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The team had some fantastic performances this season, winning 6-0 against Marin FC Siren on June 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At an Oakland Soul game, you see so many families coming out because they want to enjoy the sunshine on a Sunday afternoon,” said Tommy Hodul, vice president of public relations for the Roots and Soul. “And it’s a beautiful experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076747\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaliyah Schinaman #5 of the Oakland Soul SC fights for a loose ball with Jessie Halladay #3 of the San Francisco Glens during a USL W League playoff game between Oakland Soul SC and San Francisco Glens at Skyline College on July 7, 2023, in San Bruno, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thanks to USL W League rules, Soul can build their roster with student-athletes from the Bay Area’s universities. That gives local players a big opportunity to develop their talent before going pro. Santa Clara-raised Shae Murison became Soul’s top scorer last season and is now set to join the Utah Royals FC in the National Women’s Soccer League.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Soul’s regular season schedule for next year is set to start in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco City FC\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Have you seen folks walking around with a soccer jersey that boldly features the \u003ca href=\"https://themunistore.com/blogs/news/theworm?srsltid=AfmBOorFEiLSbPQVlazXmofpz_-yrf5wYzA6CQ_j08Gn5GUtbBHmF-DB\">Muni logo\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the jersey for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084932/as-the-bay-area-prepares-for-world-cup-a-san-francisco-team-looks-for-a-way-forward\">San Francisco City FC\u003c/a>, which plays in the semi-professional men’s USL League Two. Most players are students at nearby universities — cheered on by an extensive network of supporters that resembles what you’d see in Latin American and European clubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084946\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084946\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Players from the San Francisco City Football Club face off with the opposing Davis Legacy Soccer Club during a game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Filmmaker Daniel Díaz moved to San Francisco from London five years ago and wanted to find a club that he could build a relationship with, like what he already has with his favorite British team, Tottenham Hotspur. Back in London, Díaz and other Tottenham fans fill up the stadium singing, “When the Spurs go marching in,” to the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching In.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the moment that really tugged on my heartstrings was hearing San Francisco City fans singing their song, ‘When the fog comes rolling in,’” Díaz said. “That was the moment I knew that this is my club, that I’m in the right place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084943\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goalkeeper for the Davis Legacy Soccer Club leaps to block a shot during a warmup for their game against the San Francisco City Football Club at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside the field, San Francisco City fans are particularly creative in building community. Their jerseys each year feature San Francisco landmarks beloved by locals: Sutro Tower, the Japantown Peace Pagoda and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C4-7sQ0La2C/\">parrots of Telegraph Hill\u003c/a>. The club has even organized several \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/hop-muni-beer-crawl\">pub crawls\u003c/a> with the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many fans have team memberships, which give them the right to vote on almost every major decision. Similar to how professional teams in Germany operate, SF City runs on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/the-501-rule-in-german-football-what-you-need-to-know/a-72952820\">50+1 ownership model\u003c/a>, where club members hold a majority of team shares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 10 wins (and only one loss and one draw), SF City FC has dominated its division this season. The team has two \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityfc.com/schedule\">regular-season matches left\u003c/a> and has a strong chance of advancing to the playoffs, representing Northern California in the national USL League Two tournament.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Afghan Premier FC\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For more than 30 years, Afghan Premier Football Club has developed soccer talent in Fremont — home to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053196/how-fremont-became-a-hub-for-afghan-americans\">largest Afghan communities\u003c/a> in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fremont was the hub for Afghan refugees in the late ’80s and early ’90s,” said Afghan Premier FC coach Musa Mojaddedi, who first joined the team as a player more than two decades ago. “There were even parts of Fremont known as ‘Little Kabul.’”[aside postID=news_12088892 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA00995_TV-KQED.jpg']Among the Afghan families settling down in the East Bay, there were also young men who loved soccer and wanted to keep playing in their new home. That’s how Afghan Premier FC — then known as Afghan Soccer Club — was born in 1991. The team travelled extensively around the world playing against other clubs in the Afghan diaspora, but it wouldn’t be until 2024 that Afghan Premier FC joined a semi-professional league in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The team is not just open to Afghan players,” said Mojaddedi. “It’s open to diversity, no matter your race, culture, background, or religion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the team joined the \u003ca href=\"https://www.theleaguefc.com/our-clubs-west\">League for Clubs\u003c/a> — and while Mojaddedi is excited about playing against teams from all over the state, he points out that the team relies heavily on its community to survive. “We try to raise funds from local sponsors as much as we can, from donations, from friends, family,” he said, “because most players are college students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afghan Premier’s home field is at Fremont’s Ohlone College, and while their league’s season began earlier, the team postponed their games till the first week of April to accommodate the players observing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073604/2026-ramadan-mubarak-where-to-find-iftar-suhoor-san-francisco-bay-area\">holy month of Ramadan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the team advanced to the semifinals in this season’s playoffs, it fell against Roseville’s Iron Rose FC on June 27.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>El Farolito SC\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If this team’s name sounds familiar to you, that’s because, yes: it’s named after the longstanding San Francisco-based taquería chain El Farolito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant’s founder, Salvador López, started the team back in 1985, and players sport a bright yellow and blue soccer kit — the same color palette you’ll see in any of the El Farolito taquerías. The team competes in the semi-professional National Premier Soccer League and features many players with previous experience at the professional level in Latin America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The people who are behind the taquerías and everybody who’s part of the soccer team, we’re a big family,” said Santiago López, who now leads the team after his father’s passing in 2021. “We have a big responsibility representing this name and the Mission District.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076742\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076742\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ElFarolitoSoccerGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ElFarolitoSoccerGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ElFarolitoSoccerGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ElFarolitoSoccerGetty-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ramón Córdoba, #4 of El Farolito, huddles with his teammates in the locker room before a 2025 U.S. Open Cup Third Round game against Sacramento Republic at Heart Health Park on April 16, 2025, in Sacramento, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El Farolito made it all the way to the NPSL National Championship final last year but lost 3-2 to Hickory FC from North Carolina. But López is confident in his team, who have also won their conference title four years in a row.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not a club that just wants to sit in the same spot and just compete locally,” he said. “Fans might see a new local talent that eventually turns pro.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El Farolito is currently at the top of its division in the NPSL and will play in its conference semifinals on Friday. If the team wins, it could potentially play against the Oakland Stompers — another historic Bay Area soccer institution — in a bid to claim the title of the best NPSL squad in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated to reflect that San Francisco City FC’s season opener against San Juan SC will be played at San Francisco State University’s Cox Stadium.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Oakland Roots\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Where else could you see E-40 perform at a soccer halftime show than in Oakland?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area hip-hop legend played some of his biggest hits to thousands of fans at the home opener for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13987541/the-\">Oakland Roots\u003c/a> at the Coliseum earlier this year. The club — playing since 2019 and currently competing in the men’s USL Championship league — is now fighting for a spot in the playoffs. Many fans say that rooting for the team reminds them of when the Raiders and A’s played in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032644\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12032644 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250322_Roots_8209-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 26,000 fans packed the Oakland Roots home opener at the Oakland Coliseum on March 22, 2025, in Oakland, California. This was the first Roots game played in the storied stadium. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s good for us to have some sports here again,” said Oakland resident Tatiana Wells. While she did not play soccer growing up, she said that the sport finally caught her attention when the Roots proudly claimed the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her recommendation to other Oaklanders? “Start following soccer and follow our local club!”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Oakland Soul\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the Roots launched Oakland Soul, currently competing in the women’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.uslwleague.com/league-teams\">USL W League\u003c/a>. The team finished third in its division, outperforming more well-established teams. The team had some fantastic performances this season, winning 6-0 against Marin FC Siren on June 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At an Oakland Soul game, you see so many families coming out because they want to enjoy the sunshine on a Sunday afternoon,” said Tommy Hodul, vice president of public relations for the Roots and Soul. “And it’s a beautiful experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076747\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/OaklandSoulGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaliyah Schinaman #5 of the Oakland Soul SC fights for a loose ball with Jessie Halladay #3 of the San Francisco Glens during a USL W League playoff game between Oakland Soul SC and San Francisco Glens at Skyline College on July 7, 2023, in San Bruno, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thanks to USL W League rules, Soul can build their roster with student-athletes from the Bay Area’s universities. That gives local players a big opportunity to develop their talent before going pro. Santa Clara-raised Shae Murison became Soul’s top scorer last season and is now set to join the Utah Royals FC in the National Women’s Soccer League.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Soul’s regular season schedule for next year is set to start in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco City FC\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Have you seen folks walking around with a soccer jersey that boldly features the \u003ca href=\"https://themunistore.com/blogs/news/theworm?srsltid=AfmBOorFEiLSbPQVlazXmofpz_-yrf5wYzA6CQ_j08Gn5GUtbBHmF-DB\">Muni logo\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the jersey for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084932/as-the-bay-area-prepares-for-world-cup-a-san-francisco-team-looks-for-a-way-forward\">San Francisco City FC\u003c/a>, which plays in the semi-professional men’s USL League Two. Most players are students at nearby universities — cheered on by an extensive network of supporters that resembles what you’d see in Latin American and European clubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084946\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084946\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Players from the San Francisco City Football Club face off with the opposing Davis Legacy Soccer Club during a game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Filmmaker Daniel Díaz moved to San Francisco from London five years ago and wanted to find a club that he could build a relationship with, like what he already has with his favorite British team, Tottenham Hotspur. Back in London, Díaz and other Tottenham fans fill up the stadium singing, “When the Spurs go marching in,” to the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching In.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the moment that really tugged on my heartstrings was hearing San Francisco City fans singing their song, ‘When the fog comes rolling in,’” Díaz said. “That was the moment I knew that this is my club, that I’m in the right place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084943\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goalkeeper for the Davis Legacy Soccer Club leaps to block a shot during a warmup for their game against the San Francisco City Football Club at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside the field, San Francisco City fans are particularly creative in building community. Their jerseys each year feature San Francisco landmarks beloved by locals: Sutro Tower, the Japantown Peace Pagoda and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C4-7sQ0La2C/\">parrots of Telegraph Hill\u003c/a>. The club has even organized several \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/hop-muni-beer-crawl\">pub crawls\u003c/a> with the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many fans have team memberships, which give them the right to vote on almost every major decision. Similar to how professional teams in Germany operate, SF City runs on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/the-501-rule-in-german-football-what-you-need-to-know/a-72952820\">50+1 ownership model\u003c/a>, where club members hold a majority of team shares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 10 wins (and only one loss and one draw), SF City FC has dominated its division this season. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a> voters will be asked this November if they want to create a public bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to create a municipal financial corporation, setting up the framework and governance structure for a public bank proposal to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058853/san-francisco-public-bank-supporters-eye-2026-ballot-measure\">go before voters on the November ballot\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If voters ultimately pass the measure later this fall, San Francisco would become the first U.S. city to have a municipal bank. The move comes as federal funding cuts have worsened budgets for the city and families alike, and alongside several progressive campaigns to boost affordability in every aspect of life, from housing production to groceries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A public bank would open the doors to build an engine for affordable housing, a lifeline for struggling small businesses and the financial backbone for our climate goals,” Supervisor Chyanne Chen said. “Let us use every tool at our disposal to keep the city affordable and to drive an economic recovery that leaves no one behind.