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The photos include his son Trevor, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2019. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“That’s not a trade issue, but he’s linked it to trade,” said Kyle Handley, who teaches economics at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. “And so now you brought in a whole host of other issues where we’ve got to think about policing on the border, narcotics and drugs and things like that. And there’s no trade solution for those problems. There’s just a trade threat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Leopold and his wife, Michelle Leopold, the issue is personal. Their 18-year-old son, Trevor, died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in his freshman dorm at Sonoma State University five years ago. Trevor thought he was buying an OxyContin pill and took it before bed, Michelle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He never woke up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Leopolds, who live near their San Rafael store, doubt Trump’s approach will make much of a dent in fentanyl trafficking. Since Trevor’s death, Michelle has \u003ca href=\"https://www.wearenotalone.community/\">volunteered\u003c/a> to educate parents, high school students, Boy Scouts and others about fentanyl poisoning. She has trained their employees how to use Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses, and the medicine is part of first aid kits at their stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the federal government should increase education on the issue and make Narcan widely available in communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t see any connection between stopping fentanyl and the tariffs. It’s just insane how there is supposed to be a connection,” said Michelle, 59, whose business cards read: The “Mom” in our six Mom & Pop Hardware Stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The uncertainty of an escalating trade war makes it difficult for businesses to plan. 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They may not make the investments that they would have made. They’ll just hold off on all that. And that’s ultimately bad for economic growth and bad for people in the U.S.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Ports of Entry handled a third of all Chinese imports that entered the U.S. in 2024, a whopping $159 billion in goods, according to data analyzed by Handley. If the new tariff causes trade volume to drop, logistics, transportation, warehousing and other businesses could be directly hurt, he said.[aside postID=forum_2010101908786 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/02/iStock-2189862167-1-1020x574.jpg']Some store owners in Oakland told KQED they believed the tariffs could lead to more manufacturing jobs for American workers as Trump wants, but many economists doubt the positions will materialize. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the campaign trail, Trump claimed that tariffs — a fee on goods imported to the United States — would be paid by other countries. However, Americans are likely to be stuck paying higher prices on imports such as consumer electronics, cars, toys and more. A recent \u003ca href=\"https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-trade-war/\">analysis of Trump’s tariffs\u003c/a> published by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation found that the levies would cause employers to cut jobs and U.S. households to pay more in taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump has argued tariffs on China, and potentially on Mexico and Canada, are needed to force those countries to do more to stem the flow of illegal immigration, fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. That doesn’t ring true for Leopold, whose family has experienced the devastation caused by a fentanyl overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026036\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12026036 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-20-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Store owner Michelle Leopold works with Noah Gowe, a store employee at the Standard 5 & 10 Ace, a family-owned hardware store in San Francisco’s Laurel Heights neighborhood, on Feb. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Further complicating matters for business owners is an already existing tariff imposed by the first Trump administration on certain Chinese imports, which Leopold said raises the total duties on his furniture shipment to 35%. Then, there are the sweeping fees on all imports from Mexico and Canada that may take effect in less than a month. The \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/business/economy/trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs.html\">reported\u003c/a> Trump is ready to impose tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum imports on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Retail’s tough right now. People aren’t spending as much because interest rates are higher. People are uncertain about politics and the economy,” said Leopold, who learned the business as a kid helping at his dad’s hardware store in San Francisco, which he now runs. “And then you throw something like this on it, it doesn’t help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, the nation’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-top-import-partner-every-u-s-state/#google_vignette\">top importer\u003c/a> of Chinese goods, the administration’s trade maneuvering means uncertainty for many businesses. The state imported nearly $200 billion in goods from China, Mexico and Canada in 2023, according to \u003ca href=\"https://calchamberalert.com/2024/02/16/california-trade-down-in-2023-but-state-still-a-top-exporter/#:~:text=California%20Imports,%24147.77%20billion%20the%20previous%20year.&text=Mexico%20imports%20increased%20to%20%2461.51%20billion%20from%20%2460.46%20billion%20in%202022.&text=Imports%20from%20Taiwan%20were%20up,from%20%2428.59%20billion%20in%202022.\">data\u003c/a> compiled by the California Chamber of Commerce. The previous year, it was $232 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hours before the tariffs on America’s largest trading partners were to go into effect, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 members of her country’s National Guard to the border. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886529228193022429\">said\u003c/a> Canada would expand a $1.3 billion plan — announced in December — to reinforce the border, appoint a “Fentanyl Czar” and list drug cartels as terrorist organizations to appease Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026034\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12026034\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-14-BL-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-14-BL-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-14-BL-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-14-BL-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-14-BL-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250206-TrumpTariffs-14-BL.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family photos hang on the wall of Jeff Leopold’s office at Standard 5 & 10 Ace, a family-owned hardware store in San Francisco’s Laurel Heights neighborhood, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. The photos include his son Trevor, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2019. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“That’s not a trade issue, but he’s linked it to trade,” said Kyle Handley, who teaches economics at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. “And so now you brought in a whole host of other issues where we’ve got to think about policing on the border, narcotics and drugs and things like that. And there’s no trade solution for those problems. There’s just a trade threat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Leopold and his wife, Michelle Leopold, the issue is personal. Their 18-year-old son, Trevor, died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in his freshman dorm at Sonoma State University five years ago. Trevor thought he was buying an OxyContin pill and took it before bed, Michelle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He never woke up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Leopolds, who live near their San Rafael store, doubt Trump’s approach will make much of a dent in fentanyl trafficking. Since Trevor’s death, Michelle has \u003ca href=\"https://www.wearenotalone.community/\">volunteered\u003c/a> to educate parents, high school students, Boy Scouts and others about fentanyl poisoning. She has trained their employees how to use Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses, and the medicine is part of first aid kits at their stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the federal government should increase education on the issue and make Narcan widely available in communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t see any connection between stopping fentanyl and the tariffs. It’s just insane how there is supposed to be a connection,” said Michelle, 59, whose business cards read: The “Mom” in our six Mom & Pop Hardware Stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The uncertainty of an escalating trade war makes it difficult for businesses to plan. 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According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-weather-service\">National Weather Service\u003c/a>, another wave of showers on Thursday could worsen the flooding and mudslide risk as days of wet weather wear on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a lull or a break in the rainfall,” said Crystal Oudit, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office. “The concern is that Thursday going into Friday, we’re going to get another push for rain, and because the soil’s already saturated, that can increase the risk of floods again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday morning, the Russian River at Guerneville had reached moderate flood levels, cresting at just over 36 feet around 8 a.m. It is expected to recede out of flood stage by the evening, but Oudit said a flood warning will remain in effect until Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flood risk spurred evacuations of many trailer park communities along the banks of the lower Russian River near Guerneville and Healdsburg on Tuesday night. Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins said the trailer parks and some apartments on both sides of the river around the unincorporated community can flood when the river hits 32 to 34 feet and was caught somewhat off guard by the evacuation order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11723283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/GettyImages-631415386-e1549313950719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive on a flooded road in Guerneville in January 2017. The Russian River town is just downstream from Venado, a site in the northern Sonoma County hills that is one of the rainiest locations in California. On Tuesday, at least one school in Guerneville closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said historically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration overestimates flood risk and then reduces down, but has done the opposite before Sonoma’s last few major storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was, unfortunately, what happened yesterday was what [was expected to be] barely a flood actually wound up being a moderate flood stage for us in the lower Russian River,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Osborne, who lives off of residential Drake Road in Guerneville, said that even though houses in his area aren’t taking on water, they have been trapped by floodwaters since late Tuesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that when there’s a storm, it’s not uncommon for everyone who lives along the dead-end residential street, which has about a dozen offshoots, to get stuck because of an especially low spot as the road hits the on-ramp to the bridge that crosses the Russian River. It was sitting in about four feet of water midday Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12025572 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Russian-River-flooding-15_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the only road out from all of the homes out here,” Osborne told KQED. He said that there isn’t much he thinks can be done to alleviate the issue, since it would require a lot of real estate and expensive renovation to lift the low-lying part of the road enough to avoid flood risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even when Guerneville itself isn’t impacted, this road will close because [it’s] at such a low point,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Osborne expects the flooding to go down enough to cross the road by Wednesday night, but if there are any showers in the afternoon, it could mean at least another day of being flooded in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Creeks throughout central Sonoma County also reached moderate flood levels early Wednesday. Green Valley Creek at Martinelli Road and Colgan Creek near Sebastopol are both expected to follow a similar receding trend as the Russian River, but the risk remains high at Mark West Creek near Mirabel Heights, which is projected to crest above major flood levels. It had reached 65 feet as of 7:45 a.m., according to NWS observations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Napa, flood risk downtown at the Napa River was downgraded Wednesday morning after an earlier forecast projected major flooding risk. It hovered around 23.5 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The flood gates on McKinstry Street near downtown’s Oxbow Market were closed by the Napa County Flood District and the city on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County spokesperson Linda Weinreich said that street teams were assessing mudslides that began overnight near Moore Creek Park in St. Helena and on Redwood Road near Oak Knoll and were trying to clear downed trees while there’s a break in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the forecast “shows that the rains are returning tomorrow — things, of course, could change — but it’s a good time to get sandbags,” she said. “And we want people also to sign up for emergency notifications.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The return of rain on Thursday could bring downtown 1.5 inches more rainfall to Sonoma and Napa counties, according to Oudit. Gusty winds could knock down more trees and power lines, and more showers could exacerbate current road flooding and ponding near buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The challenge is that there’s not enough time to actually do anything,” Hopkins said. “I think that we’re all going to be waiting on pins and needles to see if that damage spreads.