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"content": "\u003cp>You don’t have to be obsessed with football to know \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/super-bowl\">the Super Bowl\u003c/a> is taking place on Sunday. (You might get extra points for who’s playing, though: It’s the Seattle Seahawks facing off against the New England Patriots.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And every year, those who choose not to watch the Super Bowl — for whatever reason — get a big reward: For those few hours the game is on, key Bay Area spots suddenly become much less crowded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s one huge caveat this year, though: this year’s Super Bowl LX is taking place \u003cem>in \u003c/em>the Bay Area, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. So, with tens of thousands of visitors coming to our region, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12071347/super-bowl-2026-santa-clara-road-closures-traffic-san-francisco-bay-area-levis-stadium\">many road closures created by Super Bowl event\u003c/a>s, enjoying the brief respite from the crowds that a Super Bowl usually brings might not be so logistically simple this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visitors aside, Super Bowl Sunday will still offer many opportunities for NFL watch party or tailgate refusers. Keep reading for where to make the most of Super Bowl Sunday if you’re not interested in the Big Game.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>First off, what time is the Super Bowl (i.e., when will the crowds be indoors?)\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kickoff for the Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots Super Bowl LX game is at 3:30 p.m. PST. Expect the roads around the South Bay to get very busy from the morning of Super Bowl Sunday onward, with gates to Levi’s Stadium open to attendees at 11:30 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At bars and event spaces, \u003ca href=\"https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/spots-watch-super-bowl/\">many Super Bowl watch parties will begin around 2 p.m\u003c/a>., with some starting even earlier, around lunchtime — or as late as 3 p.m. As for home-based Super Bowl parties, many people will begin to pile into living rooms around the Bay Area several hours before kickoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1409px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975470\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970.jpg\" alt=\"Woman wearing a scarf stands in front of a block party.\" width=\"1409\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970.jpg 1409w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1409px) 100vw, 1409px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49er fan Rosy Barrera poses for a portrait in front of the Faithful House in San Francisco’s Mission District during a Super Bowl playoff game watch party. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Because of the many parties folks will be attending on Sunday, you might want to avoid the grocery store that morning and possibly on Saturday, too — unless you want to compete with all those hosts and guests doing last-minute party planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How long will the Super Bowl last?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A 2017 analysis from \u003cem>The Verge\u003c/em> found that in previous years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/4/14403598/how-long-is-the-super-bowl\">the average length of the Super Bowl was just under four hours.\u003c/a> This \u003cem>could \u003c/em>mean you get until around 7:30 p.m. to enjoy the lack of crowds … or even earlier. Or even later. There’s no way to predict the exact length of the game, but it’s virtually certain that you’ll get at least three hours of play — and you can pretty safely plan on having until 6:30 p.m. to revel in a crowd-free Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco?month=2&year=2026\">Sunset on Sunday in San Francisco is forecast to be 5:41 p.m\u003c/a>., meaning your precious Super Bowl window of (hopeful) solitude could also encompass a hike — more on that below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to take a drive that Sunday, you may wish to use your phone to keep a light eye on how the game is progressing. You don’t want your crowd-lite afternoon to end with getting caught in freeway traffic because you’re hitting the road home when all the Super Bowl watchers are heading home from parties and bars, too. And you \u003cem>definitely \u003c/em>don’t want to be on the roads around Santa Clara itself after the game ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #1: Hit a usually crowded hiking trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While it’s still a little early to know the forecast for Super Bowl Sunday, you can keep an eye on the day’s weather\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.74518500000005&lon=-122.41590499999995\"> via the National Weather Service’s Bay Area forecast\u003c/a> — and hopefully plan for a hike where you could get the Bay Area’s most popular trails and lookouts all to yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been putting off your visit due to weekend crowds, Super Bowl Sunday could give you \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/a> all to yourself. \u003ca href=\"https://gomuirwoods.com/\">Snag a reservation\u003c/a> for entry to the park and meander among the redwoods before heading up to the Instagram-famous overlook at \u003ca href=\"https://share.google/xsWOlr2wic2HEsl0n\">Trojan Point\u003c/a>. Normally extremely crowded at sunset, that 3:30 p.m. Super Bowl kickoff time is (almost) guaranteed to keep the worst crowds at bay.[aside postID=news_12071347 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Moscone_Super_Bowl_closures.jpg']Or why not head to what’s normally one of the busiest spots on the coast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm\">Alamere Falls\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>, for a morning hike? It’s an arduous trek — and one that’s worth waiting for the right moment to take on. Just note: There is no park-sanctioned trail to the top of the falls, so be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm#CP_JUMP_5829865\">follow the National Park Service’s advice\u003c/a> on routes to see this iconic sight, and \u003ca href=\"https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9415020&units=standard&bdate=20260208&edate=20260208&timezone=LST/LDT&clock=12hour&datum=MLLW&interval=hilo&action=dailychart\">check the tides before you head out\u003c/a> to aim for low tide (around 10 a.m. on Sunday).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a full-day adventure, take on Marin County’s usually bustling \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/dipsea-trail--2\">Dipsea Trail\u003c/a>, which winds 10 miles up and over a diverse coastal landscape from Muir Woods to Stinson Beach. With the trail’s winding corners and steep staircases, it’s often overrun with visitors, but it may be quieter this coming weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pro tip: If you’re determined to maximize your chances for the fewest crowds, consider delaying your hike until after lunch. A lot of people planning to watch the Super Bowl will still want to stretch their legs that morning before heading to a watch party, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12068396/best-bay-area-stroller-hikes-to-bring-family-this-new-years\">especially families with kids\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #2: Try for a trailhead where parking is usually full\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now we’ve discussed busy trails, what about trails where parking is the limiting factor? If you’ve ever enjoyed a leisurely morning before heading out for a hike only to realize the lot at your chosen trailhead filled up hours ago, Super Bowl Sunday may be a good time to try again — and here are a few ideas:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/purisima-creek-redwoods\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve\u003c/a> is one of the best bang-for-your-buck hikes out there — and it’s usually so busy that the agency that manages this open space is \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-we-do/projects/purisima-sea-trail\">working on building \u003cem>more \u003c/em>parking\u003c/a>. Spaces for cars on both the Highway 35 and Highway 1 sides are scarce, but if you do snag a spot on Super Bowl Sunday, don’t waste it — and be sure to explore as much of the biodiverse redwood ecosystem as you can. If you’re on the coastal side, you could catch the sunset from Poplar Beach or end with a cozy meal at The Mountain House or Alice’s Restaurant on Skyline Boulevard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day.png\" alt=\"A photo taken low to the ground of a wooden bridge in a deep green redwood forest\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-1020x679.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-1536x1023.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridge over Purisima Creek in Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Over at the iconic \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission-peak\">Mission Peak\u003c/a>, the parking situation is so brutal it’s even been the subject of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/in-climbing-a-california-peak-the-challenge-is-finding-a-place-to-park.html?_r=0\">\u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> story\u003c/a>. While you \u003cem>can \u003c/em>find ample paid parking at Ohlone College, if you want to snag a closer (and free) spot at the much smaller and nearly always full Stanford Avenue Staging Area, Super Bowl Sunday is a great time to try. On a clear day, this hike will not only burn (\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mission-peak-loop-from-stanford-avenue-staging-area\">it’s around 3 miles up over 2,000 feet one way\u003c/a>), it will reward you with unparalleled views of the entire South Bay and nearby peaks. Just don’t forget to bring at least two liters of water if you plan to complete the whole thing, as there’s no water available along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the East Bay’s most famous overlook, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/inspiration-point-to-wildcat-peak\">Tilden Park’s Inspiration Point,\u003c/a> is often full of cars, especially at sunset. But you may be able to score a spot on Sunday and even bring a picnic to enjoy the panoramic Bay view. Or, to make the most of your day, opt for an around \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/inspiration-point-to-wildcat-peak\">4-mile loop hike\u003c/a> to the top of Wildcat Peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #3: Visit a tourist spot for a photoshoot\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11748038/the-iconic-bay-area-spots-that-locals-dont-visit-according-to-you\">Playing tourist in the Bay Area is always fun as a local\u003c/a>, especially if you never usually do it. And there’s a good chance that even the most popular tourist attractions won’t be as busy as usual. Think: The Ferry Building on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, Alcatraz Island, Muir Woods, riding a cable car, walking or cycling the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another tourist-adjacent idea to consider for Sunday: Checking out one of the Bay Area’s iconic vista points or lookouts that are usually chock-full of visitors, like San Francisco’s Twin Peaks or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/article/seven-places-gaze-golden-gate-bridge\">one of these classic viewpoints for the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a>. Fewer people means fewer folks in the background of your scenic photos.[aside postID=arts_13985976 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Kota-Ezawa_NationalAnthem_Still1-web.jpg']One big caveat here: It’s actually hard to predict the extent to which the Bay Area’s classic tourist spots \u003cem>will \u003c/em>be markedly less busy during the game. On the one hand, a lot of domestic tourists to San Francisco will definitely want to watch the Super Bowl anyway, plus \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/globally-56-million-watched-super-bowl-lvii\">viewership for the game is more popular internationally than you might expect\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then again, there’ll still be international tourists visiting the Bay Area over this weekend who have no interest in the Super Bowl and no intention of pausing their vacation for several hours on a sunny day to stay inside and watch it. So don’t be surprised if somewhere like Pier 39 isn’t entirely dead after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #4: Walk into a usually-popular restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re happy to have dinner on the early side — or even a late lunch — Super Bowl Sunday could be an ideal time to try for a walk-in table at a popular spot that normally has long wait times. Even if a place isn’t exactly deserted, you still might have a higher-than-normal chance of getting a favored seat with a view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could even try to plan ahead and see if any usually popular spots still have reservations available on Sunday afternoon or early evening, by browsing \u003ca href=\"https://www.opentable.com/\">an online reservation system like OpenTable.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956792\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large modern room with tables and chairs and greenery hanging from the ceiling.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indoor tables at Abacá restaurant in San Francisco on July 27, 2023, a Filipino-Californian restaurant near Fisherman’s Wharf. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are two caveats to this idea. First, if you’re trying for a walk-in, just be sure to call ahead to ensure that your desired spot will actually be open during the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Secondly, make sure that your restaurant, bar or cafe of choice doesn’t have a TV that could still show the game. Otherwise, you’ll basically just be walking into … a crowded Super Bowl watch party, which is presumably the very thing you were hoping to avoid that afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl idea #5: Get a museum all to yourself (for free)\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wandering around a near-empty gallery and having the artworks “all to yourself” can feel undeniably magical — and Sunday could bring you that opportunity if you visit a museum like SFMOMA, the De Young Museum or the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For folks with kids, it’s also a great chance to visit a normally crowded museum like the Exploratorium or the Children’s Discovery Museum to watch your children enjoy not having to wait their turn to explore their exhibits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12064952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12064952\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sugar Bowl is among the closest ski resorts to the Bay Area, reducing the travel time for commuters significantly. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sugar Bowl Resort)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While, unfortunately, there are no \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11943906/how-to-find-free-museum-tickets-in-the-bay-area\">free days happening at local museums\u003c/a> on Super Bowl Sunday this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974262/extra-discounts-your-ebt-card-could-offer-from-free-museums-to-the-farmers-market\">your EBT card can also get you free or reduced admission to many museums around the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #6: Hit the slopes\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Tired of weekend Tahoe crowds cramping your skiing style? Try hitting the slopes on Super Bowl Sunday. Most resorts will be cleared out by around noon, so for those who don’t have a ski pass, it may be the one weekend day of the year where you can actually get enough runs in to justify the one-day ticket price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can even plan to roll up after lunch, when you’re likely to find a first-row parking spot near the lodge, and purchase a half-day ticket at the window, if the resort offers them. You’ll still be able to get 3-4 hours of solid skiing in without the headache of long lift lines or traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just remember that many resorts introduced weekend parking reservations during the COVID-19 pandemic, so be sure to check whether you’ll need one for Super Bowl Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #7: Enjoy easy parking in a busy neighborhood\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re frequently dissuaded by exploring popular neighborhoods on the weekend because of the nightmarish parking situation you know you’ll encounter, you might consider declaring the Super Bowl the time to finally try it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco alone, there’s Hayes Valley, the Mission, North Beach, the popular areas around Clement Street in the Richmond and Irving Street in the Sunset — and Sunday afternoon could mean you finally snag a spot without having to circle the same four blocks for 30 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022568\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022568\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the SkyStar Observation Wheel of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park on March 4, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>(Just make sure you don’t let your guard down \u003cem>too \u003c/em>much with this newfound sense of freedom and accidentally leave your car vulnerable to a break-in. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">Read more about how to potentially reduce the risk of having your car broken into with our guide.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #8: Do your grocery shopping\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sometimes, practicality wins. And one non-football idea for Super Bowl Sunday that was suggested again and again by the minds of KQED: Use the time to do your grocery shopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Bowl, Costco, Trader Joe’s and Monterey Market were all recommended grocery stores as usually packed places to hit during the game, where uncrowded aisles and short lines at the register could await you for a few blissful hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A caveat here: your local Costco might well be showing the game on their televisions, and \u003ca href=\"https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/spots-watch-super-bowl/\">FunCheapSF notes that many folks use the warehouse as an opportunity for an unofficial Super Bowl watch party\u003c/a>, complete with $1.50 hot dogs. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don’t need to grab groceries? Consider spending the afternoon at another kind of store that can often feel claustrophobic with the usual crowds, such as IKEA in Emeryville. Or apply this kind of practicality to other areas of life — your local gym will probably be delightfully empty on Sunday afternoon as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Matthew Green, Lauren Farrar, Suzie Racho, Marnette Federis, Autumn Woish, Ethan Toven-Lindsey, Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Bonnie Zeng Chin, Kevin Cooke, Randy Depew, Maria Miller, Joo Eun Lee, Beth Huizenga, Sydney Johnson, Bianca Hernandez-Knight and Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí contributed to this story, with an earlier version publishing on Feb. 9, 2024.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visitors aside, Super Bowl Sunday will still offer many opportunities for NFL watch party or tailgate refusers. Keep reading for where to make the most of Super Bowl Sunday if you’re not interested in the Big Game.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>First off, what time is the Super Bowl (i.e., when will the crowds be indoors?)\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kickoff for the Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots Super Bowl LX game is at 3:30 p.m. PST. Expect the roads around the South Bay to get very busy from the morning of Super Bowl Sunday onward, with gates to Levi’s Stadium open to attendees at 11:30 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At bars and event spaces, \u003ca href=\"https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/spots-watch-super-bowl/\">many Super Bowl watch parties will begin around 2 p.m\u003c/a>., with some starting even earlier, around lunchtime — or as late as 3 p.m. As for home-based Super Bowl parties, many people will begin to pile into living rooms around the Bay Area several hours before kickoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1409px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975470\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970.jpg\" alt=\"Woman wearing a scarf stands in front of a block party.\" width=\"1409\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970.jpg 1409w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/DSC_5970-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1409px) 100vw, 1409px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49er fan Rosy Barrera poses for a portrait in front of the Faithful House in San Francisco’s Mission District during a Super Bowl playoff game watch party. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Because of the many parties folks will be attending on Sunday, you might want to avoid the grocery store that morning and possibly on Saturday, too — unless you want to compete with all those hosts and guests doing last-minute party planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How long will the Super Bowl last?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A 2017 analysis from \u003cem>The Verge\u003c/em> found that in previous years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/4/14403598/how-long-is-the-super-bowl\">the average length of the Super Bowl was just under four hours.\u003c/a> This \u003cem>could \u003c/em>mean you get until around 7:30 p.m. to enjoy the lack of crowds … or even earlier. Or even later. There’s no way to predict the exact length of the game, but it’s virtually certain that you’ll get at least three hours of play — and you can pretty safely plan on having until 6:30 p.m. to revel in a crowd-free Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco?month=2&year=2026\">Sunset on Sunday in San Francisco is forecast to be 5:41 p.m\u003c/a>., meaning your precious Super Bowl window of (hopeful) solitude could also encompass a hike — more on that below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to take a drive that Sunday, you may wish to use your phone to keep a light eye on how the game is progressing. You don’t want your crowd-lite afternoon to end with getting caught in freeway traffic because you’re hitting the road home when all the Super Bowl watchers are heading home from parties and bars, too. And you \u003cem>definitely \u003c/em>don’t want to be on the roads around Santa Clara itself after the game ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #1: Hit a usually crowded hiking trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While it’s still a little early to know the forecast for Super Bowl Sunday, you can keep an eye on the day’s weather\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.74518500000005&lon=-122.41590499999995\"> via the National Weather Service’s Bay Area forecast\u003c/a> — and hopefully plan for a hike where you could get the Bay Area’s most popular trails and lookouts all to yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been putting off your visit due to weekend crowds, Super Bowl Sunday could give you \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/a> all to yourself. \u003ca href=\"https://gomuirwoods.com/\">Snag a reservation\u003c/a> for entry to the park and meander among the redwoods before heading up to the Instagram-famous overlook at \u003ca href=\"https://share.google/xsWOlr2wic2HEsl0n\">Trojan Point\u003c/a>. Normally extremely crowded at sunset, that 3:30 p.m. Super Bowl kickoff time is (almost) guaranteed to keep the worst crowds at bay.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Or why not head to what’s normally one of the busiest spots on the coast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm\">Alamere Falls\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>, for a morning hike? It’s an arduous trek — and one that’s worth waiting for the right moment to take on. Just note: There is no park-sanctioned trail to the top of the falls, so be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/alamere_falls.htm#CP_JUMP_5829865\">follow the National Park Service’s advice\u003c/a> on routes to see this iconic sight, and \u003ca href=\"https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9415020&units=standard&bdate=20260208&edate=20260208&timezone=LST/LDT&clock=12hour&datum=MLLW&interval=hilo&action=dailychart\">check the tides before you head out\u003c/a> to aim for low tide (around 10 a.m. on Sunday).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a full-day adventure, take on Marin County’s usually bustling \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/dipsea-trail--2\">Dipsea Trail\u003c/a>, which winds 10 miles up and over a diverse coastal landscape from Muir Woods to Stinson Beach. With the trail’s winding corners and steep staircases, it’s often overrun with visitors, but it may be quieter this coming weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pro tip: If you’re determined to maximize your chances for the fewest crowds, consider delaying your hike until after lunch. A lot of people planning to watch the Super Bowl will still want to stretch their legs that morning before heading to a watch party, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12068396/best-bay-area-stroller-hikes-to-bring-family-this-new-years\">especially families with kids\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #2: Try for a trailhead where parking is usually full\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now we’ve discussed busy trails, what about trails where parking is the limiting factor? If you’ve ever enjoyed a leisurely morning before heading out for a hike only to realize the lot at your chosen trailhead filled up hours ago, Super Bowl Sunday may be a good time to try again — and here are a few ideas:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/purisima-creek-redwoods\">Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve\u003c/a> is one of the best bang-for-your-buck hikes out there — and it’s usually so busy that the agency that manages this open space is \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-we-do/projects/purisima-sea-trail\">working on building \u003cem>more \u003c/em>parking\u003c/a>. Spaces for cars on both the Highway 35 and Highway 1 sides are scarce, but if you do snag a spot on Super Bowl Sunday, don’t waste it — and be sure to explore as much of the biodiverse redwood ecosystem as you can. If you’re on the coastal side, you could catch the sunset from Poplar Beach or end with a cozy meal at The Mountain House or Alice’s Restaurant on Skyline Boulevard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day.png\" alt=\"A photo taken low to the ground of a wooden bridge in a deep green redwood forest\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-1020x679.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/best-hikes-bay-area-memorial-day-1536x1023.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridge over Purisima Creek in Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Over at the iconic \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission-peak\">Mission Peak\u003c/a>, the parking situation is so brutal it’s even been the subject of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/in-climbing-a-california-peak-the-challenge-is-finding-a-place-to-park.html?_r=0\">\u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> story\u003c/a>. While you \u003cem>can \u003c/em>find ample paid parking at Ohlone College, if you want to snag a closer (and free) spot at the much smaller and nearly always full Stanford Avenue Staging Area, Super Bowl Sunday is a great time to try. On a clear day, this hike will not only burn (\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mission-peak-loop-from-stanford-avenue-staging-area\">it’s around 3 miles up over 2,000 feet one way\u003c/a>), it will reward you with unparalleled views of the entire South Bay and nearby peaks. Just don’t forget to bring at least two liters of water if you plan to complete the whole thing, as there’s no water available along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the East Bay’s most famous overlook, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/inspiration-point-to-wildcat-peak\">Tilden Park’s Inspiration Point,\u003c/a> is often full of cars, especially at sunset. But you may be able to score a spot on Sunday and even bring a picnic to enjoy the panoramic Bay view. Or, to make the most of your day, opt for an around \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/inspiration-point-to-wildcat-peak\">4-mile loop hike\u003c/a> to the top of Wildcat Peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #3: Visit a tourist spot for a photoshoot\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11748038/the-iconic-bay-area-spots-that-locals-dont-visit-according-to-you\">Playing tourist in the Bay Area is always fun as a local\u003c/a>, especially if you never usually do it. And there’s a good chance that even the most popular tourist attractions won’t be as busy as usual. Think: The Ferry Building on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, Alcatraz Island, Muir Woods, riding a cable car, walking or cycling the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another tourist-adjacent idea to consider for Sunday: Checking out one of the Bay Area’s iconic vista points or lookouts that are usually chock-full of visitors, like San Francisco’s Twin Peaks or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/article/seven-places-gaze-golden-gate-bridge\">one of these classic viewpoints for the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a>. Fewer people means fewer folks in the background of your scenic photos.