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This year they came very close,” he said — and if his team were to make it in the future, he said he would be thrilled. “Soccer originated out of the Mayan culture, and Guatemala is Mayan, so it’s a very big deal for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089040\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089040\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer for Mexico as they watch the team score a goal at a Mexico vs. Korea World Cup game at a watch party at Mad Dog in the Fog in San Francisco on June 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back at KAYMA, the restaurant’s owner and head chef, Wafa Bahloul, said that the World Cup has been a chance to showcase the Algerian food and culture she loves with anyone who wants a place to sit and watch some soccer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if they ultimately watched Algeria lose 3-0 to Argentina that night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089045 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mounir Bahloul (left) and Wafa Bahloul (right) pose for a portrait at a watch party for the Argentina vs. Algeria World Cup game at KAYMA Algerian Eatery in San Francisco on June 17, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is so special for us. 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Mohamed has been organizing Pride events around the World Cup all month to help more residents feel safe and supported around the tournament and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some people react violently to the fact that we just sit in the stands,” he said. “And that’s where we need some advocacy, to just be fans and just belong.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say ongoing international issues like the U.S. war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s aggressive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086777/a-warm-world-cup-welcome-us-immigration-policies-have-chilling-effect\">immigration enforcement campaign\u003c/a> have contributed to the lower-than-expected World Cup turnout from international travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ticket prices, inflation fears and the so-called ‘Trump slump’ are putting fans off, with hotel rates down by a third in host cities from Atlanta to San Francisco,” a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/04/fifa-world-cup-sports-economy-growth/\">post\u003c/a> from the World Economic Forum read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While travel from abroad has dipped, the matches have nonetheless drawn local demonstrators out to protest the political backdrop to the World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087615/protests-and-celebrations-iranians-in-los-angeles-have-mixed-feelings-on-world-cup\">Hundreds of Iranian Americans demonstrated\u003c/a> outside the first Iran match in Los Angeles earlier this month. 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She attended a watch party at Mad Dog in the Fog, a bar in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, on a recent Thursday night to watch Australia versus Paraguay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s cool, but it would be nicer if, you know, there weren’t all of these political issues going on,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘This beautiful moment’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Down the bar at Mad Dog in the Fog, Guatemala-born Kevin Ocha kept an eye on Paraguay, whose team had knocked out Guatemala to qualify for the World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My country has never made it into the World Cup. This year they came very close,” he said — and if his team were to make it in the future, he said he would be thrilled. “Soccer originated out of the Mayan culture, and Guatemala is Mayan, so it’s a very big deal for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089040\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089040\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA-TV-00451-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer for Mexico as they watch the team score a goal at a Mexico vs. Korea World Cup game at a watch party at Mad Dog in the Fog in San Francisco on June 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back at KAYMA, the restaurant’s owner and head chef, Wafa Bahloul, said that the World Cup has been a chance to showcase the Algerian food and culture she loves with anyone who wants a place to sit and watch some soccer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if they ultimately watched Algeria lose 3-0 to Argentina that night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089045 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260617-WORLDCUPDIASPORA01364_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mounir Bahloul (left) and Wafa Bahloul (right) pose for a portrait at a watch party for the Argentina vs. Algeria World Cup game at KAYMA Algerian Eatery in San Francisco on June 17, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is so special for us. 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One, two, three, viva l’Algerie!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The chants were thunderous, with thousands of fans of Algeria’s national soccer team celebrating a 2-1 victory over Jordan at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/levis-stadium\">Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a> on Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">World Cup match\u003c/a> ended, the throngs of revelers filled the cavernous concourses, and the building shook as they danced, jumped for joy and played drums and horns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Algeria’s supporters were the last ones cheering, just about every moment surrounding the match at the temporarily \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cBQqZzxkA4Q\">renamed San Francisco Bay Area Stadium\u003c/a> in Santa Clara felt like a celebration of sport, unity and togetherness among people hailing from far beyond Algeria, Jordan and the broader Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now it’s a time for the Middle East to kind of unite,” Sandy Kikhia of San José said ahead of the match. Kikhia is of Syrian descent and attended her first \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086953/the-world-cup-has-arrived-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area-is-anyone-else-coming\">World Cup game\u003c/a> with two of her sisters, Masah and Jana, all supporting Jordan’s side in the team’s first-ever World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the sisters said a win for either team was a win for the larger community, especially for fans whose teams are not in this World Cup, such as Syrians, Palestinians and Lebanese people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088557\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-19-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-19-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-19-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-19-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child held up on a person’s shoulders waves a Jordanian flag outside Levi’s Stadium, ahead of the World Cup match between Jordan and Algeria, in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There is nothing that is nicer than having our whole Arab community come together for something that brings everyone joy,” Masah Kikhia said. “Such a nice feeling to see everyone wearing their cultural clothing, the shemagh, the keffiyeh,” she said, referring to both the black and white checkered scarves with Palestinian origins, and the red and white version most commonly donned by Jordanians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which organizes the World Cup and is widely known as FIFA, didn’t grant KQED any \u003ca href=\"https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-06-17/fifa-didnt-offer-gbh-news-media-credentials-for-the-world-cup-we-went-anyway\">media credentials to cover matches\u003c/a>. So we purchased our own upper deck ticket for $400 to experience the game, the stadium and the fandom up close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fans did not disappoint.[aside postID=news_12086949 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260610-BayAreaStadiumTour-12-BL_KQED.jpg']Even hours ahead of kickoff, the parking lots outside of the stadium were filled with thousands of people wearing their nation’s colors, dancing on cement railings, greeting each other with big hugs and waving huge flags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Groups of people huddled around news reporters, anxiously awaiting the chance to be broadcast live on Algerian and Jordanian news networks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No tailgating is allowed at World Cup matches, but some generous folks handed out snacks and sweets, like dates and baklava, and others posed for pictures with bags of pistachios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amine Tigha, an Algerian who lives in New York City, traveled to the Bay Area for this match, also his first World Cup game, and said he loves the weather here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most important thing,” he said ahead of kickoff, is that Algeria wins the game, but he said the vibes were more of a friendly rivalry with Jordan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, we both are Arab, we share a lot of things. We share the religion, the language and everything. It’s like a derby. We play like neighbors,” he said with a big laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nazim Bellahsene is originally from Algeria and has lived in the U.S. for 15 years. He lives in Santa Clara and came to the match with his wife, Wisam, and his two young kids, Emma and Nolan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088556\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of Jordan’s men’s soccer team party outside of Levi’s Stadium, ahead of the World Cup match between Jordan and Algeria, in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s super exciting. We’re loving it. It’s really unexpected that it’s here at home, near home. So, you know, we can’t miss it,” he said of the match. Monday was his first time ever seeing the Algerian national team on the pitch in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Decked out in an Algerian jersey and draped with the country’s flag, Bellahsene was confident in his side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re looking forward to a win, for sure,” he said. “But you know, at the same time, enjoying and having a great family time with everybody here in a very festive environment. So it’s going to be fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans take a selfie from the concourse of Levi’s Stadium during the World Cup match between Algeria and Jordan in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The stadium was filled with people from seemingly all backgrounds, from babies to elders, and several fans said they loved the diversity of the Bay Area and the international draw of the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alfred and Veronica Zamora, and their daughter Brianna, are San José residents and big fans of Mexico’s national team. Like many other fans on Monday night, they sported their Mexico kits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family has been to 49ers games at Levi’s before, but the vibes around the match on Monday were in “a whole different league,” Alfred said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088552\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088552\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the temporarily renamed San Francisco Bay Area Stadium filled with fans from an upper deck seat purchased by KQED for the World Cup match between Algeria and Jordan on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a different experience altogether, you know. [American] football is great, but this is a world event. I feel like everybody’s here and joined together to watch something good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jasmine and Zayna Alfarah, sisters of Jordanian descent from Los Angeles, drove up to the Bay Area overnight Sunday into Monday with their two friends, Jacqueline Gutierrez and Marilyn Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They arrived at 4 a.m. Monday, but said the lack of sleep and long drive was worthwhile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088553\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The flags of Algeria and Jordan are displayed on the pitch at Levi’s Stadium on Monday, June 22, 2026, just before kickoff in the World Cup match between the two nations’ men’s soccer teams. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Seeing Jordan come into the World Cup for the first time is just such a beautiful experience,” Jasmine Alfarah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gutierrez and Maldonado support Mexico and Honduras’ national teams, respectively, but on Monday, like so many fans do during the World Cup, they adopted new team allegiances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re making history,” Gutierrez said of Jordan’s squad. “We’re here to witness this history, and I’m proud.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088551\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupita Gonzalez and her dad Sergio Gonzalez, both Oakland residents originally from Mexico, attended their first World Cup game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the game’s newly mandated hydration breaks, while fans around the globe watching TV are served ads, people in the stadium were treated to a live mariachi performance and light shows that connected cell phone flashlights at halftime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Lupita Gonzalez and her dad Sergio Gonzalez, both Oakland residents originally from Mexico, coming to the game was realizing a dream of his that he had held onto since he was a boy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For Father’s Day, I wanted to give my dad tickets. My dad is a huge soccer fan, and this is his first World Cup ever. As a kid, he dreamed of going to the World Cup when it was in Mexico in 1970. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to do it, so I wanted it to make my dad’s dreams come true,” Gonzalez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088548\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of Algeria’s soccer team celebrate a victory over Jordan in the concourses of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She and her family \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087163/for-bay-area-latinos-world-cup-is-a-celebration-of-pride-and-identity\">root for Mexico’s team\u003c/a> most days, but on Monday, they were pulling for Jordan. Gonzalez’s great-grandmother immigrated from Lebanon to Mexico, and they wanted to support a nearby country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she was a bit wary of coming to a World Cup game because of the way the U.S. has treated immigrants and made it harder for some \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087615/protests-and-celebrations-iranians-in-los-angeles-have-mixed-feelings-on-world-cup\">teams and fans to experience the tournament\u003c/a>, but she said her experience on Monday proved that fans will support one another in the name of soccer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not about the politics. It’s not even about FIFA as an organization. It’s about showing up for the country where you’re from or a country that you want to support. I just love that energy,” she said. “We’re sitting next to folks that are rooting for Algeria, we’re still high-fiving, we’re still enjoying each other’s wins because that’s what the World Cup is about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Even hours ahead of kickoff, the parking lots outside of the stadium were filled with thousands of people wearing their nation’s colors, dancing on cement railings, greeting each other with big hugs and waving huge flags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Groups of people huddled around news reporters, anxiously awaiting the chance to be broadcast live on Algerian and Jordanian news networks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No tailgating is allowed at World Cup matches, but some generous folks handed out snacks and sweets, like dates and baklava, and others posed for pictures with bags of pistachios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amine Tigha, an Algerian who lives in New York City, traveled to the Bay Area for this match, also his first World Cup game, and said he loves the weather here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most important thing,” he said ahead of kickoff, is that Algeria wins the game, but he said the vibes were more of a friendly rivalry with Jordan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, we both are Arab, we share a lot of things. We share the religion, the language and everything. It’s like a derby. We play like neighbors,” he said with a big laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nazim Bellahsene is originally from Algeria and has lived in the U.S. for 15 years. He lives in Santa Clara and came to the match with his wife, Wisam, and his two young kids, Emma and Nolan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088556\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of Jordan’s men’s soccer team party outside of Levi’s Stadium, ahead of the World Cup match between Jordan and Algeria, in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s super exciting. We’re loving it. It’s really unexpected that it’s here at home, near home. So, you know, we can’t miss it,” he said of the match. Monday was his first time ever seeing the Algerian national team on the pitch in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Decked out in an Algerian jersey and draped with the country’s flag, Bellahsene was confident in his side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re looking forward to a win, for sure,” he said. “But you know, at the same time, enjoying and having a great family time with everybody here in a very festive environment. So it’s going to be fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans take a selfie from the concourse of Levi’s Stadium during the World Cup match between Algeria and Jordan in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The stadium was filled with people from seemingly all backgrounds, from babies to elders, and several fans said they loved the diversity of the Bay Area and the international draw of the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alfred and Veronica Zamora, and their daughter Brianna, are San José residents and big fans of Mexico’s national team. Like many other fans on Monday night, they sported their Mexico kits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family has been to 49ers games at Levi’s before, but the vibes around the match on Monday were in “a whole different league,” Alfred said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088552\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088552\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the temporarily renamed San Francisco Bay Area Stadium filled with fans from an upper deck seat purchased by KQED for the World Cup match between Algeria and Jordan on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a different experience altogether, you know. [American] football is great, but this is a world event. I feel like everybody’s here and joined together to watch something good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jasmine and Zayna Alfarah, sisters of Jordanian descent from Los Angeles, drove up to the Bay Area overnight Sunday into Monday with their two friends, Jacqueline Gutierrez and Marilyn Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They arrived at 4 a.m. Monday, but said the lack of sleep and long drive was worthwhile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088553\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The flags of Algeria and Jordan are displayed on the pitch at Levi’s Stadium on Monday, June 22, 2026, just before kickoff in the World Cup match between the two nations’ men’s soccer teams. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Seeing Jordan come into the World Cup for the first time is just such a beautiful experience,” Jasmine Alfarah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gutierrez and Maldonado support Mexico and Honduras’ national teams, respectively, but on Monday, like so many fans do during the World Cup, they adopted new team allegiances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re making history,” Gutierrez said of Jordan’s squad. “We’re here to witness this history, and I’m proud.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088551\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupita Gonzalez and her dad Sergio Gonzalez, both Oakland residents originally from Mexico, attended their first World Cup game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the game’s newly mandated hydration breaks, while fans around the globe watching TV are served ads, people in the stadium were treated to a live mariachi performance and light shows that connected cell phone flashlights at halftime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Lupita Gonzalez and her dad Sergio Gonzalez, both Oakland residents originally from Mexico, coming to the game was realizing a dream of his that he had held onto since he was a boy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For Father’s Day, I wanted to give my dad tickets. My dad is a huge soccer fan, and this is his first World Cup ever. As a kid, he dreamed of going to the World Cup when it was in Mexico in 1970. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to do it, so I wanted it to make my dad’s dreams come true,” Gonzalez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12088548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12088548\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260622-WCJORALG-KQED-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of Algeria’s soccer team celebrate a victory over Jordan in the concourses of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Monday, June 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She and her family \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087163/for-bay-area-latinos-world-cup-is-a-celebration-of-pride-and-identity\">root for Mexico’s team\u003c/a> most days, but on Monday, they were pulling for Jordan. Gonzalez’s great-grandmother immigrated from Lebanon to Mexico, and they wanted to support a nearby country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she was a bit wary of coming to a World Cup game because of the way the U.S. has treated immigrants and made it harder for some \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087615/protests-and-celebrations-iranians-in-los-angeles-have-mixed-feelings-on-world-cup\">teams and fans to experience the tournament\u003c/a>, but she said her experience on Monday proved that fans will support one another in the name of soccer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not about the politics. It’s not even about FIFA as an organization. It’s about showing up for the country where you’re from or a country that you want to support. I just love that energy,” she said. “We’re sitting next to folks that are rooting for Algeria, we’re still high-fiving, we’re still enjoying each other’s wins because that’s what the World Cup is about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara-county\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a> resident infected with measles may have exposed others while contagious on Monday, Santa Clara County public health officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health officials say the resident was likely exposed during international travel. On June 8, they traveled through the San Francisco International Airport terminal between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. that same day, the resident visited Trader Joe’s at 635 Coleman Ave. and the International Halal Market on 960 E Santa Clara St. in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individuals who traveled to the locations at the same time could be at risk of developing the disease between seven and 10 days after exposure, county public health officials warned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of our very high vaccination rates and folks who had measles decades ago before there was a vaccine, we are very well protected as a community here in the Bay Area,” Dr. Sarah Rudman, the county’s public health officer, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The possible exposure comes as the county hosts thousands of soccer fans for the World Cup tournament, which kicked off locally on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Sunday afternoon, the state Department of Public Health dashboard reported 49 confirmed measles cases, though that number doesn’t appear to include Santa Clara’s latest case. The number of state-confirmed cases has sat steady since at least mid-May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If confirmed by CDPH, Santa Clara’s case would be the 50th this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041432\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A measles advisory is shown tacked to a bulletin board outside Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole, Texas, on April 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State health officials reported half that — 25 confirmed cases — across the state last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is becoming more and more common,” Rudman said in a media availability on Saturday. “A year ago, I would have said this is incredibly rare. And now this is already our second case of the year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, the county reported its first measles case of the year when a vaccinated resident returned from international travel. Before 2025, the county hadn’t recorded a measles case since 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069161/californias-first-measles-case-of-2026-appears-to-be-unvaccinated-patient-in-bay-area\">recorded its highest number \u003c/a>of cases in 2025, 25 years after the disease was declared eliminated.[aside postID=news_12080063 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2242752228-scaled-e1769196948121.jpg']California’s numbers also rose last year, state data shows. Since 2023, measles cases have increased every year. The last time cases surpassed current 2026 numbers was in 2019, when 72 cases \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/2022-VPD-Annual-Report.aspx\">were reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudman said that the county is working with federal and state officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department of Public Health to identify any people who may have been exposed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measles symptoms include a runny nose, fever, cough and rash, according \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/\">to the CDC\u003c/a>. The first symptoms can appear up to two weeks after infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to experience complications because of the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara health officials said that people should monitor for symptoms for 21 days after the potential exposure and not attend large gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the number of large international events currently happening throughout the Bay Area, it is especially important that any unvaccinated, exposed individual quarantines to the best of their ability and avoids contact with others if feeling unwell,” the Department said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If symptoms do appear, health officials advise contacting your doctor right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>California’s numbers also rose last year, state data shows. Since 2023, measles cases have increased every year. The last time cases surpassed current 2026 numbers was in 2019, when 72 cases \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/2022-VPD-Annual-Report.aspx\">were reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudman said that the county is working with federal and state officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department of Public Health to identify any people who may have been exposed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measles symptoms include a runny nose, fever, cough and rash, according \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/\">to the CDC\u003c/a>. The first symptoms can appear up to two weeks after infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to experience complications because of the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara health officials said that people should monitor for symptoms for 21 days after the potential exposure and not attend large gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the number of large international events currently happening throughout the Bay Area, it is especially important that any unvaccinated, exposed individual quarantines to the best of their ability and avoids contact with others if feeling unwell,” the Department said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If symptoms do appear, health officials advise contacting your doctor right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The 2026 FIFA World Cup that promised to bring big bucks to the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">kicks off this week\u003c/a>, but it’s not clear if the tournament’s global audience — and their wallets — are actually coming with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium — temporarily rebranded the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium — in Santa Clara will host six games featuring teams like Paraguay and Australia. Local leaders say they are excited about the possibilities stemming from World Cup-related events taking place in the region, which has its own \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12076503/mens-world-cup-soccer-san-francisco-bay-area-tickets-matches-santa-clara-levis-stadium\">vibrant soccer scene\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Host Committee, the nonprofit tasked with helping FIFA locally, \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4434c5fc376718dd1af892/t/666a69262d7ac4543596d909/1718249768786/BAHC+Economic+Impact+Report.pdf\">estimated in 2024\u003c/a> that the World Cup could bring in up to $630 million through hotel and restaurant bookings and other visitor spending around the tournament.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so far, local excitement around the tournament has paled in comparison to the Super Bowl, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072702/bay-area-buzzes-with-fans-parties-and-pageantry-on-super-bowl-sunday\">Levi’s Stadium also hosted\u003c/a> earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hotel bookings in the Bay Area are lagging behind early projections, putting a damper on the hopes that the games will deliver a major economic boon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s plenty of research and data points out there that the expectations for the World Cup were a bit higher than what we’re actually seeing in terms of ticketing and hotels in particular,” said Jeff Bellisario, executive director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a local think tank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085866\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085866\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1235\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty-1536x948.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (temporarily renamed from Levi’s Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup) in Santa Clara, California, on May 19, 2026. Levi’s Stadium will host six matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including five group stage matches throughout June 2026. \u003ccite>(Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While U.S. cities are expected to see an economic boost from hosting the games, the Bay Area is projected to trail other areas in terms of the impact on local tourism, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/north-american-cities-on-the-front-foot-for-2026-fifa-world-cup/\">2025 report from Tourism Economics\u003c/a>, due to the popularity of the matches being played in the region and having slightly smaller stadium capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hotel leaders adjusted their estimates when game schedules started materializing in late 2025, according to Alex Bastian, president and CEO of the Hotel Council of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the teams playing in the Bay Area is considered a powerhouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were keeping a close eye on the team placements and match schedules, and we adopted more conservative budgeting and forecasting strategies,” he said.[aside postID=arts_13990640 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-02-KQED.jpg']San Francisco International Airport said it was already in the midst of the usual busy summer travel season and couldn’t “link passenger volumes” to the World Cup. Among the U.S. host cities, Dallas is seeing the biggest increases in flight bookings leading into the England vs. Croatia game on June 14 and later matches, according to a spokesperson from United Airlines, the largest airline at SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the U.S., demand for tickets and international tourism is also lackluster. Nearly 80% of hoteliers in host cities responding to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ahla.com/news/new-report-warns-world-cup-hotel-boom-may-fall-short-expectations\">May 2026 survey\u003c/a> from the American Hotel and Lodging Association said bookings were below their initial forecast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some experts have speculated that alleged ticketing bait-and-switches by FIFA, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">high expense of admission\u003c/a> to games in the region, even for low-ranked teams, and ongoing international issues like the U.S. war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign are driving low international travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Experts say ticket prices, inflation fears and the so-called ‘Trump slump’ are putting fans off, with hotel rates down by a third in host cities from Atlanta to San Francisco,” reads a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/04/fifa-world-cup-sports-economy-growth/\">post\u003c/a> from the World Economic Forum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also not cheap to host the World Cup. While \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/world-cup-2026-host-cities-revenue-houston\">FIFA captures much of the revenue\u003c/a> from ticket sales, sponsorship and merchandise, cities take on much of the logistical costs and security.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara city officials estimated in 2025 that hosting the six matches would cost around \u003ca href=\"https://www.santaclaraca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/86127/638743648872700000\">$50 million\u003c/a>. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Transit Administration earmarked nearly $60 million in grants to cover security expenses at Levi’s, and the host committee also agreed to backfill remaining costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costs aside, Bay Area elected officials have championed the World Cup as an opportunity to drive tourism dollars, foster a sense of community and shed positive light on a region that’s still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083439\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12083439 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Matt Mahan gives his opening speech at the World Cup flag-raising ceremony at San José City Hall in San José on May 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are going to be on the world stage, and we’re excited to welcome tens of thousands of people from different corners of the world to our city,” San José Mayor Matt Mahan said in an interview. “We want to show off our city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Starting this week, the World Cup will bring energy to neighborhoods across San Francisco,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a statement. “As the Bay Area hosts six matches, San Francisco is where fans will gather — attending neighborhood watch parties and filling local restaurants and bars. And we are ready to welcome them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Australia and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086567/team-paraguay-arrives-in-san-jose-ahead-of-world-cup-games-at-levis\">Paraguay have made their home bases\u003c/a> in Oakland and San José, respectively. This year’s World Cup has expanded to include 48 teams, up from 32 in the 2022 tournament. That means more games — 104 of them — and theoretically, more opportunities for fans to fill bars and attend watch parties over the weekslong event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The longer duration also extends costs for hosting the tournament, which is spread out among 16 cities and three countries, unlike the Super Bowl, which happens over a single weekend in one city. That creates uncertainty around how many people will travel to the Bay Area for the games and for how long.