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Resources for Sonoma County evacuees and people who experienced flooding will be available at the West County Services Center, known to locals as the Bank of America building in downtown Guerneville, in the coming days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the storm clears later this week, Hopkins said the county will look at how to better prepare for future storms. Her office has been working on safety and evacuation procedures with parks, trying to secure contracts with towing companies ahead of time, and looking for ways to give people longer warning windows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Forestville Youth Park, where many evacuees fled Tuesday, quickly reached capacity, so the county also opened its Guerneville park-and-ride for trailers. Hopkins said during greater floods, though, that location would be underwater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We also have to be careful if suddenly flood estimates are jumping up by a number of feet, then we run the risk of putting people in a place that could actually flood as well,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mudslides, like a large one that damaged roads and carried an unoccupied home into the river in Forestville on Tuesday afternoon, are more challenging to prepare for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality is that we have a lot of homes that were built along old logging roads on extraordinarily steep slopes right next to the Russian River, which is one of the most powerful, sort of flashiest rivers,” Hopkins said. “When all of that water starts coming down, it can rise very, very quickly and have a tremendous amount of force. 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The move will require the Board of Supervisors to pass a motion approving it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During our meeting, you made clear that you would not resign at the mayor’s request,” Slaughter wrote in the email, which KQED obtained. “The Mayor appreciates your service over the last three years, but he hopes to appoint a commissioner who will collaborate to make our city safer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021431\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021431\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-49_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie signs the oath of office at City Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie has not publicly stated the reason he aims to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission, and his office declined a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several supervisors have already said they support the mayor’s push.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only thing unusual about this removal is that most conscientious commissioners would do the classy thing and offer to step aside under a newly elected mayor,” Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who previously worked as a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, said in a social media post sharing a \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/san-francisco-mayor-bold-play-remove-sfpd-commissioner/\">story from the \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which first reported the move. “That Mr. Carter-Oberstone *won’t* tells me all I need to know about why he should go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Stephen Sherrill said he supports Lurie “in building a police commission that aligns with our shared top priority: public safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need Commissioners who support the best interest of San Francisco, and frankly, I think this is long overdue,” Sherrill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12020118 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240819-DanielLuriePresser-03-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Rafael Mandelman also said he supports the mayor’s push to remove Carter-Oberstone and wasn’t surprised by it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mayor Breed had tried to remove him and had been unsuccessful. 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Supervisor Shamann Walton was the only no-vote at Tuesday’s meeting, and the District 10 representative had previously criticized the idea for lacking a substantial plan for how loosening government checks and balances will directly support the city’s overdose and homelessness crises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some legislative watchdogs have raised concerns about Lurie’s approach, pointing to past examples of corruption in City Hall, including wrongfully awarding contracts, bribery and other misspending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12020971\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12020971\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie and his family cheer after his signing of the oath to office inside City Hall, during his Inauguration Day, in San Francisco on Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, after a major public scandal involving the city’s Public Works department, San Francisco voters passed a law to make it harder for city officials to solicit donations to limit financial misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who voted yes on the ordinance, expressed similar desires as Walton for a more thorough plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am putting a great deal of faith in Mayor Lurie’s Administration to utilize these extraordinary powers to carry out the will of the voters, and provide housing, shelter, and treatment to our most vulnerable, and to do so without repeating the corrupt practices that have tainted the public’s trust in city government for years,” Fielder said in a statement. “I also eagerly await comprehensive details about the Mayor’s plans to stand up and staff the hundreds of treatment beds that the City needs to make lasting progress on this issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12023569 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-34_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ordinance will return to the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 for a second and final reading. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie’s ordinance arrived after receiving a unanimous vote of support last week from the Budget and Finance Committee. Supervisor Shamann Walton was the only no-vote at Tuesday’s meeting, and the District 10 representative had previously criticized the idea for lacking a substantial plan for how loosening government checks and balances will directly support the city’s overdose and homelessness crises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some legislative watchdogs have raised concerns about Lurie’s approach, pointing to past examples of corruption in City Hall, including wrongfully awarding contracts, bribery and other misspending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12020971\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12020971\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250108_LurieInauguration_GC-18-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie and his family cheer after his signing of the oath to office inside City Hall, during his Inauguration Day, in San Francisco on Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, after a major public scandal involving the city’s Public Works department, San Francisco voters passed a law to make it harder for city officials to solicit donations to limit financial misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who voted yes on the ordinance, expressed similar desires as Walton for a more thorough plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am putting a great deal of faith in Mayor Lurie’s Administration to utilize these extraordinary powers to carry out the will of the voters, and provide housing, shelter, and treatment to our most vulnerable, and to do so without repeating the corrupt practices that have tainted the public’s trust in city government for years,” Fielder said in a statement. “I also eagerly await comprehensive details about the Mayor’s plans to stand up and staff the hundreds of treatment beds that the City needs to make lasting progress on this issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ordinance will return to the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 for a second and final reading. If it passes, it will head to Lurie’s desk for a signature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several supervisors expressed support for the mayor’s approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m happy to support the result — a package of sensible reforms to streamline the City’s response to the crisis on our streets that also preserves an oversight role for the Board,” board President Rafael Mandelman, who co-sponsored the legislation, said in a statement. “I look forward to working with Mayor Lurie and his team to advance policies that will support recovery in San Francisco and reclaim our public spaces for use by all members of the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, who represents the Tenderloin, where the majority of overdose deaths have taken place in recent years, also co-sponsored the ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This initiative helps the city get out of its own way to deliver lifesaving resources to those of our neighbors who need it most. It will streamline the city’s ability to quickly address homelessness, addiction, mental health and public safety,” Mahmood said at Tuesday’s meeting. “Our departments will be able to move faster and establish shelter beds, expand services, and provide critical resources. These are the tool kits we need to get the job done. And now the hard work begins.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:20 p.m. Tuesday: \u003c/strong>A second \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/atmospheric-river\">atmospheric river\u003c/a> is drenching the already-soaked Bay Area, compounding last weekend’s heavy rainfall. Relief is expected by tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are going to see the Bay Area really clear out just after sunset, and it will be out of our region by around midnight,” said Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist at the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco and San Mateo counties are under a \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ006&warncounty=CAC075&firewxzone=CAZ006&local_place1=San%20Francisco%20CA&product1=Flood+Advisory&lat=37.775&lon=-122.418\">flood advisory\u003c/a> until 5:15 p.m. for minor flooding in low-lying areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past 24 hours, up to 2 inches of rain has fallen on the San Francisco region, and up to 1.5 inches are expected this afternoon. The weather service expects flooding in San Francisco, Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Menlo Park, Foster City, Burlingame, San Carlos, East Palo Alto, Belmont, Millbrae, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Atherton, Woodside and Highlands-Baywood Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several roads in Marin County are closed due to flooding or landslides, including Shoreline Highway from Keyes Creek to Tomales, Levee Road from Shoreline Highway to Bear Valley Road, Platform Bridge-Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to Point Reyes and Petaluma Road, Shoreline Highway from Point Reyes to Olema Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past four days, Mount Tamalpais has soaked up over 16 inches of rain. Occidental saw nearly 15 inches, Santa Rosa as much as 6.5 inches and San Francisco and Oakland recorded about 3 inches, while San José received less than half an inch so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1886901056518676856\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mount Tam has been kind of our big winner so far,” Murdock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A third system will sweep through the region on Thursday, but Murdock said it won’t bring rainfall as intense as previous storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Out of what we’ve seen so far, this is going to be the lesser of these three surges in terms of rainfall,” Murdock said. “On Thursday, rain is not looking to be as heavy as what we’re currently seeing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s storm will be colder, but flooding remains a concern after days of heavy rain. Coastal mountains could see .25 to 1 inch of rainfall before drier weather returns this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to cool down, and we might see a little bit of snow up in the mountains, but it’s going to be a lot of rain on top of already saturated soils,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:49 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Tuesday’s heaviest rain is hitting Sonoma and Marin counties as the Bay Area’s second atmospheric river in a week intensifies with thunderstorms, and extreme precipitation is expected to cause flooding across the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC097&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Sonoma%20CA&product1=Flood+Advisory&lat=38.2919&lon=-122.457\">flood advisory is in effect until 4:45 p.m.\u003c/a> due to excessive rainfall in parts of Sonoma and Marin counties, according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency predicts rapid river and stream rises will cause minor flooding in the region, partly due to a “\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=MTR&wwa=severe%20thunderstorm%20warning\">line of thunderstorms\u003c/a> from 7 miles south of Dillon Beach to 34 miles southwest of Point Reyes Station, including Tomales Bay and Stinson Beach,” forecasters wrote in a severe weather statement that was extended to 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sonomasheriff/posts/pfbid028iwS3GhaoKeCVaFyBA9zRAWMbFGnsPfZ7sguU5gDUezNRLr1Q3LMe95W7zKsFMsJl\">authorities responded to a mudslide\u003c/a> in Forestville that carried an unoccupied home into the Russian River around 12:30 p.m. Deputies and firefighters evacuated homes in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters note that up to 5 inches of rain have already fallen over the past day, and the atmospheric river will drop up to 1.5 more inches of precipitation, resulting in flooding at Point Reyes Station, San Geronimo, Tomales, Dillon Beach, Stinson