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation passed on Tuesday sets up the mission and structure for the public bank, including outlining how it would begin with focusing on affordable housing, green energy and small businesses. It also clarifies that the institution would never lend to fossil fuel corporations or weapons manufacturers. It would also establish that the city attorney, controller, treasure and tax collector, mayor and supervisors have appointing power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This ensures we have an institution run by real bankers that is accountable, nevertheless, to public priorities and public policy priorities,” said Supervisor Jackie Fielder, a longtime advocate for a public bank in San Francisco. “San Franciscans right now are really asking for affordability in a city that is becoming increasingly out of reach for even middle-class families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-08-KQED-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-08-KQED-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-08-KQED-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-08-KQED-3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Supervisor Jackie Fielder addresses protesters at a rally in the Mission District in San Francisco in opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration policy and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>No funding is directly tied to the ballot proposal. But backers say it’s necessary to put before voters this year to keep moving forward on the idea, because the state policy that permits cities to create laws related to public banks expires in 2028.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really want to take advantage of this; otherwise, we will not have the legal context to allow San Francisco to make this legislation,” Chen said. “If the state law expires, then we have to work on a new state law before we can have this conversation again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of the public bank say it would enable the city to move ahead on the thousands of approved housing units that lack funding, finance climate goals and support small businesses. The idea would be to have the institution available to offer financial tools like low-to-no-cost loans for projects such as affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city currently has thousands of housing units that have been approved, but still lack the financing needed to break ground.[aside postID=science_2001391 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/07/260629-DOXYPEP-02-BL-KQED.jpg']“I really see the public bank as a tool for the city to have infrastructure in the future to support more affordable housing and support our small businesses to be more resilient,” Chen told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five supervisors have co-sponsored the creation of a municipal finance corporation, including Myrna Melgar, Bilal Mahmood, Shamann Walton and Fielder, who was leading the public bank effort before stepping away for a recent medical leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other places in the U.S., like North Dakota, have publicly run banking institutions. But San Francisco is on track to be the first place to create and run such an institution on the municipal level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s created excitement for some who say San Francisco could be a leader in municipal banking and who see popularity growing for publicly run efforts to boost affordability, from subsidized grocery stores to free childcare programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2025 poll commissioned by the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, a group in support of the idea, showed 67% of likely San Francisco voters supported starting a public bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other supporters pointed to ways that traditional private banks have failed to finance certain projects that could benefit the public, or have historically discriminated against and denied loans to Black customers and other groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We still see great disparities in lending for no financial business reason against women, against people who don’t have proper documentation, against all sorts of human beings that could be thriving economic actors in our society,” Melgar said at last week’s board meeting in support of the proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Wong speaks after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The public bank idea still lacks a confirmed plan for revenue. A local tax or coordination with a union trust are among the ideas that supporters of the plan have floated for potential capital investment in the bank. The legislation before the board on Tuesday does not commit any funding to a public bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would like to see a tax on major financial institutions to fund the public bank,” Fielder said. “But that’s not what we’re voting on this year, and further legislation is definitely going to be needed to actually capitalize the bank, and that could include private philanthropic dollars as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others on the board are skeptical of taking on the challenge. Supervisor Alan Wong, who represents the Sunset District, was among the two no votes on Tuesday, along with Supervisor Stephen Sherrill.[aside postID=news_12089758 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231209-FORMERANCHORWORKERS-13-BL-KQED.jpg']“In a moment like this, asking voters to commit San Francisco to potentially running a financial institution is asking for trust the city has not yet earned,” Wong said. “A public bank involves decisions about deposits, lending, credit, regulation and risk management. Those decisions carry real financial consequences. They demand institutional discipline, insulation from political pressure, transparency and deep banking expertise. Our city’s track record shows that meeting those demands is harder than it sounds, even for institutions designed with the right intentions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To prepare for the big swing, advocates and researchers have been building a base of support and curiosity for the idea for several years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, state lawmakers passed AB 857, which legalized municipal public banking in California. Two years later, the Board of Supervisors voted to create the Reinvestment Working Group, which in a \u003ca href=\"https://sftreasurer.org/banking-investments/municipal-banking-feasibility-task-force\">report in 2023\u003c/a> outlined the costs and benefits of setting up a public bank and how that could be accomplished. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11960406/san-francisco-green-lights-nations-first-public-bank\">board adopted the plan in 2023\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has really been consensus work for many years, and we’ll be building the broadest coalition possible,” leading to November, said Misha Steier, spokesperson for the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition. “This does not require money from the city. So this is looking like it’s in a strong position, given that we’re just asking voters to pick a good set of rules for the bank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11955487/as-anchor-brewing-closes-liquidates-business-workers-hope-for-a-miracle\">Anchor Brewing Company\u003c/a>, one of the country’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969212/how-san-franciscos-anchor-brewing-started-the-craft-beer-craze\">oldest craft breweries\u003c/a>, has applied for and received approval for two beer labels featuring the San Francisco-based company’s original illustrated art.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The approval from the federal bureau tasked with regulating alcohol labels comes amid bubbling rumors that beer could once again flow from Anchor’s now-shuttered Potrero Hill taproom and brewery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The apparent return of the company’s iconic label has already sparked excitement from Anchor fans who said the company’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/San-Francisco-Anchor-Brewing-response-fan-backlash-15905489.php\">controversial modern rebrand in 2021\u003c/a> contributed to declining sales and the eventual wind-down of Anchor Brewing in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes sense that they’re going with the old labels because of that huge backlash when we did rebrand,” said Patrick Costello, who previously worked at the Anchor brewery. “Some people might think that it’s not a big deal, but it really was one of the nails in the coffin for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After 127 years of brewing beer in San Francisco, Anchor closed its doors in 2023, leaving many fans lamenting the loss of one of the city’s legacy businesses and an early \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969212/how-san-franciscos-anchor-brewing-started-the-craft-beer-craze\">leader in the craft beer scene\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089840\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1201px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089840\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-ANCHOR-STEAM-LABELS-02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"1187\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-ANCHOR-STEAM-LABELS-02.png 1201w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-ANCHOR-STEAM-LABELS-02-160x158.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchor Brewing has received approval for two separate labels, one for the Anchor Steam Beer and another for the company’s Old Foghorn ale. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the years since, Costello and other former Anchor brewery workers have remained eager to get back to business. In December 2023, some formed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969893/former-anchor-workers-move-forward-with-efforts-to-resurrect-beloved-sf-beer\">Anchor SF Cooperative\u003c/a> and attempted to buy back the brewery from the Japanese beer giant Sapporo, which bought Anchor in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988398/anchor-brewings-sale-to-chobani-ceo-good-news-for-everybody-co-op-leader-says\">Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya\u003c/a> later bought Anchor Brewing in 2024 and promised to revive the company. But any movement toward reopening has been slow and quiet. Ulukaya did not immediately respond to a request for comment this week when KQED reached out to Anchor Brewing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More recent clues suggest that the business is active, however.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anchor Brewing has received approval for two separate labels, one for the \u003ca href=\"https://ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicDisplaySearchAdvanced&ttbid=26119001000509\">Anchor Steam Beer\u003c/a> and another for the company’s \u003ca href=\"https://ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicDisplaySearchBasic&ttbid=26119001000500\">Old Foghorn ale\u003c/a>, filings from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The labels both use the original art by Jim Stitt, who designed Anchor’s beer labels for 45 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The old-fashioned branding is reminiscent of the early port shipping days in San Francisco, with anchor emblems and vintage fonts. “It’s a classic. Everybody knows Anchor Brewing because of the Steam beer and Foghorn,” said Costello, noting that one of his favorites doesn’t appear on the list of labels the company recently applied for. “I might have gone with the porter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089773\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089773\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/231209-FormerAnchorWorkers-07-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/231209-FormerAnchorWorkers-07-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/231209-FormerAnchorWorkers-07-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/231209-FormerAnchorWorkers-07-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An attendee holds Anchor Cooperative flyers as co-op members share information about their efforts to buy back the intellectual property of Anchor Brewery in hopes of beginning the brewery anew at an SF BuzzWorks event serving their last Anchor Brewing kegs and Anchor Christmas Ales in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rumors have swirled online about \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1tae2e4/anchor_brewing_in_potrero_hill_reopening_soon/\">seeing people\u003c/a> inside the old Anchor brewery in Potrero Hill. On June 19, Ulukaya posted a photo of himself watching a World Cup match \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DZx_jEPBsQJ/\">from inside the Anchor taproom\u003c/a> to his personal Instagram account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costello, who now works for a brewery in Alameda, said he hadn’t been aware of the label approvals but was excited to see some movement. Several Anchor brewery alumni recently gathered at the San Francisco bar Buzzworks to rally \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969893/former-anchor-workers-move-forward-with-efforts-to-resurrect-beloved-sf-beer\">support for their union\u003c/a>, which was part of ILWU Local 6.[aside postID=news_11969212 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/230714-AnchorBrewing-16-BL-scaled.jpg']Costello said he and several former workers said they are open to returning, and they held the event to drum up energy behind their efforts to return as a unionized brewery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anchor Steam beer is hard to come by these days with production on hiatus, but Costello said the bar owner pulled out a reserved case for the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that the former workers have not received any direct communications from Ulukaya.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Workers are still here, and we’re still ready to take our jobs back and ready to get to work,” Costello said. Other former workers have also moved in different directions, but Costello said there is plenty of interest among former brewery workers in coming back and excitement for taps to turn on again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Anchor’s Potrero Hill building was quiet. But a couple of cars were in the parking lot, and behind a chain-linked fence surrounding the taproom, lights were on inside and loading dock doors were wide open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels like it’s going to happen pretty soon,” Costello said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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In December 2023, some formed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969893/former-anchor-workers-move-forward-with-efforts-to-resurrect-beloved-sf-beer\">Anchor SF Cooperative\u003c/a> and attempted to buy back the brewery from the Japanese beer giant Sapporo, which bought Anchor in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988398/anchor-brewings-sale-to-chobani-ceo-good-news-for-everybody-co-op-leader-says\">Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya\u003c/a> later bought Anchor Brewing in 2024 and promised to revive the company. But any movement toward reopening has been slow and quiet. 