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"content": "\u003cp>Could a plan to bring \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11982778/sf-mayor-breed-talks-crime-tourism-and-pandas-ahead-of-china-trip\">giant pandas\u003c/a> to San Francisco be the latest victim of President Trump’s tariff policy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily for the city’s zoo, executive director Tanya Peterson doesn’t think so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since last April, San Francisco has been on a quest — spearheaded by then-Mayor London Breed — to raise the funds and goodwill necessary to bring a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11982563/sf-mayor-to-visit-china-in-hopes-of-bringing-back-more-tourists-and-pandas\">pair of giant pandas\u003c/a> from China to its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101907448/sf-zoo-is-unsafe-for-visitors-and-animals-according-to-city-report\">struggling zoo\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite backlash from other city leaders over the costly effort and questions about the San Francisco Zoo’s competence, the plan has continued forward. At Thursday’s Recreation and Parks Commission meeting, Peterson said the pandas are expected to be on exhibit by this time next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She doesn’t seem to believe that Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035335/bay-area-bike-shops-raging-trade-war-brings-uncertain-future\">escalating trade war\u003c/a> with China will jeopardize the deal, which isn’t a sale but a flexing of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5272416/panda-diplomacy-china-dc-zoo\">“panda diplomacy”\u003c/a> — China’s longtime practice of giving or lending the endangered animals to foreign zoos in exchange for hefty fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s safe to say at this point, there’s no tariffs on endangered species,” Peterson told commissioners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandas will be on loan to the city from China for three years, with an annual fee believed to be about $1 million. However, it’s not entirely clear whether that cost could be taxed under Trump’s tariff plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034292\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/AP25092726973833-scaled-e1745005220186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Peterson said that during her recent meeting with a Chinese delegation, “everything was very positive regarding our discussions about the giant panda; there was no discussion by any country of the tariffs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s good news for the zoo, since \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036199/trumps-tariffs-could-wreck-californias-economy-the-state-is-suing\">looming tension and import taxes\u003c/a> between the U.S. and China are far from the first wrenches to be thrown into Breed’s ambitious plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to fundraise the necessary $25 million for the project — which will pay for the annual fees to China along with the cost of facility renovations and supplies to care for the animals — Breed asked the Board of Supervisors last April to allow her to seek private donations. City ethics regulations usually bar public officials from privately fundraising.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board ultimately gave Breed the exemption, but not before pointing out that the price tag was just slightly higher than a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989335/sf-mayors-bid-to-raise-25-million-for-pandas-spurs-skepticism-amid-budget-crunch\">proposed $24 million budget cut\u003c/a> to family services provided by nonprofits, which was later reversed, and that the request came as the city faces a budget shortfall of more than $800 million.[aside postID=news_11989335 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-2155236616-1020x680.jpg']In October, a report by the San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Commission called the zoo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101907448/sf-zoo-is-unsafe-for-visitors-and-animals-according-to-city-report\">“unsafe for visitors and animals,”\u003c/a> prompting the Board of Supervisors to approve a financial and performance audit at the end of last year. The zoo’s deputy director, Vitus Leung, \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/11/sf-zoo-audit-panda/\">told the \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em>\u003c/a> at the time that the bad press could upend the panda deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan faced another test when its backer, Breed, lost her reelection bid to Mayor Daniel Lurie. He’s said he is excited to take his kids to see the animals, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/zoo-panda-funding-19974449.php\">told the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in December that he was “assessing what it will take to realize this opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the zoo is forging ahead. Peterson said Thursday that it has begun an estimated $8 million renovation on its old lion house, which it plans to turn into a bamboo-filled oasis for the pandas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hope is that the pandas’ arrival would raise revenue and visitorship for the zoo. The last time two pandas visited the zoo — for a shorter three-month stint in 1984 — they drew more than 260,000 visitors, roughly four times the average attendance at that time, according to city records.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much could change in a year — both in San Francisco and in U.S.-China relations — but if all goes to plan, the bears will once again be on display over 40 years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>For Bay Area bike shops, the recent drama of the Trump administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036199/trumps-tariffs-could-wreck-californias-economy-the-state-is-suing\">on-again, off-again tariffs\u003c/a> has been nothing short of chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These small businesses typically see an uptick in sales during spring, when the weather warms and people get outside, but, like many American businesses, they now face fears about a lack of supply, unpredictable prices and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034827/bay-area-business-already-tough-trumps-tariffs-preparing-pain\">broader economic downturn\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been a whirlwind,” said Brett Thurber, co-owner of The New Wheel Electric Bikes, which operates three shops in Larkspur, Oakland and San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 2, the Trump administration announced a 10% minimum tariff on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034730/trump-tariffs-shake-world-economy-rattling-silicon-valley\">goods imported from all countries\u003c/a> and sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” against some of the United States’ biggest trading partners, such as China and the European Union. This change basically shut down The New Wheel’s supply chain, Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of our suppliers stopped shipments to the United States,” said Thurber, whose company sells one bicycle that is made in China and imports most from the EU and Vietnam. “ The lack of product was the biggest concern.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036052\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036052\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brett Thurber, owner of The New Wheel, poses for a photo in the bike shop on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, a few days later, the Trump administration announced a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035188/trump-says-he-will-pause-tariffs-for-90-days-but-not-for-china\">90-day pause\u003c/a> on reciprocal tariffs on countries, except for China, but kept the 10% baseline tariff on all imports in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, The New Wheel’s suppliers have resumed shipments, Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ The confusion was beyond belief,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current tariff on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909512/how-tariffs-and-a-trade-war-with-china-could-affect-ca-farmers\">imports from China\u003c/a> is particularly worrisome for bike shops, as more than half of all bicycles imported to the U.S. come from China.[aside postID=news_12036516 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']If the trade war persists, it could pose a serious threat to the viability of many neighborhood bike shops, according to Matt Moore, the policy counsel for People for Bikes, the trade association for the U.S. bicycle industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore said that 60% to 65% of all bicycles imported to the U.S. are made in China, and those bicycles are subject to a tariff as high as 181% because of a blanket 145% tariff on goods from China, plus additional pre-existing tariffs on bicycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With tariffs that high, many small to midsize shops simply won’t have the money to purchase their inventory, Moore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure what those companies are going to do,” he added. “They’re not going to have inventory to sell. They won’t be making any money, and that’s not good for business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, The New Wheel can mostly rely on sales of bikes that are already in the country, Thurber said, but once that supply is used up, the company will need to import bikes — and possibly pay more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once that inventory is gone, then new prices might come into play,” Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An individual walks past The New Wheel in San Francisco on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the tariffs have led shoppers to try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035438/higher-prices-may-be-slow-to-come-down-even-if-tariffs-go-away-economists-say\">snag pre-tariff prices.\u003c/a> Thurber said business the first weekend after “Liberation Day,” when Trump announced the sweeping reciprocal tariffs, was 175% higher than the same weekend the year before — likely because prices for many of the shops’ bikes haven’t gone up yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kalvin Corbett, a San Francisco resident who works at Marin General Hospital, had been on the fence about buying a new e-bike. He wants to commute to work by bike, but news of rising tariffs — and the potential for higher prices — moved up his decision to start shopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent Thursday, he came to The New Wheel’s shop in Bernal Heights to test-ride e-bikes after the company sent out an email encouraging people to come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ They sent an email that was like, ‘Hey, you know, [prices] are probably going to go up, so if you’re going to be thinking about getting one, you should get on board right now,” Corbett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036056\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036056\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1329\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-1920x1276.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cyclist rides on Cortland Avenue in San Francisco on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He was looking at bikes priced between $5,000 and $10,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ So if it goes up 10%, that’s a huge chunk of money,” Corbett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the stated reasons for Trump’s trade war is to return manufacturing to the U.S. — a move that the national bike industry has also called for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, then-Rep. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If the trade war persists, it could pose a serious threat to the viability of many neighborhood bike shops, according to Matt Moore, the policy counsel for People for Bikes, the trade association for the U.S. bicycle industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore said that 60% to 65% of all bicycles imported to the U.S. are made in China, and those bicycles are subject to a tariff as high as 181% because of a blanket 145% tariff on goods from China, plus additional pre-existing tariffs on bicycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With tariffs that high, many small to midsize shops simply won’t have the money to purchase their inventory, Moore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure what those companies are going to do,” he added. “They’re not going to have inventory to sell. They won’t be making any money, and that’s not good for business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, The New Wheel can mostly rely on sales of bikes that are already in the country, Thurber said, but once that supply is used up, the company will need to import bikes — and possibly pay more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once that inventory is gone, then new prices might come into play,” Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An individual walks past The New Wheel in San Francisco on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the tariffs have led shoppers to try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035438/higher-prices-may-be-slow-to-come-down-even-if-tariffs-go-away-economists-say\">snag pre-tariff prices.\u003c/a> Thurber said business the first weekend after “Liberation Day,” when Trump announced the sweeping reciprocal tariffs, was 175% higher than the same weekend the year before — likely because prices for many of the shops’ bikes haven’t gone up yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kalvin Corbett, a San Francisco resident who works at Marin General Hospital, had been on the fence about buying a new e-bike. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/daniel-lurie\">Daniel Lurie\u003c/a> delivered what he called a “\u003ca href=\"https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/Fact_Sheet_-_Mayor_Luries_100-Day_Progress_Report.pdf\">progress report\u003c/a>” on Thursday, ahead of his 100th day in office, touting the city’s gains in recent months on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030060/after-2-raids-sf-police-say-theyll-follow-drug-markets-from-block-to-block\">public safety\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031581/first-look-sf-mayor-luries-yearlong-plan-homelessness-response\">homelessness\u003c/a> and government efficiency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In brief remarks from the 10th floor of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Bowes Center overlooking City Hall, the mayor acknowledged the challenges facing San Francisco, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11966281/san-francisco-restaurants-bounce-back-but-downtown-retail-still-struggles\">has struggled to rebound\u003c/a> from pandemic office closures and the ensuing economic challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said a “safe, bustling” downtown is key to attracting businesses and visitors, creating jobs and generating revenue. And he promised to continue working toward his ambitious goals of increasing shelter beds and housing development, hiring police officers and improving Muni and BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are trending in the right direction: Street encampments are dropping and violent crime is down 15%,” Lurie said, adding that car break-ins, a persistent and challenging problem in the city, are at a 22-year low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie highlighted what he called a surge in convention center bookings and noted several businesses that are choosing to stay and expand in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036443\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie delivers remarks on a progress report of his first 100 days in office at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco on April 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People are betting on San Francisco again,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of his approach to the job involves being out in the city, talking to people, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I’ve learned in these first 100 days is you can’t solve what you can’t see. And I’m going to keep walking and talking to people each and every day, until public safety and public faith have been restored,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who ran as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001601/city-hall-outsider-daniel-lurie-wants-to-clean-up-local-government\">a City Hall outsider\u003c/a> who could bring needed change to city government, cited his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017698/lurie-unveils-major-shakeup-san-francisco-mayors-office\">restructuring of the mayor’s office\u003c/a> and collaboration with the Board of Supervisors on issues including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025495/luries-fentanyl-response-clears-san-francisco-board-of-supervisors\">declaring a fentanyl state of emergency\u003c/a> as proof that things are changing.[aside postID=news_12035273 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-05-1020x680.jpg']But he acknowledged the challenges ahead: the city’s nearly $1 billion budget deficit; its persistent homelessness and behavioral health problems playing out on city streets; its ongoing housing shortage; and the continued work of bringing people — and businesses — back downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie has faced criticism that his more aggressive policing approach merely shifts street problems between neighborhoods rather than solving them. In his address, he vowed that he is working toward permanent solutions and defended his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034214/san-francisco-ends-health-programs-for-drug-users-not-active-in-treatment\">controversial policy\u003c/a> of requiring treatment for drug users to receive city-funded drug use supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will not shy away from making tough calls,” he said. “We have long agreed that fentanyl has changed the game on our streets, but until now, we have not changed our approach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor said the city expects to achieve his goal of adding 1,500 new shelter and treatment beds by this summer, and will open a new 24/7 police-friendly drop-off center on Geary Street by the end of the month, where law enforcement, paramedics and street outreach teams will be able to place people experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Earlier this year, the city opened \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026575/a-new-triage-center-opened-in-san-francisco-but-questions-remain\">a triage center\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood to direct people to treatment or shelter options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036444\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036444\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Board of Supervisors applaud Mayor Daniel Lurie’s remarks on a progress report of his first 100 days in office at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco on April 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie also expressed his support \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033966/sfs-single-family-home-neighborhoods-apartments-65-story-towers-downtown\">for zoning changes that will bring denser housing\u003c/a> to neighborhoods on the west side, as the city faces pressure to meet its \u003ca href=\"https://sfplanning.org/project/housing-element-update-2022\">state-mandated housing element\u003c/a> to plan for 82,000 new housing units by 2031. His backing of the zoning proposal has raised ire among some of his supporters in those neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t block housing, we must build it at all levels, or the state will do it for us, and that’s unacceptable,” he said. “But this isn’t just about meeting a state mandate. It’s about saying yes to the future of San Francisco. It’s about saying yes to becoming a city with space for more workers, more artists, more dreamers and more families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said he will introduce legislation next month to eliminate outdated permitting requirements that make it “too hard” to build housing and run small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Teachers shouldn’t have to wait seven years for the construction of a home that they can afford. Small businesses in Chinatown shouldn’t have to jump through a dozen hoops to add security gates or signs. And restaurants shouldn’t have to wade through weeks of approvals to put tables and chairs on the sidewalk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But he acknowledged the challenges ahead: the city’s nearly $1 billion budget deficit; its persistent homelessness and behavioral health problems playing out on city streets; its ongoing housing shortage; and the continued work of bringing people — and businesses — back downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie has faced criticism that his more aggressive policing approach merely shifts street problems between neighborhoods rather than solving them. In his address, he vowed that he is working toward permanent solutions and defended his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034214/san-francisco-ends-health-programs-for-drug-users-not-active-in-treatment\">controversial policy\u003c/a> of requiring treatment for drug users to receive city-funded drug use supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will not shy away from making tough calls,” he said. “We have long agreed that fentanyl has changed the game on our streets, but until now, we have not changed our approach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor said the city expects to achieve his goal of adding 1,500 new shelter and treatment beds by this summer, and will open a new 24/7 police-friendly drop-off center on Geary Street by the end of the month, where law enforcement, paramedics and street outreach teams will be able to place people experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Earlier this year, the city opened \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026575/a-new-triage-center-opened-in-san-francisco-but-questions-remain\">a triage center\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood to direct people to treatment or shelter options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036444\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036444\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Board of Supervisors applaud Mayor Daniel Lurie’s remarks on a progress report of his first 100 days in office at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco on April 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie also expressed his support \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033966/sfs-single-family-home-neighborhoods-apartments-65-story-towers-downtown\">for zoning changes that will bring denser housing\u003c/a> to neighborhoods on the west side, as the city faces pressure to meet its \u003ca href=\"https://sfplanning.org/project/housing-element-update-2022\">state-mandated housing element\u003c/a> to plan for 82,000 new housing units by 2031. His backing of the zoning proposal has raised ire among some of his supporters in those neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t block housing, we must build it at all levels, or the state will do it for us, and that’s unacceptable,” he said. “But this isn’t just about meeting a state mandate. It’s about saying yes to the future of San Francisco. It’s about saying yes to becoming a city with space for more workers, more artists, more dreamers and more families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said he will introduce legislation next month to eliminate outdated permitting requirements that make it “too hard” to build housing and run small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Teachers shouldn’t have to wait seven years for the construction of a home that they can afford. Small businesses in Chinatown shouldn’t have to jump through a dozen hoops to add security gates or signs. And restaurants shouldn’t have to wade through weeks of approvals to put tables and chairs on the sidewalk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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These factors lower the barrier of entry for unhoused people, Tsai said. Additionally, the combination of a bed and treatment plan means that clients don’t have to coordinate the two themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The brief stay is meant to stabilize clients and put them on the path to recovery, which varies significantly from person to person.[aside postID=news_12035625 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/023_KQED_OBICBuprenorphineClinic_03292023_qut-1020x680.jpg']Keith Humphreys, a Stanford University professor and addiction policy researcher, said even one or two weeks could provide a “time-out” that is long enough to get people back on their feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a period of stability where they can stop taking any substances that they’re taking, start taking any medications they should be taking for their mental illness or for their addiction and have a sort of headspace to make good decisions about their future,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai said the biggest problem is capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of our biggest barriers is we only have 35 beds, and there are people on the street who are willing to start treatment in this sort of setting,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in light of the upcoming expansion, Humphreys noted that scaling services like those offered through RESTORE can quickly run into quality issues, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed to HealthRIGHT 360, the city’s largest, publicly-funded addiction treatment provider, which saw five \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/healthright-360-drug-overdoses-19897492.php\">fatal overdoses\u003c/a> in 13 months. 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Let’s talk about where you want to be in a month or six months, as opposed to where you want to be in five minutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expansion of RESTORE follows a slight decrease in accidental overdose deaths, down from 68 overdose deaths in February, breaking a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031847/sf-sees-decline-in-overdose-deaths-but-fentanyl-remains-a-major-threat\">trend of monthly increases since October\u003c/a>. Of the 192 total deaths from January through March of this year, the vast majority are fentanyl-related.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That translates to an average of at least two deaths per day, Tsai noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every overdose death we have here in the city and county of San Francisco is preventable, and it’s unacceptable, and it’s tragic,” Tsai said. “The current approach of what we’ve done historically here has not delivered the results that we need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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And a whole bunch of them have these wonderful sea plants growing on them. And it’s just kind of just a really wonderful space. They started opening up during the pandemic to kind of just give people that space to get out and walk around and kind of mingle while also social distancing. I remember going there with my wife and my dog at the time because when it was the pandemic, and also it was a really bad wildfire smoke day, that was one of the few places that had clean air where you could walk around. So it was just kind of this refuge on at multiple different levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] What were you going out there to do on Saturday?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:00] KQED sent me out there to go just cover the opening of this brand new park and just kind of get a general vibe of the day. And I was kind of trying to get from end to end to talk to as many people as possible. 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It’s awesome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] Brian, it’s not a grand opening without some ribbon cutting and some speeches in addition to all the festivities. So what did you see on that front? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, theys and them, we are moving and grooving. I’m going to bring to the stage Phil Ginsburg, San Francisco Park and Rec General Manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:19] Yeah, under those tents that we saw at Noriega, they started, they had a band playing, they had events for kids and everything like that. And one of the first people to speak was Phil Ginsburg. He’s the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:33] This is truly a historic day. When we think back….\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:39] Instead, the opening of Sunset Dunes represents the largest pedestrianization conversion project in California’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:45] Two full miles, 50 acres of transformation from cars to people, from Lincoln to Sloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:57] And then Phil Ginsburg introduced District 4 Supervisor, Joel Engardio. He was a loud voice behind closing down the park to traffic and a large proponent of getting it open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:07] What will our grandkids and great grandkids think of this new park called Sunset Dunes? Will it become as iconic as the Gold Rush and the Golden Gate Bridge in the century to come? Yes, it can!