Beach, Muir Beach, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Inverness, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre and Bolinas. Residents can expect water on roadways and overflowing drainages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1886901642957885911\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists expect wind gusts of up to 70 mph will create “considerable tree damage” as well as damage to “homes, roofs and outbuildings.” Other places impacted include San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, San Geronimo, Lucas, Valley-Marinwood, Stinson Beach, Kentfield, Strawberry, Ross and Belvedere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows,” forecasters wrote. “Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:31 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The National Weather Service issued \u003ca href=\"https://alerts.weather.gov/id/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.faeab45e8c181b1b234a7cd515e1624d9d1b50cc.001.1\">a flood advisory due to excessive rainfall\u003c/a> in southeast Marin County until 4 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen,” forecasters wrote in the advisory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, the agency expects minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as water over roadways. Bolinas Road is \u003ca href=\"https://publicworks.marincounty.gov/\">closed\u003c/a> from Azalea Hill to Highway 1 in West Marin due to debris on the roadway. Platform Bridge Road is closed to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in West Marin due to localized flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parts of Marin County have received up to 5 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, and forecasters are still expecting a few inches more in the next three to six hours, said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The weather service wrote locations that “will experience flooding” include San Rafael to Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, Kentfield, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Strawberry, Tamalpais-Homestead, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Ross, Belvedere and Santa Venetia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said wind and rain will reach their peak in the North Bay on Tuesday afternoon and “then drag down south across the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The highest impacts are along the coast and the coastal ranges down across the Bay Area, probably through commute time,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11893623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11893623\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348762271-scaled-e1635193290513.jpg\" alt='The \"Road Closed\" sign floats on a sea of brown water. A man holding a plastic bag wades through ankle-deep water beyond it.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “road closed” sign floats on a flooded street in San Rafael, California, on Oct. 24, 2021. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story, 10:15 a.m.: \u003c/strong>Tuesday morning’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025352/atmospheric-rivers-deliver-strong-bay-area-rain-sierra-snow\">atmospheric river\u003c/a> storm has stalled over the Bay Area and could be stronger than was initially forecast, prompting flood advisories and bringing a chance of thunderstorms, strong winds and potentially a tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm was previously expected only to cause minor flooding. Now, flood-inducing rain is forecast to affect the entire region for the rest of Tuesday, with the North Bay receiving the most. Waterways, including the Russian River, are expected to reach flood stage, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-weather-service\">National Weather Service\u003c/a>. A flood watch remains for the entire Bay Area through Wednesday at 4 a.m., and a wind advisory is in effect for much of the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of quasistalling wobbling between Mendocino and Marin,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist for the weather service’s Bay Area office, of the storm. “Stay informed today, especially if you are driving. It’s going to be dangerous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potential for a “landfalling waterspout or weak tornado can not be ruled out,” according to the weather service’s morning memo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Garcia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said San Francisco could also experience severe thunderstorm warnings, potential flash flood warnings and an “outsized” chance of a small tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand in deep water working with long tools in an urban setting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Mission District residents work to open a clogged drain on Mission and 21st streets in San Francisco on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is one of those times where the people in the city really need to pay attention to what’s going on outside before venturing out because they could be putting themselves in harm’s way,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jan Null, a certified consulting meteorologist at Golden Gate Weather Services, said the stormy weather somewhat mirrors November’s record-breaking storm, “where Interstate 80 seems to be a real sharp dividing line with the heavier activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in those areas, especially the coastal mountains, where we could see some isolated thunderstorms,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12025352 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241122-StormHitsBayArea-06-BL-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null said the storm has brought 60 mph winds to places like Mount Tamalpais and could bring equally strong winds again on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing one of those surges of energy now, and we’re going to see another one later on this afternoon with a bit of a lull sort of in the midday period,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco could see a little over 3 inches of rain, and parts of the North Bay have already received double-digit totals, Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Valley Creek at Martinelli Road in Sonoma County has reached a moderate flood stage, and a flood warning is in effect for central Sonoma County. The Russian River at Guerneville and the Napa River at St. Helena could reach a minor flood stage either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The weather service issued a flood warning for the Russian River for late Tuesday evening until further notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least \u003ca href=\"https://www.guernevilleschool.org/\">one school in Guerneville\u003c/a> is closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County has alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur, said Sam Wallis, deputy director of emergency management for Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11723283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/GettyImages-631415386-e1549313950719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive on a flooded road in Guerneville in January 2017. The Russian River town is just downstream from Venado, a site in the northern Sonoma County hills that is one of the rainiest locations in California. On Tuesday, at least one school in Guerneville closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County has alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re in the process of alerting them and letting them know that they’ve got an issue and should move to higher ground,” Wallis said. “Because we’ve had a relatively wet winter, we are beginning to see downed trees and some landslides.