[aside postID=news_12084960 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-1536x1054.jpg']The hotel association report specifically called out a “room block over commitment” by FIFA, in which the organization reserved significant chunks of rooms in host cities, only to later cancel most or all of them. The move “created an artificial early demand signal that has since unraveled,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The soccer organization withdrew its commitments just three months from the event, “returning some blocks without a single reservation having been made,” sending hoteliers scrambling to backfill the spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exact hotel data will not be available until after the tournament, but it’s already telling a different story than the 2026 Super Bowl. That game exceeded projections for how much money it would bring in, \u003ca href=\"https://bayareahostcommittee.com/newsroom/bay-area-host-committee-announces-super-bowl-lx-exceeded-economic-impact-projections-generating-approximately-720-million-for-bay-area-region\">topping $720 million\u003c/a> in total economic activity for the entire region, according to the Bay Area Host Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, those numbers from the host committee have been called into question by economists like Roger Noll, a professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just grossly overstated,” Noll said of the report’s findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said such estimates often don’t take into account mitigating factors, such as the large number of people who opted not to visit the Bay Area for business or tourism around the Super Bowl to avoid schedule conflicts and higher prices at hotels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s purely public relations, it’s advertising,” Noll said. “They want the political leadership of the area to feel good that it did this… It’s not true that we all get richer because there’s a Super Bowl here; it’s just not true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellisario, with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, thinks the World Cup is “still going to be positive for the region, but I don’t think we should be thinking about this as five or six Super Bowl-type games the region is hosting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12086748 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002-1536x1037.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Players with the Paraguay national football team jog during a warmup before an open training session at CEFCU Stadium in San José on June 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Different parts of the Bay Area will also be affected in different ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the host committee’s report, San Francisco raked in a large portion of the Super Bowl profits, about $425 million, compared to $195 million in Santa Clara County, where the game was played, and about $100 million in other counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the South Bay may see a bigger bump from the soccer matches this time around. The host committee’s predictions suggest Santa Clara County could see up to $360 million of the potential impact, double what it has projected for San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noll hopes it will be a better event for the South Bay, because visitors will come for a longer period and will need to spend money locally in between matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because it’s multiple events spread over a longer period, you would expect the economic impact per visitor to be substantially higher for the World Cup than it would be for the Super Bowl,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12073892\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators fill the seats at Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until the World Cup concludes, it’s all guesswork, leaving cities unsure about the level of impact it and the Super Bowl had.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, amid a falling out with the 49ers leadership who manage Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has consistently expressed concern over the onus laid on the city for the Super Bowl, World Cup and even major concerts hosted there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement this week, the city highlighted that the host committee’s economic impact report only offers high-level data, not city-specific analysis, and said it plans to check the math itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The city is currently procuring a consultant to conduct an independent economic impact study of Levi’s Stadium events, including both the Super Bowl and FIFA Men’s World Cup, to better understand the direct and indirect benefits to Santa Clara,” the statement said. “Until that work is completed, we are unable to quantify the full economic impact to the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has initiated a discounted ticket program for residents, Bay Area leaders have not followed suit. The low-popularity matches are still out of price for many soccer fans in the Bay Area, however, ranging from the low hundreds to over $1,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The matchups that we have here are not the ones that are going to be drawing the superstar players and the headlines and people from across the U.S.,” Bellisario said. “They are interested in seeing a player like [Lionel] Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, right? So I think that’s part of the muted response in our region.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the host committee is organizing around 80 free watch parties across the Bay Area, and FIFA has licensed 20 public viewing events in San Francisco alone. Many local bars and restaurants plan to host \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13990640/where-to-watch-world-cup-bay-area-best-bars-classic-pubs\">watch parties of their own\u003c/a>, including for the many vibrant diaspora communities who call the Bay Area home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My belief is that people engage in soccer in a much more personal way that’s authentic for them, usually around friends and family in the communities in which they live,” said Zaileen Janmohamed, Bay Area Host Committee President and CEO. “We wanted to distribute that economic impact as far as possible across the region.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José’s marquee downtown gathering space, San Pedro Square, is serving as the South Bay’s main watch party hub, with all matches televised on large screens across 39 days, and several other events in neighborhoods around the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072762\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People in the patio at the San Pedro Square Market in San José on Feb. 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is an order of magnitude larger than the Super Bowl for us,” Mahan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara Potter teaches sports management at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. She helped run several Super Bowls and other major sporting events before landing her current position as the Chief Revenue Officer for the Oakland Roots and Soul soccer clubs, which have developed intimate yet dedicated fan bases at a time when other major sports franchises have left the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Potter said sports executives should not expect fans to flock to games and teams they haven’t heard of without some serious community-building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It absolutely comes down to business, community and sport working together hand-in-hand. It has to have all three working together in lockstep,” Potter said on the sideline of a recent packed Oakland Soul match. “One without the other doesn’t provide the results that are possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The 2026 FIFA World Cup that promised to bring big bucks to the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">kicks off this week\u003c/a>, but it’s not clear if the tournament’s global audience — and their wallets — are actually coming with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium — temporarily rebranded the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium — in Santa Clara will host six games featuring teams like Paraguay and Australia. Local leaders say they are excited about the possibilities stemming from World Cup-related events taking place in the region, which has its own \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12076503/mens-world-cup-soccer-san-francisco-bay-area-tickets-matches-santa-clara-levis-stadium\">vibrant soccer scene\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Host Committee, the nonprofit tasked with helping FIFA locally, \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4434c5fc376718dd1af892/t/666a69262d7ac4543596d909/1718249768786/BAHC+Economic+Impact+Report.pdf\">estimated in 2024\u003c/a> that the World Cup could bring in up to $630 million through hotel and restaurant bookings and other visitor spending around the tournament.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so far, local excitement around the tournament has paled in comparison to the Super Bowl, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072702/bay-area-buzzes-with-fans-parties-and-pageantry-on-super-bowl-sunday\">Levi’s Stadium also hosted\u003c/a> earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hotel bookings in the Bay Area are lagging behind early projections, putting a damper on the hopes that the games will deliver a major economic boon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s plenty of research and data points out there that the expectations for the World Cup were a bit higher than what we’re actually seeing in terms of ticketing and hotels in particular,” said Jeff Bellisario, executive director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a local think tank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085866\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085866\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1235\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/FIFAWorldCupLevisStadiumGetty-1536x948.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (temporarily renamed from Levi’s Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup) in Santa Clara, California, on May 19, 2026. Levi’s Stadium will host six matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including five group stage matches throughout June 2026. \u003ccite>(Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While U.S. cities are expected to see an economic boost from hosting the games, the Bay Area is projected to trail other areas in terms of the impact on local tourism, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/north-american-cities-on-the-front-foot-for-2026-fifa-world-cup/\">2025 report from Tourism Economics\u003c/a>, due to the popularity of the matches being played in the region and having slightly smaller stadium capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hotel leaders adjusted their estimates when game schedules started materializing in late 2025, according to Alex Bastian, president and CEO of the Hotel Council of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the teams playing in the Bay Area is considered a powerhouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were keeping a close eye on the team placements and match schedules, and we adopted more conservative budgeting and forecasting strategies,” he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>San Francisco International Airport said it was already in the midst of the usual busy summer travel season and couldn’t “link passenger volumes” to the World Cup. Among the U.S. host cities, Dallas is seeing the biggest increases in flight bookings leading into the England vs. Croatia game on June 14 and later matches, according to a spokesperson from United Airlines, the largest airline at SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the U.S., demand for tickets and international tourism is also lackluster. Nearly 80% of hoteliers in host cities responding to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ahla.com/news/new-report-warns-world-cup-hotel-boom-may-fall-short-expectations\">May 2026 survey\u003c/a> from the American Hotel and Lodging Association said bookings were below their initial forecast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some experts have speculated that alleged ticketing bait-and-switches by FIFA, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">high expense of admission\u003c/a> to games in the region, even for low-ranked teams, and ongoing international issues like the U.S. war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign are driving low international travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Experts say ticket prices, inflation fears and the so-called ‘Trump slump’ are putting fans off, with hotel rates down by a third in host cities from Atlanta to San Francisco,” reads a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/04/fifa-world-cup-sports-economy-growth/\">post\u003c/a> from the World Economic Forum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also not cheap to host the World Cup. While \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/world-cup-2026-host-cities-revenue-houston\">FIFA captures much of the revenue\u003c/a> from ticket sales, sponsorship and merchandise, cities take on much of the logistical costs and security.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara city officials estimated in 2025 that hosting the six matches would cost around \u003ca href=\"https://www.santaclaraca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/86127/638743648872700000\">$50 million\u003c/a>. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Transit Administration earmarked nearly $60 million in grants to cover security expenses at Levi’s, and the host committee also agreed to backfill remaining costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costs aside, Bay Area elected officials have championed the World Cup as an opportunity to drive tourism dollars, foster a sense of community and shed positive light on a region that’s still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083439\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12083439 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-WORLDCUPFLAG-TV-01469-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Matt Mahan gives his opening speech at the World Cup flag-raising ceremony at San José City Hall in San José on May 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are going to be on the world stage, and we’re excited to welcome tens of thousands of people from different corners of the world to our city,” San José Mayor Matt Mahan said in an interview. “We want to show off our city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Starting this week, the World Cup will bring energy to neighborhoods across San Francisco,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a statement. “As the Bay Area hosts six matches, San Francisco is where fans will gather — attending neighborhood watch parties and filling local restaurants and bars. And we are ready to welcome them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Australia and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086567/team-paraguay-arrives-in-san-jose-ahead-of-world-cup-games-at-levis\">Paraguay have made their home bases\u003c/a> in Oakland and San José, respectively. This year’s World Cup has expanded to include 48 teams, up from 32 in the 2022 tournament. That means more games — 104 of them — and theoretically, more opportunities for fans to fill bars and attend watch parties over the weekslong event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The longer duration also extends costs for hosting the tournament, which is spread out among 16 cities and three countries, unlike the Super Bowl, which happens over a single weekend in one city. That creates uncertainty around how many people will travel to the Bay Area for the games and for how long.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The hotel association report specifically called out a “room block over commitment” by FIFA, in which the organization reserved significant chunks of rooms in host cities, only to later cancel most or all of them. The move “created an artificial early demand signal that has since unraveled,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The soccer organization withdrew its commitments just three months from the event, “returning some blocks without a single reservation having been made,” sending hoteliers scrambling to backfill the spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exact hotel data will not be available until after the tournament, but it’s already telling a different story than the 2026 Super Bowl. That game exceeded projections for how much money it would bring in, \u003ca href=\"https://bayareahostcommittee.com/newsroom/bay-area-host-committee-announces-super-bowl-lx-exceeded-economic-impact-projections-generating-approximately-720-million-for-bay-area-region\">topping $720 million\u003c/a> in total economic activity for the entire region, according to the Bay Area Host Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, those numbers from the host committee have been called into question by economists like Roger Noll, a professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just grossly overstated,” Noll said of the report’s findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said such estimates often don’t take into account mitigating factors, such as the large number of people who opted not to visit the Bay Area for business or tourism around the Super Bowl to avoid schedule conflicts and higher prices at hotels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s purely public relations, it’s advertising,” Noll said. “They want the political leadership of the area to feel good that it did this… It’s not true that we all get richer because there’s a Super Bowl here; it’s just not true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellisario, with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, thinks the World Cup is “still going to be positive for the region, but I don’t think we should be thinking about this as five or six Super Bowl-type games the region is hosting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12086748 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/060926Paraguay-SJSU_GH_002-1536x1037.