driven by students and teachers who sought to honor a local figure dedicated to equity and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the ceremony, Soskin was showered with flowers and presented with a birthday cake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know what one might do to justify a long life,” she said. “I think that you have pretty much got it made.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renaming of Betty Reid Soskin Middle School\u003c/a> was the culmination of a student-led movement to honor a local figure whose legacy stood for truth and justice. The students researched their former namesake, Juan Crespi, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, and learned about the mission system’s exploitation of Indigenous peoples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg\" alt=\"Masked students hold up signs thanking Betty Reid Soskin.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students wait to present gifts to Betty Reid Soskin during a school renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday at the renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante. Students and teachers led the effort to rename the school in her honor, citing her lifelong advocacy for racial justice, equity and inclusive history. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inspired by the social justice movements of the COVID-19 pandemic, they sought to rename the school for someone who embodied resilience and advocacy.[aside postID=news_11889493 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51596_041_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg']“I learned a lot these past couple of months, being on the naming committee and doing the project in general,” said Anaya Zenad, a former student who helped lead the renaming effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who attended the renaming ceremony, grew emotional as he spoke about Soskin’s impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have someone who has fought for civil rights, for women’s rights, for racial justice, and our children deserve to have someone to look up to,” he said at the ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her personal resilience was as remarkable as her professional achievements. In 2016, at the age of 94, she survived a violent home invasion, during which she was assaulted and robbed. Despite the trauma, Soskin returned to work weeks later, demonstrating her unyielding strength and dedication to her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The four performers portraying Betty Reid Soskin in the stage play Sign My Name to Freedom — from left, Cathleen Riddley, Aidaa Peerzada, Lucca Troutman and Tierra Allen — each represent a different period of Soskin’s life, drawn from her memoir and lifelong work documenting Black history, music and activism. \u003ccite>(Photo by Alexa 'LexMex' Treviño)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s life and work were chronicled in her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955108/betty-reid-soskin-stage-play-z-space-sign-my-name-to-freedom-review\">inspired both a stage play\u003c/a> and a documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952570/betty-reid-soskin-music-documentary-sign-my-name-to-freedom\">\u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, directed by Bryan Gibel, explores her life through the lens of her music, activism, and reflections on systemic racism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Betty’s life story is a testament to the resilience and strength of those who face systemic challenges yet refuse to be defined by them,” Gibel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1008px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068220\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg 1008w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin listens to recordings of her own music as film director Bryan Gibel watches during the making of the documentary Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Gibel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The film captures intimate moments from her life, including her rediscovery of old recordings and her performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s dedication to justice and education was evident in her involvement with the civil rights movement and her work for former state Assemblymembers Dion Aroner and Loni Hancock. She fought for fair housing and educational opportunities for marginalized communities, emphasizing the need for systemic change in policies that disproportionately affected Black and low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her tireless advocacy and presence at legislative meetings ensured that equity remained a focus in California politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after retiring at age 100, Soskin continued to inspire through public appearances and reflections on her life, a powerful reminder of the importance of storytelling and preserving the full scope of history.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Betty Reid Soskin: A Life of Advocacy and Storytelling\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>1921 : Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit, Michigan.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1927: Survives the Great Mississippi Flood, prompting her family’s move to Oakland, California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1942: Works for the U.S. Air Force as a file clerk but resigns after discovering she was hired under the assumption that she was white.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1945: Co-founds Reid’s Records in Berkeley with her first husband, Mel Reid, making it one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. The store remains a community hub for nearly 75 years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1960s-1970s: Becomes active in the civil rights movement and fights for fair housing and educational opportunities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1995: Named California Woman of the Year for her contributions to advocacy and community empowerment.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2000: Plays a key role in planning the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, ensuring the inclusion of Black workers’ experiences in its historical narrative.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2004: Begins working with the National Park Service as a temporary interpretive ranger at the age of 84.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2011: Becomes a permanent National Park Service ranger at the age of 89.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2015: Lights the National Christmas Tree at the White House and receives a presidential coin from President Barack Obama.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2016: Survives a violent home invasion at 94 but returns to work just weeks later.