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>One big caveat here: It’s actually hard to predict the extent to which the Bay Area’s classic tourist spots \u003cem>will \u003c/em>be markedly less busy during the game. On the one hand, a lot of domestic tourists to San Francisco will definitely want to watch the Super Bowl anyway, plus \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/globally-56-million-watched-super-bowl-lvii\">viewership for the game is more popular internationally than you might expect\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then again, there’ll still be international tourists visiting the Bay Area over this weekend who have no interest in the Super Bowl and no intention of pausing their vacation for several hours on a sunny day to stay inside and watch it. So don’t be surprised if somewhere like Pier 39 isn’t entirely dead after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #4: Walk into a usually-popular restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re happy to have dinner on the early side — or even a late lunch — Super Bowl Sunday could be an ideal time to try for a walk-in table at a popular spot that normally has long wait times. Even if a place isn’t exactly deserted, you still might have a higher-than-normal chance of getting a favored seat with a view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could even try to plan ahead and see if any usually popular spots still have reservations available on Sunday afternoon or early evening, by browsing \u003ca href=\"https://www.opentable.com/\">an online reservation system like OpenTable.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956792\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large modern room with tables and chairs and greenery hanging from the ceiling.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS67288_230727-AbacaFilipinoRestaurant-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indoor tables at Abacá restaurant in San Francisco on July 27, 2023, a Filipino-Californian restaurant near Fisherman’s Wharf. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are two caveats to this idea. First, if you’re trying for a walk-in, just be sure to call ahead to ensure that your desired spot will actually be open during the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Secondly, make sure that your restaurant, bar or cafe of choice doesn’t have a TV that could still show the game. Otherwise, you’ll basically just be walking into … a crowded Super Bowl watch party, which is presumably the very thing you were hoping to avoid that afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl idea #5: Get a museum all to yourself (for free)\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wandering around a near-empty gallery and having the artworks “all to yourself” can feel undeniably magical — and Sunday could bring you that opportunity if you visit a museum like SFMOMA, the De Young Museum or the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For folks with kids, it’s also a great chance to visit a normally crowded museum like the Exploratorium or the Children’s Discovery Museum to watch your children enjoy not having to wait their turn to explore their exhibits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12064952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12064952\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Sugar-Bowl-1-barta_g_DSC1224-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sugar Bowl is among the closest ski resorts to the Bay Area, reducing the travel time for commuters significantly. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sugar Bowl Resort)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While, unfortunately, there are no \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11943906/how-to-find-free-museum-tickets-in-the-bay-area\">free days happening at local museums\u003c/a> on Super Bowl Sunday this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974262/extra-discounts-your-ebt-card-could-offer-from-free-museums-to-the-farmers-market\">your EBT card can also get you free or reduced admission to many museums around the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #6: Hit the slopes\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Tired of weekend Tahoe crowds cramping your skiing style? Try hitting the slopes on Super Bowl Sunday. Most resorts will be cleared out by around noon, so for those who don’t have a ski pass, it may be the one weekend day of the year where you can actually get enough runs in to justify the one-day ticket price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can even plan to roll up after lunch, when you’re likely to find a first-row parking spot near the lodge, and purchase a half-day ticket at the window, if the resort offers them. You’ll still be able to get 3-4 hours of solid skiing in without the headache of long lift lines or traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just remember that many resorts introduced weekend parking reservations during the COVID-19 pandemic, so be sure to check whether you’ll need one for Super Bowl Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #7: Enjoy easy parking in a busy neighborhood\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re frequently dissuaded by exploring popular neighborhoods on the weekend because of the nightmarish parking situation you know you’ll encounter, you might consider declaring the Super Bowl the time to finally try it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco alone, there’s Hayes Valley, the Mission, North Beach, the popular areas around Clement Street in the Richmond and Irving Street in the Sunset — and Sunday afternoon could mean you finally snag a spot without having to circle the same four blocks for 30 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022568\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022568\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/009_SanFrancisco_SkyStarWheel_03042021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the SkyStar Observation Wheel of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park on March 4, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>(Just make sure you don’t let your guard down \u003cem>too \u003c/em>much with this newfound sense of freedom and accidentally leave your car vulnerable to a break-in. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">Read more about how to potentially reduce the risk of having your car broken into with our guide.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl alternative #8: Do your grocery shopping\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sometimes, practicality wins. And one non-football idea for Super Bowl Sunday that was suggested again and again by the minds of KQED: Use the time to do your grocery shopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Bowl, Costco, Trader Joe’s and Monterey Market were all recommended grocery stores as usually packed places to hit during the game, where uncrowded aisles and short lines at the register could await you for a few blissful hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A caveat here: your local Costco might well be showing the game on their televisions, and \u003ca href=\"https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/spots-watch-super-bowl/\">FunCheapSF notes that many folks use the warehouse as an opportunity for an unofficial Super Bowl watch party\u003c/a>, complete with $1.50 hot dogs. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don’t need to grab groceries? Consider spending the afternoon at another kind of store that can often feel claustrophobic with the usual crowds, such as IKEA in Emeryville. Or apply this kind of practicality to other areas of life — your local gym will probably be delightfully empty on Sunday afternoon as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Matthew Green, Lauren Farrar, Suzie Racho, Marnette Federis, Autumn Woish, Ethan Toven-Lindsey, Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Bonnie Zeng Chin, Kevin Cooke, Randy Depew, Maria Miller, Joo Eun Lee, Beth Huizenga, Sydney Johnson, Bianca Hernandez-Knight and Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí contributed to this story, with an earlier version publishing on Feb. 9, 2024.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Sunday, Feb. 8,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\"> the Bay Area will host another Super Bowl\u003c/a> — where the Seattle Seahawks will face off against the New England Patriots in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if you don’t intend to be anywhere near Levi’s Stadium itself on Super Bowl Sunday, the big game — which will draw \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/ceo/news/one-text-could-change-your-super-bowl-week\">an estimated 90,000 fans\u003c/a> to the Bay, according to the Bay Area Host Committee — will mean not just heavier traffic on the region’s roads overall, but a score of road closures and detours in Santa Clara that have already begun ahead of Super Bowl LX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re assuming the worst travel impacts will be restricted to the South Bay, you should know: there’ll be several official Super Bowl events taking place in San Francisco and San José over the next week that will mean street closures and traffic detours in those cities that could affect your commute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are all of the street closures, route changes and anticipated traffic impacts to be aware of leading up to the Super Bowl, what to expect on Super Bowl Sunday itself and which roads will even remain closed well into February in the aftermath of the big game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember: If you need to get around this coming week, especially on Super Bowl Sunday itself, public transit, which is generally \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\">less affected by the following traffic closures and detours\u003c/a>, may be your best bet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the most up-to-the-minute information on road closures, see \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareasuperbowl.com/getting-around\">sfbayareasuperbowl.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11671429\" style=\"font-weight: bold;background-color: transparent;font-size: 16px\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GettyImages-459889074-e1527640015234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heavy traffic on U.S. 101 in Mill Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#StreetclosuresinSantaClara\">Street closures in Santa Clara\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#StreetclosuresinSanFrancisco\">Street closures in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#StreetclosuresinSanJose\">Street closures in San José\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhattoknowaboutBayAreaairportsandtheSuperBowl\">What to know about Bay Area airports and the Super Bowl\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Traffic around the South Bay — and Bay Area generally — for Super Bowl LX\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 8\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re wondering, “What time is Super Bowl LX?” Kickoff is at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/event-info/gameday-guide\">3:30 p.m. PST\u003c/a> on Feb. 8. However, gates to Levi’s Stadium open several hours before, at 11:30 a.m — meaning you can expect the traffic from event attendees and dedicated tailgaters to begin on Sunday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for how long the Super Bowl will last — and when exit traffic will begin — that’s far less clear. A 2017 analysis from \u003cem>The Verge\u003c/em> found that in previous years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/4/14403598/how-long-is-the-super-bowl\">the average length of the Super Bowl was just under four hours\u003c/a>, but there’s no way to predict the exact length of the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But regardless of when it ends, remember that the “Super Bowl’s over” traffic won’t be limited to Santa Clara: Wherever you are, the roads and public transit systems will gradually fill up with Bay Area residents leaving Super Bowl watch parties to return home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"StreetclosuresinSantaClara\">\u003c/a>Santa Clara street closures around Levi’s Stadium\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stars & Stripes Drive closure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Now through Feb. 22\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca 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closure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/6d1a7241-c025-48f7-b08b-6bbe5cc25730/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+Super+Bowl+Jan+28-Feb+13?format=1000w\">Pedestrian detour on foot\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/53bfefd0-45e7-47ff-921e-5bd6efd1efae/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+Jan+28-Feb13?format=1000w\">Pedestrian detour using VTA light rail\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/f12c6960-d9bb-4408-8668-9b5b71a8cab4/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+-+Super+Bowl+Sunday%2C+Feb+8?format=1000w\">Expanded pedestrian detour on Feb. 8\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other impacts of the Tasman Drive closure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9ecbf6c7-cfe2-4310-8f1b-010cc2e86004/Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+-+Jan+28+-+Feb+13?format=1000w\">Bike detours in place\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/39bbfde1-49aa-4a2b-b5b5-687d307f0928/Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+Super+Bowl+Sunday-+Feb+8?format=1000w\">Expanded bike detour on Feb. 8 due to Great America Parkway closure\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/39d8035a-d3cf-4b64-9b7d-66cacbd9ce12/Santa+Clara+Jan+28%2B+Comms+Package+-+1-21-26_Page_03.png?format=1000w\">Access to the Hilton Santa Clara\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/d332af70-7ff9-43fa-91e6-e70d5391a864/Santa+Clara+Jan+28%2B+Comms+Package+-+1-21-26_Page_04.png?format=1000w\">Access to Yellow 1 garage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail closure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: now through Feb. 10\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/0d1d7b3e-f0ba-43a6-9ad0-969a47a35a52/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+-+Jan+29-Feb10?format=1000w\">Pedestrian detour\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9aff8e15-64e5-4194-8988-4bfdc3f35a6a/Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+-+Jan+28-Feb+10?format=1000w\">Bike trail detour\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"StreetclosuresinSanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>San Francisco street closures for Super Bowl events\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl Experience at Moscone Center \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Jan. 30-Feb 10\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/event-info/super-bowl-experience/\">The Super Bowl Experience\u003c/a> will be held at Moscone Center Feb. 3-7, and this means several closures in the surrounding area around Yerba Buena Gardens and Union Square:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/100ab573-649e-402f-bd35-6b41ad283901/Moscone+Center+Super+Bowl+Experience+Street+Closures?format=1000w\">Daytime street closures \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/e1de024f-f82a-4fc7-a161-8ae6f5b74fa0/Moscone+Center+Super+Bowl+Experience+Overnight+Street+Closer?format=1000w\">Overnight street closures\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11929219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Several cars are on the road along with people crossing the street.