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Players with the Paraguay national football team jog during a warmup before an open training session at CEFCU Stadium in San José on June 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Different parts of the Bay Area will also be affected in different ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the host committee’s report, San Francisco raked in a large portion of the Super Bowl profits, about $425 million, compared to $195 million in Santa Clara County, where the game was played, and about $100 million in other counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the South Bay may see a bigger bump from the soccer matches this time around. The host committee’s predictions suggest Santa Clara County could see up to $360 million of the potential impact, double what it has projected for San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noll hopes it will be a better event for the South Bay, because visitors will come for a longer period and will need to spend money locally in between matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because it’s multiple events spread over a longer period, you would expect the economic impact per visitor to be substantially higher for the World Cup than it would be for the Super Bowl,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12073892\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-superbowlsunday00908_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators fill the seats at Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until the World Cup concludes, it’s all guesswork, leaving cities unsure about the level of impact it and the Super Bowl had.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, amid a falling out with the 49ers leadership who manage Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has consistently expressed concern over the onus laid on the city for the Super Bowl, World Cup and even major concerts hosted there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement this week, the city highlighted that the host committee’s economic impact report only offers high-level data, not city-specific analysis, and said it plans to check the math itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The city is currently procuring a consultant to conduct an independent economic impact study of Levi’s Stadium events, including both the Super Bowl and FIFA Men’s World Cup, to better understand the direct and indirect benefits to Santa Clara,” the statement said. “Until that work is completed, we are unable to quantify the full economic impact to the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has initiated a discounted ticket program for residents, Bay Area leaders have not followed suit. The low-popularity matches are still out of price for many soccer fans in the Bay Area, however, ranging from the low hundreds to over $1,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The matchups that we have here are not the ones that are going to be drawing the superstar players and the headlines and people from across the U.S.,” Bellisario said. “They are interested in seeing a player like [Lionel] Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, right? So I think that’s part of the muted response in our region.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the host committee is organizing around 80 free watch parties across the Bay Area, and FIFA has licensed 20 public viewing events in San Francisco alone. Many local bars and restaurants plan to host \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13990640/where-to-watch-world-cup-bay-area-best-bars-classic-pubs\">watch parties of their own\u003c/a>, including for the many vibrant diaspora communities who call the Bay Area home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My belief is that people engage in soccer in a much more personal way that’s authentic for them, usually around friends and family in the communities in which they live,” said Zaileen Janmohamed, Bay Area Host Committee President and CEO. “We wanted to distribute that economic impact as far as possible across the region.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José’s marquee downtown gathering space, San Pedro Square, is serving as the South Bay’s main watch party hub, with all matches televised on large screens across 39 days, and several other events in neighborhoods around the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072762\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People in the patio at the San Pedro Square Market in San José on Feb. 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is an order of magnitude larger than the Super Bowl for us,” Mahan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara Potter teaches sports management at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. She helped run several Super Bowls and other major sporting events before landing her current position as the Chief Revenue Officer for the Oakland Roots and Soul soccer clubs, which have developed intimate yet dedicated fan bases at a time when other major sports franchises have left the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Potter said sports executives should not expect fans to flock to games and teams they haven’t heard of without some serious community-building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It absolutely comes down to business, community and sport working together hand-in-hand. It has to have all three working together in lockstep,” Potter said on the sideline of a recent packed Oakland Soul match. “One without the other doesn’t provide the results that are possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>This month, the World Cup is coming to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/levis-stadium\">Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a> in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over two weeks beginning on June 13, the stadium — also known as “San Francisco Bay Area Stadium” for the purposes of the World Cup — will host six matches, including one elimination match, as part of a worldwide celebration of soccer that happens once every four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With events at Levi’s Stadium already \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/49ers-cowboys-game-traffic-jam-17734652.php\">infamous\u003c/a> for causing hourslong traffic jams, local leaders are encouraging the tens of thousands of fans expected to attend each match to take public transportation instead of driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s public transit agencies are rolling out extended schedules to accommodate night games that are likely to end around midnight, discounted multi-day fare passes and increased service to make sure fans are able to get to and from games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether you’re a Bay Area local who’s snagged World Cup tickets or you’re visiting our region from out of town, consider leaving your car — and definitely that \u003ca href=\"https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/world-cups-official-instrument-now-banned-world-cup\">vuvuzela \u003c/a>— at home and keep reading for how to get to and from Levi’s Stadium on public transit. (And if you’re \u003cem>really \u003c/em>determined to drive there, we’ve got information on where to find parking at Levi’s Stadium, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">Can I still get tickets to World Cup matches in Santa Clara?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">How can I get home from World Cup night games on public transit?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">What’s the parking situation at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What matches are being played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\"> six World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a>: five “group stage matches and one “Round of 32” match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Austria vs. Jordan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085857\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey’s player Kerem Kesgin (8) duels for the ball against Paraguay’s Luis Zarate (15) during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match between Turkey and Paraguay in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2017. \u003ccite>(Imtiyaz Shaikh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday, June 22 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium will then host one knockout match:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top-scoring team from Group D vs. the third-best team from either Group B, E, F, I or J\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday, July 1 at 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">\u003c/a>Can I still get World Cup tickets for the Santa Clara matches this month?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, at the time of publication, some tickets were still available — but that might change. Check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets\">FIFA’s ticket portal\u003c/a>, which includes last-minute sales and verified resales. You can also look for tickets on a verified resale website, such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/soccer\">Ticketmaster \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/world-cup-tickets/grouping/45410\">StubHub\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We recommend reading \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">our guide on how to avoid World Cup resale ticket scams\u003c/a> first, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many people are expected to come to the Bay Area for the World Cup?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Host Committee, which plans for major events like Super Bowl LX and the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics, is expecting 260,000 visitors from outside the Bay Area over the course of the region’s World Cup matches — according to Zaileen Janmohamed, the host committee’s CEO and president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\">Super Bowl LX\u003c/a>, which Levi’s Stadium hosted in February, the World Cup’s Bay Area engagements are longer and more spread out, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">fan-related activities and experiences \u003c/a>spanning multiple locations and weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“From a transit perspective, that means planning for repeated waves of movement across counties, venues, hotels and neighborhoods,” Janmohamed said — “for both local fans and a higher percentage of global visitors navigating the Bay Area for the first time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the first time one region has hosted both the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the same year, Janmohamed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">\u003c/a>How do I get to Levi’s Stadium using public transportation?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are three transit agencies that will get you to the front door of Levi’s Stadium: Capitol Corridor, ACE Rail and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority or VTA. And if you aren’t close to one of their stops, there are multiple ways to transfer to them from other transit agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the agencies that are changing their service schedules to accommodate World Cup fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority provides bus, light rail and paratransit services in Santa Clara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great America and Lick Mill are the VTA stations closest to Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072787 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl attendees ride VTA to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For information on fares, inter-agency transfers and where to park at VTA stations, check out the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is expecting to carry as many as 15,000 people in and out of each match at Levi’s Stadium, according to Stacey Hendler Ross, the agency’s public information officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross said the agency will be adjusting routes to accommodate an expected increase in local riders heading to the stadium. For instance, the blue line will serve Levi’s Stadium for World Cup matches, instead of traveling straight to its scheduled stop in Bay Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We’ll be running additional light rail service before and after matches, with trains serving the stadium every 10 minutes from Mountain View Transit Center, which connects to Caltrain — and every twenty minutes from the Milpitas Transit Center in downtown San José, which connects with BART,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency says it’ll let riders know more information by email, SMS and VTA’s \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/vtaservice\">service updates on X\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/updates\">Sign up for route change updates for each match here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hoping to put out a lot of messaging about that so that people know that the service plan is going to be a little bit different than it is for every day,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For late-night games, Hendler Ross said VTA will guarantee service for up to about two hours after the end of each match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ If there are still hundreds of people on the platform two hours after the game, obviously we’re going to continue our service to get people where they need to go,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross also recommends using the \u003ca href=\"https://transitapp.com/\">Transit app\u003c/a> for trip planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/fares\">paying for VTA rides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ACE Rail\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail connects Central Valley communities with the East and South Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning additional services for three World Cup matches. Take a look at the \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/event-train/\">ACE Rail schedule. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/tickets/\">paying for ACE Rail here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Capitol Corridor\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Capitol Corridor connects the Sacramento area with the Bay Area by train, taking passengers from as far away as Rocklin and Auburn directly to Levi’s Stadium. The railway also provides easy transfers to BART and VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor is planning special match day service for five of the latest matches at Levi’s. The agency has a \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/fwc26-sfbayarea/\">World Cup page \u003c/a>including \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/trainschedule/FIFA-Train-Schedule_2026.pdf?v=28052026\">service adjustments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For evening and night games, Capitol Corridor will time its final departure from Levi’s Stadium to 15 minutes after the match is expected to end, according to Rob Padgette, the managing director of Capitol Corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means if you are taking Capitol Corridor to the game, you’ll want to leave the stadium \u003cem>right \u003c/em>after the match ends to ensure you catch your train home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11932707 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg\" alt=\"A passenger train reflected in a trackside puddle at sunset.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak California’s Capitol Corridor at Alviso on the south end of San Francisco Bay. \u003ccite>(Max Camden/Link21-BART)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Padgette also suggests riders \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/\">buy their ticket\u003c/a> in advance to make sure they get a seat. “ Because we expect a lot of fans to ride, we’re going to cap the number of sales on the train,” Padgette said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tickets/\">paying for Capitol Corridor rides here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain connects Santa Clara County to San Francisco by rail, passing through Silicon Valley, Stanford and San Mateo County on the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to take Caltrain to Levi’s Stadium, get off at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/station/mountainview\">Mountain View station\u003c/a> and transfer to \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/routes/orange-line\">VTA’s Orange Line\u003c/a> and ride towards Alum Rock station and get off at Great America station. VTA recommends entering and exiting the stadium through \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/4900+Centennial+Blvd+Intel+Gate+A,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054/@37.4027987,-121.9717298,431m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x808fc9c827c5f0df:0x11455a372e1f7d18!2sLevi's+Stadium!8m2!3d37.4033165!4d-121.9693774!16s%2Fm%2F0269w0y!3m5!1s0x808fc9b7fe7b6d4b:0x40de625050fafeb7!8m2!3d37.4037655!4d-121.9712125!16s%2Fg%2F11f48k_zld?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Gate A\u003c/a> to get back to the Orange Line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning its regular \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/worldcup26?active_tab=route_explorer_tab&destination=7021\">half-hourly service\u003c/a> for World Cup matches, with additional trains on top of that, Caltrain public information officer Dan Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to have one or two scheduled additional post-game trains for each match, while also keeping an additional train on standby if crowds necessitate it,” Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieberman said Caltrain will publish specific \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/about-caltrain/caltrain-news\">service plans for each match online soon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about paying for \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/fares\">Caltrain fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Rapid Transit serves five Bay Area counties, connecting a wide swath of the East Bay with San Francisco and the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, BART recommends riders take its Green or Orange Line (labeled “Berryessa” or “OAK/Berryessa”) to Milpitas Station and use the pedestrian bridge to transfer to VTA’s Orange Line and then get off at Lick Mill Station. To get back to VTA after the match, follow “Gate F” signs while exiting the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12080719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12080719 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-1536x1068.