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The bus was taken out of service immediately, according to the agency, and a subsequent inspection found that the bus’s brake chamber bracket, which holds air as part of the vehicle’s pneumatic braking system, had detached from the axle. The agency said that because Muni buses have multiple redundant braking systems, the issue did not pose a safety risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ When an issue like this one happens, the vehicle simply stops because of those redundant systems,” said Judson True, SFMTA chief of staff. “We are 100% confident that none of our riders or operators faced any safety issues from this incident. Safety is our top priority, and our response to this issue demonstrates that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, SFMTA said it plans to replace the brackets with new ones of an identical design, as parts become available. The agency said brake chamber brackets are not part of a normal maintenance inspection schedule, but the agency will now inspect the part once a month or every 2,000 miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089405\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089405\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 39 bus drives through the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco on June 30, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the long term, SFMTA said the manufacturer Meritor is making new reinforced and redesigned brake chamber brackets for its buses, and that it plans to install the component in the next few months. The fleet, made by El Dorado National California, first hit city streets in 2022, and the last was delivered last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem forced the agency to modify service for the 35 Eureka, 36 Teresita, 37 Corbett, 39 Coit, 56 Rutland, as longer replacement 40-foot buses couldn’t navigate some of the routes’ tight turns and narrow streets. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the verdict was read, supporters, including some who were crying, flooded out of the packed courthouse, chanting “Free Palestine” and “No justice, no peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys for the protesters had not disputed that their clients brought Golden Gate Bridge traffic to a standstill for hours on Tax Day in 2024, but argued that they believed their actions were legally protected because they were “necessary” to save the lives of Palestinians in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today remains a victory,” public defender Nuha Abusamra said, following the verdict. “We do not fight solely to win. We fight for the resistance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089809\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVerdict-05-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVerdict-05-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVerdict-05-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVerdict-05-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manan Kocher gathers with supporters during a rally outside a courtroom at the Superior Court of California in San Francisco on July 2, 2026, after a jury deadlocked on a felony conspiracy charge against seven protesters accused of blocking the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 protest against the war in Gaza. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Taking a bridge and blocking traffic for a few hours years ago is the bare minimum that we should be doing as American citizens while our tax dollars continue to fund the mass genocide of Palestinians,” she continued. “We will all go home and sleep safely in our homes. But Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and the occupied territories, they will not … And that is why we will keep fighting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The demonstration was part of an international movement protesting the U.S.’s involvement in Israel’s recent military incursion in the region.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Activists also shut down traffic on Interstate-880 in Oakland, and staged similar protests in San Diego, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Chicago and across Mexico, Vietnam and Australia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group of protesters, part of a larger cohort nicknamed the “Golden Gate 26,” chained themselves to parked cars and each other in the southbound lanes of the bridge beginning at 7:30 a.m. on April 15, causing a significant traffic backup as commuters tried to travel into San Francisco from the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, who participated in the demonstration by holding banners and blocking traffic but did not link themselves together, had charges against them dropped or reduced after many agreed to a diversion program, which included paying restitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defense attorneys said the protesters had tried expressing their concern through less disruptive means, like calling their local representatives and participating in marches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, as Israel was weighing whether to invade Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border where 1 million displaced Palestinians were seeking refuge, they believed the escalation was necessary to save lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089844\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089844\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICTPRESSCONF-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICTPRESSCONF-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICTPRESSCONF-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICTPRESSCONF-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">River Allen speaks during a press conference on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco on July 2, 2026, after a jury deadlocked on a felony conspiracy charge against seven protesters accused of blocking the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 protest against the war in Gaza. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After weeks of deliberation, the jury said it could not come to unanimous decisions on the most serious conspiracy charge or misdemeanor trespassing with the intent to interfere with business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The foreperson of the jury told the court Thursday that they took at least six votes on the conspiracy charge, which usually ended in a 10-to-2 vote split, with the majority of jurors finding the protesters guilty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a misdemeanor trespassing charge, all but one of the jurors leaned toward finding the group not guilty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protester River Allen said the jury guarded against overprosecution by not delivering a guilty verdict on the conspiracy charge\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We cannot allow that precedent to be set in San Francisco, and the jury did not allow that,” they told a crowd gathered outside of the courthouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089841\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089841\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICT-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICT-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICT-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260702-GGBVERDICT-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters rally outside a courtroom at the Superior Court of California in San Francisco on July 2, 2026, after a jury deadlocked on a felony conspiracy charge against seven protesters accused of blocking the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 protest against the war in Gaza. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Throughout the weekslong trial, the DAs office argued that the protesters’ actions had significant consequences for other Bay Area residents — some of whom missed doctors’ appointments or shifts at work while stuck on the bridge — and cost the bridge thousands of dollars in uncollected fares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Superior Court Judge Teresa Caffese declined to give the jury special instructions to consider a necessity defense, but at least some members of the jury appeared swayed by protesters’ attorneys’ closing argument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district attorney’s office said it would “evaluate our options and 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"content": "\u003cp>Thousands of soccer fans, young and old, seasoned and new, flooded the streets of Santa Clara on Wednesday in their red, white and blue finest as the U.S. Men’s National Team won an elimination match at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/levis-stadium\">Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a> against Bosnia-Herzegovina’s squad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The knockout game marked the first time the men’s team, which trounced Bosnia 2-0, has played a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">World Cup match in the Bay Area\u003c/a> in 32 years and added a layer of drama and excitement to what was the last of this tournament’s games hosted locally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naseem Farooqi, decked out in an American flag t-shirt, a cowboy hat and boots, smoked a celebratory cigar outside the stadium after the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were able to pull through and execute when we needed to,” the Rancho Cucamonga resident said. “It’s a freaking good time, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Casandra Rojas agreed. The 26-year-old Redwood City resident came to the game with her dad, Rudy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a Latino family, so soccer truly means everything to us,” she said. “It’s part of our culture, part of who we are. It runs in our family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089716\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casandra Rojas and her father Rudy Rojas leave the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even the tournament’s youngest attendees recognized they were witnessing something special.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is like a golden age of players,” said Sammy Oltmans, an 11-year-old San Francisco resident and self-described big soccer fan. “It’s very fun to watch … every fan is cheering their loudest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086949/levis-stadium-is-no-more-san-francisco-bay-area-stadium-hosts-world-cup\"> renamed the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium\u003c/a> for the World Cup, previously hosted group stage matches, largely between teams that don’t garner as much attention on the world stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089674 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. national men’s team soccer fans march toward the San Francisco Bay Area stadium for the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans of the U.S. team were thrilled the Stars and Stripes earned a chance to play at Levi’s and will play Belgium next week in a Round of 16 elimination game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a parking lot near Levi’s ahead of the match, thousands of American Outlaws, an unofficial support group of the team, celebrated, ate burritos, chanted, “USA, USA,” and sang anthems like John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and Woody Guthrie’s “When The Yanks Go Marching In.” The group’s drummers and horn players kept spirits high before much of the crowd headed out for a drumline-led march to the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacob Wong, a 29-year-old San Francisco resident, took the day off to attend the game.[aside postID=news_12089314 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Dubioza-Kolektiv-Getty-1.jpg']“It’s kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Wong, who was certain the U.S. would win “by 100.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can feel the energy,” he said. “Everyone is excited.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels like Christmas morning,” said Joe Duffy, who, along with two friends, each paid $3,000 to sit in nosebleed seats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they were smaller in number, Bosnia fans were equally as excited to see their team take the pitch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a homeland versus a motherland,” said Lejla Kuhinja, who was born and raised in Bosnia before moving to the U.S. in 1995 at age 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Gilroy resident had hoped Bosnia would come out ahead. “It’s definitely amazing to see our little country make it here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armina Husic said the “love and happiness” of Bosnia’s local appearance in the World Cup was a welcome change of pace. “For many years, our country was recognized for war and suffering,” she said, referring to the civil war that gripped the country in the early 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The women tried to snag last-minute tickets to the game but had backup plans to go to a nearby bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089712 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bosnia fans watch the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Clara’s Junction, near the San Francisco Bay Area stadium, in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To the north, bars in San Francisco were packed with soccer fans. Revelers at Standard Deviant Brewing in the Mission District cheered after the U.S. clinched its spot in the Round of 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Exciting!” Quinn Reilly said. “We had a good time!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many attendees making the trek to Santa Clara, heeding warnings about road closures and traffic, took public transportation to the game and local transit authorities said they were prepared for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084960/world-cup-tickets-levis-stadium-santa-clara-parking-bart-vta-capitol-corridor\">an influx of riders\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. national men’s team soccer fans march toward the San Francisco Bay Area stadium for the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain said it saw a 20% increase in ridership on game days and expected even larger crowds for the U.S. match. The agency was running two additional trains before the game and said it was keeping additional trains on standby to accommodate post-game crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raj Patel flew into town from Atlanta and rode the train from San Francisco with his college roommate, Sid Balireddy. The pair were luckier than Duffy’s crew. They scored tickets for $800.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t get this kind of thing in Atlanta,” Patel said of Caltrain. “A lot of other places could do with something like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089709 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A robot dances in front of the San Francisco Bay Area stadium before the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their train, full of boisterous fans, some of them sharing beers with new friends, experienced a brief delay in Menlo Park for what a conductor said was a quick “reset,” but continued on its way after a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, which has a light rail stop near the stadium, said it was expecting a record ridership day and was running supplemental bus service ahead of the game because trains were full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA said it had about 80 train cars available after the game and planned to run them one behind the other to move people as quickly as possible. Trains were crowded after the game, but the platform was orderly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089705 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Zander, a USA men’s national soccer team fan, wears a bald eagle costume during the FIFA World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside the stadium wasn’t the only place bursting with fans in the South Bay. Interest in soccer appears to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084932/as-the-bay-area-prepares-for-world-cup-a-san-francisco-team-looks-for-a-way-forward\">growing in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, if the huge crowds gathering for watch parties in places like San Pedro Square in downtown San José are any indication, much to the delight of local boosters and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closed streets, massive TV screens and special permission from the city to allow outdoor drinking have drawn in several thousand to tens of thousands of people per match, with some of the most popular games, including Wednesday’s U.S. match, bringing people to the area hours ahead of kickoff to nab spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Kurtz, CEO of the San José Downtown Association, said watch parties exceeded expectations. He chalked up much of the success to the increasing popularity of soccer and the diversity of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A USA men’s national soccer team fan watches the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The World Cup celebrates culture, it celebrates countries, diversity and heritage. And what we’re seeing in downtown, in a city where more than 40% of our population is foreign-born, is that coming to real life,” Kurtz said. “And I see this as something that’s only going to grow and grow as the years go on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been some tense moments near watch parties, however. One man was killed, and another was critically wounded on Sunday in\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089204/1-dead-1-critically-hurt-in-downtown-san-jose-shooting\"> a shooting\u003c/a> just blocks from San Pedro Square.