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wallis said portions of at least two roads in Sonoma County — Cavedale Road and Porter Creek Road — are \u003ca href=\"https://roadclosures-sonomacounty.hub.arcgis.com/\">closed due to flooding and minor landslides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the November storm that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016676/intense-california-storm-caused-2-6-million-damage-sonoma-county\">wreaked havoc on Sonoma County\u003c/a>, killing at least two people, Wallis said the county is paying close attention to how the two atmospheric rivers develop this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things we learned in November is that the situation can change drastically and quickly,” he said. “We are watching this very carefully. We’ve already seen a change, but it’s not in the same category as the November floods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists expect Tuesday’s storm to lose momentum overnight before a short reprieve on Wednesday. On Thursday, another atmospheric storm, although smaller, will pummel the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anything that falls on Thursday is just going to be pure runoff,” Garcia said. “So we could go into flood much easier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>“Mount Tam has been kind of our big winner so far,” Murdock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A third system will sweep through the region on Thursday, but Murdock said it won’t bring rainfall as intense as previous storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Out of what we’ve seen so far, this is going to be the lesser of these three surges in terms of rainfall,” Murdock said. “On Thursday, rain is not looking to be as heavy as what we’re currently seeing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s storm will be colder, but flooding remains a concern after days of heavy rain. Coastal mountains could see .25 to 1 inch of rainfall before drier weather returns this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to cool down, and we might see a little bit of snow up in the mountains, but it’s going to be a lot of rain on top of already saturated soils,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:49 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Tuesday’s heaviest rain is hitting Sonoma and Marin counties as the Bay Area’s second atmospheric river in a week intensifies with thunderstorms, and extreme precipitation is expected to cause flooding across the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC097&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Sonoma%20CA&product1=Flood+Advisory&lat=38.2919&lon=-122.457\">flood advisory is in effect until 4:45 p.m.\u003c/a> due to excessive rainfall in parts of Sonoma and Marin counties, according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency predicts rapid river and stream rises will cause minor flooding in the region, partly due to a “\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=MTR&wwa=severe%20thunderstorm%20warning\">line of thunderstorms\u003c/a> from 7 miles south of Dillon Beach to 34 miles southwest of Point Reyes Station, including Tomales Bay and Stinson Beach,” forecasters wrote in a severe weather statement that was extended to 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sonomasheriff/posts/pfbid028iwS3GhaoKeCVaFyBA9zRAWMbFGnsPfZ7sguU5gDUezNRLr1Q3LMe95W7zKsFMsJl\">authorities responded to a mudslide\u003c/a> in Forestville that carried an unoccupied home into the Russian River around 12:30 p.m. Deputies and firefighters evacuated homes in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters note that up to 5 inches of rain have already fallen over the past day, and the atmospheric river will drop up to 1.5 more inches of precipitation, resulting in flooding at Point Reyes Station, San Geronimo, Tomales, Dillon Beach, Stinson Beach, Muir Beach, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Inverness, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre and Bolinas. Residents can expect water on roadways and overflowing drainages.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:31 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The National Weather Service issued \u003ca href=\"https://alerts.weather.gov/id/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.faeab45e8c181b1b234a7cd515e1624d9d1b50cc.001.1\">a flood advisory due to excessive rainfall\u003c/a> in southeast Marin County until 4 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen,” forecasters wrote in the advisory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, the agency expects minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as water over roadways. Bolinas Road is \u003ca href=\"https://publicworks.marincounty.gov/\">closed\u003c/a> from Azalea Hill to Highway 1 in West Marin due to debris on the roadway. Platform Bridge Road is closed to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in West Marin due to localized flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parts of Marin County have received up to 5 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, and forecasters are still expecting a few inches more in the next three to six hours, said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The weather service wrote locations that “will experience flooding” include San Rafael to Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, Kentfield, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Strawberry, Tamalpais-Homestead, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Ross, Belvedere and Santa Venetia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said wind and rain will reach their peak in the North Bay on Tuesday afternoon and “then drag down south across the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The highest impacts are along the coast and the coastal ranges down across the Bay Area, probably through commute time,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11893623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11893623\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348762271-scaled-e1635193290513.jpg\" alt='The \"Road Closed\" sign floats on a sea of brown water. 