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2018: Performs at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir, showcasing her musical activism.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2019: Her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, is published, chronicling her life and advocacy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2021: Documentary \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em> begins production.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2022: Retires at age 100 from the National Park Service. On the same day, the West Contra Costa Unified School District renamed Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante as Betty Reid Soskin Middle School.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit on Sept. 22, 1921, Soskin spent her early years in New Orleans with her Creole family. She survived the devastating Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, an event that displaced her family and prompted their move to Oakland. Her childhood experiences shaped her understanding of race, resilience and community, laying the foundation for her lifelong commitment to advocacy and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1086px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068222\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg 1086w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed-160x196.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses for a photograph in the 1940s. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During World War II, Soskin worked as a file clerk for the U.S. Air Force but resigned after discovering that her employers had hired her under the assumption that she was white. This pivotal moment illuminated the systemic racism of the era and fueled her passion for equity and truth-telling. She later worked in a segregated unit of the Boilermakers union, where she witnessed firsthand the discrimination faced by Black workers in the wartime industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1101px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068221\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1101\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg 1101w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed-160x194.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin sits in a music circle in the Asilomar area of Monterey Bay in the 1960s, reflecting her lifelong connection to music, community and cultural activism. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1945, she and her first husband, Mel Reid, \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2019/02/05/reids-records-californias-oldest-record-shop-to-close-in-the-fall\">founded Reid’s Records\u003c/a> in Berkeley, one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. For nearly 75 years, the store served as a community hub, providing music and resources to South Berkeley’s Black community. It was also a space for activism and cultural exchange, reflecting Soskin’s enduring dedication to uplifting marginalized voices.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Soskin’s advocacy took on new dimensions later in life when she became a prominent voice at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond. Starting as a temporary employee at the age of 84, she became a permanent National Park Service ranger in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next 15 years, she shared her personal experiences and those of African American workers during the war, shedding light on the racial segregation and systemic challenges of the era. Her storytelling drew large audiences, captivated by her firsthand accounts and her insistence on an inclusive historical narrative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What gets remembered is a function of who’s in the room doing the remembering,” Soskin often said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worked tirelessly to ensure that the contributions of women and Black Americans during World War II were not overshadowed in the broader historical narrative. Her efforts were instrumental in shaping the park’s mission and its dedication to uncovering overlooked histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s impact extended far beyond the park. She was honored as California Woman of the Year in 1995 and received numerous accolades throughout her life, including a presidential coin from President Barack Obama in 2015 after she lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889541\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Reid Soskin, smiling, sits in a wheelchair and holds a bright bouquet of flowers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses beneath a sign for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante during a student-led renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday, Sept. 22, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, on the day of her 100th birthday, the West Contra Costa Unified School District \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renamed Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante\u003c/a> in her honor, celebrating her legacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local leaders, students and her family. The renaming process was driven by students and teachers who sought to honor a local figure dedicated to equity and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the ceremony, Soskin was showered with flowers and presented with a birthday cake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know what one might do to justify a long life,” she said. “I think that you have pretty much got it made.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renaming of Betty Reid Soskin Middle School\u003c/a> was the culmination of a student-led movement to honor a local figure whose legacy stood for truth and justice. The students researched their former namesake, Juan Crespi, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, and learned about the mission system’s exploitation of Indigenous peoples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg\" alt=\"Masked students hold up signs thanking Betty Reid Soskin.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students wait to present gifts to Betty Reid Soskin during a school renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday at the renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante. Students and teachers led the effort to rename the school in her honor, citing her lifelong advocacy for racial justice, equity and inclusive history. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inspired by the social justice movements of the COVID-19 pandemic, they sought to rename the school for someone who embodied resilience and advocacy.