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, SPARK Social on Wednesday abruptly canceled all of its remaining watch parties “in the interest of protecting the safety of our guests, staff, vendors, and community” after two people were wounded in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mission-bay-shooting-two-injured-22328065.php\">shooting in the area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089702 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" 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who was attending the game, called the U.S.’s goal in the first half “electric.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA men’s national soccer team fan Patty Lewis, 69, cheers after the United States scored its second goal in the second half of the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s just epic,” he said. “This is a culmination of a great first three weeks of the World Cup and to have the U.S. here, we couldn’t have asked for a better wrap-up in terms of hosting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, the atmosphere surrounding the game near the stadium and at watch parties across the region has been upbeat and friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sea of red, white and blue jerseys took over the Chase Center courtyard in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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Umanzor traveled across the bay from Martinez to join the party dressed as George Washington and cheered with a drum in hand. She’s been following the tournament closely and went to two earlier matches at Levi’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is once in a lifetime,” Umanzor said. “I’ve been watching all the videos of people who are coming from other countries and then seeing another perspective of people’s experience in America, and I love that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089663 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Tenzin Nima, Tenzin Samten, Deckyi Dolma and Jigme Rapgyal, rooting for Team USA pose for a photo ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenzin Samten, 23, arrived more than two hours early to get a seat in front of the mega screen broadcasting World Cup games at Thrive City outside Chase Center. After picking up food nearby, Samten, who was watching with his parents and sister, eagerly waited for the U.S. kickoff as the Senegal versus Belgium game played. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels more fun to come out and support the team when they’re close by,” the Richmond resident said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dolores LeDesma, 69, sat in a folding chair alongside her son Jarmar, 41, at Chase. The two are major fans of Arsenal FC and have been enjoying seeing the tournament so close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089661\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089661\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Talcott, 69, rooting for Team USA, poses for a photo at Thrive City, ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in San Francisco on July 1, Stanford Stadium 2026. Talcott also attended a few games held at Stanford Stadium during the 1994 World Cup. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m a proud Native American Indian of the Navajo tribe, and I can’t believe that there’s so many diverse people and different cultures that are coming together for the World Cup,” LeDesma said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James Talcott, 69, also strolled through the Thrive City watch party early on Wednesday to get some food and find a seat before the 5 p.m. kickoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tenderloin resident was thrilled to watch the U.S. play and see the Bay Area hosting games. He recalled attending World Cup matches when the tournament took place at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088203/how-the-1994-world-cup-helped-spark-soccers-rise-in-the-bay-area\">Stanford University in 1994\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089715\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans leave the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s been great, but I’ll tell you what, I went to the one they had 30 years ago here, at Stanford. And I remember the tickets were free. Now they’re talking about tickets like $3,000,” he said. “I mean, come on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088896/world-cup-tickets-us-mens-national-soccer-team-bay-area-july-1-bosnia-herzegovina-levis-stadium\">Ticket prices\u003c/a> weren’t the only thing spiking. Just a five-minute walk from Levi’s is the Hilton Santa Clara, which recently completed a renovation and hosts a “TailG8 Zone” for the public to gather, eat and drink before and after major events at the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sales and marketing director Kunal Khandwala said it had been difficult to predict what bookings would be like for FIFA World Cup matches because so many factors, including inflation, war, politics and travel restrictions, could influence how many fans were attending various games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naseem Farooqi leaves the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Khandwala said he saw a lot of demand with the U.S. team playing a match locally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just picked up a lot more rooms over this past weekend. Once, I guess, the final teams were announced, people got more excited, and they started picking up hotel rooms and last-minute ticket sales at the stadium as well,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rooms for Wednesday night at the hotel appeared sold out this week. Rates for a standard room on Tuesday night began around $500 and increased to more than $1,000 for a suite, according to the website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Wong, who was certain the U.S. would win “by 100.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can feel the energy,” he said. “Everyone is excited.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels like Christmas morning,” said Joe Duffy, who, along with two friends, each paid $3,000 to sit in nosebleed seats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they were smaller in number, Bosnia fans were equally as excited to see their team take the pitch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a homeland versus a motherland,” said Lejla Kuhinja, who was born and raised in Bosnia before moving to the U.S. in 1995 at age 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Gilroy resident had hoped Bosnia would come out ahead. “It’s definitely amazing to see our little country make it here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armina Husic said the “love and happiness” of Bosnia’s local appearance in the World Cup was a welcome change of pace. “For many years, our country was recognized for war and suffering,” she said, referring to the civil war that gripped the country in the early 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The women tried to snag last-minute tickets to the game but had backup plans to go to a nearby bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089712 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bosnia fans watch the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Clara’s Junction, near the San Francisco Bay Area stadium, in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To the north, bars in San Francisco were packed with soccer fans. Revelers at Standard Deviant Brewing in the Mission District cheered after the U.S. clinched its spot in the Round of 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Exciting!” Quinn Reilly said. “We had a good time!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many attendees making the trek to Santa Clara, heeding warnings about road closures and traffic, took public transportation to the game and local transit authorities said they were prepared for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084960/world-cup-tickets-levis-stadium-santa-clara-parking-bart-vta-capitol-corridor\">an influx of riders\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. national men’s team soccer fans march toward the San Francisco Bay Area stadium for the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain said it saw a 20% increase in ridership on game days and expected even larger crowds for the U.S. match. The agency was running two additional trains before the game and said it was keeping additional trains on standby to accommodate post-game crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raj Patel flew into town from Atlanta and rode the train from San Francisco with his college roommate, Sid Balireddy. The pair were luckier than Duffy’s crew. They scored tickets for $800.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t get this kind of thing in Atlanta,” Patel said of Caltrain. “A lot of other places could do with something like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089709 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A robot dances in front of the San Francisco Bay Area stadium before the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their train, full of boisterous fans, some of them sharing beers with new friends, experienced a brief delay in Menlo Park for what a conductor said was a quick “reset,” but continued on its way after a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, which has a light rail stop near the stadium, said it was expecting a record ridership day and was running supplemental bus service ahead of the game because trains were full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA said it had about 80 train cars available after the game and planned to run them one behind the other to move people as quickly as possible. Trains were crowded after the game, but the platform was orderly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089705 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Zander, a USA men’s national soccer team fan, wears a bald eagle costume during the FIFA World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside the stadium wasn’t the only place bursting with fans in the South Bay. Interest in soccer appears to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084932/as-the-bay-area-prepares-for-world-cup-a-san-francisco-team-looks-for-a-way-forward\">growing in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, if the huge crowds gathering for watch parties in places like San Pedro Square in downtown San José are any indication, much to the delight of local boosters and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closed streets, massive TV screens and special permission from the city to allow outdoor drinking have drawn in several thousand to tens of thousands of people per match, with some of the most popular games, including Wednesday’s U.S. match, bringing people to the area hours ahead of kickoff to nab spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Kurtz, CEO of the San José Downtown Association, said watch parties exceeded expectations. He chalked up much of the success to the increasing popularity of soccer and the diversity of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A USA men’s national soccer team fan watches the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The World Cup celebrates culture, it celebrates countries, diversity and heritage. And what we’re seeing in downtown, in a city where more than 40% of our population is foreign-born, is that coming to real life,” Kurtz said. “And I see this as something that’s only going to grow and grow as the years go on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been some tense moments near watch parties, however. One man was killed, and another was critically wounded on Sunday in\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089204/1-dead-1-critically-hurt-in-downtown-san-jose-shooting\"> a shooting\u003c/a> just blocks from San Pedro Square.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, SPARK Social on Wednesday abruptly canceled all of its remaining watch parties “in the interest of protecting the safety of our guests, staff, vendors, and community” after two people were wounded in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mission-bay-shooting-two-injured-22328065.php\">shooting in the area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089702 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Aguirre shows off her Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina nails ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie acknowledged the incident but said police responded quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We feel like our city is incredibly safe and people should feel welcome to come out to our watch parties,” he said during a halftime interview with KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who was attending the game, called the U.S.’s goal in the first half “electric.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA men’s national soccer team fan Patty Lewis, 69, cheers after the United States scored its second goal in the second half of the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s just epic,” he said. “This is a culmination of a great first three weeks of the World Cup and to have the U.S. here, we couldn’t have asked for a better wrap-up in terms of hosting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, the atmosphere surrounding the game near the stadium and at watch parties across the region has been upbeat and friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sea of red, white and blue jerseys took over the Chase Center courtyard in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Martinez, known as Mr. Cheez, prepares food down the street from the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Visitors hoping to experience some of the excitement happening in the South Bay found what they were looking for, with fans donning face paint, downing beers and, in some cases, dressing as founding fathers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carissa Umanzor traveled across the bay from Martinez to join the party dressed as George Washington and cheered with a drum in hand. She’s been following the tournament closely and went to two earlier matches at Levi’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is once in a lifetime,” Umanzor said. “I’ve been watching all the videos of people who are coming from other countries and then seeing another perspective of people’s experience in America, and I love that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089663 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Tenzin Nima, Tenzin Samten, Deckyi Dolma and Jigme Rapgyal, rooting for Team USA pose for a photo ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenzin Samten, 23, arrived more than two hours early to get a seat in front of the mega screen broadcasting World Cup games at Thrive City outside Chase Center. After picking up food nearby, Samten, who was watching with his parents and sister, eagerly waited for the U.S. kickoff as the Senegal versus Belgium game played. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels more fun to come out and support the team when they’re close by,” the Richmond resident said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dolores LeDesma, 69, sat in a folding chair alongside her son Jarmar, 41, at Chase. The two are major fans of Arsenal FC and have been enjoying seeing the tournament so close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089661\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089661\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Talcott, 69, rooting for Team USA, poses for a photo at Thrive City, ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in San Francisco on July 1, Stanford Stadium 2026. Talcott also attended a few games held at Stanford Stadium during the 1994 World Cup. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m a proud Native American Indian of the Navajo tribe, and I can’t believe that there’s so many diverse people and different cultures that are coming together for the World Cup,” LeDesma said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James Talcott, 69, also strolled through the Thrive City watch party early on Wednesday to get some food and find a seat before the 5 p.m. kickoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tenderloin resident was thrilled to watch the U.S. play and see the Bay Area hosting games. 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No one was inside when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senior Pastor Mark Ferrell, who has led the congregation for about 20 years, said workers were resealing the porous sandstone around the windows to guard against water intrusion when the fire started between 1:30 and 2 p.m. Construction crews called the San Francisco Fire Department, which arrived within minutes, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It quickly ballooned up to a three-alarm fire with multiple trucks, more than 100 firefighters,” Ferrell said. “Over the next several hours, they did a wonderful job containing the fire and making sure that there [were] no structures that were burned around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Built by shipbuilders out of brick and Arizona sandstone, the congregation has worshiped at the church since 1927.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089558\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089558\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/DSC00797-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/DSC00797-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/DSC00797-2-2000x1336.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/DSC00797-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/DSC00797-2-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/DSC00797-2-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFFD said the fire was reported throughout the church’s top level. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Firefighter Neal Narayan/San Francisco Fire Department Public Information Office)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the building’s treasured features are its stained-glass windows, installed in 1892 and recently restored, and a pulpit tied to the denomination’s 19th-century founders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire began near the upper windows and climbed to the roof, Ferrell said. When the roof burned through, it collapsed into the main worship area, leaving behind waterlogged pews, charred timbers and heavy soot damage in the classrooms below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ferrell said the fire department told him that the blaze was connected to the construction — a pattern that he observed among other historic church fires, including the 2019 fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A building like this on the inside has a lot of dry timber,” he said. “Just a spark can get going very quickly.”[aside postID=news_12088793 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SFFireworksGGBGetty.jpg']The loss is personal for Ferrell. He was married in the church 18 years ago, and his father was baptized there. “This church means a lot to me and my family, and it’s like losing a friend,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ricardo Villoria, president of the Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, stressed that the congregation, not the structure, is the church.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This church is going to come back from the ashes,” Villoria said. “It will come back stronger, and it will come united.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The building’s history reaches back to the denomination’s earliest days in California. Ferrell said church pioneers Ellen and James White used $6,000 from the sale of their home to build the first Adventist church in San Francisco, on Laguna Street, and its pulpit — where many early leaders preached — was moved to the current site when the congregation relocated in 1927. That pulpit survived the fire and is being restored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a really strong connection to the power of God at our church,” Ferrell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie praised the response in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaOF3vcv4L5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">social media post\u003c/a>, writing that “the coordination was incredible” and that firefighters “helped contain that fire over the course of many, many hours.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire prompted a shelter-in-place order, street closures and a power shutoff in the surrounding area, according to the church. 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"content": "\u003cp>In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, San Francisco will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088123/where-to-see-fireworks-4th-july-independence-day-san-francisco-bay-area-golden-gate-bridge-fourth-america-250\">launching its annual free fireworks show\u003c/a> from the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday – causing a number of closures on the bridge that weekend to drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, as well as closures on Highway 101.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s July 4 fireworks will begin around 9:30 p.m. that day – marking \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">only the third time the Golden Gate Bridge has hosted a fireworks display \u003c/a>since it \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/exhibits/facts-and-figures-about-the-bridge/\">opened to pedestrians and vehicles almost 90 years ago\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, there will also be 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class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12087140\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, temporarily renamed from Levi’s Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Santa Clara on June 10, 2026, where six tournament matches will be played. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Police Department and California Highway Patrol will be fully staffed that weekend, according to city officials during \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLzH1LyIrv/\">a Monday press conference\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are coordinated, and we are confident that we will provide a safe, welcoming experience for our residents and our visitors,” Mayor Daniel Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also check out KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088123/where-to-see-fireworks-4th-july-independence-day-san-francisco-bay-area-golden-gate-bridge-fourth-america-250\">guide to fireworks shows across the Bay Area\u003c/a>, as well as other Independence Day events and installations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#WheresthebestplacetowatchtheGoldenGateBridgefireworks\">Where’s the best place to watch the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Golden Gate Bridge and other road closures to cars\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Saturday, July 4, the Golden Gate Bridge will be fully closed to cars “from shortly before” the 9:30 p.m. scheduled fireworks display start time until “shortly after” the end of the fireworks show, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">according to the city\u003c/a>.\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\"> \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Closure duration may change based on operational needs,” the city’s website reads, and you should “expect delays before the bridge reopens.” \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2026-06-29-us101-golden-gate-bridge-closures\">According to Caltrans\u003c/a>, however, the Golden Gate Bridge is “scheduled to be closed” between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088816\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SFFireworksGGBGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SFFireworksGGBGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SFFireworksGGBGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SFFireworksGGBGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco’s Fourth of July fireworks show is visible through the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 2013. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Highway 101 will also be temporarily closed on both sides of the Golden Gate Bridge starting at 8 p.m.:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, northbound 101 will be closed:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>At the Lincoln Boulevard off-ramp (through the Presidio)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>At the on- and off-ramps at Girard Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>At the 101/State Route 1 interchange off-ramp and the SR-1 off-ramp at Lake Street\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In Marin County, southbound 101 will be closed from the Spencer Avenue off-ramp, just before the Robin Williams Tunnel. \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2026-06-29-us101-golden-gate-bridge-closures\">See Caltrans’ maps of the 101 closures on July 4.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can periodically check t\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service\">he SFMTA website for any more updates on street closures\u003c/a>. You can also view the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/files/styles/constrain/public/images/2026-06/4%20map.png?itok=zz3vOOLZ\">SFMTA’s maps on street\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/files/styles/constrain/public/images/2026-06/4%20msp%202.png?itok=ObU78PgH\">road closures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Golden Gate Bridge authorities are encouraging motorists \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">“to use alternate Bay Area crossings the evening of July 4,”\u003c/a> namely the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (I-80) to the east.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">the Golden Gate Bridge’s webpage\u003c/a>, northbound travelers can take I-80 East across the East Bay, and then merge onto I-580 West toward Richmond/San Rafael and cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (with tolls) to reconnect with U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12079176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12079176\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ninth Street onramp for eastbound I-80 in San Francisco on April 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Southbound travelers can take I-580 East across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll-free, merge onto I-80 West across the Bay Bridge (with tolls), and enter San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#streetshttps://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#streets\">SFMTA\u003c/a>, there will also be road closures in the city on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Jefferson Street, between Hyde Street and the Embarcadero from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. (Embarcadero traffic will be routed onto Beach Street.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Streets in the Fisherman’s Wharf and Marina neighborhoods from around 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. These will only be for local access, as “only residents, guests and deliveries will be permitted to access streets north of Bay, Alhambra and Francisco streets as well as Chestnut Street between Fillmore Street and Van Ness Avenue after 8 p.m,” according to an SFMTA news release.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Golden Gate Bridge closures to pedestrians and bicyclists\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">closures for pedestrians and bicyclists\u003c/a> on the bridge, who are \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/visiting-the-bridge/bikes-pedestrians/\">usually able to walk across the bridge well into the evening\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/visiting-the-bridge/bikes-pedestrians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,\u003c/a>\u003c/span> and cycle across it 24/7.[aside postID=news_12088123 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SFFireworksGetty.jpg']On Friday, July 3, at 5 a.m., there will be a partial closure of the east sidewalk (the side facing San Francisco) in the central portion between the two bridge towers. This closure will last until Sunday, 5 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The west sidewalk is slated to remain \u003cem>open \u003c/em>during regular hours on July 3 and July 4 from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, around the time of the Saturday fireworks show from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., both the east and west sidewalks will be completely closed to bicyclists and pedestrians. At 10 p.m., the west sidewalk will open, but only for bicyclists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pedestrian access will \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">be back to normal on Sunday\u003c/a>, reopening at 5 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Parking near the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parking lots at the south end of the bridge will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">closed for most of the day\u003c/a> on Saturday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to the end of the fireworks shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are driving into the area to see the fireworks on the bridge, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">the city warns\u003c/a> that “driving into the Presidio is strongly discouraged — parking lots fill early, close when full, and special event parking fees will be in effect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may have some luck finding a parking space on \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?starts=2026-07-04T10%3A00&ends=2026-07-04T23%3A30&view=dl&id=26&kind=city\">a third-party parking website, SpotHero\u003c/a>. If you do go this (also difficult route), \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">be sure not to keep anything visible inside your vehicle\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Your transit options to the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/28-19th-avenue\">Muni’s 28 19th Avenue route\u003c/a> is the major way to get to the Golden Gate Bridge area to see the city’s July 4 fireworks. There will be extra services for this bus route on Saturday, as well as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#streets\">49 Van Ness/Mission, S Shuttle Market Street and T Third\u003c/a> routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#Muni\">extra services\u003c/a> for July 4 include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Extra light rail services in the Market Street and Central subways in the afternoon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Three S Shuttle trains in the Market Street Subway between West Portal and Embarcadero stations, approximately every 20 minutes starting at 4 p.m. until midnight\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Three additional T Third Street trains between Chinatown – Rose Pak Station and Bayshore Boulevard & Sunnydale Avenue starting at 3 p.m. until midnight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There will also be extra shuttles provided from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service\">according to SFMTA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One will run from Powell Street Station at Cyril Magnin and Market Street along the 38 Geary route to Van Ness Avenue and along the 49 Van Ness/Mission route to Marina Middle School at Chestnut and Fillmore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles-1536x919.