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It’s going to be dangerous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potential for a “landfalling waterspout or weak tornado can not be ruled out,” according to the weather service’s morning memo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Garcia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said San Francisco could also experience severe thunderstorm warnings, potential flash flood warnings and an “outsized” chance of a small tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand in deep water working with long tools in an urban setting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Mission District residents work to open a clogged drain on Mission and 21st streets in San Francisco on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is one of those times where the people in the city really need to pay attention to what’s going on outside before venturing out because they could be putting themselves in harm’s way,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jan Null, a certified consulting meteorologist at Golden Gate Weather Services, said the stormy weather somewhat mirrors November’s record-breaking storm, “where Interstate 80 seems to be a real sharp dividing line with the heavier activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in those areas, especially the coastal mountains, where we could see some isolated thunderstorms,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:45 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area\u003c/a> teachers unions joined a statewide bargaining campaign Tuesday, kicking off coordinated negotiations with more than 30 school districts across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traditionally, teachers’ unions negotiate individually with their districts. This statewide campaign, dubbed “We Can’t Wait,” aims to align the bargaining sessions for more than 77,000 educators — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-unified-school-district\">in San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-unified-school-district\">Oakland\u003c/a> and San José — to demand smaller class sizes, more resources, better wages and benefits for teachers and improved mental health support for students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us to be coordinating our fight at the same time right now is a unifying effort and a really powerful statement that we represent what the community of California needs, what students and families need,” said Cassondra Curiel, the president of United Educators in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, unions across the state saw that they \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014795/fewer-kids-are-going-to-california-public-schools-is-there-a-right-way-to-close-campuses\">faced similar challenges,\u003c/a> such as understaffing and frequent changes to curriculum and school resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really also allowed us to see where and how many of our issues in our districts are so similar and what the benefit would be for us to put ourselves together on it. That’s essentially when we decided” to unify bargaining timelines, Curiel told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025666\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-13-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cassondra Curiel, president of United Educators of San Francisco, speaks during a press conference at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School in San Francisco’s Mission District on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In both San Francisco and Oakland, budget shortfalls spurred plans to close or merge some schools last fall — proposals that were scaled back, delayed or called off amid intense controversy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the unions are mostly aligned on their overarching demands, how that looks in each district will be different, according to Curiel. She joined parents and other UESF members who traveled by motorized cable car to schools across the city to speak about their demands — like having Chinese-speaking parent liaisons, full-time school site nurses and dedicated social workers — at campuses from Chinatown to Hunter’s Point on Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I chose Gordon J. Lau for my students because of their teacher retention, strong leadership and low turnover rate,” said Brittany Cuartelon, a parent of three students at the elementary school. “I also chose Lau because of the access to enrichment programs and specialty teachers like arts, teachers, special ed teachers, speech pathologists and others … but we are seeing less and less of this as teachers are being let go, and these programs are being cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UESF has sparred with the San Francisco Unified School District in recent years, accusing it of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002125/as-san-francisco-school-closures-loom-frustrated-teachers-say-hiring-has-hit-a-wall\">incompetence in hiring\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908196/sfusd-teachers-protest-missed-paychecks-and-payroll-glitches-at-headquarters-overnight-sfusd\">botching a payroll system\u003c/a>, and sowing confusion and fear as it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010008/sf-schools-crisis-is-spiraling-with-top-official-to-resign-heres-all-thats-happened\">considered closing schools\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12025664 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-05-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perry Siniard, a fourth-grade teacher, speaks during a press conference at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School in San Francisco’s Mission District on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the start of this school year, there were about 100 classrooms across the district without permanent teachers. In 2022 and 2023, many educators went without proper pay and had insurance and tax-filing issues after the district introduced a new payroll system that proved a failure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFUSD is now preparing its 2025–2026 budget in the face of a massive deficit. While it shelved the controversial school closure plan in the fall, officials have said that without consolidations, school services will be pared down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, officials shared a version of a sparse new staffing formula with school principals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t look like the school sites we all work at, the school sites that our families and students expect,” Curiel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Independence High School Principal Anna Klafter asked SFUSD board members last week to address why there were no mental health providers, social workers, nurses or counselors included in the plan. Other speakers on Tuesday’s UESF school tour noted that assistant principals weren’t budgeted in the model.