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A commuter looks for a less crowded section of a westbound BART train at the West Oakland station in Oakland, California, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last scheduled BART train that stops at all stations systemwide leaves Milpitas at 11:53 p.m., heading towards the East Bay and San Francisco. But the agency is adding special limited-express service after midnight for matches that start at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those trains will generally depart Milpitas every 30 minutes between 12:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m., depending on how long it takes to clear the stadium and timed transfers with VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders taking these special limited-express service trains should note that the trains will \u003cem>not \u003c/em>stop at all BART stations. Instead, they’ll l only serve the following BART stations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bay Fair\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dublin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>MacArthur\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>El Cerrito del Norte\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pleasant Hill\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Powell Street\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11935689\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/gettyimages-1448202231-01daa7c0eabc9dfe5eff17bfe429ac097ee645ce-scaled-e1780442735101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">So if you plan to drive to a BART station and park your car, make sure you park at one of those stations to avoid getting stranded carless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more details about special service on \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">BART’s World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets\">BART fares\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni is the public transit agency serving the city of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, riders can take Muni routes like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/30-stockton\">30 Stockton\u003c/a> bus, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/45-unionstockton\">45 Union/Stockton\u003c/a> bus and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/t-third-street\">T Third Street\u003c/a> train and transfer to either BART or Caltrain and then transfer to VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">additional bus shuttle service\u003c/a> for nighttime World Cup matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shuttle will operate between Union Square, the SoMa neighborhood, the Powell Street BART station and Caltrain’s Fourth and King Station, using the 45 Union/Stockton route. The shuttle will operate as late as 3:15 a.m., depending on the day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">Check here for specific shuttle times.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares\">Muni fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I pay for public transit to get to World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are a number of different ways to pay your fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tap to pay with a chip-enabled credit or debit card\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most transit agencies that will get you to Levi’s Stadium accept chip-enabled credit or debit cards as a form of payment. Just tap your card on the card reader as you enter a station or board a vehicle, and in some cases, tap when you exit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two exceptions to know: Capitol Corridor accepts tap to pay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tap2ride/\">but it requires registration ahead of time. \u003c/a>ACE Rail does not accept tap to pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040954\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A passenger tags their Clipper card at Montgomery BART Station in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clipper\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most Bay Area transit agencies accept \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/\">Clipper\u003c/a>, a fare payment platform for public transit. You can use Clipper by either purchasing a physical card for $3 at a ticket vending machine (located at many BART, Muni and Caltrain stations) and pre-loading money onto it, or by \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/clipper-app\">downloading the app\u003c/a> and pre-loading money that way — through which you can also tap using your phone by transferring your Clipper card to your Apple or Google Wallet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look up \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/locations\">Clipper card sales and service locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail and Capitol Corridor trains do not accept Clipper as a form of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Token Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is offering one-day, three-day, five-day and seven-day adult passes via the \u003ca href=\"https://tokentransit.com/app\">Token Transit app\u003c/a>. The agency is also offering a joint VTA/Caltrain Adult one-day pass that includes unlimited transfers within VTA, valid for World Cup match days only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">Read more about paying for VTA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA buses only accept exact fare, while light rail ticket machines accept cash or card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cash fareboxes are located at the front of each Muni bus or train. Use exact change and keep your transfer as proof of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11254007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11254007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/31909760916_d88814d339_o-e1483581327477.jpg\" alt=\"The side of a Caltrain train as it enters a station.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrain cars at San José’s Diridon Station, December 2016. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>BART trains don’t accept cash, but you can pay with cash on BART by using the add value machines located inside every station to purchase or reload a plastic Clipper Card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain has ticket vending machines at every station that accept coins and bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor riders can use cash to pay for a ticket directly from a conductor on board a train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail accepts cash for ticket purchases at staffed locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I ride my bike to Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes — and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is offering secure, free bike valet for all World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SVBC describes bike valet as a “secure, monitored coat check for your bicycle.” Check out their page on \u003ca href=\"https://bikesiliconvalley.org/learn-ride/levis-stadium\">how to use the bike valet\u003c/a> for World Cup matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bike valet opens three hours before kick-off and closes exactly one hour after the end of the match. It will be located at Gate C only (Green Lot 1).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bike valet won’t accept shared fleet rentals like Lime, Bird or Spin, gas-powered bikes and bikes that aren’t owned by the rider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for how to get to Levi’s by bike, it’s worth noting that the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail adjacent to the stadium is closed during match days. Check out the \u003ca href=\"https://bikesiliconvalley.org/learn-ride/levis-stadium\">recommended detour\u003c/a> to access the bike valet if you are coming from the south.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a list of all \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareafwc26.com/road-closures-fifa-world-cup\">match-day road closures\u003c/a> and World Cup-related changes to Levi’s from FIFA.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">\u003c/a>What if I want to drive and park my car at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parking at Levi’s Stadium must be purchased in advance, and only one parking pass may be purchased per World Cup match ticket. \u003ca href=\"https://www.justpark.com/us/event-parking/fifa-world-cup-2026/fifa-worldcup-2026-san-francisco/\">Check out FIFA’s official parking page. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also park at a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/stations\">VTA station,\u003c/a> a \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/rider-information/parking\">Caltrain station\u003c/a> or a \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/guide/parking\">BART station\u003c/a> and ride public transit to Levi’s Stadium from there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you are taking BART to a night game, make sure you park at one of the stations that will be available by BART’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">limited express service\u003c/a> (Bay Fair, Dublin, MacArthur, El Cerrito del Norte, Pleasant Hill and Powell Street stations).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I get to Levi’s Stadium using a ride-hailing app like Uber, Lyft or Waymo?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, but according to the FIFA website, there will be “geofenced” rideshare stops for pickup starting one hour after kick-off — that is, you’ll have to meet your rideshare at a designated location at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rideshare North (Red Lot 7) covers northbound rides to San Francisco and Rideshare South (Freedom Circle) covers southbound rides to San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A self-driving Waymo car with rooftop lidar and a bird-themed mural on the Embarcadero with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background, in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>FIFA advises that World Cup guests leaving from Gates A, E and F will be directed to Rideshare North Red Lot 7. Guests leaving from Gates B or C will be directed to Rideshare South on Freedom Circle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Autonomous vehicles like Waymo are not allowed into the rideshare lots at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about people with mobility needs?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>FIFA said accessible pickup and drop-off points for fans are located on Patrick Henry Drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is also offered to fans via the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 \u003ca href=\"https://www.justpark.com/us/event-parking/fifa-world-cup-2026/\">Parking Page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The association said guests with mobility needs who use rideshare should use the Rideshare North lot and be shuttled to the Stadium Plaza drop-off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out FIFA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/stadiums/san-francisco-bay-area/accessibility\">accessibility page\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s public transit agencies are rolling out extended schedules to accommodate night games that are likely to end around midnight, discounted multi-day fare passes and increased service to make sure fans are able to get to and from games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether you’re a Bay Area local who’s snagged World Cup tickets or you’re visiting our region from out of town, consider leaving your car — and definitely that \u003ca href=\"https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/world-cups-official-instrument-now-banned-world-cup\">vuvuzela \u003c/a>— at home and keep reading for how to get to and from Levi’s Stadium on public transit. (And if you’re \u003cem>really \u003c/em>determined to drive there, we’ve got information on where to find parking at Levi’s Stadium, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">Can I still get tickets to World Cup matches in Santa Clara?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">How can I get home from World Cup night games on public transit?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">What’s the parking situation at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What matches are being played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\"> six World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a>: five “group stage matches and one “Round of 32” match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Austria vs. Jordan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085857\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey’s player Kerem Kesgin (8) duels for the ball against Paraguay’s Luis Zarate (15) during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match between Turkey and Paraguay in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2017. \u003ccite>(Imtiyaz Shaikh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday, June 22 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium will then host one knockout match:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top-scoring team from Group D vs. the third-best team from either Group B, E, F, I or J\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday, July 1 at 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">\u003c/a>Can I still get World Cup tickets for the Santa Clara matches this month?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, at the time of publication, some tickets were still available — but that might change. Check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets\">FIFA’s ticket portal\u003c/a>, which includes last-minute sales and verified resales. You can also look for tickets on a verified resale website, such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/soccer\">Ticketmaster \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/world-cup-tickets/grouping/45410\">StubHub\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We recommend reading \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">our guide on how to avoid World Cup resale ticket scams\u003c/a> first, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many people are expected to come to the Bay Area for the World Cup?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Host Committee, which plans for major events like Super Bowl LX and the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics, is expecting 260,000 visitors from outside the Bay Area over the course of the region’s World Cup matches — according to Zaileen Janmohamed, the host committee’s CEO and president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\">Super Bowl LX\u003c/a>, which Levi’s Stadium hosted in February, the World Cup’s Bay Area engagements are longer and more spread out, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">fan-related activities and experiences \u003c/a>spanning multiple locations and weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“From a transit perspective, that means planning for repeated waves of movement across counties, venues, hotels and neighborhoods,” Janmohamed said — “for both local fans and a higher percentage of global visitors navigating the Bay Area for the first time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the first time one region has hosted both the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the same year, Janmohamed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">\u003c/a>How do I get to Levi’s Stadium using public transportation?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are three transit agencies that will get you to the front door of Levi’s Stadium: Capitol Corridor, ACE Rail and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority or VTA. And if you aren’t close to one of their stops, there are multiple ways to transfer to them from other transit agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the agencies that are changing their service schedules to accommodate World Cup fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority provides bus, light rail and paratransit services in Santa Clara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great America and Lick Mill are the VTA stations closest to Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072787 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl attendees ride VTA to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For information on fares, inter-agency transfers and where to park at VTA stations, check out the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is expecting to carry as many as 15,000 people in and out of each match at Levi’s Stadium, according to Stacey Hendler Ross, the agency’s public information officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross said the agency will be adjusting routes to accommodate an expected increase in local riders heading to the stadium. For instance, the blue line will serve Levi’s Stadium for World Cup matches, instead of traveling straight to its scheduled stop in Bay Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We’ll be running additional light rail service before and after matches, with trains serving the stadium every 10 minutes from Mountain View Transit Center, which connects to Caltrain — and every twenty minutes from the Milpitas Transit Center in downtown San José, which connects with BART,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency says it’ll let riders know more information by email, SMS and VTA’s \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/vtaservice\">service updates on X\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/updates\">Sign up for route change updates for each match here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hoping to put out a lot of messaging about that so that people know that the service plan is going to be a little bit different than it is for every day,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For late-night games, Hendler Ross said VTA will guarantee service for up to about two hours after the end of each match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ If there are still hundreds of people on the platform two hours after the game, obviously we’re going to continue our service to get people where they need to go,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross also recommends using the \u003ca href=\"https://transitapp.com/\">Transit app\u003c/a> for trip planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/fares\">paying for VTA rides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ACE Rail\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail connects Central Valley communities with the East and South Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning additional services for three World Cup matches. Take a look at the \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/event-train/\">ACE Rail schedule. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/tickets/\">paying for ACE Rail here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Capitol Corridor\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Capitol Corridor connects the Sacramento area with the Bay Area by train, taking passengers from as far away as Rocklin and Auburn directly to Levi’s Stadium. The railway also provides easy transfers to BART and VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor is planning special match day service for five of the latest matches at Levi’s. The agency has a \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/fwc26-sfbayarea/\">World Cup page \u003c/a>including \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/trainschedule/FIFA-Train-Schedule_2026.pdf?v=28052026\">service adjustments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For evening and night games, Capitol Corridor will time its final departure from Levi’s Stadium to 15 minutes after the match is expected to end, according to Rob Padgette, the managing director of Capitol Corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means if you are taking Capitol Corridor to the game, you’ll want to leave the stadium \u003cem>right \u003c/em>after the match ends to ensure you catch your train home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11932707 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg\" alt=\"A passenger train reflected in a trackside puddle at sunset.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak California’s Capitol Corridor at Alviso on the south end of San Francisco Bay. \u003ccite>(Max Camden/Link21-BART)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Padgette also suggests riders \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/\">buy their ticket\u003c/a> in advance to make sure they get a seat. “ Because we expect a lot of fans to ride, we’re going to cap the number of sales on the train,” Padgette said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tickets/\">paying for Capitol Corridor rides here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain connects Santa Clara County to San Francisco by rail, passing through Silicon Valley, Stanford and San Mateo County on the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to take Caltrain to Levi’s Stadium, get off at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/station/mountainview\">Mountain View station\u003c/a> and transfer to \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/routes/orange-line\">VTA’s Orange Line\u003c/a> and ride towards Alum Rock station and get off at Great America station. VTA recommends entering and exiting the stadium through \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/4900+Centennial+Blvd+Intel+Gate+A,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054/@37.4027987,-121.9717298,431m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x808fc9c827c5f0df:0x11455a372e1f7d18!2sLevi's+Stadium!8m2!3d37.4033165!4d-121.9693774!16s%2Fm%2F0269w0y!3m5!1s0x808fc9b7fe7b6d4b:0x40de625050fafeb7!8m2!3d37.4037655!4d-121.9712125!16s%2Fg%2F11f48k_zld?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Gate A\u003c/a> to get back to the Orange Line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning its regular \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/worldcup26?active_tab=route_explorer_tab&destination=7021\">half-hourly service\u003c/a> for World Cup matches, with additional trains on top of that, Caltrain public information officer Dan Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to have one or two scheduled additional post-game trains for each match, while also keeping an additional train on standby if crowds necessitate it,” Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieberman said Caltrain will publish specific \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/about-caltrain/caltrain-news\">service plans for each match online soon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about paying for \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/fares\">Caltrain fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Rapid Transit serves five Bay Area counties, connecting a wide swath of the East Bay with San Francisco and the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, BART recommends riders take its Green or Orange Line (labeled “Berryessa” or “OAK/Berryessa”) to Milpitas Station and use the pedestrian bridge to transfer to VTA’s Orange Line and then get off at Lick Mill Station. To get back to VTA after the match, follow “Gate F” signs while exiting the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12080719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12080719 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-1536x1068.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A commuter looks for a less crowded section of a westbound BART train at the West Oakland station in Oakland, California, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last scheduled BART train that stops at all stations systemwide leaves Milpitas at 11:53 p.m., heading towards the East Bay and San Francisco. But the agency is adding special limited-express service after midnight for matches that start at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those trains will generally depart Milpitas every 30 minutes between 12:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m., depending on how long it takes to clear the stadium and timed transfers with VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders taking these special limited-express service trains should note that the trains will \u003cem>not \u003c/em>stop at all BART stations. Instead, they’ll l only serve the following BART stations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bay Fair\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dublin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>MacArthur\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>El Cerrito del Norte\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pleasant Hill\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Powell Street\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11935689\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/gettyimages-1448202231-01daa7c0eabc9dfe5eff17bfe429ac097ee645ce-scaled-e1780442735101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">So if you plan to drive to a BART station and park your car, make sure you park at one of those stations to avoid getting stranded carless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more details about special service on \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">BART’s World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets\">BART fares\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni is the public transit agency serving the city of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, riders can take Muni routes like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/30-stockton\">30 Stockton\u003c/a> bus, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/45-unionstockton\">45 Union/Stockton\u003c/a> bus and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/t-third-street\">T Third Street\u003c/a> train and transfer to either BART or Caltrain and then transfer to VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">additional bus shuttle service\u003c/a> for nighttime World Cup matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shuttle will operate between Union Square, the SoMa neighborhood, the Powell Street BART station and Caltrain’s Fourth and King Station, using the 45 Union/Stockton route. The shuttle will operate as late as 3:15 a.m., depending on the day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">Check here for specific shuttle times.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares\">Muni fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I pay for public transit to get to World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are a number of different ways to pay your fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tap to pay with a chip-enabled credit or debit card\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most transit agencies that will get you to Levi’s Stadium accept chip-enabled credit or debit cards as a form of payment. Just tap your card on the card reader as you enter a station or board a vehicle, and in some cases, tap when you exit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two exceptions to know: Capitol Corridor accepts tap to pay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tap2ride/\">but it requires registration ahead of time. \u003c/a>ACE Rail does not accept tap to pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040954\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A passenger tags their Clipper card at Montgomery BART Station in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clipper\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most Bay Area transit agencies accept \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/\">Clipper\u003c/a>, a fare payment platform for public transit. You can use Clipper by either purchasing a physical card for $3 at a ticket vending machine (located at many BART, Muni and Caltrain stations) and pre-loading money onto it, or by \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/clipper-app\">downloading the app\u003c/a> and pre-loading money that way — through which you can also tap using your phone by transferring your Clipper card to your Apple or Google Wallet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look up \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/locations\">Clipper card sales and service locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail and Capitol Corridor trains do not accept Clipper as a form of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Token Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is offering one-day, three-day, five-day and seven-day adult passes via the \u003ca href=\"https://tokentransit.com/app\">Token Transit app\u003c/a>. The agency is also offering a joint VTA/Caltrain Adult one-day pass that includes unlimited transfers within VTA, valid for World Cup match days only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">Read more about paying for VTA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA buses only accept exact fare, while light rail ticket machines accept cash or card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cash fareboxes are located at the front of each Muni bus or train. Use exact change and keep your transfer as proof of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11254007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11254007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/31909760916_d88814d339_o-e1483581327477.jpg\" alt=\"The side of a Caltrain train as it enters a station.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrain cars at San José’s Diridon Station, December 2016. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>BART trains don’t accept cash, but you can pay with cash on BART by using the add value machines located inside every station to purchase or reload a plastic Clipper Card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain has ticket vending machines at every station that accept coins and bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor riders can use cash to pay for a ticket directly from a conductor on board a train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail accepts cash for ticket purchases at staffed locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I ride my bike to Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes — and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is offering secure, free bike valet for all World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SVBC describes bike valet as a “secure, monitored coat check for your bicycle.” Check out their page on \u003ca href=\"https://bikesiliconvalley.org/learn-ride/levis-stadium\">how to use the bike valet\u003c/a> for World Cup matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bike valet opens three hours before kick-off and closes exactly one hour after the end of the match. It will be located at Gate C only (Green Lot 1).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bike valet won’t accept shared fleet rentals like Lime, Bird or Spin, gas-powered bikes and bikes that aren’t owned by the rider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for how to get to Levi’s by bike, it’s worth noting that the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail adjacent to the stadium is closed during match days. 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The county has about 2 million residents, and the office sees about 40,000 cases a year, according to the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen said Tuesday the next four years will bring financial uncertainty at all levels of government and vowed to be a strong voice for public safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Public safety is foundational, fundamental and it’s nonnegotiable,” he said, promising to protect it “like a lioness guards her cubs.”[aside label=\"Live 2026 Election Results\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/santaclara,Santa Clara County: Stay informed with the latest results for elected leaders and measures passed' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2026/05/Aside-Results-2026-Local-Elections-Santa-Clara-County-1200x1200@2x.png]Chung was working as a prosecutor when disputes arose between him and Rosen over an op-ed Chung wrote in a local newspaper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen initially fired Chung, but his job was restored in arbitration. Rosen ultimately put Chung on paid leave and barred him from coming to work, as Chung continued to file local and federal lawsuits against Rosen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about his future plans if he loses the election, Chung said he will reflect and think about the best options, but said he will want to continue fighting for victims and the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of a win-win situation for me. If I win, I’m the DA. If I don’t win, I’m a deputy DA who gets paid not to work. And if Jeff gets elected to serve another four-year term, in theory, it means that for the next four years, I don’t have to do a single thing and I would continue to get paid,” Chung said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In written interviews with KQED ahead of the election, Rosen touted his long tenure and said the county is one of the safest large counties in the country. He also pointed to his office’s focus on combating gang and gun crime, retail theft and drug dealing, while also creating “mental health, drug treatment and veterans’ courts, which reduced incarceration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chung, who graduated from Harvard College and Columbia Law School, focused on his local roots in Milpitas and his successful run as a prosecutor in New York City and Silicon Valley. He said he wanted to “stop overzealous political prosecutions” and ensure prosecutors are trained to “pursue justice with integrity, competence and compassion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>A former \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara-county\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a> jail guard was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in jail after he was convicted of a misdemeanor for helping two incarcerated people attack another jailed man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutors said Francisco Izayas Castillo “approved the beating” of an incarcerated man at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas by two other incarcerated men in 2022, providing them rubber gloves, opening the victim’s cell and watching the attack take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo, 42, tried to cover up the incident, authorities said, until another correctional officer on a following shift noticed suspicious injuries on the victim and began an investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Correctional officers are sworn to protect the public and the inmates,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement on Tuesday. “This officer betrayed the public, betrayed the inmates and betrayed the badge. My office will hold corrupt correctional officers to account for their behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson McElmurry, an attorney for Castillo, said Tuesday that Castillo plans to appeal the case and seek a stay of the ruling. “He maintains his innocence and intends to fight as long as is necessary,” McElmurry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037905\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County Superior Court in San José on March 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Castillo knew the attack was going to happen because the “attackers had told him their intentions just 30 minutes earlier in a meeting at his desk,” during which Castillo told them to “‘handle it,’” Rosen’s statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo opened the victim’s cell using his control panel, and the two incarcerated men “punched and kicked the victim for about 30 seconds” inside the cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The victim later activated his cell’s emergency call button, which authorities said turned on a green light above his cell door and sent a “series of pings throughout the module to notify the guard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo was the only deputy in the area, and he silenced the notification and turned off the emergency light, authorities said. “He approached the victim’s cell but did not turn on his body-worn camera, ensuring there was no record of their conversation.”