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map illustrating the Muni routes you can use to see the city’s July 4 fireworks on the Golden Gate Bridge. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The other shuttle will run from Embarcadero Station along the F Market line to North Point and Kearny streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is also setting up “transit hubs” near the fireworks – places where shuttles and buses will drop off and pick up people – and are located at Marina Middle School, Van Ness/Bay and Pier 39.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be sure to follow \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#Muni\">SFMTA’s website for any impacts to other Muni routes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheresthebestplacetowatchtheGoldenGateBridgefireworks\">\u003c/a>Where can I watch the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">to the city,\u003c/a> the best viewing locations for the July 4 display will be Crissy Field, Marina Green, Pier 39 and the Northern Embarcadero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials recommend\u003cem> avoiding \u003c/em>the Ferry Building and Embarcadero waterfront, since there will be no view of the fireworks there, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks will also be limited at Ocean Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See our \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088123/where-to-see-fireworks-4th-july-independence-day-san-francisco-bay-area-golden-gate-bridge-fourth-america-250\">full guide to fireworks shows across the Bay Area\u003c/a>, as well as other Independence Day parades, parties and exhibits across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s Carly Severn contributed to this report.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city’s yearly fireworks show for the Fourth usually takes place at Fisherman’s Wharf, meaning some drivers and pedestrians may be taken by surprise by the traffic notices and closures around the bridge that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether you’re a resident trying to get home or a visitor to the city just hoping to see the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, keep reading on what to expect around the area during the sure-to-be crowded festivities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Due to the July 4 holiday \u003cem>and\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088896/world-cup-tickets-us-mens-national-soccer-team-bay-area-july-1-bosnia-herzegovina-levis-stadium\">the World Cup game in Santa Clara on Wednesday\u003c/a>, you should also expect a heightened law enforcement presence and more security measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12087140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12087140\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-26-BL_KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, temporarily renamed from Levi’s Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Santa Clara on June 10, 2026, where six tournament matches will be played. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Police Department and California Highway Patrol will be fully staffed that weekend, according to city officials during \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLzH1LyIrv/\">a Monday press conference\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are coordinated, and we are confident that we will provide a safe, welcoming experience for our residents and our visitors,” Mayor Daniel Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also check out KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088123/where-to-see-fireworks-4th-july-independence-day-san-francisco-bay-area-golden-gate-bridge-fourth-america-250\">guide to fireworks shows across the Bay Area\u003c/a>, as well as other Independence Day events and installations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#WheresthebestplacetowatchtheGoldenGateBridgefireworks\">Where’s the best place to watch the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Golden Gate Bridge and other road closures to cars\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Saturday, July 4, the Golden Gate Bridge will be fully closed to cars “from shortly before” the 9:30 p.m. scheduled fireworks display start time until “shortly after” the end of the fireworks show, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">according to the city\u003c/a>.\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\"> \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Closure duration may change based on operational needs,” the city’s website reads, and you should “expect delays before the bridge reopens.” \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2026-06-29-us101-golden-gate-bridge-closures\">According to Caltrans\u003c/a>, however, the Golden Gate Bridge is “scheduled to be closed” between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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closed:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>At the Lincoln Boulevard off-ramp (through the Presidio)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>At the on- and off-ramps at Girard Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>At the 101/State Route 1 interchange off-ramp and the SR-1 off-ramp at Lake Street\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In Marin County, southbound 101 will be closed from the Spencer Avenue off-ramp, just before the Robin Williams Tunnel. \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2026-06-29-us101-golden-gate-bridge-closures\">See Caltrans’ maps of the 101 closures on July 4.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can periodically check t\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service\">he SFMTA website for any more updates on street closures\u003c/a>. You can also view the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/files/styles/constrain/public/images/2026-06/4%20map.png?itok=zz3vOOLZ\">SFMTA’s maps on street\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/files/styles/constrain/public/images/2026-06/4%20msp%202.png?itok=ObU78PgH\">road closures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Golden Gate Bridge authorities are encouraging motorists \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">“to use alternate Bay Area crossings the evening of July 4,”\u003c/a> namely the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (I-80) to the east.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">the Golden Gate Bridge’s webpage\u003c/a>, northbound travelers can take I-80 East across the East Bay, and then merge onto I-580 West toward Richmond/San Rafael and cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (with tolls) to reconnect with U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12079176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12079176\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260408-I80Closure-03-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ninth Street onramp for eastbound I-80 in San Francisco on April 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Southbound travelers can take I-580 East across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll-free, merge onto I-80 West across the Bay Bridge (with tolls), and enter San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#streetshttps://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#streets\">SFMTA\u003c/a>, there will also be road closures in the city on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Jefferson Street, between Hyde Street and the Embarcadero from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. (Embarcadero traffic will be routed onto Beach Street.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Streets in the Fisherman’s Wharf and Marina neighborhoods from around 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. These will only be for local access, as “only residents, guests and deliveries will be permitted to access streets north of Bay, Alhambra and Francisco streets as well as Chestnut Street between Fillmore Street and Van Ness Avenue after 8 p.m,” according to an SFMTA news release.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Golden Gate Bridge closures to pedestrians and bicyclists\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">closures for pedestrians and bicyclists\u003c/a> on the bridge, who are \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/visiting-the-bridge/bikes-pedestrians/\">usually able to walk across the bridge well into the evening\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/visiting-the-bridge/bikes-pedestrians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,\u003c/a>\u003c/span> and cycle across it 24/7.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>On Friday, July 3, at 5 a.m., there will be a partial closure of the east sidewalk (the side facing San Francisco) in the central portion between the two bridge towers. This closure will last until Sunday, 5 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The west sidewalk is slated to remain \u003cem>open \u003c/em>during regular hours on July 3 and July 4 from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, around the time of the Saturday fireworks show from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., both the east and west sidewalks will be completely closed to bicyclists and pedestrians. At 10 p.m., the west sidewalk will open, but only for bicyclists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pedestrian access will \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">be back to normal on Sunday\u003c/a>, reopening at 5 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Parking near the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parking lots at the south end of the bridge will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/july-4-golden-gate-bridge-fireworks-show/\">closed for most of the day\u003c/a> on Saturday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to the end of the fireworks shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are driving into the area to see the fireworks on the bridge, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">the city warns\u003c/a> that “driving into the Presidio is strongly discouraged — parking lots fill early, close when full, and special event parking fees will be in effect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may have some luck finding a parking space on \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?starts=2026-07-04T10%3A00&ends=2026-07-04T23%3A30&view=dl&id=26&kind=city\">a third-party parking website, SpotHero\u003c/a>. If you do go this (also difficult route), \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">be sure not to keep anything visible inside your vehicle\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Your transit options to the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/28-19th-avenue\">Muni’s 28 19th Avenue route\u003c/a> is the major way to get to the Golden Gate Bridge area to see the city’s July 4 fireworks. There will be extra services for this bus route on Saturday, as well as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#streets\">49 Van Ness/Mission, S Shuttle Market Street and T Third\u003c/a> routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#Muni\">extra services\u003c/a> for July 4 include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Extra light rail services in the Market Street and Central subways in the afternoon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Three S Shuttle trains in the Market Street Subway between West Portal and Embarcadero stations, approximately every 20 minutes starting at 4 p.m. until midnight\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Three additional T Third Street trains between Chinatown – Rose Pak Station and Bayshore Boulevard & Sunnydale Avenue starting at 3 p.m. until midnight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There will also be extra shuttles provided from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service\">according to SFMTA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One will run from Powell Street Station at Cyril Magnin and Market Street along the 38 Geary route to Van Ness Avenue and along the 49 Van Ness/Mission route to Marina Middle School at Chestnut and Fillmore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Fireworks-Transit-Hubs-and-Shuttles-1536x919.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map illustrating the Muni routes you can use to see the city’s July 4 fireworks on the Golden Gate Bridge. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The other shuttle will run from Embarcadero Station along the F Market line to North Point and Kearny streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is also setting up “transit hubs” near the fireworks – places where shuttles and buses will drop off and pick up people – and are located at Marina Middle School, Van Ness/Bay and Pier 39.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be sure to follow \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/july-4th-extra-service#Muni\">SFMTA’s website for any impacts to other Muni routes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheresthebestplacetowatchtheGoldenGateBridgefireworks\">\u003c/a>Where can I watch the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/event-20260704-fourth-of-july-fireworks-on-golden-gate-bridge\">to the city,\u003c/a> the best viewing locations for the July 4 display will be Crissy Field, Marina Green, Pier 39 and the Northern Embarcadero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials recommend\u003cem> avoiding \u003c/em>the Ferry Building and Embarcadero waterfront, since there will be no view of the fireworks there, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks will also be limited at Ocean Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See our \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088123/where-to-see-fireworks-4th-july-independence-day-san-francisco-bay-area-golden-gate-bridge-fourth-america-250\">full guide to fireworks shows across the Bay Area\u003c/a>, as well as other Independence Day parades, parties and exhibits across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s Carly Severn contributed to this report.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Survivors of clergy sexual abuse reached a nearly $400 million settlement with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-archdiocese\">Archdiocese of San Francisco\u003c/a>, advocates announced Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agreement impacts approximately 530 people who have brought abuse claims against former or current members of the city’s Catholic clergy, and is among the largest per survivor settlement in a clerical bankruptcy to date, according to attorneys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a momentous shift in power. This is a true reckoning of accountability and required transparency,” Jeff Anderson, who represents about 200 of the victims, said during a press conference Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To all 500+ survivors that came forward, that stood up, that took action anonymously and or publicly, you have now brought them to bear and to do what needs to be done for kids in the future to [be] safer,” he continued\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of survivors have brought lawsuits against California diocese, parishes and priests under a change in state law in 2019, which temporarily eliminated the statute of limitations for survivors of sexual assault to file claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In August 2023, as cases against the Archdiocese were already headed toward jury trials, the organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11958733/sf-archdiocese-files-for-bankruptcy\">filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy\u003c/a>, claiming that it did not have the financial means or ability to litigate individual abuse claims. In a statement, Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone said in a statement that the proposed settlement “provides a path toward fair compensation for survivors who have borne the weight of this abuse for a lifetime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958738\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone wears his robes in front of the altar, facing the faithful. At the altar there are many candles. Deacons stand behind Cordileone in prayer.