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I learned a lot these past couple of months, being on the naming committee and doing the project in general,” said Anaya Zenad, a former student who helped lead the renaming effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who attended the renaming ceremony, grew emotional as he spoke about Soskin’s impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have someone who has fought for civil rights, for women’s rights, for racial justice, and our children deserve to have someone to look up to,” he said at the ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her personal resilience was as remarkable as her professional achievements. In 2016, at the age of 94, she survived a violent home invasion, during which she was assaulted and robbed. Despite the trauma, Soskin returned to work weeks later, demonstrating her unyielding strength and dedication to her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The four performers portraying Betty Reid Soskin in the stage play Sign My Name to Freedom — from left, Cathleen Riddley, Aidaa Peerzada, Lucca Troutman and Tierra Allen — each represent a different period of Soskin’s life, drawn from her memoir and lifelong work documenting Black history, music and activism. \u003ccite>(Photo by Alexa 'LexMex' Treviño)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s life and work were chronicled in her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955108/betty-reid-soskin-stage-play-z-space-sign-my-name-to-freedom-review\">inspired both a stage play\u003c/a> and a documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952570/betty-reid-soskin-music-documentary-sign-my-name-to-freedom\">\u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, directed by Bryan Gibel, explores her life through the lens of her music, activism, and reflections on systemic racism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Betty’s life story is a testament to the resilience and strength of those who face systemic challenges yet refuse to be defined by them,” Gibel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1008px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068220\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg 1008w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin listens to recordings of her own music as film director Bryan Gibel watches during the making of the documentary Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Gibel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The film captures intimate moments from her life, including her rediscovery of old recordings and her performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s dedication to justice and education was evident in her involvement with the civil rights movement and her work for former state Assemblymembers Dion Aroner and Loni Hancock. She fought for fair housing and educational opportunities for marginalized communities, emphasizing the need for systemic change in policies that disproportionately affected Black and low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her tireless advocacy and presence at legislative meetings ensured that equity remained a focus in California politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after retiring at age 100, Soskin continued to inspire through public appearances and reflections on her life, a powerful reminder of the importance of storytelling and preserving the full scope of history.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Betty Reid Soskin: A Life of Advocacy and Storytelling\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>1921 : Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit, Michigan.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1927: Survives the Great Mississippi Flood, prompting her family’s move to Oakland, California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1942: Works for the U.S. Air Force as a file clerk but resigns after discovering she was hired under the assumption that she was white.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1945: Co-founds Reid’s Records in Berkeley with her first husband, Mel Reid, making it one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. The store remains a community hub for nearly 75 years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1960s-1970s: Becomes active in the civil rights movement and fights for fair housing and educational opportunities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1995: Named California Woman of the Year for her contributions to advocacy and community empowerment.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2000: Plays a key role in planning the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, ensuring the inclusion of Black workers’ experiences in its historical narrative.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2004: Begins working with the National Park Service as a temporary interpretive ranger at the age of 84.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2011: Becomes a permanent National Park Service ranger at the age of 89.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2015: Lights the National Christmas Tree at the White House and receives a presidential coin from President Barack Obama.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2016: Survives a violent home invasion at 94 but returns to work just weeks later.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2018: Performs at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir, showcasing her musical activism.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2019: Her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, is published, chronicling her life and advocacy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2021: Documentary \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em> begins production.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2022: Retires at age 100 from the National Park Service. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martinez did not respond to KQED’s request for an interview, but after blowback, he took down the posts and \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7407203290536382464/\">wrote\u003c/a> on his LinkedIn page that he apologized for sharing them without thinking or understanding them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to apologize for sharing my previous posts without thinking. Of course we know that antisemitism was here before the creation of the state of Israel. As I’ve said many times before, we should not conflate Zionism with Judaism. They are two separate beliefs,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to a comment below that post, Martinez added, “I did not agree nor disagree with the text because I did not understand the point of it. I was asking for analysis. I now know not to post anything I don’t completely comprehend, even to ask for clarification. Once again, my apologies. I am a pacifist with no tolerance for violence.