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-800x479.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-1020x610.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-1536x919.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rush-hour traffic piles up between Bryant and Third streets in San Francisco on May 13, 2019. \u003ccite>(Sruti Mamidanna/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>NFL Culture Club at The Pearl \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 4-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This four-day event at Dogpatch venue The Pearl will mean \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/8e383ab7-f207-4401-b654-729850ddf962/Screenshot+2026-01-23+at+1.53.21%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\">more minor closures.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Marina: NFL Honors and Studio 60 at the Palace of Fine Arts \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 5-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/39d4ade9-9f52-4785-88ee-e83683728870/Palace+of+Fine+Arts+NFL+Honors+Map+of+Road+Closers?format=1000w\"> closures and (smaller) detours\u003c/a> for these two events over the Super Bowl weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BAHC Live! at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and a Super Bowl private event at San Francisco City Hall \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 5-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Super Bowl weekend will also bring \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/1d671366-3a6c-40d7-9fe0-7f6d0325b717/Map+of+Road+Closures+around+Bill+Graham+Civic+Auditorium+From+Thursday+2%2F5+to+Saturday+2%2F7?format=1000w\">traffic detours and closures around Civic Center.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl private event at Grace Cathedral\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 6\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9f00cb9d-fad5-4bc0-b9f1-dc62efddf790/Screenshot+2026-01-21+at+1.45.13%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\">minor detours and closures\u003c/a> in this patch of Nob Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Taste of NFL at The Hibernia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/b1708e81-3397-44bd-9ba4-f98b0e9f0e74/Screenshot+2026-01-21+at+1.47.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\">more widespread street closures \u003c/a>in the Tenderloin the day before the Super Bowl for this event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Private event at the Ferry Building \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 5-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/b804ac13-817b-4543-8e97-b45e1eeec69a/Screenshot+2026-01-21+at+1.48.11%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\"> no parking permitted \u003c/a>around the Ferry Building for these three days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11973030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11973030\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Bridge aerial shot with traffic. The San Francisco city skyline in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under the Express Lanes START trial program, a person can get 50% off if they drive alone in an I-880 Express Lane. If two people are in your car, the discount will be 75%. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"StreetclosuresinSanJose\">\u003c/a>San José street closures around Opening Night\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Jan. 31 through Feb. 9\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareasuperbowl.com/super-bowl-lx-events/super-bowl-opening-night-fueled-by-gatorade\">The Super Bowl LX Opening Night event\u003c/a> will be held Feb. 2 at the San José McEnery Convention Center, which means a whole bunch of closures and route changes around this area. These include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/2c66d02a-f3bc-4e6a-8ae2-a5f14a9ca9ad/Road+Closers+and+Detours+in+the+area+around+the+Mcenery+Convetion+Center?format=1000w\">Closure of eastbound San Carlos Street\u003c/a> …\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/cf98d6aa-5c1d-4dc1-ad39-fcef3f0ad8b0/Road+Closures+On+February+2nd+around+McEnery+Convention+Center?format=1000w\">… then westbound San Carlos Street closure (Feb. 2)\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9d7867bd-da76-4111-969c-e9b11eeb875a/Road+Closure+around+San+Jose+McEnery+Convention+Center?format=1000w\">continues (Feb. 3-9)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/2ef1ccea-85a3-4e10-b14a-dadfa4568908/Road+Closers+and+Detours+around+Hilton+San+Jose+from+January+31+to+February+9?format=1000w\">Access to Hilton San José\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/81a9438e-0b43-4f3c-b969-c59660834f6e/Road+Closures+around+San+Jose+University?format=1000w\">Closure of Humboldt Street affecting access to San José University\u003c/a> (Feb. 1-7)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhattoknowaboutBayAreaairportsandtheSuperBowl\">\u003c/a>Don’t forget the traffic around the Bay Area’s airports\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Super Bowl will be drawing fans from around the United States — and many of them will be flying into San José Mineta International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means you can expect higher-than-usual traffic on the roads around SJC, SFO and OAK in the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday — and after, too. According to an SFO spokesperson, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/regional-airports-look-to-score-a-touchdown-as-21307786.php\">Monday is the busiest Super Bowl-related travel day\u003c/a>, as attendees head home the day after the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re catching a flight before, during or after Super Bowl Sunday, you should also be prepared for above-average crowds within the Bay Area’s airports — so arrive early to make sure you make it through the TSA security line in time, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069729/no-real-id-tsa-fee-fine-feb-1-how-to-pay-requirements-passport-california-sfo-oak\">especially if you don’t yet have a REAL ID\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may also want to brace for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/regional-airports-look-to-score-a-touchdown-as-21307786.php\">possible flight delays at SJC, too\u003c/a>, due to temporary flight restrictions to manage demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are all of the street closures, route changes and anticipated traffic impacts to be aware of leading up to the Super Bowl, what to expect on Super Bowl Sunday itself and which roads will even remain closed well into February in the aftermath of the big game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember: If you need to get around this coming week, especially on Super Bowl Sunday itself, public transit, which is generally \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\">less affected by the following traffic closures and detours\u003c/a>, may be your best bet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the most up-to-the-minute information on road closures, see \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareasuperbowl.com/getting-around\">sfbayareasuperbowl.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11671429\" style=\"font-weight: bold;background-color: transparent;font-size: 16px\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/GettyImages-459889074-e1527640015234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heavy traffic on U.S. 101 in Mill Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#StreetclosuresinSantaClara\">Street closures in Santa Clara\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#StreetclosuresinSanFrancisco\">Street closures in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#StreetclosuresinSanJose\">Street closures in San José\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhattoknowaboutBayAreaairportsandtheSuperBowl\">What to know about Bay Area airports and the Super Bowl\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Traffic around the South Bay — and Bay Area generally — for Super Bowl LX\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 8\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re wondering, “What time is Super Bowl LX?” Kickoff is at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/event-info/gameday-guide\">3:30 p.m. PST\u003c/a> on Feb. 8. However, gates to Levi’s Stadium open several hours before, at 11:30 a.m — meaning you can expect the traffic from event attendees and dedicated tailgaters to begin on Sunday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for how long the Super Bowl will last — and when exit traffic will begin — that’s far less clear. A 2017 analysis from \u003cem>The Verge\u003c/em> found that in previous years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/4/14403598/how-long-is-the-super-bowl\">the average length of the Super Bowl was just under four hours\u003c/a>, but there’s no way to predict the exact length of the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But regardless of when it ends, remember that the “Super Bowl’s over” traffic won’t be limited to Santa Clara: Wherever you are, the roads and public transit systems will gradually fill up with Bay Area residents leaving Super Bowl watch parties to return home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"StreetclosuresinSantaClara\">\u003c/a>Santa Clara street closures around Levi’s Stadium\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stars & Stripes Drive closure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Now through Feb. 22\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stars+and+Stripes+Dr,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054/@37.4064675,-121.968941,19z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x808fc9b636681aa5:0xcf870246caa6b46f!8m2!3d37.4066497!4d-121.968937!16s%2Fg%2F11b6gl_n9g?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Stars & Stripes Drive\u003c/a> outside Levi’s Stadium has been closed since Jan. 5 and will remain off-limits to the public through Feb. 22.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The nearby Great America Transit Station — which serves VTA, Amtrak and Capitol Corridor networks — will remain open, but parking, shuttle and Uber/Lyft pickup and dropoff are relocated to the parking areas at 2111 West Tasman Drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/0b57ef5c-12cd-4ea0-8162-4c375c1efa3b/City+of+Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+-+Jan+5+-+Feb+22?format=1000w\">Bike detours in place\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tasman Drive closure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Now through Feb.13\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tasman Drive is now closed east of the Great America Parkway through Feb. 13, necessitating several vehicle detours in Santa Clara, including Highways 101 and 237:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/67b2a073-77a9-4379-b3a9-431f2dac5b8a/Santa+Clara+Jan+28%2B+Comms+Package+-+1-21-26_Page_01.png?format=1000w\">Local and regional vehicle detours\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/d889740c-3638-4f4a-a8cd-1fb421709e01/Santa+Clara+Jan+28%2B+Comms+Package+-+1-21-26_Page_02.png?format=1000w\">Expanded local vehicle detour on Feb. 8 \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Pedestrians will also face significant detours due to the Tasman Drive closure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/6d1a7241-c025-48f7-b08b-6bbe5cc25730/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+Super+Bowl+Jan+28-Feb+13?format=1000w\">Pedestrian detour on foot\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/53bfefd0-45e7-47ff-921e-5bd6efd1efae/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+Jan+28-Feb13?format=1000w\">Pedestrian detour using VTA light rail\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/f12c6960-d9bb-4408-8668-9b5b71a8cab4/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+-+Super+Bowl+Sunday%2C+Feb+8?format=1000w\">Expanded pedestrian detour on Feb. 8\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other impacts of the Tasman Drive closure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9ecbf6c7-cfe2-4310-8f1b-010cc2e86004/Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+-+Jan+28+-+Feb+13?format=1000w\">Bike detours in place\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/39bbfde1-49aa-4a2b-b5b5-687d307f0928/Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+Super+Bowl+Sunday-+Feb+8?format=1000w\">Expanded bike detour on Feb. 8 due to Great America Parkway closure\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/39d8035a-d3cf-4b64-9b7d-66cacbd9ce12/Santa+Clara+Jan+28%2B+Comms+Package+-+1-21-26_Page_03.png?format=1000w\">Access to the Hilton Santa Clara\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/d332af70-7ff9-43fa-91e6-e70d5391a864/Santa+Clara+Jan+28%2B+Comms+Package+-+1-21-26_Page_04.png?format=1000w\">Access to Yellow 1 garage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail closure\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: now through Feb. 10\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/0d1d7b3e-f0ba-43a6-9ad0-969a47a35a52/Santa+Clara+Pedestrian+Detour+-+Jan+29-Feb10?format=1000w\">Pedestrian detour\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9aff8e15-64e5-4194-8988-4bfdc3f35a6a/Santa+Clara+Bike+Detour+-+Jan+28-Feb+10?format=1000w\">Bike trail detour\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"StreetclosuresinSanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>San Francisco street closures for Super Bowl events\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl Experience at Moscone Center \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Jan. 30-Feb 10\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/event-info/super-bowl-experience/\">The Super Bowl Experience\u003c/a> will be held at Moscone Center Feb. 3-7, and this means several closures in the surrounding area around Yerba Buena Gardens and Union Square:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/100ab573-649e-402f-bd35-6b41ad283901/Moscone+Center+Super+Bowl+Experience+Street+Closures?format=1000w\">Daytime street closures \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/e1de024f-f82a-4fc7-a161-8ae6f5b74fa0/Moscone+Center+Super+Bowl+Experience+Overnight+Street+Closer?format=1000w\">Overnight street closures\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11929219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Several cars are on the road along with people crossing the street.