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:06:29] He did address the controversy surrounding the park, like he kind of backed into it, but he just talked about how, like when the Golden Gate Bridge opened, there were some people who were like, oh, we don’t like this, this is bad. But that the crowd there that Saturday was witnessing kind of the same great event unveiling in San Francisco’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:51] Imagine the social media posts if they had Nextdoor in 1937? And for the people standing at the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, for us standing at Sunset Dunes today, or when we face anything in life, there is a choice. We can choose to advocate for the future with hope and joy. Let’s hear it for joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:07:24] Let’s talk a little bit about some of the frustration and anger about this park. I mean, we’re talking about the opening of this park, not just because it’s, you know, a new park in the city, but because it is a controversial one, particularly for residents who live nearby. So tell us a little about that anger for folks who don’t know and how much of it you saw during this grand opening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:07:46] I think one of the most telling things about this, and this goes back to Prop K in 2024, when they were just, you know, do we keep this open as a park? Over on the west side of the city, they voted overwhelmingly against it because they were concerned about traffic concerns and everything else that’s gonna come with it, where other parts of the city were more in favor, even like the Mission, Tenderloin, Dogpatch, all them, they voted in favor of it. And so there’s still this continuation of people who are just really unhappy about what happened. So on Saturday, since they were gonna have public officials speaking about how this is so great that they themselves decided to stage their own protest. It started at the Irish Cultural Center just over on Sloat. There’s some nice loud vehicles going, revving of motorcycle engines and honking of cars and they were just gonna drive down to kind of land where people were gonna be speaking just on the other side of the dunes and start honking. A lot of the people were Sunset residents that were concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:08:50] I was part of the group that opened the Great Highway. We were no on K because this whole thing is just a nightmare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:08:58] Mostly they feel betrayed and one of the people I talked to was Jen Doherty\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:09:01] And we have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the block with exhaust coming in our windows. Music, noise, bumper- to-bumber can’t get in and out of our driveways without having to wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:09:12] For them, it’s a lot of quality of life issues. I mean, if you lived on a quiet street, and then they closed down kind of the main thoroughfare to get around all that, people are now backing up. She’s talking about, you know, there’s exhaust coming in from the cars when they’re backed up. And when you live in the sunset, that’s kind of, the whole point is, there’s not a whole lot of cars. You know, there is kind of this open space. And so now they feel like that’s kinda being encroached on. And one of their main complaints they had is that there was a compromise. The great highway would be closed on holidays and weekends and things like that, but it would remain open during the week. So commuter traffic could get through. And now they just say, it’s just kind of a big headache.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:09:51] One thing I’ve observed just from seeing some of those folks around the neighborhood is there really does seem to be a sense of betrayal and anger at supervisor Engardio specifically for, for really leading the charge on closing the great highway, certainly there’s frustration about the park, but how much of that anger did you hear directed at Engardio?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:10:12] You can’t untangle the people who wanted the park open to traffic and the recall effort for Joel Engardio. Every single one of the cars had the yellow “Recall Engardio” sign on them. And then I spoke to a woman named Selena Chu. She’s the vice president for Chinese American Democratic Club. And she was holding a sign that says recall Engardio\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Selena Chu \u003c/strong>[00:10:34] I actually supported Joel. I volunteered for him before he was elected for the one whole year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:10:42] And she told me just about, it was about the whole process about how everything was done, that it was really making people angry. They kind of felt like left out of the process since this affects them directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Selena Chu \u003c/strong>[00:10:53] We’re just a whole bunch of ordinary people coming together because we really felt like, you know, Joe, you knock on our door and you told us you supported the compromise when you ran for a District 4 Supervisor against Gordon Mark. And now you have turned around…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:11:11] People I spoke to, they didn’t just vote for Engardio or support him. They hosted him in their homes. They helped campaign for him. Like these were people who were very, very in his favor. And now, you know, scorned, they are just on the opposite side of the fence and they want him gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:37] Brian, this dispute over the park slash highway has been going on for a while, we should say. There’s many different chapters of it culminating in the election and now this recall campaign. I guess in theory, the park opening for real officially is the nail in the coffin for people like Jen and Selena and other residents who are upset about it. I mean, is it the nail on the coffin?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:12:10] Yes and no, there’s still a legal challenge. I mean, a group did file to have an injunction to prevent the park from officially opening, but that obviously didn’t work, and that’s going through the process. And then there’s the recall campaign, which doesn’t really impact the park per se, but that could make a difference in the representation on the council, especially if a judge with a lawsuit says, whoa, this was put on the ballot improperly, this has got to go through the board of supervisors. And then you might have a newly elected sunset representative that says, you know what, maybe I’m against this park. Even supervisor Connie Chan is pushing to get this back on the ballot, to have basically reverse it, to have voters say, no, we actually want this open back to traffic. So it’s kind of just a jumbled mess right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:57] What’s the status of the efforts to, you know, push back against this park?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:13:02] Well, there’s a hearing for the lawsuit that filed by residents, and there’s hearing for that in early June. And it’s just gonna look at the merits essentially, just being like, is the argument that this, they circumvented state environmental law, does that have any merit? Should this have gone through the Board of Supervisors? A separate effort outside the lawsuit is to have it go back to voters again. And then as far as the recall campaign against Joel Engardio, they’re still gathering signatures, unaware where that’s going, but they have a deadline next month coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:13:39] So what is the plan for Sunset Dunes going forward? Is there gonna be more money spent on it to make improvements, for example, to make it even more of a park?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:13:48] Yeah, the city has the early plans out, you know, they installed a pump track. The big thing is they took out stoplights. So there is kind of like a move towards the permanence. But there’s also they received a million dollar grant to do a lot of further study on traffic and environment. The park open, but it’s still in its very, very early stages. And they have a lot of listening sessions and meetings coming head where people like, well, we want this and we want. This but even right now as I skated down the road, it doesn’t quite yet feel like a park. It just feels like a road that’s open for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:29] One thing that I found really interesting from hearing Supervisor Engardio talk about this is that he’s really talking up this vision of something that’s going to really leave a legacy in the city. He’s talking about, you know, grandkids and great grandkids. He’s taking about how this park could become as iconic as the Golden Gate bridge someday. I mean, that’s quite a, a bold vision that’s sort of thinking years and years ahead. 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So at least people were just really happy to have what they have while they have it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:56] Brian, thank you so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:15:58] Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:31] Brian Krans, this story takes place on the far west side of San Francisco. It’s actually where I live currently. I understand you also have some history with this part of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:01:43] Yeah, the Sunset was the first neighborhood I lived in when I moved to the Bay Area like 15 years ago. The Outer Sunset is, it’s kind of this surfy vibe. It’s nice, wide open streets. There’s a stop sign every two blocks. Highly residential, single-family dwellings. The Great Highway is a four-lane road split up by a median. And on both sides, it has these sand dunes that naturally just get swept in from the ocean. And a whole bunch of them have these wonderful sea plants growing on them. And it’s just kind of just a really wonderful space. They started opening up during the pandemic to kind of just give people that space to get out and walk around and kind of mingle while also social distancing. I remember going there with my wife and my dog at the time because when it was the pandemic, and also it was a really bad wildfire smoke day, that was one of the few places that had clean air where you could walk around. So it was just kind of this refuge on at multiple different levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] What were you going out there to do on Saturday?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:00] KQED sent me out there to go just cover the opening of this brand new park and just kind of get a general vibe of the day. And I was kind of trying to get from end to end to talk to as many people as possible. So I couldn’t think of any other better way to get around San Francisco on a beautiful sunny day than putting on my bubblegum pink rollerblades and grabbing my microphone and just talking to people who were having a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:03:26] You’re ready for some high-speed audio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:28] Oh, yeah. I’m with KQED. You want to tell me what you’re doing today? Can I walk with you?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:03:34] Oh sure, why not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:37] Great!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:40] On Saturday, it was just a beautiful day, I remember. I mean, what did you see as you rolled through the park? Was it crowded? Was it busy? What were people up to?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:49] Immediately when I got to the park and I just started rolling around I remember I parked by Pacheco and I was like I’m gonna head down to Noriega where they were having kind of the events for the day and there were tents set up. You can see it was like kind of a special day, but it was just more people out than normal, you know, it was people walking their dogs. They were riding their bikes. They were running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:04:10] What is the dog’s name?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:04:12] It’s Wendy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:04:14] Oh Wendy. I’m really glad you’re not freaked out by rollerblades. What uh, what brings you out today?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:04:19] Oh, the nice day and the great highway, of course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:04:24] I stopped and talked to Chris Callerman who was there with his dog, Wendy. Chris lived in the area. He’s kind of been taking his dog out there at the same time as he has for the last five years when they first started closing it down during the pandemic. And he’s one of the few Sunset District residents who actually voted in favor of keeping it close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:04:43] Well, we got the dog she loves it and you know, we get a little bit more traffic on our street but not too much. So for us doesn’t really affect us personally too bad. And you know I just love walking out here. It’s awesome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] Brian, it’s not a grand opening without some ribbon cutting and some speeches in addition to all the festivities. So what did you see on that front? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, theys and them, we are moving and grooving. I’m going to bring to the stage Phil Ginsburg, San Francisco Park and Rec General Manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:19] Yeah, under those tents that we saw at Noriega, they started, they had a band playing, they had events for kids and everything like that. And one of the first people to speak was Phil Ginsburg. He’s the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:33] This is truly a historic day. When we think back….\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:39] Instead, the opening of Sunset Dunes represents the largest pedestrianization conversion project in California’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:45] Two full miles, 50 acres of transformation from cars to people, from Lincoln to Sloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:57] And then Phil Ginsburg introduced District 4 Supervisor, Joel Engardio. He was a loud voice behind closing down the park to traffic and a large proponent of getting it open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:07] What will our grandkids and great grandkids think of this new park called Sunset Dunes? Will it become as iconic as the Gold Rush and the Golden Gate Bridge in the century to come? Yes, it can!