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But Zepeda said Martinez has yet to directly disavow the content of the antisemitic posts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From what I understand and from what I have seen … it’s not that [he’s saying] the post was wrong or that I disagree with the post or that it shouldn’t be put out there as conspiracy theories. It’s more like, ‘Oops, I got caught, sorry,’” he said. “And it’s not just this comment; things have been adding up. And I don’t think that he understands.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Specifically, Zepada said Martinez regularly sends him troubling Facebook posts related to Gaza and Israel and has refused to change his language when he’s called out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said Martinez should consider whether he can continue to represent the city of 115,000. Martinez is up for reelection in June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you really don’t mean to incite or cause pain or cause people to feel unsafe … why not choose better words? Why not choose something different that brings people together versus inciting and dividing?” he said. “He needs to just really reflect. Because we can’t wait till June.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not all of Martinez’s colleagues joined Zepeda in questioning the mayor’s ability to continue serving Richmond, however.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilmember Claudia Jimenez condemned the posts, but she said that Martinez has apologized and that she believes political enemies who dislike his broader support of the Palestinian cause are using this as a pretext to attack the mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those posts were careless, and they caused real harm to people. And as leaders, we should be careful of our words because we don’t want to cause division,” she said. “But at the same time, we need to also understand that the thing about calling for his resignation when he has been a good mayor of Richmond, I think it’s overreaching and I believe it’s because of his stance on Palestine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jimenez said Martinez’s outreach to the Jewish community and his apology will help repair harm more than pushing him out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Councilmember Doria Robinson said voters should be allowed to make their decision at the ballot box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been quite painful to watch the news of this terrible incident. Lives were lost, people were injured and traumatized. Now is the time for mourning, support, and reflection,” she said in a statement. “My understanding is the mayor is in the process of answering for his reposts and is attempting to apologize and make amends with Richmond’s Jewish community. The upcoming June 2026 election will be the opportunity for residents to weigh in on his leadership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over the past decade, automated license-plate readers have quietly become a standard tool for law enforcement across \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005347/the-east-bay-has-hundreds-of-new-surveillance-cameras-and-more-are-on-the-way\">adopted\u003c/a> by more than 200 city police departments, sheriff’s departments and other agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s despite a series of media reports \u003ca href=\"https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/\">demonstrating\u003c/a> local AI-enabled ALPR databases are \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd\">feeding\u003c/a> a federal surveillance system used by the Trump administration against immigrants and others. While a short list of municipalities in other states, including in Texas and Oregon, have responded by canceling contracts, most California officials appear to be digging their heels in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tensions at the heart of the debate were on full view at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday night. More than three hours of public comment preceded the City Council’s 7-1 vote to renew and expand the Oakland Police Department’s \u003ca href=\"https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7778357&GUID=BC9ADFD5-2714-4303-BEA4-70DF1AD489D1&Options=&Search=\">contract with Flock Safety\u003c/a>, the fastest-growing surveillance product vendor in California, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=California&sort=city_asc&technologies%5B%5D=automated-license-plate-readers&utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Electronic Frontier Foundation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of residents spoke in favor of the $2.25 million, two-year contract, including local homeowners association representatives and small business owners. Stephanie Tran, president of Oakland’s Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, told the city council that the chamber operates more than 50 Flock cameras in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These community-led systems have supported over 100 cases of investigations, from robberies to arson, car accidents, theft, break-ins and homicide,” Tran said. As part of the contract approved by the city council, the chamber will be able to continue sharing its Flock system data with the police department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Oakland residents argued that the federal government’s data-enabled immigration crackdown trumps local crime concerns. “This surveillance technology has already caused harm in our communities, and all over the country,” said Alberto Parra of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org\">Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action\u003c/a>, speaking in Spanish. “Oakland residents should not fear driving to work, church, or school, knowing that this data is going to be fed to a national system that’s accessible to ICE.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066779\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066779\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1504\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-1536x1155.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement agencies across California have widely adopted automated license-plate readers to fight crime, but civil-rights advocates warn these surveillance networks also serve as data troves that can be accessed far beyond state borders. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Flock Safety)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Civil liberties advocates have sued both Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064587/civil-liberties-groups-sue-san-jose-over-license-plate-reader-use\">San José\u003c/a>, alleging their use of automated license plate readers amounts to a “deeply invasive” mass surveillance system that violates residents’ rights to privacy in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ALPRs, operating at the scale that they’re operating now, with the kind of vendors that are running these systems now, are posing a direct public safety threat,” said Sarah Hamid, director of strategic campaigns at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a political climate where undocumented community members are being kidnapped off the street in broad daylight, where people’s healthcare is being criminalized, people’s political speech is being criminalized, and having this much location data information about everyone who drives in this country, and where they go, and when they go there, is fundamentally unsafe,” Hamid said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Automated License Plate Readers are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze millions of images, including vehicle location, date, time, as well as make, model, color, and details like dents and bumper stickers.[aside postID=news_12067461 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-FILE-MD-02_qed-1020x680.jpg']OPD has a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/View-Attachment-A-7.pdf\">policy\u003c/a> outlining steps to follow when an outside agency seeks access to Oakland license plate data. Tuesday night, the council adopted a series of amendments to mollify data privacy concerns, including a “two-key” approval system requiring both the city’s Chief Privacy Officer and the OPD Information Technology Director to authorize any new data-sharing relationships, as well as quarterly independent compliance audits to be overseen by the City Auditor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Communities are in full control of who they share with,” said Trevor Chandler, director of public affairs for Flock. “Some communities choose to share with no one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/18/oakland-police-lawsuit-license-plate-camera-flock-safety/\">recent lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against OPD, privacy advocate Brian Hofer claimed the department violated its own rules, alleging there are records of millions of external searches of Oakland’s system. Hofer recently stepped down from Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066924/oaklands-license-plate-camera-contract-is-back-up-for-a-vote-critics-are-crying-foul\">voted against\u003c/a> reupping with Flock earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who advises cities and counties across California, points out that more than 80 California cities have adopted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sanctuary-cities\">sanctuary laws\u003c/a> limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. But those policies, he argues, often stop short of governing how police departments collect, share and audit license plate reader data, a gap he said leaves agencies vulnerable to violating state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under SB 34, California law enforcement agencies are required to adopt detailed usage and privacy policies governing ALPR data, restrict access to authorized purposes, and regularly audit searches to prevent misuse. Hofer calls many local approaches “performative,” arguing that city councils and city attorneys frequently approve surveillance programs without providing effective oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His concerns echo findings by the California \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-advises-california-law-enforcement-legal-uses-and\">Attorney General’s office\u003c/a> two years ago, after a state audit found “the majority of California law enforcement agencies collect and use images captured by ALPR cameras, but few have appropriate usage and privacy policies in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051143\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Richmond Police Department in Richmond on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if they do, federal laws supersede state laws. “If we get a federal court warrant, we’re still going to have to respond to it. We’re gonna still have to turn over the data,” Hofer said. “That’s why privacy folks like me are, like, don’t collect the data in the first place. Any data collected is data at risk,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That risk is not hypothetical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Richmond’s new police chief, Tim Simmons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/richmondpolicecali/posts/pfbid02DLgEZwDpaCE6ZEXMyYboDY4EFiQFq8axkX2SG9YE6oQFUdgQDVuHMdPwx8xzXbpel\">shut down\u003c/a> its automated license plate reader system after Flock notified the police department of a configuration error that could have allowed outside law enforcement agencies to run searches of the city’s data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the police department wrote in a Facebook post that it has no evidence any outside agency actually viewed Richmond’s data, Chief Simmons told\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/12/09/richmond-license-plate-reader-data-breach/\"> \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, “The fact that it was made available was outside the scope of what we’ve been telling people and what has been told to us. 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Each law enforcement agency also decides how long data is stored before being deleted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Richmond officials are not alone in harboring misgivings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Santa Cruz officials decided to \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/city-of-santa-cruz-pauses-statewide-license-plate-data-sharing-citing-flock-safetys-violation-of-california-law/story\">temporarily limit\u003c/a> outside agencies’ access to the city’s license plate reader data and to review its agreement with Flock. The move followed testimony from Santa Cruz Police Chief Bernie Escalante, who told the city council that Flock disclosed earlier this year that it had allowed out-of-state law enforcement agencies to use a national search tool to access license plate data collected by California agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the summer, the \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oakland-san-francisco-ice-license-plate-readers/\">San Francisco Standard\u003c/a> reported that OPD shared data from its camera systems with federal agencies. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/\">CalMatters reported\u003c/a> that law enforcement agencies in Southern California have shared information from automated license plate readers with federal agents as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a recent analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock’s servers, EFF discovered more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies — including some in California — ran hundreds of searches in connection with \u003ca href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists\">political protests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who has sued Oakland twice over surveillance practices, said his frustration is not with Flock or its competitors in the industry. It’s with local elected officials. “They’re not connecting the dots. We are building these systems for Donald Trump. We are harvesting data for Donald Trump,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of residents spoke in favor of the $2.25 million, two-year contract, including local homeowners association representatives and small business owners. Stephanie Tran, president of Oakland’s Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, told the city council that the chamber operates more than 50 Flock cameras in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These community-led systems have supported over 100 cases of investigations, from robberies to arson, car accidents, theft, break-ins and homicide,” Tran said. As part of the contract approved by the city council, the chamber will be able to continue sharing its Flock system data with the police department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Oakland residents argued that the federal government’s data-enabled immigration crackdown trumps local crime concerns. “This surveillance technology has already caused harm in our communities, and all over the country,” said Alberto Parra of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org\">Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action\u003c/a>, speaking in Spanish. “Oakland residents should not fear driving to work, church, or school, knowing that this data is going to be fed to a national system that’s accessible to ICE.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066779\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066779\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1504\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-1536x1155.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement agencies across California have widely adopted automated license-plate readers to fight crime, but civil-rights advocates warn these surveillance networks also serve as data troves that can be accessed far beyond state borders. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Flock Safety)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Civil liberties advocates have sued both Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064587/civil-liberties-groups-sue-san-jose-over-license-plate-reader-use\">San José\u003c/a>, alleging their use of automated license plate readers amounts to a “deeply invasive” mass surveillance system that violates residents’ rights to privacy in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ALPRs, operating at the scale that they’re operating now, with the kind of vendors that are running these systems now, are posing a direct public safety threat,” said Sarah Hamid, director of strategic campaigns at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a political climate where undocumented community members are being kidnapped off the street in broad daylight, where people’s healthcare is being criminalized, people’s political speech is being criminalized, and having this much location data information about everyone who drives in this country, and where they go, and when they go there, is fundamentally unsafe,” Hamid said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Automated License Plate Readers are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze millions of images, including vehicle location, date, time, as well as make, model, color, and details like dents and bumper stickers.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>OPD has a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/View-Attachment-A-7.pdf\">policy\u003c/a> outlining steps to follow when an outside agency seeks access to Oakland license plate data. Tuesday night, the council adopted a series of amendments to mollify data privacy concerns, including a “two-key” approval system requiring both the city’s Chief Privacy Officer and the OPD Information Technology Director to authorize any new data-sharing relationships, as well as quarterly independent compliance audits to be overseen by the City Auditor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Communities are in full control of who they share with,” said Trevor Chandler, director of public affairs for Flock. “Some communities choose to share with no one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/18/oakland-police-lawsuit-license-plate-camera-flock-safety/\">recent lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against OPD, privacy advocate Brian Hofer claimed the department violated its own rules, alleging there are records of millions of external searches of Oakland’s system. Hofer recently stepped down from Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066924/oaklands-license-plate-camera-contract-is-back-up-for-a-vote-critics-are-crying-foul\">voted against\u003c/a> reupping with Flock earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who advises cities and counties across California, points out that more than 80 California cities have adopted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sanctuary-cities\">sanctuary laws\u003c/a> limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. But those policies, he argues, often stop short of governing how police departments collect, share and audit license plate reader data, a gap he said leaves agencies vulnerable to violating state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under SB 34, California law enforcement agencies are required to adopt detailed usage and privacy policies governing ALPR data, restrict access to authorized purposes, and regularly audit searches to prevent misuse. Hofer calls many local approaches “performative,” arguing that city councils and city attorneys frequently approve surveillance programs without providing effective oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His concerns echo findings by the California \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-advises-california-law-enforcement-legal-uses-and\">Attorney General’s office\u003c/a> two years ago, after a state audit found “the majority of California law enforcement agencies collect and use images captured by ALPR cameras, but few have appropriate usage and privacy policies in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051143\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Richmond Police Department in Richmond on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if they do, federal laws supersede state laws. “If we get a federal court warrant, we’re still going to have to respond to it. We’re gonna still have to turn over the data,” Hofer said. “That’s why privacy folks like me are, like, don’t collect