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-800x479.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-1020x610.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS37097_IMG_3297-qut-1536x919.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rush-hour traffic piles up between Bryant and Third streets in San Francisco on May 13, 2019. \u003ccite>(Sruti Mamidanna/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>NFL Culture Club at The Pearl \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 4-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This four-day event at Dogpatch venue The Pearl will mean \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/8e383ab7-f207-4401-b654-729850ddf962/Screenshot+2026-01-23+at+1.53.21%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\">more minor closures.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Marina: NFL Honors and Studio 60 at the Palace of Fine Arts \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 5-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/39d4ade9-9f52-4785-88ee-e83683728870/Palace+of+Fine+Arts+NFL+Honors+Map+of+Road+Closers?format=1000w\"> closures and (smaller) detours\u003c/a> for these two events over the Super Bowl weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BAHC Live! at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and a Super Bowl private event at San Francisco City Hall \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 5-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Super Bowl weekend will also bring \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/1d671366-3a6c-40d7-9fe0-7f6d0325b717/Map+of+Road+Closures+around+Bill+Graham+Civic+Auditorium+From+Thursday+2%2F5+to+Saturday+2%2F7?format=1000w\">traffic detours and closures around Civic Center.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Super Bowl private event at Grace Cathedral\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 6\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/9f00cb9d-fad5-4bc0-b9f1-dc62efddf790/Screenshot+2026-01-21+at+1.45.13%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\">minor detours and closures\u003c/a> in this patch of Nob Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Taste of NFL at The Hibernia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/b1708e81-3397-44bd-9ba4-f98b0e9f0e74/Screenshot+2026-01-21+at+1.47.08%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\">more widespread street closures \u003c/a>in the Tenderloin the day before the Super Bowl for this event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Private event at the Ferry Building \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>When: Feb. 5-7\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect\u003ca href=\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/678d63d21448c064ff06f050/b804ac13-817b-4543-8e97-b45e1eeec69a/Screenshot+2026-01-21+at+1.48.11%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w\"> no parking permitted \u003c/a>around the Ferry Building for these three days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11973030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11973030\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty.jpg\" 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The San Francisco city skyline in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/BayBridgeTrafficGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under the Express Lanes START trial program, a person can get 50% off if they drive alone in an I-880 Express Lane. 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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-weather-service\">National Weather Service\u003c/a> has issued its first-ever \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/mtr/\">“extreme cold warning”\u003c/a> for the eastern \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara-county\">Santa Clara\u003c/a> Hills and a cold weather advisory for much of the Bay Area Thursday night and Friday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Temperatures in the South Bay and inland valleys are forecast to drop into the mid-20s and low-30s overnight. National Weather Service meteorologist Dalton Behringer said the cold snap follows a recent atmospheric river, as clearing skies allow heat to escape the atmosphere more efficiently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This shift marks a change in weather messaging, Behringer said, with the new “extreme cold” designation moving away from agricultural terminology to focus on broader human health risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While some people may see this and say 32 degrees is not extreme cold. For us in the Bay Area, it can be dangerous, especially for people experiencing homelessness,” Behringer said. “Infrastructure and people are not built for this here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists are advising commuters to allow extra time on Friday morning to scrape frost off windshields and are urging residents to protect the “four Ps”: plants, pipes, people and pets. Behringer noted the hills may remain slightly warmer than valley floors because of a warm air mass aloft, but the risk of frost remains high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The life-threatening drop in temperature has prompted Santa Clara County’s Office of Emergency Management to activate its cold weather response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068301 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2252316412-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2252316412-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2252316412-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2252316412-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2252316412-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2252316412-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple walks near Fort Point as the Golden Gate Bridge is covered with dense fog during cold as rainy weather, as an atmospheric river hits the San Francisco Bay Area on Dec. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Charles Harris, with the county’s emergency office, said officials are working closely with public health and supportive housing departments to reach those most at risk. While the county cannot mandate that individuals move indoors, outreach teams are working to distribute survival gear to unhoused encampments through the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We give out emergency blankets, we give out water, tents, tarps, blankets,” Harris said. “As a county, we can’t force people into housing, but we can meet them where they are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county is operating eight \u003ca href=\"https://oem.santaclaracounty.gov/disaster-preparedness/cold-weather-safety\">warming centers\u003c/a>, Harris said. In San José, the city has activated additional locations, including community rooms and libraries. The sites serve as temporary shelters during the cold weather, providing access to warm food and restrooms overnight before returning to normal public use during the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beatriz Ramos, chief programs officer for HomeFirst, said teams are targeting specific geographic areas, including southern and western portions of San José. HomeFirst operates overnight warming locations at sites such as the Roosevelt Community Center and the Evergreen Library. While the sites are typically referral-based, Ramos said entry requirements are relaxed during inclement weather activations.[aside postID=news_12068963 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Russian-River-flooding-15_qed-1020x680.jpg']“Currently, we do have a full program with a waitlist. However, if someone comes to the door, they would not be turned away,” Ramos said. “We would work for them to ensure that they have safety and protection against the elements for the night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramos said larger facilities, like the Boccardo Reception Center, have 250 beds and can increase capacity during emergencies. If a specific site is full, staff coordinate transportation to other shelters within the network.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Infrastructure officials are also on alert. Liann Walborsky, with San José Water, said the utility’s operations team is prepared for potential main breaks, noting local water mains are buried deep enough to provide natural insulation. Because water moves continuously through most of the system, that flow helps prevent freezing. The county roads department said it will monitor for hazards such as black ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County officials are coordinating with PG&E to monitor the power grid as residents increase heater use through Friday morning. Harris encouraged residents to sign up for \u003ca href=\"https://oem.santaclaracounty.gov/prepare-4-steps/register-alerts\">AlertSCC\u003c/a> to receive ZIP code-specific emergency notifications and urged the public to avoid using open flames or stoves to heat homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along the coast, California State Parks rangers and lifeguards are monitoring conditions as a high surf advisory remains in effect through Friday night. In the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast District, beaches from Russian Gulch to Doran Park remain closed because of a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12068963/sonoma-county-storms-spill-wastewater-into-russian-river-residents-warned-to-stay-away\">sewage spill in the Russian River\u003c/a>. State Parks officials have also closed the Goat Rock gate at Sonoma Coast State Park to deter beach access in an area prone to strong backwash and sleeper waves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safety officials are urging visitors to view large surf only from paved parking lots and to avoid steep beaches, including Wrights Beach, Portuguese Beach and Schoolhouse Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a California State Senate committee hearing this year, the director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/caltrans\">CalTrans\u003c/a>, Tony Tavares, showed a simple chart that might have caused the assembled lawmakers some alarm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a series of black bars representing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063749/californias-lax-dui-laws-lead-to-spike-in-alcohol-related-roadway-deaths\">death toll on California’s roads\u003c/a> in each of the past 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fatalities had been falling until 2010, when the bars started getting longer and longer. A blood-red arrow shot up over the growing lines, charting their rise, as if to make sure nobody could miss the more than 60% increase in deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are working to reverse the overall trend,” Tavares said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No legislators asked about the chart. No one asked the director what, exactly, his agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next three hours, the Senate Transportation Committee members asked instead about homeless encampments along roads, gas tax revenue, gender identity on ID’s and planning for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068087\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 779px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068087\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg 779w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01-160x91.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chart presented by then-CalTrans Director Tony Tavares at the Senate Transportation Committee hearing on March 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The committee chair said it was the legislature’s first informational hearing on the state’s transportation system in more than a decade. Yet only two senators — both Republicans with little legislative power in a state controlled by Democrats — even asked about dangerous driving, one following up with questions about a deadly stretch of road in her district and the other about a small California Highway Patrol program to target egregious behavior behind the wheel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past decade, nearly 40,000 people have died and more than 2 million have been injured on California roads. As an \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/series/license-to-kill/\">ongoing CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> has shown this year, time and again those crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel. Year after year, officials with the power to do something about it — the governor, legislators, the courts, the Department of Motor Vehicles — have failed to act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The silence, in the face of a threat that endangers nearly every Californian, is damning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has some of \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/10/california-dui-failure/\">the weakest DUI laws in the nation\u003c/a>. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country. But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to speeding — one of the biggest causes of fatal crashes — again the legislature has done little. For two years in a row, bills that would have required the use of speed-limiting technology on vehicles have failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers did pass legislation a couple years ago that allows the use of speed cameras. But it’s just a pilot project in a handful of jurisdictions.[aside postID=news_12067175 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250418-SFPDFile-46-BL_qed.jpg']Marc T. Vukcevich, director of state policy for advocacy group Streets For All, considers it a win — but a modest one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This shit is not enough to deal with the size and severity and the complexity of the problem we have when it comes to violence on our roadways,” Vukcevich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom declined an interview request. Last year, he vetoed a bill that would have required technology that alerts drivers when they’re speeding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state DMV, which is under his authority, has wide latitude to take dangerous drivers off the road. But it \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/\">routinely allows drivers with extreme histories\u003c/a> of dangerous driving to continue to operate on our roadways, where many go on to kill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Gordon, whom Newsom chose to run the agency in 2019, won’t talk about it. He has declined or ignored CalMatters requests for an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency simply released a statement from him in March, after our first interview request, touting modernization efforts that reflect an “ongoing commitment to enhancing accountability and transparency while continually refining our processes to ensure California’s roads are safer for everyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Newsom nor Gordon has announced any major changes since then.