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:06:29] He did address the controversy surrounding the park, like he kind of backed into it, but he just talked about how, like when the Golden Gate Bridge opened, there were some people who were like, oh, we don’t like this, this is bad. But that the crowd there that Saturday was witnessing kind of the same great event unveiling in San Francisco’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:51] Imagine the social media posts if they had Nextdoor in 1937? And for the people standing at the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, for us standing at Sunset Dunes today, or when we face anything in life, there is a choice. We can choose to advocate for the future with hope and joy. Let’s hear it for joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:07:24] Let’s talk a little bit about some of the frustration and anger about this park. I mean, we’re talking about the opening of this park, not just because it’s, you know, a new park in the city, but because it is a controversial one, particularly for residents who live nearby. So tell us a little about that anger for folks who don’t know and how much of it you saw during this grand opening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:07:46] I think one of the most telling things about this, and this goes back to Prop K in 2024, when they were just, you know, do we keep this open as a park? Over on the west side of the city, they voted overwhelmingly against it because they were concerned about traffic concerns and everything else that’s gonna come with it, where other parts of the city were more in favor, even like the Mission, Tenderloin, Dogpatch, all them, they voted in favor of it. And so there’s still this continuation of people who are just really unhappy about what happened. So on Saturday, since they were gonna have public officials speaking about how this is so great that they themselves decided to stage their own protest. It started at the Irish Cultural Center just over on Sloat. There’s some nice loud vehicles going, revving of motorcycle engines and honking of cars and they were just gonna drive down to kind of land where people were gonna be speaking just on the other side of the dunes and start honking. A lot of the people were Sunset residents that were concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:08:50] I was part of the group that opened the Great Highway. We were no on K because this whole thing is just a nightmare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:08:58] Mostly they feel betrayed and one of the people I talked to was Jen Doherty\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:09:01] And we have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the block with exhaust coming in our windows. Music, noise, bumper- to-bumber can’t get in and out of our driveways without having to wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:09:12] For them, it’s a lot of quality of life issues. I mean, if you lived on a quiet street, and then they closed down kind of the main thoroughfare to get around all that, people are now backing up. She’s talking about, you know, there’s exhaust coming in from the cars when they’re backed up. And when you live in the sunset, that’s kind of, the whole point is, there’s not a whole lot of cars. You know, there is kind of this open space. And so now they feel like that’s kinda being encroached on. And one of their main complaints they had is that there was a compromise. The great highway would be closed on holidays and weekends and things like that, but it would remain open during the week. So commuter traffic could get through. And now they just say, it’s just kind of a big headache.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:09:51] One thing I’ve observed just from seeing some of those folks around the neighborhood is there really does seem to be a sense of betrayal and anger at supervisor Engardio specifically for, for really leading the charge on closing the great highway, certainly there’s frustration about the park, but how much of that anger did you hear directed at Engardio?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:10:12] You can’t untangle the people who wanted the park open to traffic and the recall effort for Joel Engardio. Every single one of the cars had the yellow “Recall Engardio” sign on them. And then I spoke to a woman named Selena Chu. She’s the vice president for Chinese American Democratic Club. And she was holding a sign that says recall Engardio\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Selena Chu \u003c/strong>[00:10:34] I actually supported Joel. I volunteered for him before he was elected for the one whole year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:10:42] And she told me just about, it was about the whole process about how everything was done, that it was really making people angry. They kind of felt like left out of the process since this affects them directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Selena Chu \u003c/strong>[00:10:53] We’re just a whole bunch of ordinary people coming together because we really felt like, you know, Joe, you knock on our door and you told us you supported the compromise when you ran for a District 4 Supervisor against Gordon Mark. And now you have turned around…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:11:11] People I spoke to, they didn’t just vote for Engardio or support him. They hosted him in their homes. They helped campaign for him. Like these were people who were very, very in his favor. And now, you know, scorned, they are just on the opposite side of the fence and they want him gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:37] Brian, this dispute over the park slash highway has been going on for a while, we should say. There’s many different chapters of it culminating in the election and now this recall campaign. I guess in theory, the park opening for real officially is the nail in the coffin for people like Jen and Selena and other residents who are upset about it. I mean, is it the nail on the coffin?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:12:10] Yes and no, there’s still a legal challenge. I mean, a group did file to have an injunction to prevent the park from officially opening, but that obviously didn’t work, and that’s going through the process. And then there’s the recall campaign, which doesn’t really impact the park per se, but that could make a difference in the representation on the council, especially if a judge with a lawsuit says, whoa, this was put on the ballot improperly, this has got to go through the board of supervisors. And then you might have a newly elected sunset representative that says, you know what, maybe I’m against this park. Even supervisor Connie Chan is pushing to get this back on the ballot, to have basically reverse it, to have voters say, no, we actually want this open back to traffic. So it’s kind of just a jumbled mess right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:57] What’s the status of the efforts to, you know, push back against this park?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:13:02] Well, there’s a hearing for the lawsuit that filed by residents, and there’s hearing for that in early June. And it’s just gonna look at the merits essentially, just being like, is the argument that this, they circumvented state environmental law, does that have any merit? Should this have gone through the Board of Supervisors? A separate effort outside the lawsuit is to have it go back to voters again. And then as far as the recall campaign against Joel Engardio, they’re still gathering signatures, unaware where that’s going, but they have a deadline next month coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:13:39] So what is the plan for Sunset Dunes going forward? Is there gonna be more money spent on it to make improvements, for example, to make it even more of a park?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:13:48] Yeah, the city has the early plans out, you know, they installed a pump track. The big thing is they took out stoplights. So there is kind of like a move towards the permanence. But there’s also they received a million dollar grant to do a lot of further study on traffic and environment. The park open, but it’s still in its very, very early stages. And they have a lot of listening sessions and meetings coming head where people like, well, we want this and we want. This but even right now as I skated down the road, it doesn’t quite yet feel like a park. It just feels like a road that’s open for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:29] One thing that I found really interesting from hearing Supervisor Engardio talk about this is that he’s really talking up this vision of something that’s going to really leave a legacy in the city. He’s talking about, you know, grandkids and great grandkids. He’s taking about how this park could become as iconic as the Golden Gate bridge someday. I mean, that’s quite a, a bold vision that’s sort of thinking years and years ahead. Meanwhile, there’s a lot of anger locally against this park right now. What do you think it would take to realize that vision, considering everything we’ve talked about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:15:02] Well, I think the big thing is gonna be is whether or not people use it. We talked to some people who were residents of the area. They were completely, oh my gosh, this is amazing. It’s so nice to have this locally. But if there just be enough people to justify it, and also there’s gonna be traffic safety issues. It still has that air of like, let’s wait and see. But at least as far as Saturday’s grand opening, there was just that general excitement. Again, it was a beautiful sunny day in San Francisco. No reason not to get outside. Go for a run, completely uninhibited with the sounds of the ocean over on the side of you. And if you’ve ever done any kind of activity down there, it’s hard to be contained on that little short sidewalk. So at least people were just really happy to have what they have while they have it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:56] Brian, thank you so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032765/lgbtq-nonprofits-fear-targeted-attacks-sf-will-consider-easing-disclosure-rules\">easing financial reporting requirements\u003c/a> for city-funded nonprofits after some raised concerns that making such information public could put their staffers at risk of harassment, threats or attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The requirements were initially meant to increase transparency around nonprofits’ expenses, leaving one government ethics expert worried that rolling back the disclosures could make the city more vulnerable to financial mismanagement — an issue that has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004947/sf-mayor-breed-pushes-back-against-corruption-criticism-from-opponents\">plagued its departments and nonprofits\u003c/a> for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to approve the changes, which are intended to protect employees at nonprofits, particularly those who serve the LGBTQIA+ community and survivors of domestic violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the mood of the country changed and particularly queer organizations found themselves under increasing and often violent threat, folks approached me about amending [the] legislation to provide some protection for those organizations,” Board President Rafael Mandelman said when introducing the amendment to the Rules Committee in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2023 reporting protocol requires a list of the names of executive directors or employees with managerial responsibilities, as well as the names of the nonprofit’s board members or officers and any other boards they serve on. The changes passed Tuesday remove more than half of the information that’s required to be disclosed, expand how much data can be redacted and raise the funding threshold that requires a report at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036118\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Rafael Mandelman speaks during a press conference to announce a new location of The Stud, a longtime LGBTQ+ venue, on Folsom Street in the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District in San Francisco on Sept. 5, 2023, after its closure at its former site in 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rocio Molina, the director of San Francisco’s Human Services Network, said people could be dissuaded from choosing to serve on boards at some nonprofits if it meant their personal information would be shared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of them reflect the communities they serve, and they bring true value to the work and the information that our nonprofits are able to collect and put together,” Molina said. “Losing them can be a real loss to the sector.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Sean McMorris, a program manager at the government transparency nonprofit Common Cause California, said not disclosing that data could compromise government accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand their concern; I just don’t know if how they’ve done this is the right way to go about addressing that concern because it appears to be addressing one problem by ignoring another, which is the public’s right to transparency,” he said.[aside postID=news_12033818 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250331-Trans-Newsom-Rally-AC-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Multiple city-funded nonprofits have been mired in scandal for misusing city funds or unfairly awarding grants to agencies with which they have personal ties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF SAFE, which was tasked with many of the Police Department’s community-oriented initiatives, was disbanded last January over ethics concerns. Its leader, Kyra Worthy, was later \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997977/former-head-of-sfpd-linked-nonprofit-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-700000\">arrested on fraud charges\u003c/a> over allegations that she misused $700,000 in city money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the fall, former Mayor London Breed’s trademark “Dream Keeper” initiative also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004687/mayor-breed-taps-new-sf-human-rights-director-as-misspending-scrutiny-intensifies\">came under fire\u003c/a> after reports that then-Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis awarded $1.5 million to the nonprofit Collective Impact, whose chief she shared a home with. Davis was also accused of frivolous company spending on a Martha’s Vineyard vacation rental for interns and overpaying another nonprofit, the Homeless Children’s Network, by $40,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McMorris said that knowing who is leading the organizations that benefit from city funds is important information — for the press and voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to politicians’ family members and friends, he said that “boards of directors are often prominent people who have interest within the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998021\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"Reflection of a building in a window.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Hall on Aug. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Whether they’re developers or lawyers or in the tech industry, they’re typically going to have [legislation] before the Board of Supervisors that affect their interest and their bottom line,” he said. “It’s really about accountability. There’s a lot of things that are legal and are forms of government but not necessarily appropriate or ethical. That’s where transparency comes in and allows us to hold our public officials accountable based on what they do, even if it’s legal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the state allows employees’ addresses and other contact information to be redacted when there is a viable threat, but he has concerns that the city’s ordinance is too broad, comparing its language on redactions to writing a “blank check.