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1310855004-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone speaks during Easter Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco on April 4, 2021. In a statement published on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, Cordileone said that the Archdiocese ‘has neither the financial means nor the practical ability’ to litigate the hundreds of pending child abuse cases. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“With stringent preventative measures and training now in place for decades, the hope is that this proposal will allow us collectively to move forward by continuing the important ministries to the faithful and community members that rely on our services and charity,” he continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Bay Area dioceses have filed similar claims, including Oakland, where a jury granted a man \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12080965/jury-awards-16-million-to-man-abused-by-east-bay-priest-as-a-child\">$16 million in damages\u003c/a> this spring, closing the first of hundreds of cases tied up in bankruptcy proceedings there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the significant payout, the settlement demands systemic changes to the San Francisco Archdiocese’s policies to increase transparency and accountability. A 14-point plan for “systemic change, protecting children and empowering survivors,” requires new oversight measures, including amendments to whistleblower policy, adding a survivor of clerical abuse to the Archdiocese Independent Review Board and an anonymous online reporting form.[aside postID=news_12039337 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250508_POPEREAX_GC-4-KQED.jpg']It also releases survivors from any non-disclosure agreements they have been subject to and requires the archdiocese to publish a partial list of “credibly accused” offenders. 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"content": "\u003cp>In this June 2026 edition of the monthly news roundup, we discuss the Giants’ pride month controversy, the debate over a new data center coming to Pittsburg, and how high school students pushed for improvements to their local bus line in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\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=KQINC9556918216&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Links:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/pittsburg-controversy-over-data-center-old-delta-view-golf-course\">Pittsburg controversy over data center on old Delta View Golf Course\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/pittsburg-california-steel-mill-21307691.php\">This Bay Area suburb lost its main industry. Can it rebuild?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084077/in-san-francisco-students-become-transit-advocates-to-fix-the-citys-school-bus\">In San Francisco, Students Become Transit Advocates to Fix ‘the City’s School Bus’ \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-fans-pride-response-22318144.php\">Fans chew out SF Giants for team’s ‘weak’ response to Pride Night saga\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\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>Episode transcript\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This transcript is computer-generated. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:00:51] I’m Ericka Cruz Guevara and welcome to The Bay, local news to keep you rooted, and welcome to our June news roundup where we talk about some of the other stories on our radars this month. In the studio with me is Senior Editor Alan Montecillo. Hey, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:07] Hello, good morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:08] And our very special guest this week is KQED producer Francesca Fenzi. Hey Francesca.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:01:14] Hey, thank you for having me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:15] Yeah, it’s so nice to have you here with us filling in on the show before our July break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:22] Yes, as long-time listeners of the show know, we do not make new episodes in the month of July. There’s a few reasons why we do this. The main one is that it’s a lot of work to make three episodes a week with only three people. And so this is really the only time of year where we have the ability to do any kind of long-term planning, any strategizing about the future of the show. It’s also frankly the only times, Ericka, when both you and I can take vacation at the same time. So in July we’ll be taking a bit of a break, doing some planning, and we’ll also be introducing a new producer for the show, which we will have later on in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:59] Right, right. So lots to come for you all listeners when we get back in August, but make sure you stay subscribed to The Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:08] Maybe catch up on old episodes you didn’t finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:02:11] Totally, or take a listen to some Bay Curious while you’re missing us. We’re also wrapping up the end of Pride Month here, and I guess to dive into our stories for this month, Francesca, not a great way to transition into your, I guess, kind of Pride month story, but tell us about the story you brought for us today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:02:38] Yes, yes. Well, as you may already know a little bit, there has been a bit of a pride controversy around the Giants, the San Francisco baseball team. So at a Pride Month event on June 12, this was a game themed around pride that the Giants play every year, or at least they’ve played this every year since about 2021. So it’s been going for a while. And three pitchers for the Giants walked onto the field with inscribed Bible verses on their hats. And that kicked off a controversy that we’re still feeling the ripple effects of for the rest of the month\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:12] Right. So these were, um, for pride night, they were wearing these caps, right? That had the normal SF logo, but that was rainbow colored, right. And so the pictures had written references to Bible verses kind of over or on the hats. Is that right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:03:25] Yeah, exactly. So the typical uniform that players wear for this pride event, it’s the same San Francisco Giants jersey with rainbow insignia on the on the jerseys on the hats. And these three pictures, particularly the starting pitcher Landen Roupp, when he came onto the field, his hat had a reference to a passage from the book of Genesis, which had been scrolled over the rainbow logo. This is a passage that characterizes the rainbow as a sort of covenant between God and the faithful in Christianity. Obviously, rainbow is super prominent symbol for the queer community as well. So this Bible verse has been used by Christian groups in the past that oppose same-sex marriage and homosexuality in general to sort of, you know, kind of counter the narrative that rainbows are symbolic for the, the queer Community. And it’s kind of a controversial move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:04:16] Yeah, and I’ve seen quite a bit of the backlash online. I mean, a lot of Giants fans feeling really disappointed in the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:04:28] Yes, the fan response has been pretty negative, particularly from the queer community. Obviously, San Francisco is a city that has long been a mecca for queer people, super gay city. And historically, the baseball team has been really aligned with that. The Giants were the first professional sports team to host a game raising awareness for and money for the AIDS epidemic. That was in 1994. And then, of course, in 2021, they began. This Pride event and we’re actually the first team to incorporate Rainbow Colors and do a Pride-themed game annually. Many other Major League Baseball teams have adopted that practice now. So the Giants have a pretty pro-LGBTQ community history and I think fans were very upset by that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:05:14] So three players who wrote these verses over the Pride themed hats, I’m sure they’ve seen a lot of the backlash that’s happened. Have they responded to this publicly at all?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:05:26] Well, so the players themselves have largely let the Bible verses speak for themselves. There was a post-game interview with that starting pitcher who I mentioned, Landon Roop. He more or less described this as something that represents his relationship to Christianity, the covenant between him and God, and tried to kind of downplay it as something that was a broader cultural statement and more about a personal belief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:05:53] What about the franchise more broadly and also the MLB, how are they responding to this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:05:58] Yeah, so the major league baseball officials did reprimand these pitchers, but not for the contents of their message. So MLB has a policy against slogans and writing on team uniforms generally, and they made a really big point of citing this as a rules violation of that standing no slogans policy. In fact, they even compared it to writing things like Happy Birthday Mom, which was another real example that a player’s been disciplined for in the past. So I think that landed a little lackluster for fans who were hoping to see the league take more of a stance on the content and the messaging. And then the team’s president, Buster Posey, this is his second year managing the team and he sort of dodged the controversy altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reporter \u003c/strong>[00:06:43] Buster, you were a member of this organization for a long time, and every year there’s been a night to honor the gay community. 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In addition to some of the questions about how the team was playing and some other uncomfortable things he didn’t want to have to talk about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:07:23] I feel like whenever anything remotely controversial happens in San Francisco, many people across the country take notice and have opinions about it, particularly conservative media and conservative political figures. I know there’s been some stuff around that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:07:37] Yes, yes, certainly this became a national news story. The New York Times has been reporting about it. Fox News has been recording about it, and part of the reason why this has blown up so much is that it fits into this broader context of the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric, which has been demonizing queer and trans people. That, of course, has frustrated and frightened many people in the community, particularly in this month of pride, which is usually and a time to celebrate. And then it’s also fitting into this larger conversation that’s playing out in sports. This is, of course, not the first time that athletes or even Bay Area athletes have used their platform or visibility to advocate for personal beliefs. The most prominent example of that probably being 49ers football player Colin Kaepernick. He, of of course we all remember, took a knee to protest police brutality and racial injustice in 2016 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. This current controversy with the Giants has become a flash point for some of those conversations about what the role of players’ beliefs should be in sport. And of course, the conservative media outlets have kind of latched onto this as being a one-for-one comparison. Fans have pushed back on this and have been describing the Bible verses as bigotry and something that is excluding a body of the fandom, a group of people, and not necessarily akin to the Black Lives Matter. Protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:09:06] And if I’m understanding correctly as well, Francesca, the Giants aren’t doing very well in terms of their games either, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:09:16] That has been I think the roughest part is that they are the Giants are not doing well this season. They are fourth in the division. They’ve lost a lot of games and I think even more specifically, they have lost a lotta games even when they’ve scored a lot of runs. So the fans have really pushed the blame on that to the bullpen and onto the pitchers for losing these advantages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:09:42] Well, Francesca, thank you so much for bringing that story. Appreciate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:09:45] Yeah, my pleasure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:09:47] Well, we’re gonna take a quick break, but when we come back, we’re going to talk about some of the other stories on our radars this month. Stay with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:10:45] And welcome back to the Bay’s June News Roundup, where we talk about some of the other stories on our radars this month. And now we’re gonna talk about a story that I am bringing from Pittsburg in Contra Costa County, where the city is planning to build a 300,000 square foot data center on a former golf course. And residents are not happy about it. Earlier this month, more than 300 Pittsburg residents packed this city hall meeting to express their concerns over this new data center. For context, Pittsburg is this working class suburb. It’s got real blue collar roots and it lost its main industry, the steel plant a couple years ago. And so it’s really sort of struggled with its economic identity and its economic future. And so meanwhile, the city says that this kind of is the answer to its economic problems, but of course others say this doesn’t really reflect the long-term vision that residents have for their city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:55] So, uh, this data center you mentioned on a former golf course, 300,000 square feet, um, who is behind it and what is it supposed to be used for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:06] The company behind this data center is called AVAIO. They say that they develop this sort of energy smart hyper scale data centers that are used for AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:18] So the argument for this data center in Pittsburg is related to jobs and economic opportunity. You mentioned though that there’s some vocal pushback against it. What are those folks saying?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:30] There’s a lot of concern from folks, the kind of things that you hear often when it comes to pushback on these data centers, concern about the resources it’ll take, the power, the water that it’ll take to cool down these data centers. But another really big part of this in Pittsburg in particular is this big question that residents have of like, can this valuable land be used for? Something else. Something that actually benefits the community on a daily basis. Maybe it’s a park or mixed-use retail dining, for example, or more community gathering spaces. Something that folks can really use on the day-to-day in their daily lives to improve life in Pittsburg. Another big part of this, too, is this question of transparency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburg resident \u003c/strong>[00:13:28] How about you listen to the community when you represent. You represent that. If you want some money, I got some change in my pocket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:33] The interesting thing is that this data center was approved unanimously a couple of years ago, actually, in November of 2024. It seems like the public backlash is only sort of happening now, and that is in part because of these transparency concerns. I think a lot of folks spoke at this city council meeting earlier this month, really feeling not included in the process of deciding to build this data center, not feeling like they had enough opportunity to express their concerns about it. There’s a petition going around that’s been signed by more than 20,000 people now, and it states that this is not an opposition to technology or progress, but it’s a call for, quote, thoughtful planning and responsible land use that reflects the priorities of the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:24] Regarding the timeline, I also wonder if part of this is because there’s more of an AI backlash sentiment in the air in 2026 than there was in 2024, in that not just in the Bay, but nationwide opposition to data centers is perhaps one of the few tangible things that AI skeptics feel they can do to oppose this seemingly kind of so-called, framed as inevitable growth of AI. Not being a Pittsburgh resident. I don’t know if that’s the case, but I wonder if part of that, if you’re the city, you’re like, well, we had this two years ago, like, what’s your problem with it now, I think the conversation day to day around AI data centers is pretty different than it was two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:15:08] No, totally. I mean, I feel like I know so much more about the water usage of these data centers than I did two years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:15:15] Same. Has the company behind this data center in Pittsburgh said where they’re planning to pull energy and resources from?