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How a bill to fight DUIs fails in Sacramento\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a brief moment earlier this year, Colin Campbell thought the state might finally do something about the scourge that changed his life one night in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A repeat drunk driver slammed into his Prius on the way to the family’s new home in Joshua Tree, killing his 17-year-old daughter, Ruby, and 14-year-old son, Hart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/111625-Traffic-Vigil-FG-CM-25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"On the steps of a building at night, two people hug beside a microphone, while rows of small orange traffic cones and string lights line the stairs, each cone paired with a photo of a person, creating a memorial-like display.\">\u003cfigcaption>Erika Pringle, at right, embraces Allison Lyman, whose son died in a collision, during a candlelight vigil as part of The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Campbell, a writer and director from Los Angeles, began advocating for California to join most other states and create a law requiring in-car breathalyzers for anyone convicted of a DUI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first he was encouraged when the bill coasted through two legislative committees. But then came the roadblocks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACLU opposed the measure, calling it “a form of racialized wealth extraction,” according to a Senate Public Safety Committee report from July. In California, people forced to use the devices have to pay about $100 a month to a private company to rent them, though there’s supposed to be a sliding fee scale based on income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the DMV\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB366\"> told lawmakers\u003c/a> that it could not “complete the necessary programming” for the law, citing possible technology delays and costs of $15 million or more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill was gutted. California couldn’t do something that nearly three dozen other states could.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campbell called the sudden reversal a shameful example of forsaking public safety for bureaucracy.[aside postID=news_12058605 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40878_001_KQED_MarketStCarFree_01232020_8469-qut-1020x680.jpg']“Our lives were destroyed that night,” he said. “If these people’s children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the law had passed, DMV data suggests that California judges would have mostly ignored it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State law says judges have to require in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of repeat DUIs. Last month, the DMV issued a report reinforcing what a similar report laid out two years earlier. Judges across the state ordered the devices just one-third of the time for repeat offenders. In 14 counties, they ordered the devices less than 10% of the time for second-time DUI offenders. The counties are: Alameda, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Plumas, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Tulare and Yuba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DMV officials did not answer questions about what, if anything, the agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reached out to all 14 counties’ courts. Only eight responded to questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Ruhl, executive officer for the Glenn County Superior Court, said the court is looking at local changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the light CalMatters is bringing to this issue … the Glenn Court will review its current DUI sentencing practices,” according to a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn was one of a number of counties — including LA, Alameda and San Luis Obispo — that also suggested it wasn’t their judges’ responsibility to issue a court order. They said they only needed to notify the DMV of the convictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the law is clear: It’s the judge’s job to order the offender to use the device, said Jerry Hill, the retired Bay Area Democrat who wrote the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he worked in the Capitol, Hill said he also saw little urgency to rein in intoxicated driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you ask any legislator, they are going to say it’s a terrible, terrible thing,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said committee chairs and staff members who set the tone and write analyses often shied away from increasing criminal penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s where we see a lack of understanding, in my view, of the devastating effect of drunk driving in California,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lawmakers say next session could bring change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A number of lawmakers said they are aware of the carnage on our roadways and plan to do something about it this coming legislative session, maybe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. 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Orange cones and small memorial photos line the stairs, illuminated by string lights, while a speaker reads from a phone and others face the crowd.\">\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/111625-Traffic-Vigil-FG-CM-06-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a memorial hoodie stands behind a table covered with framed photos, candles, and keepsakes honoring a young person. Other people nearby hold large portrait posters during a nighttime vigil outside a government building, with trees and lit windows in the background.\">\u003c/figure>\u003cfigcaption>\u003cstrong>First: \u003c/strong>At far right, Fumiko Torres speaks about losing Rayanna Diaz while standing alongside other family members during a candlelight vigil as part of The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. \u003cstrong>Last: \u003c/strong>Allison Lyman stands at a table honoring her son Connor, who was killed in a traffic collision, before the start of a candlelight vigil as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. Photos by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is not a Republican issue, a Democrat issue, an independent issue — or political issue. This is a life-saving issue,” he said. “We should all take it as seriously as the family that lost a loved one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Assemblymember Nick Schultz of Burbank said he is considering introducing at least one measure next year to address loopholes and weaknesses in state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schultz, who started his career prosecuting DUI cases in Oregon and now chairs the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee, said he is weighing several potential measures that would address issues CalMatters highlighted in its reporting this year, including lengthening license suspensions after fatal crashes, lowering the bar to charge repeat drunk drivers with a felony, strengthening breathalyzer requirements and making sure vehicular manslaughter convictions get reported to the DMV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>People are tired of seeing the needless loss of life on our roadways,” Schultz said. “There’s no way to legislatively make someone make the right choice. But what we can do is create an incentive structure where there are consequences for bad decisions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the absence of more leadership at the state level, road safety advocates — many of whom joined the cause after losing a loved one to a preventable car crash — are taking it on themselves to try to force change. They’re meeting with lawmakers and officials, holding public events, telling their stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Levi started working with MADD after her son, Braun, was killed in May while he was out walking with friends in Manhattan Beach. She said they’d only recently relocated to the area after the family home burned down in the Palisades fire, destroying “all of Braun’s pictures, videos from when he was born.”[aside postID=news_12020559 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-26-1020x680.jpg']The driver who killed her son was allegedly intoxicated and had a prior DUI arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The worst day of my life is now my life’s work. I will not stop until California changes,” Levi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the months since her son’s death, Levi said, she’s met with any officials or influential people she could — current and former lawmakers, district attorneys, local council members, a lobbyist, and members of the media. Among the changes she wants: to make it easier to charge repeat DUI offenders with murder when they kill someone, to make fatal DUIs a violent felony and to increase penalties for hit-and-run fatalities. As CalMatters reported in October, California law often treats drunken vehicular manslaughter as a nonviolent crime with minimal time behind bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi calls her push to reform the system “Braun’s Bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many grieving families share a similar goal: for those they lost to be remembered by a state and society that seem indifferent. That desire was on display last month during an event in Sacramento to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a cold Sunday evening in mid-November, after a break in the rain, dozens of relatives of people killed in car crashes gathered on the dark steps of the state Capitol for a candlelight vigil. They fought to keep photos on posterboards upright in the gale-force winds. Family by family, they ascended the steps, stood above a display of orange cones lit with strands of white lights and addressed the onlookers, talking about their loved ones and what was lost — children left without their mother, mothers without their children, a wife left without the love of her life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every day I live and I wake up and I pretend like I’m happy. Every day I wish my stairs would make noise. I miss being called mom,” said Angel Dela Cruz, whose 17-year-old son Edward Alvidrez Jr. was hit by a truck while riding a dirt bike in Madera County in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope we all get justice,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event ended with a moment of quiet reflection and a prayer before the families put away their pictures and walked off, the Capitol behind them locked, silent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/12/california-roadway-deaths-inaction/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Our lives were destroyed that night,” he said. “If these people’s children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the law had passed, DMV data suggests that California judges would have mostly ignored it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State law says judges have to require in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of repeat DUIs. Last month, the DMV issued a report reinforcing what a similar report laid out two years earlier. Judges across the state ordered the devices just one-third of the time for repeat offenders. In 14 counties, they ordered the devices less than 10% of the time for second-time DUI offenders. The counties are: Alameda, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Plumas, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Tulare and Yuba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DMV officials did not answer questions about what, if anything, the agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reached out to all 14 counties’ courts. Only eight responded to questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Ruhl, executive officer for the Glenn County Superior Court, said the court is looking at local changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the light CalMatters is bringing to this issue … the Glenn Court will review its current DUI sentencing practices,” according to a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn was one of a number of counties — including LA, Alameda and San Luis Obispo — that also suggested it wasn’t their judges’ responsibility to issue a court order. They said they only needed to notify the DMV of the convictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the law is clear: It’s the judge’s job to order the offender to use the device, said Jerry Hill, the retired Bay Area Democrat who wrote the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he worked in the Capitol, Hill said he also saw little urgency to rein in intoxicated driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you ask any legislator, they are going to say it’s a terrible, terrible thing,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said committee chairs and staff members who set the tone and write analyses often shied away from increasing criminal penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s where we see a lack of understanding, in my view, of the devastating effect of drunk driving in California,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lawmakers say next session could bring change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A number of lawmakers said they are aware of the carnage on our roadways and plan to do something about it this coming legislative session, maybe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. 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Other people nearby hold large portrait posters during a nighttime vigil outside a government building, with trees and lit windows in the background.\">\u003c/figure>\u003cfigcaption>\u003cstrong>First: \u003c/strong>At far right, Fumiko Torres speaks about losing Rayanna Diaz while standing alongside other family members during a candlelight vigil as part of The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. \u003cstrong>Last: \u003c/strong>Allison Lyman stands at a table honoring her son Connor, who was killed in a traffic collision, before the start of a candlelight vigil as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. Photos by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is not a Republican issue, a Democrat issue, an independent issue — or political issue. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/south-bay\">South Bay\u003c/a> prosecutors are seeking to try a 17-year-old arrested on suspicion of a gang-motivated shooting that injured three in the Westfield Valley Fair mall on Black Friday as an adult, significantly increasing the severity of the potential penalties he would face if convicted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Wednesday morning that he filed a series of charges against the teenager, including attempted murder for the benefit of a street gang, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen said the charges are the most severe his office can bring in the shooting, and he has also asked a judge to transfer the case to adult court, to “reflect the seriousness and dangerousness” of the teenager’s alleged actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this case remains in juvenile court, the shooter will face at most three to five years in a secure juvenile facility. I don’t believe that is sufficient in this case,” Rosen said during a press conference on Wednesday morning outside the county’s Juvenile Center in San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said a sentence of several years wouldn’t allow enough time for meaningful rehabilitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then you’re putting somebody back in the community who basically came within inches of murdering someone at the Valley Fair mall the day after Thanksgiving,” and narrowly missed causing a mass murder, Rosen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11989256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11989256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240424-SJPD-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San José Police Department squad car in San José on April 18, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The teenager, who officials have not identified because he is a minor, could face at least 15 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole if a judge grants the transfer to adult court and he is convicted, Rosen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s a more appropriate penalty that reflects the seriousness of the criminal conduct and also provides time for real rehabilitation,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The accused teenager was previously arrested in February for carrying a loaded and concealed gun, officials said. He was free on a probational program, called deferred entry of judgment, which allows a person to eventually have a charge dismissed if they do not commit crimes while free, and often includes rehabilitative requirements like counseling, community service and paying restitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case has resurfaced debate over whether more punitive punishments for youth who commit violent acts would help prevent such crimes, and prompted some community leaders to call for harsher penalties even as juvenile justice experts and advocates say putting young people behind bars for longer will not increase safety.[aside postID=news_12065629 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/240418-SJPDFILE-JG-6_qed.jpg']Greg Woods, a senior lecturer in the Department of Justice Studies at San José State University, said reverting to “tough on crime” laws would only breed more crime in communities and that teenagers and children need to be treated as such.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t hold legally enforceable contracts between juveniles and adults when it comes to making payments for an apartment or a mortgage or a car. We don’t permit juveniles to purchase alcohol or firearms or to even vote, because we don’t presume that they have the capacity to truly understand the significance of their acts,” Woods said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But when it comes to their criminal responsibility, we somehow now have talked ourselves into something that we were entertaining way back in the 1980s and 1990s, that the way we can best preserve our public safety is to guarantee a harsh punishment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Law enforcement officials said Monday the shooting in the early evening of Nov. 28 was motivated by gang affiliation. The suspected shooter went to the mall with a group of people while wearing gang-affiliated clothing, spotted an alleged rival gang member, and shot at him, police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He fired six bullets, hitting the man he perceived as a rival, narrowly missing a fatal injury, and also hit two bystanders, a woman and a 16-year-old girl, who were not involved in the conflict, authorities said. All three victims were hospitalized and were expected to recover and were released by Monday, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen said he also plans to file accessory charges against three adults: the shooter’s brother, the brother’s girlfriend and another man, who are all alleged to have helped the teenager escape and hide after the shooting, before he was arrested on Sunday night. 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The defense and prosecution can challenge that recommendation, and a judge will make a final ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday morning, during a juvenile court hearing, Presiding Judge Julianne Sylva ordered that the suspect remain detained in juvenile hall and have no contact with the three victims while the case progresses, and scheduled his next court hearing for Dec. 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shooting, which caused chaos and sent shockwaves of fear through thousands in a crowded mall on an intensely busy day for shopping, garnered national headlines and eats away at the feeling of safety for people in the South Bay, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José Mayor Matt Mahan and Police Chief Paul Joseph, earlier this week, called for changes to state laws to allow for harsher penalties against people who commit gun violence, including minors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In California, our laws do not treat gun violence with meaningful consequences. And if you’re a juvenile, the consequences are, quite frankly, almost nonexistent,” Joseph said during a press conference.[aside postID=news_12064587 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/image-9.png']Mahan said he’d like to “double down” on investments in programs that try to steer kids away from bad behavior and toward jobs and healthy lifestyles, including the San José Youth Empowerment Alliance. One of that program’s guiding principles is, “We cannot arrest our way out of this problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Mahan also called for “enhancing penalties for those who commit or attempt murder and those who push our young people into a life of crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen said he understands and shares Mahan and Joseph’s frustrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Has the pendulum gone so far that we’re endangering the public? I think that while the laws are much more lenient than I think perhaps they ought to be, I still think there are choices and options for judges to make that can protect this community,” Rosen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Damon Silver, Santa Clara County’s Public Defender, said he couldn’t comment about the Valley Fair shooting case in particular, but noted that the state’s gun laws include stiff penalties of up to a decade for having a gun illegally, and many years or decades more if the gun is fired, or if a fired gun hurts someone. He said youth are still allowed to be charged as adults when they commit serious crimes, including gun crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silver said the state is still “recovering from multiple decades of a mass incarceration mindset,” and reactionary calls to push California back toward a more punitive approach won’t work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those approaches led to “destabilizing some of the most vulnerable communities, in particular communities of color, locking up huge swaths of people from those communities for excessively long periods of time, and at excessive expense and with very little metrics to support that it was actually reducing crime,” Silver said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes people feel better that when you walk in front of them and tell them we just need to punish people more harshly, and they’ll quit doing things that we don’t approve of, rather than asking what are the root reasons, root causes as to why people are in the criminal legal system in the first place,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silver said calls for harsher penalties based on rare and tragic outlier cases diminish the great work done by programs the county runs and programs like San José’s Youth Empowerment Alliance, in providing resources and support and alternative pathways for young people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those are the solutions,” Silver said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two recently filed lawsuits accuse the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of illegally going over Congress’ head to make massive changes to the way \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/housing\">federal homelessness funds\u003c/a> are distributed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“HUD’s new grant rules would effectively defund permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing programs across the nation, eliminating proven tools that help residents exit homelessness sustainably,” Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti said in a statement. “This is another instance of the Trump administration prioritizing its political agenda above the needs of our most vulnerable community members.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County and San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NAEH-v-HUD-25-cv-636-Complaint-with-civil-cover-sheet-and-summons.pdf\">sued the Trump administration\u003c/a> this week, in conjunction with the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the National Low Income Housing Coalition. A \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/001_Cmplt.pdf\">separate lawsuit\u003c/a> was filed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and a handful of other states. It marked the 47th time California sued the Trump administration in 44 weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, homeless service providers are waiting anxiously to see how the litigation plays out and wondering if the impending legal battle will further delay the money they desperately need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954915\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/CalMattersUnhousedLA02.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11954915\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/CalMattersUnhousedLA02.jpg\" alt=\"A unhoused encampment is seen in Los Angeles. 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Jurisdictions applying for a piece of about $4 billion in federal homelessness funds now can’t spend more than 30% of that money on permanent housing — a significant decrease. Los Angeles County, for example, currently spends more than 80% on permanent housing. Instead, the federal government wants localities to prioritize emergency shelter and temporary housing programs that require participants to be sober or participate in treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While shelters offer a temporary respite from the streets, permanent housing can end someone’s homelessness. For years, the federal government has prioritized funding permanent housing using the “housing first” method — a strategy that moves people into housing as quickly as possible, without requiring them to first get sober or agree to addiction treatment. Veering away from both of those principles marks a major policy shift.[aside postID=news_12065708 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250325-ApartmentsonWestside-06-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']Last year, California communities won more than $683 million in federal homelessness funds through what is called the Continuum of Care program. About 90% of that went to permanent housing projects, which currently house tens of thousands of Californians, according to Newsom. The new rule threatens to put those people back out onto the street, he said in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/25/governor-newsom-sues-trump-administration-for-cruel-cuts-to-homeless-housing-funding-that-will-hurt-families/\">news release\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new policy also prohibits the use of federal funds for diversity and inclusion efforts, support of transgender clients, and use of “harm reduction” strategies that seek to reduce overdose deaths by helping people in active addiction use drugs more safely. And it gives preference for projects in cities, counties and states that ban homeless encampments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both lawsuits allege that the Trump administration’s funding changes violate the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution by defying the rules Congress set out for distributing the funds. Congress authorized a two-year grant cycle in 2024, meaning local jurisdictions wouldn’t have to reapply for funds in 2025. The Trump administration flouted that decision when it suddenly forced jurisdictions to reapply, the lawsuits allege.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuits also claim the administration didn’t go through proper protocol before enacting the changes to its funding strategy, which would have included giving cities and counties more time to comply with the new rules, and allowing stakeholders to comment on the changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Cruz County, Ratner is of two minds about the lawsuits. On one hand, he believes the abrupt way the Trump administration rolled out the funding changes was “very inappropriate.” But he worries a lengthy court battle could tie up funds his county needs to pay people’s rents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Alliance to End Homelessness \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/09/ca-homelessness-funding-population/\">sued the Trump administration\u003c/a> over similar allegations tied to a smaller, $75 million pot of homelessness funding in September. A judge \u003ca href=\"https://endhomelessness.org/media/court-blocks-trump-vance-administrations-unlawful-housing-grant-restrictions/\">sided with the Alliance\u003c/a>, and temporarily barred the federal government from distributing those funds. But now that money is frozen, unable to help unhoused residents as the case moves forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“While we’re waiting for these issues to get resolved, we have programs that are going to run out of money to support people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ccite>Robert Ratner, director, Housing for Health\u003c/cite>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ratner worries that could happen again in this case. Santa Cruz County is set to start hitting serious financial problems as soon as February, Ratner said. That’s when a $1.2 million supportive housing grant, which currently houses about 50 people in different apartments around the county, is set to expire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration doesn’t expect to start awarding Continuum of Care money until May. 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Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement after nearly 40 years representing San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Links:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063016/how-prop-50s-win-reshapes-californias-2026-elections\">How Proposition 50’s Win Reshapes California’s 2026 Elections | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">Nancy Pelosi Retiring After 38 Years Representing San Francisco in Congress | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062794/santa-clara-county-sales-tax-measure-appears-poised-to-pass-amid-federal-cuts\">Santa Clara County Sales Tax Measure Appears Poised to Pass Amid Federal Cuts | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco-Northern California Local.