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t say what the reasonable basis to believe that harm could occur would be, so it’s kind of an open-ended thing,” he told KQED. “I think an agency can say, ‘Well, we essentially have this concern,’ and frankly, why wouldn’t an agency say that, just to be safe?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amended legislation also cuts the reporting of some other IRS documents and a program-by-program description of all funds expended or budgeted. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Multiple city-funded nonprofits have been mired in scandal for misusing city funds or unfairly awarding grants to agencies with which they have personal ties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF SAFE, which was tasked with many of the Police Department’s community-oriented initiatives, was disbanded last January over ethics concerns. Its leader, Kyra Worthy, was later \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997977/former-head-of-sfpd-linked-nonprofit-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-700000\">arrested on fraud charges\u003c/a> over allegations that she misused $700,000 in city money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the fall, former Mayor London Breed’s trademark “Dream Keeper” initiative also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004687/mayor-breed-taps-new-sf-human-rights-director-as-misspending-scrutiny-intensifies\">came under fire\u003c/a> after reports that then-Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis awarded $1.5 million to the nonprofit Collective Impact, whose chief she shared a home with. Davis was also accused of frivolous company spending on a Martha’s Vineyard vacation rental for interns and overpaying another nonprofit, the Homeless Children’s Network, by $40,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McMorris said that knowing who is leading the organizations that benefit from city funds is important information — for the press and voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to politicians’ family members and friends, he said that “boards of directors are often prominent people who have interest within the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998021\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"Reflection of a building in a window.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Hall on Aug. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Whether they’re developers or lawyers or in the tech industry, they’re typically going to have [legislation] before the Board of Supervisors that affect their interest and their bottom line,” he said. “It’s really about accountability. There’s a lot of things that are legal and are forms of government but not necessarily appropriate or ethical. That’s where transparency comes in and allows us to hold our public officials accountable based on what they do, even if it’s legal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the state allows employees’ addresses and other contact information to be redacted when there is a viable threat, but he has concerns that the city’s ordinance is too broad, comparing its language on redactions to writing a “blank check.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t say what the reasonable basis to believe that harm could occur would be, so it’s kind of an open-ended thing,” he told KQED. “I think an agency can say, ‘Well, we essentially have this concern,’ and frankly, why wouldn’t an agency say that, just to be safe?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amended legislation also cuts the reporting of some other IRS documents and a program-by-program description of all funds expended or budgeted. Only nonprofits receiving more than $1 million in city funds will have to file the statements at all, a ten-fold increase from the $100,000 minimum in the original legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Swastika graffiti in a campus bathroom, chants of “death to Jews,” Hamas Hello Kitty stickers and the physical assault of Jewish students. These are among the incidents detailed in discrimination complaints against \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> universities since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, at least 17 colleges in the state are in the crosshairs of multi-pronged federal investigations into antisemitism in higher education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Department of Justice is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029887/trump-doj-investigate-university-california-over-antisemitism-allegations\">investigating\u003c/a> whether the University of California system has allowed antisemitism to create a hostile work environment for Jewish employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced \u003ca href=\"https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-educations-office-civil-rights-sends-letters-60-universities-under-investigation-antisemitic-discrimination-and-harassment\">investigations\u003c/a> into allegations that students of Jewish ancestry have been denied access to education at nearly a dozen schools in the state — including a handful of UCs, California State Universities at Sacramento and San Diego and private institutions such as the University of Southern California, Chapman University and Stanford University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the country, President Donald Trump’s administration has gone even further by withholding federal funds from schools, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/doj-hhs-ed-and-gsa-announce-initial-cancelation-of-grants-and-contracts-columbia-university-worth-400-million\">Columbia\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/g-s1-59090/trump-officials-halt-1-billion-in-funding-for-cornell-790-million-for-northwestern\">Northwestern and Cornell\u003c/a>. Immigration agents have arrested international students like \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/tufts-student-detained-massachusetts-immigration-08d7f08e1daa899986b7131a1edab6d8\">Rumeysa Ozturk\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8\">Mahmoud Khalil\u003c/a> for their actions in support of Palestine. The latest \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-screening-aliens-social-media-activity-for-antisemitism\">news\u003c/a> is that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now monitoring the social media feeds of immigrants for evidence of antisemitism and “terrorist sympathizers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Federal Antisemitism Investigations in California Higher Ed\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-P7BCl\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/P7BCl/7/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"794\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some in civil rights law and academia warn that the extraordinary and even extralegal tactics and disregard for existing discrimination protections point to the administration’s true ambition: Not to create an inclusive campus climate for all, but to stir up fear and extract concessions from traditionally left-leaning centers of learning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past month, \u003ca href=\"https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/initiative-to-combat-antisemitism\">UCLA\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-848726\">UCSB\u003c/a> have announced new initiatives to address antisemitism, while some state \u003ca href=\"https://journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/document-view?collection=ac9da6d3c73d17a4&docid=fb2a1b12b6b3fe52_ac9da6d3c73d17a4&dapvm=1&highlight=e0218af7ac44146a&utm_source=highlight_deep_link\">lawmakers\u003c/a> and faculty groups have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034221/trump-administration-subpoenas-uc-faculty-information-antisemitism-investigation\">called on\u003c/a> university leaders to stand up to the federal government in order to protect privacy and free speech rights. With billions of dollars in federal research funding on the line, there’s no easy path forward: Columbia, which largely capitulated to the administration’s demands, \u003ca href=\"https://communications.news.columbia.edu/news/statement-federal-funding\">still hasn’t seen\u003c/a> its funding restored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we have from this new task force from the federal government is an unprecedented, unique, coalition of federal agencies and they’re operating absent law,” said Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education under Biden and chair of the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Commission_on_Civil_Rights\">United States Commission on Civil Rights\u003c/a> between 2016 and 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal actions announced since January have also largely ignored the fact that many of these universities were already under scrutiny — and in some cases, had strict compliance agreements with the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was theater for the current administration to list University of California schools as schools that are somehow newly under investigation [for antisemitism],” Lhamon said. “They’re already subject to federal monitoring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Gutting the Office of Civil Rights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s subsequent devastating war in Gaza, campuses across the country became freshly embroiled in widespread \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984636/violence-erupts-at-ucla-as-protests-over-israels-war-in-gaza-escalate-across-the-u-s\">protests\u003c/a>, labor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987499/academic-workers-at-ucla-davis-are-next-to-strike-over-response-to-protests\">strikes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984645/photos-campus-protests-grow-across-bay-area\">encampments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lhamon said her office received “a huge influx of new cases” including antisemitic complaints like those listed above along with allegations that Palestinian and Muslim students had been doxxed, physically assaulted and greeted with signs reading “Hamas will kill and rape you all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993683\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UC Berkeley pro-Palestinian encampment outside of Sproul Hall in Berkeley, California, on May 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In response, the OCR opened cases against more than a dozen higher education institutions in California, requesting voluminous responses including school policies, the names of witnesses and complainants and disciplinary actions taken by the schools. In those investigations, “what we saw, to my shock and horror, was that lots of schools in K–12 and in higher education had not understood their legal obligations under Title VI,” Lhamon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The OCR has jurisdiction under \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI\">Title VI\u003c/a> of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars the use of federal funds for programs that discriminate on the basis of “race, color, or national origin.” But Lhamon said Title VI also requires there be a process for the university to come into compliance before federal funds can be withheld — unlike the Trump administration’s move to withhold $400 million from Columbia without a full investigation or any kind of compliance process.[aside postID=news_12034742 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-72_qed-1020x680.jpg']To that end, the UC reached a resolution \u003ca href=\"https://journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/document-view?collection=ac9da6d3c73d17a4&docid=12292ad5a6780a_ac9da6d3c73d17a4&page=1&dapvm=1&highlight=634e6ffe678dfce1&utm_source=highlight_deep_link\">agreement\u003c/a> with the Department of Education in December to address discrimination against students with “Jewish, Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim ancestry” and close nine open Title VI cases. While a March 10, 2025, letter from the incoming head of the OCR called resolutions like this toothless, it includes extensive reporting requirements, campus police training, and individual redress for specific students, including reimbursement of tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, Lhamon wonders who is actually monitoring the agreement. On March 11, half of the OCR employees in the country were terminated, and the Office of Civil Rights in San Francisco, which had spearheaded investigations in California schools, was closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s not a single investigator in the state of California anymore in the Office of Civil Rights,” Lhamon said. “Not a single person who was involved in those cases is still involved in those cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many other cases investigating discrimination against students with disabilities, Black, Palestinian and Muslim students are also in limbo, court filings show. California is among the states \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031176/california-other-states-gear-up-fight-department-educations-dismantling\">suing\u003c/a> the department over the mass firings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED reached out to OCR attorneys named in complaint documents posted on the DOE website, but none agreed to be interviewed. DOE officials did not respond to multiple requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Denise Katz-Prober of the Brandeis Center, a Jewish advocacy nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., which has filed numerous administrative complaints on behalf of students, said many resolution agreements haven’t gone far enough to address the “root causes” of antisemitism on campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1409\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-800x564.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-1920x1353.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A building at Scripps College through a corridor of trees in Claremont, California, on Aug. 13, 2022. Scripps College is one of 17 California colleges and universities under federal investigation. \u003ccite>(Jim Brown/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said her group feels optimistic that the Trump administration is “ acting quite forcefully and vigorously to hold institutions, accountable.” So far, she doesn’t have concerns about the functioning of the OCR, which she said acted swiftly to open a new case after the center filed a complaint against Scripps College in February. Another case against Chapman, filed over a year ago, is still under investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Monica College, which has three pending complaints with the OCR, was among the 60 institutions that received letters from the Trump administration on March 10. A spokesperson said via email that the \u003ca href=\"https://admin.smc.edu/administration/campus-counsel/documents/OCR-3-10-2025.pdf\">letter\u003c/a> didn’t include any new information — or determination — about the three pending cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you actually care about kids, if you actually care about discrimination that’s occurring in school, you fully monitor the agreements that you have, and you look for the other places that need you,” Lhamon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the Trump administration has made no mention of enforcing the parts of the agreement crafted to address discrimination complaints filed by Palestinian students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestine protesters attempt to block a counter-protester with an Israeli flag at UCLA on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Attendees rallied to protest ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia University last year. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>UCLA distinguished professor Sherene Razack chairs the Task Force on Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Racism, which has submitted three \u003ca href=\"https://uclaracismtaskforce.com/\">reports\u003c/a> to university leaders. Razack said the consequences of this bias to faculty and students can be severe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Medical residents who even mention anything to do with the genocide are getting seriously doxxed,” she said. The consequences of doxxing range from death threats to people “writing to you and saying, ‘You’ll never get a job,’” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Razack said the administration has largely \u003ca href=\"https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/46594/Open-Letter-to-Chancellor-Julio-Frenk-From-the-Ucla-Task-Force-on-Anti-Palestinian,-Anti-Muslim-and-Anti-Arab-Racism\">ignored\u003c/a> her task force’s recommendation, instead adopting recommendations from the \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.ucla.edu/ucla-announces-initiative-to-combat-antisemitism\">Antisemitism Task Force\u003c/a>, perhaps in “anticipatory compliance” to escape federal repercussions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distinguished Professor Stuart Gabriel of the UCLA Anderson School of Management — who has been tapped to lead the Initiative to Combat Antisemitism — did not respond to KQED’s emails requesting comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘False flag’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The DOJ investigation brought under \u003ca href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964\">Title VII\u003c/a>, which prohibits workplace discrimination, has already begun contacting people, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/10/trump-administration-begins-interviewing-uc-faculty-as-part-of-antisemitism-probe-00282965\">reporting\u003c/a> by \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em>. Faculty unions had urged the administration to fight \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034221/trump-administration-subpoenas-uc-faculty-information-antisemitism-investigation\">the subpoena of the names and contact information\u003c/a> of hundreds of UC employees who signed letters in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A letter to members from the University Council — American Federation of Teachers, the union that represents almost 7,000 UC teaching faculty and librarians, called on university leaders to protect “worker privacy and due process of law at every turn,” and encouraged workers and students to “resist participating in investigations that are clearly motivated by politics and the intent to silence debate, dissent, and disagreement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035694\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035694\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Leigh Kimberg speaks during a press conference with UCSF medical professionals to call for a ceasefire in Gaza outside of the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, on Oct. 31, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The UC Office of the President did not answer questions about the compliance agreement or the actions of the federal task force. In an email, a spokesperson said the institution “unequivocally condemns antisemitism in all forms” and ”is committed to responding to all inquiries in good faith as we continue to take important steps to foster a welcoming and safe environment for all.” A spokesperson for the DOJ declined to comment on the status of the workplace investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while some faculty members see a sharp divergence between the Biden administration’s approach to civil rights enforcement and the Trump administration’s, others, like Leigh Kimberg, a UCSF professor of medicine, feel this is merely a continuation of the ongoing suppression of legitimate protest and pro-Palestinian voices, which includes many Jewish voices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I have spoken out saying that actually the liberation of the Jewish people and the Palestinian people are inextricable,” Kimberg said.[aside postID=news_12034703 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250319-UCBerkeleyProtest-14-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']As a result, she said she has been accused of antisemitism. After speaking about Palestine during a talk about trauma-informed care, she said she was banned from speaking in public courses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kimberg said students have shown incredible bravery even in the face of potential discipline, arrest and immigration enforcement actions. In the past month, dozens of students and faculty at California universities, including Stanford, UCLA and UCSB, have had their visas revoked by the State Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Katz-Prober said she’s not an immigration expert, but said the Brandeis Center appreciates the Trump administration taking antisemitism seriously and “that there are consequences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poulomi Saha, a UC Berkeley associate professor of English who was faculty co-chair of an advisory committee on Muslim and Palestinian student life, sees these investigations as a “false flag mission” in an attempt by Trump to “control what happens on college campuses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today, it’s antisemitism. 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Immigration agents have arrested international students like \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/tufts-student-detained-massachusetts-immigration-08d7f08e1daa899986b7131a1edab6d8\">Rumeysa Ozturk\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8\">Mahmoud Khalil\u003c/a> for their actions in support of Palestine. The latest \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-screening-aliens-social-media-activity-for-antisemitism\">news\u003c/a> is that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now monitoring the social media feeds of immigrants for evidence of antisemitism and “terrorist sympathizers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Federal Antisemitism Investigations in California Higher Ed\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-P7BCl\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/P7BCl/7/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"794\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some in civil rights law and academia warn that the extraordinary and even extralegal tactics and disregard for existing discrimination protections point to the administration’s true ambition: Not to create an inclusive campus climate for all, but to stir up fear and extract concessions from traditionally left-leaning centers of learning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past month, \u003ca href=\"https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/initiative-to-combat-antisemitism\">UCLA\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-848726\">UCSB\u003c/a> have announced new initiatives to address antisemitism, while some state \u003ca href=\"https://journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/document-view?collection=ac9da6d3c73d17a4&docid=fb2a1b12b6b3fe52_ac9da6d3c73d17a4&dapvm=1&highlight=e0218af7ac44146a&utm_source=highlight_deep_link\">lawmakers\u003c/a> and faculty groups have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034221/trump-administration-subpoenas-uc-faculty-information-antisemitism-investigation\">called on\u003c/a> university leaders to stand up to the federal government in order to protect privacy and free speech rights. With billions of dollars in federal research funding on the line, there’s no easy path forward: Columbia, which largely capitulated to the administration’s demands, \u003ca href=\"https://communications.news.columbia.edu/news/statement-federal-funding\">still hasn’t seen\u003c/a> its funding restored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we have from this new task force from the federal government is an unprecedented, unique, coalition of federal agencies and they’re operating absent law,” said Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education under Biden and chair of the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Commission_on_Civil_Rights\">United States Commission on Civil Rights\u003c/a> between 2016 and 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal actions announced since January have also largely ignored the fact that many of these universities were already under scrutiny — and in some cases, had strict compliance agreements with the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was theater for the current administration to list University of California schools as schools that are somehow newly under investigation [for antisemitism],” Lhamon said. “They’re already subject to federal monitoring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Gutting the Office of Civil Rights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s subsequent devastating war in Gaza, campuses across the country became freshly embroiled in widespread \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984636/violence-erupts-at-ucla-as-protests-over-israels-war-in-gaza-escalate-across-the-u-s\">protests\u003c/a>, labor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987499/academic-workers-at-ucla-davis-are-next-to-strike-over-response-to-protests\">strikes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984645/photos-campus-protests-grow-across-bay-area\">encampments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lhamon said her office received “a huge influx of new cases” including antisemitic complaints like those listed above along with allegations that Palestinian and Muslim students had been doxxed, physically assaulted and greeted with signs reading “Hamas will kill and rape you all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993683\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/L1005168_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UC Berkeley pro-Palestinian encampment outside of Sproul Hall in Berkeley, California, on May 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In response, the OCR opened cases against more than a dozen higher education institutions in California, requesting voluminous responses including school policies, the names of witnesses and complainants and disciplinary actions taken by the schools. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>To that end, the UC reached a resolution \u003ca href=\"https://journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/document-view?collection=ac9da6d3c73d17a4&docid=12292ad5a6780a_ac9da6d3c73d17a4&page=1&dapvm=1&highlight=634e6ffe678dfce1&utm_source=highlight_deep_link\">agreement\u003c/a> with the Department of Education in December to address discrimination against students with “Jewish, Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim ancestry” and close nine open Title VI cases. While a March 10, 2025, letter from the incoming head of the OCR called resolutions like this toothless, it includes extensive reporting requirements, campus police training, and individual redress for specific students, including reimbursement of tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, Lhamon wonders who is actually monitoring the agreement. On March 11, half of the OCR employees in the country were terminated, and the Office of Civil Rights in San Francisco, which had spearheaded investigations in California schools, was closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s not a single investigator in the state of California anymore in the Office of Civil Rights,” Lhamon said. “Not a single person who was involved in those cases is still involved in those cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many other cases investigating discrimination against students with disabilities, Black, Palestinian and Muslim students are also in limbo, court filings show. California is among the states \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031176/california-other-states-gear-up-fight-department-educations-dismantling\">suing\u003c/a> the department over the mass firings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED reached out to OCR attorneys named in complaint documents posted on the DOE website, but none agreed to be interviewed. DOE officials did not respond to multiple requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Denise Katz-Prober of the Brandeis Center, a Jewish advocacy nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., which has filed numerous administrative complaints on behalf of students, said many resolution agreements haven’t gone far enough to address the “root causes” of antisemitism on campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1409\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-800x564.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/ScrippsCollegeGetty-1920x1353.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A building at Scripps College through a corridor of trees in Claremont, California, on Aug. 13, 2022. Scripps College is one of 17 California colleges and universities under federal investigation. \u003ccite>(Jim Brown/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said her group feels optimistic that the Trump administration is “ acting quite forcefully and vigorously to hold institutions, accountable.” So far, she doesn’t have concerns about the functioning of the OCR, which she said acted swiftly to open a new case after the center filed a complaint against Scripps College in February. Another case against Chapman, filed over a year ago, is still under investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Monica College, which has three pending complaints with the OCR, was among the 60 institutions that received letters from the Trump administration on March 10. A spokesperson said via email that the \u003ca href=\"https://admin.smc.edu/administration/campus-counsel/documents/OCR-3-10-2025.pdf\">letter\u003c/a> didn’t include any new information — or determination — about the three pending cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you actually care about kids, if you actually care about discrimination that’s occurring in school, you fully monitor the agreements that you have, and you look for the other places that need you,” Lhamon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the Trump administration has made no mention of enforcing the parts of the agreement crafted to address discrimination complaints filed by Palestinian students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/UCLAProtestGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestine protesters attempt to block a counter-protester with an Israeli flag at UCLA on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Attendees rallied to protest ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia University last year. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>UCLA distinguished professor Sherene Razack chairs the Task Force on Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Racism, which has submitted three \u003ca href=\"https://uclaracismtaskforce.com/\">reports\u003c/a> to university leaders. Razack said the consequences of this bias to faculty and students can be severe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Medical residents who even mention anything to do with the genocide are getting seriously doxxed,” she said. The consequences of doxxing range from death threats to people “writing to you and saying, ‘You’ll never get a job,’” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Razack said the administration has largely \u003ca href=\"https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/46594/Open-Letter-to-Chancellor-Julio-Frenk-From-the-Ucla-Task-Force-on-Anti-Palestinian,-Anti-Muslim-and-Anti-Arab-Racism\">ignored\u003c/a> her task force’s recommendation, instead adopting recommendations from the \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.ucla.edu/ucla-announces-initiative-to-combat-antisemitism\">Antisemitism Task Force\u003c/a>, perhaps in “anticipatory compliance” to escape federal repercussions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distinguished Professor Stuart Gabriel of the UCLA Anderson School of Management — who has been tapped to lead the Initiative to Combat Antisemitism — did not respond to KQED’s emails requesting comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘False flag’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The DOJ investigation brought under \u003ca href=\"https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964\">Title VII\u003c/a>, which prohibits workplace discrimination, has already begun contacting people, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/10/trump-administration-begins-interviewing-uc-faculty-as-part-of-antisemitism-probe-00282965\">reporting\u003c/a> by \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em>. Faculty unions had urged the administration to fight \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034221/trump-administration-subpoenas-uc-faculty-information-antisemitism-investigation\">the subpoena of the names and contact information\u003c/a> of hundreds of UC employees who signed letters in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A letter to members from the University Council — American Federation of Teachers, the union that represents almost 7,000 UC teaching faculty and librarians, called on university leaders to protect “worker privacy and due process of law at every turn,” and encouraged workers and students to “resist participating in investigations that are clearly motivated by politics and the intent to silence debate, dissent, and disagreement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035694\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035694\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231031-UCSFGazaPresser-25-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Leigh Kimberg speaks during a press conference with UCSF medical professionals to call for a ceasefire in Gaza outside of the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, on Oct. 31, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The UC Office of the President did not answer questions about the compliance agreement or the actions of the federal task force. In an email, a spokesperson said the institution “unequivocally condemns antisemitism in all forms” and ”is committed to responding to all inquiries in good faith as we continue to take important steps to foster a welcoming and safe environment for all.” A spokesperson for the DOJ declined to comment on the status of the workplace investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while some faculty members see a sharp divergence between the Biden administration’s approach to civil rights enforcement and the Trump administration’s, others, like Leigh Kimberg, a UCSF professor of medicine, feel this is merely a continuation of the ongoing suppression of legitimate protest and pro-Palestinian voices, which includes many Jewish voices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I have spoken out saying that actually the liberation of the Jewish people and the Palestinian people are inextricable,” Kimberg said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Chis Callarman walked his dog, Wendy, along the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/great-highway\">Great Highway\u003c/a> on Saturday, the same as he has for the last five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started a lot in the pandemic when they shut it down,” he said. “It’s nice to have the whole run of the place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Callarman was one of the few Sunset District residents who voted in favor of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--proposition-k-permanently-closing-upper-great-highway-private-vehicles-establish-public\">2024’s Proposition K\u003c/a>, a citywide measure that permanently closed a section of the Great Highway to motor vehicles, which the city first started doing in April 2020 during the COVID pandemic, when social distancing measures were in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035804\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio (center) participates in the ribbon cutting during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035815\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A crowd gathers during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: Supervisor Joel Engardio holds up a sign reading ‘Sunset Dunes’ during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio supported the closure, much to the ire of many in his district, and is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017070/sf-supervisor-faces-a-recall-campaign-over-great-highway-closure\">subject to a recall\u003c/a> election in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of the neighbors are definitely against it and some are for it,” Callerman said, “so I kind of just stay neutral around the neighbors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 50-acre, 2-mile park along the former Upper Great Highway from Lincoln Way down the city’s alphabetized Sunset streets to Sloat Boulevard, making it accessible by Muni’s N-Judah and L-Taraval lines, along with several bus routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035816\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People enjoy Ocean Beach during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035820\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julian Milton (left) and his daughter Kaia, 2, react to Snowy the Snowy Plover during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035827\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Sunset Community Band performs at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: The San Francisco Happy Dance Team performs at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035185/sfs-new-park-closed-great-highway-about-get-name\">Recreation and Parks Commission officially dubbed\u003c/a> the new park Sunset Dunes, a reflection of the neighborhood the park sits in, as well as the sandy dunes that often have swept over the four-lane divided road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At its official opening Saturday, Engardio addressed the thousands of people who gathered for the opening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This space connects people to something bigger than themselves, the power of the ocean, the beauty of the sunset, a space where a child can learn to ride a bike and dream, a space where a senior can roll in a wheelchair and remember a space for every facet of life to celebrate, mourn, heal and reflect,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035817\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio speaks during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Engardio also addressed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030751/days-before-san-franciscos-great-highway-closure-opponents-aim-block-it\">controversy surrounding the park\u003c/a>, comparing it to early sentiments about the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘Too ugly,’ people said. That it looked like an upside down rat trap. Imagine the social media posts if they had Nextdoor in 1937,” Engardio said as the crowd laughed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Engardio spoke, a small protest that started at the Irish Cultural Center revved the engines of their motorcycles and honked their car horns and held signs supporting Engardio’s recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035811\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of an effort to recall Engardio drive on 45th Avenue in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some of those who want the highway to remain open to vehicle traffic — arguing it makes surrounding neighborhoods less congested and more safe — are encouraging residents to sign the petition to recall Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the protestors was Jen Dougherty, who lives on Lincoln Avenue, and said the negative effects of the highway’s closure are constant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the block with exhaust coming in our windows, music, noise, [we] can’t get in and out of our driveways without having to wait,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035809\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jen Dougherty, a Sunset resident, holds a sign reading ‘Open the Great Highway’ on Wawona St. in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035813\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Lindsey, who did not want to include her last name, tapes a ‘Recall Engardio’ sign on her car prior to a ride of an effort to recall Engardio on Wawona St. in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: A caravan of supporters of an effort to recall Supervisor Engardio drive on Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stephen Gorski said he once supported Engardio but now backs his recall because he said Engardio told his constituents that he initially supported continuing the pilot program that started in late 2022 that closed the road to vehicles on holidays and weekends, but left it open to commuters during the week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gorski said that “compromise” was working, but Engardio supported Prop. K, which left people like Gorski feeling betrayed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He lied to us,” Gorski said. “That’s what everyone’s mad about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035822\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032868/sf-park-repeatedly-vandalized-after-great-highway-closed-cars\">Graffiti along the new park\u003c/a> has specifically called out Engardio since the roadway officially closed on March 14. Three days before, opponents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030751/days-before-san-franciscos-great-highway-closure-opponents-aim-block-it\">filed a legal challenge\u003c/a>, alleging that the issue shouldn’t have gone before voters, but rather the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Recreation and Parks department is planning on installing \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=25590\">more amenities along the park\u003c/a>, including murals, sculptures, fitness equipment, a bike pump track, a skate space, and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035823\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035823\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child plays with bubbles during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, said at Saturday’s ceremony that Sunset Dunes “represents the largest pedestrianization conversion project in California history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a milestone in San Francisco’s legacy of reimagining public space for people, for connecting the city with the coast and for prioritizing nature and play,” Ginsburg said. “It’s deeply rooted in our values.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035824\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play on a tree branch at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035825\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An individual holds a sign reading ‘Recall Engardio’ during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: Jack Chamberlin (left) and Diya Jamwal (right) take a photo with Snowy the Snowy Plover during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city plans to use a $1 million grant from the California Coastal Conservancy to study issues surrounding the new park, such as traffic, ecology and sea level rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, San Francisco residents like Dean Criscitiello will continue to enjoy the space. On Saturday, his 4-year-old son, Ozy, weaved around the roads on his blue Strider balance bike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When someone makes a decision to maybe make the world a little bit better or worse, take a chance, man. It’s no big deal,” he said. “They could always flip it back around if it doesn’t work, but I think it’s gonna work fine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035814\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-25_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clara Kelly, 8, dances at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Chis Callarman walked his dog, Wendy, along the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/great-highway\">Great Highway\u003c/a> on Saturday, the same as he has for the last five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started a lot in the pandemic when they shut it down,” he said. “It’s nice to have the whole run of the place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Callarman was one of the few Sunset District residents who voted in favor of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--proposition-k-permanently-closing-upper-great-highway-private-vehicles-establish-public\">2024’s Proposition K\u003c/a>, a citywide measure that permanently closed a section of the Great Highway to motor vehicles, which the city first started doing in April 2020 during the COVID pandemic, when social distancing measures were in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035804\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio (center) participates in the ribbon cutting during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035815\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-10-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A crowd gathers during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: Supervisor Joel Engardio holds up a sign reading ‘Sunset Dunes’ during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio supported the closure, much to the ire of many in his district, and is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017070/sf-supervisor-faces-a-recall-campaign-over-great-highway-closure\">subject to a