[aside postID=news_12083600 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-02-KQED.jpg']The victim, who has not been publicly identified, requested help from Castillo, but he did not call for medical help and didn’t report the attack. He instead met with the attackers to “concoct a plan to keep word of the attack from getting out,” according to Rosen’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two men who attacked the victim and another incarcerated man who stood watch at the cell were charged and convicted of the beating, while Castillo was fired, Rosen’s office said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo is scheduled to return to court to surrender on June 9. It was not immediately clear where he would serve his sentence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo’s sentence was handed down on the same day a county body charged with oversight of the sheriff’s office and its work in jails presented its annual report to the county Board of Supervisors, recapping major incidents and offering recommendations for improvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Office of Corrections and Law Enforcement Monitoring, run by Long Beach-based consultant OIR Group, praised Sheriff Robert Jonsen, saying that under his tenure, there has been “increased access and regular, meaningful communication with Sheriff’s Office officials.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonsen’s office has taken an approach “of cooperative engagement…rather than the grudging and limited compliance of our early years under the prior Sheriff,” the report said, referring to former Sheriff Laurie Smith, who resigned from office in late 2022 during a corruption case involving her issuing of concealed carry gun permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11777184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith fired three deputies after they were convicted of second-degree murder for beating inmate Michael Tyree to death in 2015. The sheriff also fired a fourth deputy, Pablo Tempra, for lying about the incident, records released Sept. 27 show.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith fired three deputies after they were convicted of second-degree murder for beating inmate Michael Tyree to death in 2015. The sheriff also fired a fourth deputy, Pablo Tempra, for lying about the incident, records released Sept. 27 show. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report flagged a serious Internal Affairs case in which a civilian employee of the jails was alleged to have been “bringing drugs into the facility and providing them to female IPs (incarcerated persons) in exchange for sexual favors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sheriff’s Jail Crimes Unit “corroborated the allegations through a surveillance operation,” and the sheriff’s office put the employee on administrative leave and later fired him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A search of the employee’s locker “revealed that this conduct was part of a prolonged pattern,” the report said, and criminal charges for sexual activity with a confined adult and bringing drugs into a jail are pending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report noted that OCLEM later received an anonymous complaint “alleging that particular Sheriff’s Office leaders had been aware of complaints about this employee’s misconduct for more than a year but failed to act to protect his female victims,” which prompted another investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff’s office, in a written statement, said the allegations from the anonymous complaint were “thoroughly investigated and ultimately determined to be unsupported by any credible evidence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also discussed the sheriff’s review of the death of an incarcerated man after he was “brutally assaulted” by other incarcerated men at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in January 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report agreed with the sheriff’s office findings that there was no negligence or misconduct on the part of deputies, but noted an “additional level of formal scrutiny was warranted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061982\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061982\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Jonsen speaks during a press conference outside of the sheriff’s office on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report said the facility could benefit from larger surveillance monitor screens for deputies, as the attack lasted 15 minutes and much of it was recorded, but not seen in real time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also said the predictability of the deputies’ welfare checks on incarcerated people “created risk,” and suggested making those checks “more staggered and unpredictable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raj Jayadev, the director of community organizing group Silicon Valley De-Bug, said he has several concerns about the work of the oversight consultant, including its praise of the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Using the former disgraced sheriff as a litmus test is probably the wrong way to start a conversation of what is valuable oversight or transparency by the sheriff’s department. That was such an incredibly low bar,” Jayadev said of Smith’s tenure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the report is “essentially just documenting the violence or documenting the failures to respond,” while not doing enough to make real changes for people in the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed to the drug smuggling and sex case, and noted the county’s jails remain under a federal consent decree due to poor jail conditions and outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in the culture of incarceration in Santa Clara County and what’s tolerated and who’s listened to and who is believed and who is respected,” Jayadev said. “The consistent throughline since the killing of Michael Tyree is that those who are held in custody are not heard, listened to, or respected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779149\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11779149\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut.jpg\" alt=\"The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is set to get long-awaited civilian oversight, one of many reforms spurred by the beating death of Michael Tyree, an inmate in the county's Main Jail.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Santa Clara County Main Jail, where inmate Michael Tyree was fatally beaten in 2015. \u003ccite>(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tyree was a mentally ill man detained at the county’s Main Jail when he was fatally beaten in his cell by three sheriff’s correctional deputies in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff’s office said it appreciates the report from OCLEM and its recommendations, many of which have already been put into place, and that it remains “committed to strengthening our systems, operations, transparency and prevention efforts moving forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonsen, in the statement, said independent oversight is a critical component of maintaining public trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Transparency has been and will remain a cornerstone of my commitment as Sheriff,” Jonsen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Correctional officers are sworn to protect the public and the inmates,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement on Tuesday. “This officer betrayed the public, betrayed the inmates and betrayed the badge. My office will hold corrupt correctional officers to account for their behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson McElmurry, an attorney for Castillo, said Tuesday that Castillo plans to appeal the case and seek a stay of the ruling. “He maintains his innocence and intends to fight as long as is necessary,” McElmurry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037905\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240324_SANTACLARASUPERIORCOURT_GC-2-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County Superior Court in San José on March 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Castillo knew the attack was going to happen because the “attackers had told him their intentions just 30 minutes earlier in a meeting at his desk,” during which Castillo told them to “‘handle it,’” Rosen’s statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo opened the victim’s cell using his control panel, and the two incarcerated men “punched and kicked the victim for about 30 seconds” inside the cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The victim later activated his cell’s emergency call button, which authorities said turned on a green light above his cell door and sent a “series of pings throughout the module to notify the guard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo was the only deputy in the area, and he silenced the notification and turned off the emergency light, authorities said. “He approached the victim’s cell but did not turn on his body-worn camera, ensuring there was no record of their conversation.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The victim, who has not been publicly identified, requested help from Castillo, but he did not call for medical help and didn’t report the attack. He instead met with the attackers to “concoct a plan to keep word of the attack from getting out,” according to Rosen’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two men who attacked the victim and another incarcerated man who stood watch at the cell were charged and convicted of the beating, while Castillo was fired, Rosen’s office said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo is scheduled to return to court to surrender on June 9. It was not immediately clear where he would serve his sentence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Castillo’s sentence was handed down on the same day a county body charged with oversight of the sheriff’s office and its work in jails presented its annual report to the county Board of Supervisors, recapping major incidents and offering recommendations for improvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Office of Corrections and Law Enforcement Monitoring, run by Long Beach-based consultant OIR Group, praised Sheriff Robert Jonsen, saying that under his tenure, there has been “increased access and regular, meaningful communication with Sheriff’s Office officials.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonsen’s office has taken an approach “of cooperative engagement…rather than the grudging and limited compliance of our early years under the prior Sheriff,” the report said, referring to former Sheriff Laurie Smith, who resigned from office in late 2022 during a corruption case involving her issuing of concealed carry gun permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11777184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS21039_IMG_0957-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith fired three deputies after they were convicted of second-degree murder for beating inmate Michael Tyree to death in 2015. 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The sheriff also fired a fourth deputy, Pablo Tempra, for lying about the incident, records released Sept. 27 show. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report flagged a serious Internal Affairs case in which a civilian employee of the jails was alleged to have been “bringing drugs into the facility and providing them to female IPs (incarcerated persons) in exchange for sexual favors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sheriff’s Jail Crimes Unit “corroborated the allegations through a surveillance operation,” and the sheriff’s office put the employee on administrative leave and later fired him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A search of the employee’s locker “revealed that this conduct was part of a prolonged pattern,” the report said, and criminal charges for sexual activity with a confined adult and bringing drugs into a jail are pending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report noted that OCLEM later received an anonymous complaint “alleging that particular Sheriff’s Office leaders had been aware of complaints about this employee’s misconduct for more than a year but failed to act to protect his female victims,” which prompted another investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff’s office, in a written statement, said the allegations from the anonymous complaint were “thoroughly investigated and ultimately determined to be unsupported by any credible evidence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also discussed the sheriff’s review of the death of an incarcerated man after he was “brutally assaulted” by other incarcerated men at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in January 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report agreed with the sheriff’s office findings that there was no negligence or misconduct on the part of deputies, but noted an “additional level of formal scrutiny was warranted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061982\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061982\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251028-SCCSHERIFF-JG-3_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Jonsen speaks during a press conference outside of the sheriff’s office on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report said the facility could benefit from larger surveillance monitor screens for deputies, as the attack lasted 15 minutes and much of it was recorded, but not seen in real time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also said the predictability of the deputies’ welfare checks on incarcerated people “created risk,” and suggested making those checks “more staggered and unpredictable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raj Jayadev, the director of community organizing group Silicon Valley De-Bug, said he has several concerns about the work of the oversight consultant, including its praise of the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Using the former disgraced sheriff as a litmus test is probably the wrong way to start a conversation of what is valuable oversight or transparency by the sheriff’s department. That was such an incredibly low bar,” Jayadev said of Smith’s tenure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the report is “essentially just documenting the violence or documenting the failures to respond,” while not doing enough to make real changes for people in the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed to the drug smuggling and sex case, and noted the county’s jails remain under a federal consent decree due to poor jail conditions and outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in the culture of incarceration in Santa Clara County and what’s tolerated and who’s listened to and who is believed and who is respected,” Jayadev said. “The consistent throughline since the killing of Michael Tyree is that those who are held in custody are not heard, listened to, or respected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779149\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11779149\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut.jpg\" alt=\"The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is set to get long-awaited civilian oversight, one of many reforms spurred by the beating death of Michael Tyree, an inmate in the county's Main Jail.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/RS18881_main-jail-sc-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Santa Clara County Main Jail, where inmate Michael Tyree was fatally beaten in 2015. \u003ccite>(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tyree was a mentally ill man detained at the county’s Main Jail when he was fatally beaten in his cell by three sheriff’s correctional deputies in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff’s office said it appreciates the report from OCLEM and its recommendations, many of which have already been put into place, and that it remains “committed to strengthening our systems, operations, transparency and prevention efforts moving forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonsen, in the statement, said independent oversight is a critical component of maintaining public trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Transparency has been and will remain a cornerstone of my commitment as Sheriff,” Jonsen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Elected leaders and community members in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara-county\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a> said they weren’t notified in January 2025 when the federal government leased a swath of unincorporated land near Gilroy with the intent to build a detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, that information wasn’t publicly known until last month, after community members alerted the county, which conducted its own investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Santa Clara County government officials and immigrant advocates held a rally at the Santa Clara County Government Center in San José, where they promised to defend immigrant communities and fight to stop a 4,000-square-foot ICE facility from being built.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ The move to build a detention center in unincorporated Gilroy is an attack on the immigrant community, and it’s an attack on Santa Clara County,” Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti said. He added that his office is coordinating with state Attorney General Rob Bonta as it prepares a legal defense to block the detention center. Zoning laws in the area do not allow for a detention center, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ To our knowledge, there’s been no effort whatsoever to notice the county or any other local government that we’re aware of,” LoPresti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little is known about the project at 7240 Holsclaw Road, east of Gilroy Premium Outlets. LoPresti said that the country has confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security secured a $26.5 million lease for 24.5 acres over a 20-year period, and that the land is being leased from Elmwood Capital Group, a Beverly Hills-based entity associated with other detention centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083771\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara County County Counsel Tony LoPresti addresses a crowd at the Santa Clara County Government Center in San José on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rebeca Armendariz, the director of movement building with Working Partnerships USA, and a former Gilroy city council member, said she witnessed construction workers on the property knocking down greenhouses and putting up fences this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, a DHS spokesperson told KQED, “As with any transition, we are reviewing agency policies and proposals,” but did not respond directly to questions about whether the department is building an ICE facility there, and what its purpose would be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson quoted the newly minted U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his recent confirmation hearings, Mullin said that he ‘will work with the community leaders and make sure that we are delivering for the American people what the President set out.”