the data in the first place. Any data collected is data at risk,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That risk is not hypothetical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Richmond’s new police chief, Tim Simmons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/richmondpolicecali/posts/pfbid02DLgEZwDpaCE6ZEXMyYboDY4EFiQFq8axkX2SG9YE6oQFUdgQDVuHMdPwx8xzXbpel\">shut down\u003c/a> its automated license plate reader system after Flock notified the police department of a configuration error that could have allowed outside law enforcement agencies to run searches of the city’s data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the police department wrote in a Facebook post that it has no evidence any outside agency actually viewed Richmond’s data, Chief Simmons told\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/12/09/richmond-license-plate-reader-data-breach/\"> \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, “The fact that it was made available was outside the scope of what we’ve been telling people and what has been told to us. So that was enough for me to shut the whole system down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frichmondpolicecali%2Fposts%2Fpfbid09K5X682FuFQ3nYULeSRsezaJXJbVde1TPy4BfFEXyjQfwCZ7mqf1g9s1NWFpZq4Wl&show_text=true&width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chandler from Flock said the company has shut off out-of-state access to camera data from California law enforcement agencies. “We’re working in as proactive a way as possible to ensure that these agencies have default compliance,” he said, noting that the customers contractually own the data. Each law enforcement agency also decides how long data is stored before being deleted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Richmond officials are not alone in harboring misgivings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Santa Cruz officials decided to \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/city-of-santa-cruz-pauses-statewide-license-plate-data-sharing-citing-flock-safetys-violation-of-california-law/story\">temporarily limit\u003c/a> outside agencies’ access to the city’s license plate reader data and to review its agreement with Flock. The move followed testimony from Santa Cruz Police Chief Bernie Escalante, who told the city council that Flock disclosed earlier this year that it had allowed out-of-state law enforcement agencies to use a national search tool to access license plate data collected by California agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the summer, the \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oakland-san-francisco-ice-license-plate-readers/\">San Francisco Standard\u003c/a> reported that OPD shared data from its camera systems with federal agencies. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/\">CalMatters reported\u003c/a> that law enforcement agencies in Southern California have shared information from automated license plate readers with federal agents as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a recent analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock’s servers, EFF discovered more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies — including some in California — ran hundreds of searches in connection with \u003ca href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists\">political protests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who has sued Oakland twice over surveillance practices, said his frustration is not with Flock or its competitors in the industry. It’s with local elected officials. “They’re not connecting the dots. We are building these systems for Donald Trump. We are harvesting data for Donald Trump,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>For her series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/californiafoodways\">California Foodways\u003c/a>, Lisa Morehouse is reporting a story about food and farming from each of California’s 58 counties.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a corner in Richmond, California, there’s a business that has celebrated the city’s Black history and Southern roots for 30 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The building is bright white with a hand-painted, red sign: “CJ’s BBQ and Fish.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside, on a recent Monday morning, the small, efficient crew was busy prepping for the week. It was clear they’ve had years on the job, and with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Reddick, who’s worked at CJ’s for about five years, sharpened knives. Larry Turner trimmed, rinsed and seasoned slabs of ribs, the way he’s done for more than 15 years. Nick Gamble took inventory of the freezers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Watching and managing it all was Gamble’s uncle, Charles Evans — CJ himself — who’s nearly 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065457\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-37-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065457\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Gamble barbeques ribs at CJ’s BBQ and Fish in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025, serving barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They try to keep me out of here, but they can’t,” Evans said, with a twinkle in his eye. “They can’t do what I do. I show them all how to do everything: cook, clean, repair, fix. I mean, that’s the running of the restaurant. It ain’t just one thing. You’ve got to do it all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CJ’s has a brick cooker inside, but Evans prefers to cook outdoors in portable pits, in a lot surrounded by a chain link fence. He pointed to an enormous one he calls “Big Black,” which he uses for busy summer days or off-site catering jobs for clients like Chevron and the University of California. He can feed up to 800 people and safely cook four different meats — ribs, chicken, links and beef — all at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooking outside and filling the air with a meaty aroma is great marketing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’d be surprised how many people stop when they get that smell,” he said. “They smell it, you give them a taste. Bam, you got ’em.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside, above the few tables and small counter, a TV plays soap operas all day long. Evans loves his stories, which is fitting of the staff’s dynamic, Reddick noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re like a soap opera. We’re one big soap opera family. We’re all his children,” he said, laughing.