recall\u003c/a> election in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of the neighbors are definitely against it and some are for it,” Callerman said, “so I kind of just stay neutral around the neighbors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 50-acre, 2-mile park along the former Upper Great Highway from Lincoln Way down the city’s alphabetized Sunset streets to Sloat Boulevard, making it accessible by Muni’s N-Judah and L-Taraval lines, along with several bus routes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035816\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People enjoy Ocean Beach during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035820\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-23_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julian Milton (left) and his daughter Kaia, 2, react to Snowy the Snowy Plover during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035827\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-13-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Sunset Community Band performs at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: The San Francisco Happy Dance Team performs at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035185/sfs-new-park-closed-great-highway-about-get-name\">Recreation and Parks Commission officially dubbed\u003c/a> the new park Sunset Dunes, a reflection of the neighborhood the park sits in, as well as the sandy dunes that often have swept over the four-lane divided road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At its official opening Saturday, Engardio addressed the thousands of people who gathered for the opening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This space connects people to something bigger than themselves, the power of the ocean, the beauty of the sunset, a space where a child can learn to ride a bike and dream, a space where a senior can roll in a wheelchair and remember a space for every facet of life to celebrate, mourn, heal and reflect,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035817\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-9_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio speaks during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Engardio also addressed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030751/days-before-san-franciscos-great-highway-closure-opponents-aim-block-it\">controversy surrounding the park\u003c/a>, comparing it to early sentiments about the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘Too ugly,’ people said. That it looked like an upside down rat trap. Imagine the social media posts if they had Nextdoor in 1937,” Engardio said as the crowd laughed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Engardio spoke, a small protest that started at the Irish Cultural Center revved the engines of their motorcycles and honked their car horns and held signs supporting Engardio’s recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035811\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-4_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of an effort to recall Engardio drive on 45th Avenue in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some of those who want the highway to remain open to vehicle traffic — arguing it makes surrounding neighborhoods less congested and more safe — are encouraging residents to sign the petition to recall Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the protestors was Jen Dougherty, who lives on Lincoln Avenue, and said the negative effects of the highway’s closure are constant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the block with exhaust coming in our windows, music, noise, [we] can’t get in and out of our driveways without having to wait,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035809\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jen Dougherty, a Sunset resident, holds a sign reading ‘Open the Great Highway’ on Wawona St. in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035813\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-9-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Lindsey, who did not want to include her last name, tapes a ‘Recall Engardio’ sign on her car prior to a ride of an effort to recall Engardio on Wawona St. in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: A caravan of supporters of an effort to recall Supervisor Engardio drive on Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stephen Gorski said he once supported Engardio but now backs his recall because he said Engardio told his constituents that he initially supported continuing the pilot program that started in late 2022 that closed the road to vehicles on holidays and weekends, but left it open to commuters during the week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gorski said that “compromise” was working, but Engardio supported Prop. K, which left people like Gorski feeling betrayed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He lied to us,” Gorski said. “That’s what everyone’s mad about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035822\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-26_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032868/sf-park-repeatedly-vandalized-after-great-highway-closed-cars\">Graffiti along the new park\u003c/a> has specifically called out Engardio since the roadway officially closed on March 14. Three days before, opponents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030751/days-before-san-franciscos-great-highway-closure-opponents-aim-block-it\">filed a legal challenge\u003c/a>, alleging that the issue shouldn’t have gone before voters, but rather the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Recreation and Parks department is planning on installing \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=25590\">more amenities along the park\u003c/a>, including murals, sculptures, fitness equipment, a bike pump track, a skate space, and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035823\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035823\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-7_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child plays with bubbles during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, said at Saturday’s ceremony that Sunset Dunes “represents the largest pedestrianization conversion project in California history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a milestone in San Francisco’s legacy of reimagining public space for people, for connecting the city with the coast and for prioritizing nature and play,” Ginsburg said. “It’s deeply rooted in our values.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035824\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play on a tree branch at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035825\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-12-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An individual holds a sign reading ‘Recall Engardio’ during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. Right: Jack Chamberlin (left) and Diya Jamwal (right) take a photo with Snowy the Snowy Plover during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city plans to use a $1 million grant from the California Coastal Conservancy to study issues surrounding the new park, such as traffic, ecology and sea level rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, San Francisco residents like Dean Criscitiello will continue to enjoy the space. On Saturday, his 4-year-old son, Ozy, weaved around the roads on his blue Strider balance bike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When someone makes a decision to maybe make the world a little bit better or worse, take a chance, man. 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The cuts specifically target “general civil legal services,” or legal aid outside of immediate eviction threat, immigration and gender-based violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one affected organization, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice & Diversity Center, may be forced to eliminate all of its general civil legal services in the coming fiscal year as a result of the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really just distressing and disturbing for people who care about homelessness prevention and taking care of our most vulnerable neighbors,” William Ryland, a granting contracts manager at the Justice & Diversity Center, said. “We will see an increase in homelessness if we do not fund civil legal services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ryland said the center stands to lose $650,000 if the city follows through on the cuts. 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The nonprofits provide services ranging from representation for lower-income clients facing informal eviction to defense against wage theft, wrongful foreclosures and familial disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cuts, which are set to take effect in July, will amount to an estimated $4.2 million in reduced funding, the nonprofits said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bar Association of San Francisco’s pro bono center works directly with unhoused and housing-insecure people seeking public income benefits and provides representation to tenants in conflict with their landlords.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12034942 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250310-TRUMP-SF-MD-09-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pre-eviction advocacy program was created in conjunction with the Tenant Right to Counsel project, which was established by Proposition F in 2019. 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Those programs will continue to receive priority funding under the category of “essential community-based services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The economic downturn prompted all City departments … to implement mandatory budget reductions for local funding sources,” the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development said in a statement. “We deeply appreciate all organizations that applied for funding and while these reductions were necessary given fiscal constraints, it was not an easy decision.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open Door Legal, which provides diverse legal services to low-income clients, received $3.5 million from the city last year and is set to lose $2.2 million in the coming fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A vast majority of the cases handled by the nonprofit fall under the category of general civil matters, said Adrian Tirtanadi, Open Door’s executive director, adding that access to legal aid can be the “difference between life and death” for many of the organization’s clients. 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As a result, 18 employees at 750 Post St. in San Francisco and 72 at 1301 30th Ave. in Oakland will be let go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter sent to the California Employment Development Department, Mona Stone, the organization’s chief legal officer, said the facility closures are a result of changes in business operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay looks ahead, we have made some adjustments to our existing footprint and structure to better position the organization for future growth plans in the coming years,” Goodwill said in a statement to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization is looking to add larger and more efficient operational spaces, according to the statement. Other Bay Area locations that do not align with the new vision, including an Oakland warehouse, may also face closure soon, the statement continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11760194\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11760194\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Clothes-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Clothes-6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Clothes-6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Clothes-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Clothes-6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/Clothes-6-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker sorts through clothing at Goodwill’s sorting facility in South San Francisco on July 10, 2019. \u003ccite>(Sarah Craig/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It encouraged workers facing termination to apply for roles at other locations. There are about 10 Goodwill locations, including donation centers and career offices, scattered across San Francisco and a few more in the rest of the Bay Area. It is unknown which other locations may close or how many.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The layoffs announced this week will affect positions ranging from management and store supervision to retail and warehouse work and are expected to be permanent, according to the organization’s notice to state employment officials. Other employees will be able to continue in their positions either remotely or at nearby locations with no changes to pay or benefits, it said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of the closures follows a tumultuous year for the nonprofit’s Bay Area chapter.[aside postID=news_12034827 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250407-TARIFFSBAYAREASMALLBIZ-05-BL_QED-KQED-1020x680.jpg']In 2024, Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay entered into an \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tim-o%E2%80%99neal-474980238_goodwill-of-central-and-northern-arizona-activity-7236801820650565632-jSsW/\">operating partnership\u003c/a> with Goodwill of Northern and Central Arizona. The move was essentially an acquisition after Bay Area executives stepped down from their positions in favor of Arizona-based CEO Tim O’Neal, according to an \u003ca href=\"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_audit/2024-06-GSAFAC-0000355807\">audit\u003c/a> published by ProPublica. 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He said they would open locations in suburban areas and shift away from smaller stores as part of the organization’s expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notice of the impending closures were sent to local workforce agencies, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins and supervisors in Alameda and San Francisco counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10908960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10908960\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/RS18844_shoppers-in-the-bins-e1744320417150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goodwill employees sort through donations on March 25, 2016. \u003ccite>(Andrew Stelzer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Goodwill has been an important workforce development partner, which is why this closure is so disappointing,” said San Francisco Supervisor Danny Sauter, whose district includes the Goodwill career center set to close. “I look forward to working with Goodwill to ensure their career training continues in other ways in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to its statement, Goodwill provided 3,600 individuals facing barriers to employment with career training last year. 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