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district also announced a buy-out option for some staff, aimed at reducing layoffs and saving money spent on higher salaries for more experienced teachers, in December. The deadline for educators to take the deal is Feb. 21, but if fewer than 314 sign up, it will be voided. Curiel said if that’s the case, the union expects union members to receive pink slips this spring and is prepared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017631/embattled-sf-school-district-offer-hundreds-buyouts-potential-layoffs\">fight layoffs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025665\" style=\"font-weight: bold;background-color: transparent;color: #767676\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parent Blanca Fabiola Catalan speaks during a press conference at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School in San Francisco’s Mission District on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>UESF has called for necessary funding cuts to come from the district’s administration, pointing to high-salary positions in what it calls a “bloated” central office. But SFUSD said it has made the cuts it can away from children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darcie Chan Blackburn, an English learning specialist at Sheridan Elementary School, said the draft staffing formula includes cutting one teacher and adding a third combined class from her campus. She doesn’t know if her position will be budgeted for at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheridan already has combined second-third grade and fourth-fifth grade classes and will add a kindergarten-first grade combo next fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12024772 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_SSUTownHall_GC-5-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The third-grade students who are getting second-grade English language arts curriculum now are going to go up to a fourth-fifth class [next year],” Chan Blackburn said. “Well, the fourth-fifth is looping to the fifth-grade curriculum next year, so this third grader is going from second-grade English language arts to fifth-grade English language arts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That just pushes our enrollment lower because what family really wants their child to be in a split grade level?” she asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland is in a similar situation, facing a $150 million budget deficit while its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017719/oaklands-school-merger-plan-stalled-districts-huge-deficit-remains\">board refuses to vote on a school consolidation plan\u003c/a>. Last month, it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023461/ousd-on-track-run-out-of-cash-after-avoiding-hard-decisions-scathing-letter-says\">certified a negative budget\u003c/a> for the first time in more than 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These districts are in these positions because they didn’t listen to us in the first place,” Curiel said. “We’ve been saying that central offices should prioritize spending on students — really centering families and students at school sites — and if they were doing that, then they wouldn’t be sitting on the millions and millions and millions of dollars in reserve that they currently have in their bank accounts right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Educators Association said it is seeking livable wages for the Bay Area, more paraeducator and mental health support, and keeping community schools open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OEA and UESF leaders will join Berkeley and West Contra Costa union members and Jeff Frietas, the president of the California Federation of Teachers, for a rally in the East Bay on Tuesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really hoping that this campaign … will bring a light to the circumstances that we work under to achieve what is the foundation of our democratic society every day,” Curiel said. “And what it needs to survive moving forward and how that represents what the families and the citizens of one of the biggest states in the country should really be expecting in public schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Curiel said if that’s the case, the union expects union members to receive pink slips this spring and is prepared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017631/embattled-sf-school-district-offer-hundreds-buyouts-potential-layoffs\">fight layoffs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025665\" style=\"font-weight: bold;background-color: transparent;color: #767676\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250204-WeCantWait-08-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parent Blanca Fabiola Catalan speaks during a press conference at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School in San Francisco’s Mission District on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>UESF has called for necessary funding cuts to come from the district’s administration, pointing to high-salary positions in what it calls a “bloated” central office. 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Trump has ordered the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of State and Attorney General to block asylum seekers from entering the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit argues that Trump has not given a definition of an invasion and that immigration at any scale would not be considered one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024922\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2194989581-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Anna Monkeymaker/Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The invasion provision of the Constitution has in the past been used in wartime,” said Melissa Crow, the director of litigation for the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies. “We are alleging that [Trump] is abusing his authority, both because there’s not an invasion and because there are numerous separate provisions of the immigration law that give people who are either physically present in the United States or who arrive in the United States the right to apply for asylum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act prevent the U.S. from removing people who have reached ports of entry or entered the country without inspection. The law says that anyone who does arrive is entitled to apply for asylum and prohibits the country from removing non-citizens to a country where their life or freedom would be threatened or returning them to a country where the U.S. believes they would be in danger of being tortured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12025063 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/081723_Assembly-Floor-File_SN_CM-05-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As far as we can tell, under the terms of the proclamation, these people will be expelled from the United States without any process,” Crow said. “Immigration laws provide a very specific process that people have to go through before they can be removed or deported from the United States. 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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials began “turnbacks” when people “were simply told that there wasn’t capacity to process them,” Crow told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the issue isn’t so much that too many people are arriving at the border but that the immigration system hasn’t been bolstered to process people in a reasonable amount of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies and other legal providers have been litigating the metering policy for years, alleging that it violates federal and international law. Now, they are also fighting the new order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are going to keep coming because they are fleeing for their lives,” she said. “The fact that they’re going to be turned back is something they’re only going to realize when they get here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Feb. 5: This story’s headline was updated to distinguish the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies from the full UC Law San Francisco college.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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