[aside postID=news_12058556 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251002_REDWOODEMPIRE_GC-28-KQED.jpg']Shaking his head, Evans said, “Yeah, they’re all mine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant could be a soap opera, or maybe a church. While everyone worked, Gamble quietly sang hymns to himself. Evans referred to Reddick as “Rev” — for Reverend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Rev knows he keeps us in order,” Evans said. “He gives us the word. He has to quote the Bible on us a couple times a day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They joke around a lot here, Evans said, “but I don’t play with God.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All my friends are preachers. I know every minister in town comes through here. But they call me the Minister of Food. They give ’em the word, and I give ’em the bread.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although he shares the word, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve got a lot of young nephews, cousins, friends, people. I preach to them,” Evans said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes the guys hanging out on the street corner. Evans pointed out of the window, across the street: “They come out there and drink a little bit and do whatever they do, and then they’re gone. They don’t bother us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They actually look out for CJ’s, he said. The shop doesn’t get tagged, customers aren’t bothered. The one time he was burgled, the guys on the corner identified the perpetrators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Reddick prepped a plate of oxtails for a regular customer, Princess Crockett, Evans told him to add a little more food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-22-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065454\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Reddick takes an order from a customer at CJ’s BBQ and Fish in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“She comes around in her little walker,” Evans said. “I try to take care of my seniors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like everything he got in there,” said Crockett, but she likes oxtails the best. Crockett has lived in Richmond since 1945, when, as a 5-year-old, she and her family arrived on a Greyhound bus from St. Louis, Missouri. She lives in senior housing around the corner and comes to CJ’s at least once a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Okay, Princess, here you go, baby,” Evans said, handing Crockett her order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the pit, Turner checked on the links and put down some ribs. He adjusted the height of the metal grid where the meat cooks so it’s just the right distance from the charcoal, and he watched carefully, making sure the charcoal didn’t flame up and burn the meat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We cook by heat, not by fire,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s tiring work, raising the pit all day, but Turner said it’s worth it for the smiles he sees on the faces of customers enjoying the food. “It gives me a rush. And I love it,” he continued.[aside postID=news_12047368 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250702-OaklandProduceMarket-13-BL_qed.jpg']Cooking meat with smoke on a fire is something done all over the world, but in the U.S., there are lots of nuances, broad regional differences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“North Carolina, Georgia — they got that vinegary taste. Memphis has a taste of its own. You know, with the sauces and the rubs. Mid-Texas, they have theirs in between,” Evans said. “So, I came up with California -Southern barbecue because we’re from Arkansas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Evans family hails from Lewisville, population 1,280, between Hope and Texarkana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My grandpa bought some land in Arkansas. We still have 200 acres,” he said. “He used to grow sugar cane, make sugar cane syrup. And he grew cucumbers,” for making pickles. Evans and his family went back every summer to help with the crops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family moved to Richmond to work in the shipyards for World War II, Evans explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early 1940s, Henry J. Kaiser developed four ship-building facilities in the city, where nearly 750 ships were built. The population of Richmond nearly quadrupled as women, African Americans and out-of-state workers were recruited for the war effort. Evans’s father worked as a welder. His aunt had a job here, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a Rosie the Riveter,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evans was a “wartime baby,” one of 11 kids of Joseph and Flora Evans. His mom just died last year at the age of 105.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-21-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065453\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-21-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-21-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-21-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-21-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans stands in the doorway at CJ’s BBQ and Fish in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Everybody in Richmond knew her. Everybody talks so highly of her. They had her funeral at the auditorium around here and packed it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When her kids were growing up, Flora Evans made sure they knew the basics. “She taught us to cook, sew and clean,” he said. Evans learned Southern soul food recipes from her. His dad was the barbecue guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He used to cook it in the backyard. He had made a pit out of an old washing machine, took the side out, took his torch, cut a hole in it. Let it smoke. He took an old refrigerator, gutted it, and put him some racks in there. They were inventive back then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evans never planned on starting a restaurant. He drove for the East Bay’s public bus system.“I was driving a bus for AC Transit, routes 72P, 72M, from here to Oakland, 105 stops going and 105 stops coming back. Then I drove the school bus in the afternoon, picking up school kids.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When a back injury ended that career, he turned to the food he’d been taught to make his whole life. He took cooking classes at Contra Costa College and a meat-cutting course in Southern California before opening a (now closed) place in Fairfield and then this spot in Richmond 30 years ago.[aside postID=news_12042713 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250301-ANDERSONVALLEYGRANGE-01-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']He said he started off small, with only two or three slabs of ribs a day. Today, he works with up to 400 slabs a week between his two locations in Richmond and Vallejo. He added fish and Southern soul food favorites. 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