[aside postID=news_12081286 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/070824-McFarland-GEO-Facility-LV_09-CM.jpeg']“We want to work with community leaders,” Mullin added. “We want to be good partners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas, whose district includes the planned detention center, said she hasn’t personally seen the Trump administration work with her community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I don’t know where working with our community is coming from when you’re actually targeting our community as scapegoats and rounding us up in this way,” Arenas said, adding that her district includes large populations of immigrant farmworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opponents of the facility said increased immigration enforcement by the Trump administration was already negatively impacting their community, and that an additional ICE facility would only worsen the situation. Approximately 41% of Santa Clara County residents are foreign-born, according to recent census \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/santaclaracountycalifornia/PST045224\">data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We have a lot of laborers and farm workers, and it scares them to death,” said Debbie Bradshaw, a 74-year-old resident of Gilroy who has lived in the city for 50 years. “They don’t wanna go to work. They don’t wanna send their kids to school. It’s horrible. It’s frightening to everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Karsen Fricke, a San José native and college student, said the arrival of a new ICE facility in his backyard has him on edge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Why would I want something that’s going to be used to hurt my neighbors and my friends so close?” Fricke said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083772\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karsen Fricke of San José said a planned ICE facility in Gilroy has him on edge in San José on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Immigrant advocates are also organizing to ensure that FCI Dublin, a recently shuttered women’s prison in Alameda County, isn’t converted into an\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082440/advocates-urge-demolition-of-fci-dublin-raising-worries-it-could-become-ice-jail\"> ICE detention facility\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I’m terrified and anxious because I’ve experienced the heartbreaking pains of family separation,” said Kimberly Woo, a community organizer with SIREN, which is working to block ICE expansion in Gilroy and Dublin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Woo said members of her family were detained last year, resulting in one being deported and the other self-deporting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ No one should experience this debilitating fear and gut-wrenching grief,” Woo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE already has a processing facility nearby in Morgan Hill. Residents have already protested that facility, and demonstrate weekly in the city against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to Morgan Hill City Councilwoman Yvonne Martínez Beltrán.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083768\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debbie Bradshaw (right) and Marilyn Kalpin (left) of Gilroy attend a rally in San José opposing a planned immigration detention center in Gilroy on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Martínez Beltrán said a detention center would hurt years of hard work aimed at bringing economic development to the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ What fares better for a community, being known for tourism and agriculture, or being known for a detention center?” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, a garlic farm that claims to be the largest employer in Gilroy, said the lack of communication by the federal government is causing confusion and fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Our community deserves better, and the fact that they weren’t part of the conversation, that’s the downfall,” Christopher said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rally’s organizers are planning a community briefing and organizing call on May 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We want to work with community leaders,” Mullin added. “We want to be good partners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas, whose district includes the planned detention center, said she hasn’t personally seen the Trump administration work with her community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I don’t know where working with our community is coming from when you’re actually targeting our community as scapegoats and rounding us up in this way,” Arenas said, adding that her district includes large populations of immigrant farmworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opponents of the facility said increased immigration enforcement by the Trump administration was already negatively impacting their community, and that an additional ICE facility would only worsen the situation. Approximately 41% of Santa Clara County residents are foreign-born, according to recent census \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/santaclaracountycalifornia/PST045224\">data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We have a lot of laborers and farm workers, and it scares them to death,” said Debbie Bradshaw, a 74-year-old resident of Gilroy who has lived in the city for 50 years. “They don’t wanna go to work. They don’t wanna send their kids to school. It’s horrible. It’s frightening to everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Karsen Fricke, a San José native and college student, said the arrival of a new ICE facility in his backyard has him on edge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Why would I want something that’s going to be used to hurt my neighbors and my friends so close?” Fricke said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083772\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karsen Fricke of San José said a planned ICE facility in Gilroy has him on edge in San José on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Immigrant advocates are also organizing to ensure that FCI Dublin, a recently shuttered women’s prison in Alameda County, isn’t converted into an\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082440/advocates-urge-demolition-of-fci-dublin-raising-worries-it-could-become-ice-jail\"> ICE detention facility\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I’m terrified and anxious because I’ve experienced the heartbreaking pains of family separation,” said Kimberly Woo, a community organizer with SIREN, which is working to block ICE expansion in Gilroy and Dublin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Woo said members of her family were detained last year, resulting in one being deported and the other self-deporting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ No one should experience this debilitating fear and gut-wrenching grief,” Woo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE already has a processing facility nearby in Morgan Hill. Residents have already protested that facility, and demonstrate weekly in the city against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to Morgan Hill City Councilwoman Yvonne Martínez Beltrán.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083768\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260514-GILROY-ICE-ADE-01-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debbie Bradshaw (right) and Marilyn Kalpin (left) of Gilroy attend a rally in San José opposing a planned immigration detention center in Gilroy on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Martínez Beltrán said a detention center would hurt years of hard work aimed at bringing economic development to the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ What fares better for a community, being known for tourism and agriculture, or being known for a detention center?” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, a garlic farm that claims to be the largest employer in Gilroy, said the lack of communication by the federal government is causing confusion and fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Our community deserves better, and the fact that they weren’t part of the conversation, that’s the downfall,” Christopher said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rally’s organizers are planning a community briefing and organizing call on May 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>They say big things come in small packages, and the adage holds true at the California Room in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">San José’s\u003c/a> Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast to some of the library’s vast, sweeping communal areas, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/caroom-using/\">California Room\u003c/a> is a cozy space tucked innocuously into the special collections area of the fifth floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the room is bursting with historical maps, aerial photographs and lesser-known books and volumes focused on the diverse people and cultures that have contributed to Santa Clara Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The collections include microfiche records of thousands of old \u003cem>San Jose Mercury News\u003c/em> newspapers, massive fire insurance mapbooks dotted with discolorations and water stains that offer detailed looks at the region’s roads and buildings through time, as well as sculpted art, phonebooks and city directories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California Room really is the space for the public to engage with and understand and learn from the past broadly, but also…the ability to have historic documents that you can actually look at, touch, smell, understand,” said Jill Bourne, the city’s library director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083563\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00514_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00514_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00514_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00514_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San José on May 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some of the pieces lie laminated in hulking gray file cabinets, while others are one-of-a-kind and so delicate they can’t be photocopied. All are physical links to the origins of the city and the broader South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But those touchpoints of history, referenced by students, researchers, developers, city planners, journalists and wandering visitors alike, are under threat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As San José grapples with a $50 million shortfall in its $1.7 billion general fund budget, the city’s library department is being asked to trim a little more than $5 million.[aside postID=news_12081886 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-SAKAUYEHOUSE-KQED-02-KQED.jpg']The city could save about $400,000 annually if the few staff members who run the California Room were reassigned, officials said. The cut would end public access to the room, which is currently open nearly 40 hours a week for anyone and everyone’s benefit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, library leaders say some of the room’s materials would likely need to be made available for retrieval and viewing by appointment only. It’s unclear how much access would remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of all rooms to cut, why would it be the city of San José cutting information about San José? That’s what I don’t understand,” said Darlene Tenes, a business owner and board member of History San José, an organization that aims to preserve and promote the region’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenes said the staff who guided nearly 5,500 visitors last year alone are “the most important things about the California Room.” She said they have personally helped her, including by tracking down the name of a woman she was trying to identify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is so helpful to have staff there with institutional knowledge because you’re doing so much research, but you don’t necessarily know how to get to where you’re trying to go,” Tenes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01080_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01080_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01080_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01080_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cabinet houses archival material from the San José News at the California Room, a dedicated archival room which houses archives related to San José and Santa Clara County history at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San José on May 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The space has, over the past several years, also hosted a series of well-received exhibits diving deep into the roots of Asian Americans, African Americans and Latinos in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been two different exhibitions on the intertwined relationships of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/story-and-king-san-joses-lowrider-culture/\">lowrider culture\u003c/a>, Chicano history and \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/01/lowrider-culture-back-on-display-at-new-mlk-library-exhibit-in-san-jose/\">East San José\u003c/a>, as well as a recent Black History Month \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/exhibit-black-history-month-at-the-california-room/\">exhibit\u003c/a> highlighting sculptor Edmonia Lewis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the room hosted the exhibit \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/exhibit-pinoytown-rising-filipino-americans-in-santa-clara-valley/\">Pinoytown Rising: Filipino Americans in Santa Clara Valley\u003c/a>, which retired aerospace engineer and San José native Robert Ragsac curated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s another one of those cases where a page is closed that allowed us to tell the story about not only, in my case, Filipino Americans and their descendants, my generation, but all the other immigrants’ stories,” Ragsac said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things that seems imbalanced to me is we are Silicon Valley, super high tech, but…a lot of people don’t understand the history of Santa Clara Valley, the Valley of Heart’s Delight,” he said, pointing to the waves of immigration of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Mexican laborers whose stories have intertwined here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before attending college and learning engineering, Ragsac, now 94, worked in some of the many orchards in the South Bay as a young person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083559\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00271_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00271_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00271_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM00271_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Sanborn map book lies on a shelf at the California Room, a dedicated archival room which houses archives related to San José and Santa Clara County history at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San José on May 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said he distinctly remembers watching a tractor mow down acres of cherry trees in Cupertino, only to see surveyors and development follow soon after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Closing the California Room is pretty close to my heart. It’s not just the money part of it, I do understand that. But I would hate to see something like the California Room shut down because it shuts down a whole lot of venues for telling the stories of our people here in Santa Clara Valley during those early years, and to come,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a City Council budget study session earlier this week, councilmembers asked Bourne, the library director, how access to the materials would look without staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of deep research that happens, the materials are older, they require some oversight sometimes. So it isn’t just like looking up a fiction title and going to the shelves by yourself and getting it,” Bourne told the council. “I think it’s important to note that if we could have done it without the staff, we would have already.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilmember Anthony Tordillos asked about having San José State University, which is a partner with the city in the King Library, collaborate with the city to preserve the room, but Bourne said it’s unclear whether the school could muster that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083565\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083565\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01016_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01016_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01016_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260512-CALIFORNIAROOM01016_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelves house old files and books at the California Room, a dedicated archival room which houses archives related to San José and Santa Clara County history at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San José on May 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tordillos also raised the potential of reducing service levels, instead of closing the room off altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beyond just retrieval or access to the collection, there’s a lot of peripheral services and benefit from actually having open access to the California Room, being able to interact with staff there,” he said. “So I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to find some sort of intermediary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city, which is also eyeing cuts to public safety projects, youth programming and more, is set to vote on a final budget in June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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