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:15:25] City officials have said that the power will not come from the PG&E power grid that supplies local residents, but instead something called the Pittsburgh Power Company. And so they’re really trying to say, like, this won’t cause any increase in local rates, for example, in people’s PG&Es bills. And then they’re saying that the water that will be used to cool the center will be primarily recycled water from the Delta Diablo treatment plant, according to the city of Pittsburgh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Allison Spells \u003c/strong>[00:15:57] There are two concerns you hear about data centers all across the country, electricity and water. In Pittsburgh, the approved project handles both in ways that are specific to this community, and this is where it really stands apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:16:11] John Funberg, the Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development, and Allison Spells, who’s a Senior Planner for the city, really emphasized in this video that, you know, the project is operating under very strict environmental rules that they did, their due diligence to do an environmental impact report on the potential, you now, consequences of having a data center in the community. And they say that they have plans for how to mitigate the environmental impact of this project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:16:46] And if I understand it correctly, this is not the only data center in the Bay Area that is meeting with some local pushback, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:16:55] Yeah, that’s correct. Not too far away in Oakley, actually, the city recently unanimously voted to ban data centers. And then in December, Amazon began construction on a super controversial data center in Gilroy. So this is, I feel like another example of just these communities that exist on like the fringes of Silicon Valley. That are sort of struggling economically and then having to choose between a future where data centers are the future or it’s something else. And that is it for my very complicated news roundup story. Alan, we’re gonna turn to you for the last one here. What story did you bring for us today?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:17:48] So I have a fun, inspiring, lighter story about transit activism in San Francisco. This is a story by KQED’s Elise Manoukian about how students have been successfully pushing for improvements to their local bus line, specifically the 29. Shout out to the sunset, that’s where I live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:18:07] And so Alan, for those of us who don’t live in San Francisco, tell me more about the 29 and who it serves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:18:13] This bus line goes through about 35 different schools across the city. 12% of riders on the 29 are students. That’s more than the city’s average. It goes from Baker Beach on one end, south through the Richmond, Golden Gate Park, the Sunset. It goes through San Francisco State and actually cuts east through Ingleside, Excelsior, Bayview. It’s actually the longest daytime bus route. And what students say, and honestly, many riders, including myself, would observe, is that. There’ve been lots of problems with crowding, delays, reliability. I mean, this is a very used bus line, actually. It’s about at 90% of pre-pandemic ridership because it, it serves lots of neighborhoods and not downtown. But if you can imagine a public bus line that has lots of students, you know, at around eight o’clock and 3.30, there’s just a huge influx of people getting on the bus. So you wind up with busses that get bunched together. Maybe you think you’re going to get on a bus, but it’s too full and you got to wait for the next one. Maybe you’re a student waiting for your bus in the morning and then you’re late for class because the bus you thought was gonna be available is not available. Some of that advocacy that came from students, particularly a group called the Lowell Transit Club at Lowell High School, had been pushing for changes since, honestly, before COVID, since around 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:19:30] I definitely remember being a student at San Francisco State, standing at the bus stop and then seeing a packed 29, filled like sardine, people just like squished in there and just always being like, God, I’m not going to get on that. The worst, truly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:19:48] The worst feeling. And so what were some of the changes that these students proposed?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:19:54] Right, so some of these students at the Lowell Transit Club had been going to public meetings and organizing feedback campaigns, talking directly to SFMTA officials. So a lot of these are sort of quality of life improvements, consolidating bus stops to help increase the speed, infrastructure improvements, making wider sidewalks so it’s easier to board. Sometimes consolidating stops can get a bit contentious because you get into this problem of access, like maybe you live near a bus stop and it’s no longer available. But then the trade-off is that You know, fewer stops equals going faster. Some of these proposed changes had even been, um, going on before COVID. So yeah, a series of changes designed to create faster service, more convenient service, and avoid this sort of overcrowding problem where, or this issue when you think you’re going to get on a bus and it’s packed to the brim and you just got to wait for the next one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:20:43] I mean, I think it’s interesting that some of these students have been working on this since like before the pandemic. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:00:51] I’m Ericka Cruz Guevara and welcome to The Bay, local news to keep you rooted, and welcome to our June news roundup where we talk about some of the other stories on our radars this month. In the studio with me is Senior Editor Alan Montecillo. Hey, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:07] Hello, good morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:08] And our very special guest this week is KQED producer Francesca Fenzi. Hey Francesca.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:01:14] Hey, thank you for having me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:15] Yeah, it’s so nice to have you here with us filling in on the show before our July break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:22] Yes, as long-time listeners of the show know, we do not make new episodes in the month of July. There’s a few reasons why we do this. The main one is that it’s a lot of work to make three episodes a week with only three people. And so this is really the only time of year where we have the ability to do any kind of long-term planning, any strategizing about the future of the show. It’s also frankly the only times, Ericka, when both you and I can take vacation at the same time. So in July we’ll be taking a bit of a break, doing some planning, and we’ll also be introducing a new producer for the show, which we will have later on in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:59] Right, right. So lots to come for you all listeners when we get back in August, but make sure you stay subscribed to The Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:08] Maybe catch up on old episodes you didn’t finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:02:11] Totally, or take a listen to some Bay Curious while you’re missing us. We’re also wrapping up the end of Pride Month here, and I guess to dive into our stories for this month, Francesca, not a great way to transition into your, I guess, kind of Pride month story, but tell us about the story you brought for us today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:02:38] Yes, yes. Well, as you may already know a little bit, there has been a bit of a pride controversy around the Giants, the San Francisco baseball team. So at a Pride Month event on June 12, this was a game themed around pride that the Giants play every year, or at least they’ve played this every year since about 2021. So it’s been going for a while. And three pitchers for the Giants walked onto the field with inscribed Bible verses on their hats. And that kicked off a controversy that we’re still feeling the ripple effects of for the rest of the month\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:12] Right. So these were, um, for pride night, they were wearing these caps, right? That had the normal SF logo, but that was rainbow colored, right. And so the pictures had written references to Bible verses kind of over or on the hats. Is that right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:03:25] Yeah, exactly. So the typical uniform that players wear for this pride event, it’s the same San Francisco Giants jersey with rainbow insignia on the on the jerseys on the hats. And these three pictures, particularly the starting pitcher Landen Roupp, when he came onto the field, his hat had a reference to a passage from the book of Genesis, which had been scrolled over the rainbow logo. This is a passage that characterizes the rainbow as a sort of covenant between God and the faithful in Christianity. Obviously, rainbow is super prominent symbol for the queer community as well. So this Bible verse has been used by Christian groups in the past that oppose same-sex marriage and homosexuality in general to sort of, you know, kind of counter the narrative that rainbows are symbolic for the, the queer Community. And it’s kind of a controversial move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:04:16] Yeah, and I’ve seen quite a bit of the backlash online. 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That, of course, has frustrated and frightened many people in the community, particularly in this month of pride, which is usually and a time to celebrate. And then it’s also fitting into this larger conversation that’s playing out in sports. This is, of course, not the first time that athletes or even Bay Area athletes have used their platform or visibility to advocate for personal beliefs. The most prominent example of that probably being 49ers football player Colin Kaepernick. He, of of course we all remember, took a knee to protest police brutality and racial injustice in 2016 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. This current controversy with the Giants has become a flash point for some of those conversations about what the role of players’ beliefs should be in sport. And of course, the conservative media outlets have kind of latched onto this as being a one-for-one comparison. Fans have pushed back on this and have been describing the Bible verses as bigotry and something that is excluding a body of the fandom, a group of people, and not necessarily akin to the Black Lives Matter. Protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:09:06] And if I’m understanding correctly as well, Francesca, the Giants aren’t doing very well in terms of their games either, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:09:16] That has been I think the roughest part is that they are the Giants are not doing well this season. They are fourth in the division. They’ve lost a lot of games and I think even more specifically, they have lost a lotta games even when they’ve scored a lot of runs. 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And residents are not happy about it. Earlier this month, more than 300 Pittsburg residents packed this city hall meeting to express their concerns over this new data center. For context, Pittsburg is this working class suburb. It’s got real blue collar roots and it lost its main industry, the steel plant a couple years ago. And so it’s really sort of struggled with its economic identity and its economic future. And so meanwhile, the city says that this kind of is the answer to its economic problems, but of course others say this doesn’t really reflect the long-term vision that residents have for their city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:55] So, uh, this data center you mentioned on a former golf course, 300,000 square feet, um, who is behind it and what is it supposed to be used for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:06] The company behind this data center is called AVAIO. 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There’s a petition going around that’s been signed by more than 20,000 people now, and it states that this is not an opposition to technology or progress, but it’s a call for, quote, thoughtful planning and responsible land use that reflects the priorities of the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:24] Regarding the timeline, I also wonder if part of this is because there’s more of an AI backlash sentiment in the air in 2026 than there was in 2024, in that not just in the Bay, but nationwide opposition to data centers is perhaps one of the few tangible things that AI skeptics feel they can do to oppose this seemingly kind of so-called, framed as inevitable growth of AI. Not being a Pittsburgh resident. I don’t know if that’s the case, but I wonder if part of that, if you’re the city, you’re like, well, we had this two years ago, like, what’s your problem with it now, I think the conversation day to day around AI data centers is pretty different than it was two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:15:08] No, totally. I mean, I feel like I know so much more about the water usage of these data centers than I did two years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Francesca Fenzi \u003c/strong>[00:15:15] Same. Has the company behind this data center in Pittsburgh said where they’re planning to pull energy and resources from?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:15:25] City officials have said that the power will not come from the PG&E power grid that supplies local residents, but instead something called the Pittsburgh Power Company. And so they’re really trying to say, like, this won’t cause any increase in local rates, for example, in people’s PG&Es bills. And then they’re saying that the water that will be used to cool the center will be primarily recycled water from the Delta Diablo treatment plant, according to the city of Pittsburgh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Allison Spells \u003c/strong>[00:15:57] There are two concerns you hear about data centers all across the country, electricity and water. 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It’s actually the longest daytime bus route. And what students say, and honestly, many riders, including myself, would observe, is that. There’ve been lots of problems with crowding, delays, reliability. I mean, this is a very used bus line, actually. It’s about at 90% of pre-pandemic ridership because it, it serves lots of neighborhoods and not downtown. But if you can imagine a public bus line that has lots of students, you know, at around eight o’clock and 3.30, there’s just a huge influx of people getting on the bus. So you wind up with busses that get bunched together. Maybe you think you’re going to get on a bus, but it’s too full and you got to wait for the next one. Maybe you’re a student waiting for your bus in the morning and then you’re late for class because the bus you thought was gonna be available is not available. 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