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC5256405939&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:00:00] I’m Ericka Cruz-Gavarra and welcome to The Bay, local news to keep you rooted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:00:06] Well, good evening, everybody. And let me underscore, it’s been a good evening. For everybody, not just the Democratic Party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:00:16] On Tuesday night, Californians overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50, which gives the state temporary power to redraw our congressional maps. All election season, California Democrats built up Prop 50 as a clapback to President Donald Trump by redrawing the congressional maps to help Democrats retake the House in next year’s midterm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:00:44] We stood tall and we stood firm in response to Donald Trump’s recklessness. And tonight, after poking the bear, this bear roared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voter \u003c/strong>[00:00:56] Everything that’s going on in the world, this has given me a slight little hope as a chance to fight back, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voter \u003c/strong>[00:01:04] We have to stop the Trump machine and we have to get a fair election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voter \u003c/strong>[00:01:09] There’s so much already altered that I feel like we have to make it fair so that there’s a balanced reception of people’s opinions and that seems like the only way to do it right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:23] Today, we’re going to talk with KQED’s politics and government correspondent, Guy Marzorati, about the results of the election and how Prop 50 will change congressional districts in the Bay Area. Plus, Measure A passes in Santa Clara County, and Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:50] So Guy, this is not your first rodeo. Of course, you stayed up for many an election night. But we didn’t think this year was gonna be an election year in California, and it was. I’m curious how this compares to past election years that you’ve covered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:06] Yeah, I would say it was a easier election night than a lot of past ones, just because we really got the big result pretty early in the evening. Right after polls closed at 8 o’clock, the Associated Press called that Proposition 50 had passed. And so it wasn’t really a lot of, you know, suspense. I think going into election night, we’re fairly confident Proposition 50 was going to pass. And so now it’s just kind of digging through the results and kind of ripple effects from Prop 50 that will be following.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:02:49] Yeah, and let’s talk about Prop 50 for a little bit. This was really billed as California’s rebuke against Trump. So as you mentioned, it wasn’t really surprising that Prop 50 passed in California. How much did it pass by though? Do we know anything about that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:03:08] Right now, with what the Associated Press estimates as about three quarters of the votes in, Prop 50 is passing with 64 percent of the vote, which is a huge margin. To see, you know, 64 percent for this, I think, speaks to the success that the Governor Gavin Newsom was able to have in convincing voters to really, yes, make this a partisan fight and a referendum on the president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:03:33] So Guy, I mean Prop 50’s win wasn’t always a guarantee. There were some early polls that showed California voters were hesitant to redraw the maps. So how did we end up with such a landslide for the Yes side?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:03:47] Yeah, I think in the end, this election became a lot more about President Donald Trump than about redistricting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:03:57] Donald Trump does not believe in fair and free elections, period and full stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:04:04] Which was Newsom’s goal all along, was to not make this about whether or not voters favored independent citizen-led redistricting, which remains popular. I mean, there was a CNN exit poll of Prop 50 that said 92% of voters favored independent redistricting in California. 60% of those voters still voted for Prop 50. So in the end, I think voters were able to hold two things together. One, that they supported the idea of having citizens draw lines, not favoring either political party, but also using this election to push back against the Trump administration and the efforts by Republicans nationwide to pursue seats through gerrymandering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:04:49] Yeah, and Governor Newsom really came out as sort of the face of Prop 50 in many ways and was really the guy pitching this as this fight against Donald Trump. What did he say at the end of election day after seeing these results?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:05:07] Yeah, what we heard from Newsom on election night was really a call for other states to follow in California’s footsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:05:16] We need the state of Virginia. We need state of Maryland. We need our friends in New York, in Illinois, in Colorado. We need to see other states meet this moment head on as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:05:29] He made the case for other democratic states to do something similar, to pursue plans, to redraw their congressional maps to help Democrats, because Prop 50 is really part of this nationwide fight over congressional district lines, where we’ve seen Republican states like Texas, like Missouri, like North Carolina, do their own gerrymandering. California has now approved a gerrymander plan favoring Democrats, and there could other states that Newsom called out. As possibly pursuing this down the line as we get closer to the 2026 midterms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:06:03] We can de facto end Donald Trump’s presidency as we know it. The minute Speaker Jeffreys gets sworn in as Speaker of the House of Representatives, it is all on the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:06:21] Well, let’s talk about what it actually means now that Prop 50 has passed, because obviously what happens now is that our congressional districts will be redrawn, and you’ve done a bit of reporting before this about the Bay Area cities that are gonna be really impacted by Prop 50, and some of them include Pittsburgh and Antioch, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:06:47] That’s right. When you look at the 8th congressional district, which includes Pittsburgh, includes Antioch, this is really kind of at the heart of the debate over Proposition 50. This was a district that was drawn by the Citizens Commission based on input that they got from residents. So they heard from residents in Pittsburgh and Antioch, but also in communities like Martinez, Richmond, Vallejo, residents who said, we have a lot in common and we’d like to be included in one congressional district. And these communities, working class, very racially diverse, expressed that to the commission and got included in one Congressional District. What the Prop 50 map does is it takes these heavily democratic voters in Antioch and in Pittsburgh, and it loops them into a district with communities in the Central Valley. And the purpose of that is to help a democratic incumbent in the central valley have an easier path to re-election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:07:49] It’s interesting, though, because in the reporting you did ahead of the election, many Democratic voters in some of these cities like Antioch and Pittsburgh knew the impact that this would have on their communities and remember how much work went into building that very diverse district, but still supported Prop 50, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:08:12] That’s true. I mean, even the county supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston who represents a lot of that area on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, it was a tough decision for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shanelle Scales-Preston \u003c/strong>[00:08:22] I’m born and raised here in this community and you know I want to make sure that representation is there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:08:28] She understood the impact of having these communities grouped together in a congressional district. She talked about how where she lives in Pittsburgh, she’s like, this is not like the Central Valley. We have very different needs than constituents in the Central valley. But at the same time, she was like, the fact that if we can get Democrats to flip the House of Representatives, it will mean potentially more funding for the issues that I care about in my community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shanelle Scales-Preston \u003c/strong>[00:09:00] These cuts that are coming down from the federal government, starting in January, I mean, it’s going to be a huge, a huge cut. And so I think… You know, if there’s any way that we’re able to get more seats so that we can help the people here on the ground, we gotta do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:09:48] Well, I wanna move on, Guy, to one local measure that was on the ballot for voters in Santa Clara County where you live, Measure A. This was, of course, the sales tax increase, which also passed. Can you remind us briefly what this does?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:10:09] Yeah, so Measure A in Santa Clara County, it raises the county sales tax by 5 eighths of a cent for every dollar you spend, and it’s gonna raise about $330 million a year for the county. This was put on the ballot by the County Board of Supervisors after we saw these big federal budget cuts to Medicaid, to SNAP, food benefits, and the county leaders basically went to voters and said, Would you be willing to raise taxes on yourself to help? Backfill some of the money that we’re losing as a result of these federal budget cuts, particularly with healthcare. Santa Clara County runs four public hospitals. These are heavily reliant on Medicaid dollars coming from the federal government. 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That daunting task still remains in front of us, but the passage of Measure 8 tonight makes a huge world of difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:44] Now the question is, this campaign was really run as we’re gonna save the county’s four public hospitals by passing measure A, will the county leaders do that? Will they be able to keep the doors open at all four of the county public hospitals? When Joseph asked James Williams that question, does this guarantee the hospitals remain open? James Williams didn’t 100% say, yes, I guarantee that. So that’s gonna be something to watch going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:17] Well, I wanna transition now, Guy, into something that’s not explicitly election-related, at least to this year’s election, but I do have to ask you about the news around Nancy Pelosi and her announcement that she, after 38 years of representing San Francisco in Congress, will not be seeking re-election. Pretty big news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:12:43] Yeah, huge. I mean, Pelosi has been not only like an impactful leader locally, but someone who really will go down in history as one of the most significant speakers of the House of Representatives in American history, whether you’re talking about, you know, the Affordable Care Act, the work that she did during the Biden administration, pushing that legislative agenda. So an icon in California, as well as national politics, and perhaps the first of a changing of the guard that we might see. Here in our own state’s congressional delegation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:17] Nancy Pelosi posted a video on Thursday morning announcing her decision to not seek re-election. What did she say in this video?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:13:30] She titled the video like a letter to San Francisco and really, you know, in the video talked about her own career representing the city in Congress, but also just like, you now, in her words, like what made San Francisco special.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nancy Pelosi \u003c/strong>[00:13:46] Here we don’t fear the future, we forge it. 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I mean it does seem like we are in this very interesting moment, it seems like, with the Democratic Party really, and folks really wanting to see a sort of generational change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:44] Yeah, I think that’s that’s very true. And I do think you’ll see, I think a lot of that discussion go into the 2026 midterms in the June primary in California, younger democratic challengers may be taking on established incumbents. Look, there was already a number of folks who had who had signed up to run for this congressional seat, perhaps in anticipation that Pelosi would make this move. State Senator Scott Weiner has announced that he’s running to succeed Pelosi. So is Saikat Chakrabarti , who is the former chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We’ve heard Connie Chan, a member of the board of supervisors in San Francisco as a potential contender. 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All election season, California Democrats built up Prop 50 as a clapback to President Donald Trump by redrawing the congressional maps to help Democrats retake the House in next year’s midterm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:00:44] We stood tall and we stood firm in response to Donald Trump’s recklessness. And tonight, after poking the bear, this bear roared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voter \u003c/strong>[00:00:56] Everything that’s going on in the world, this has given me a slight little hope as a chance to fight back, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voter \u003c/strong>[00:01:04] We have to stop the Trump machine and we have to get a fair election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voter \u003c/strong>[00:01:09] There’s so much already altered that I feel like we have to make it fair so that there’s a balanced reception of people’s opinions and that seems like the only way to do it right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:23] Today, we’re going to talk with KQED’s politics and government correspondent, Guy Marzorati, about the results of the election and how Prop 50 will change congressional districts in the Bay Area. Plus, Measure A passes in Santa Clara County, and Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:50] So Guy, this is not your first rodeo. Of course, you stayed up for many an election night. But we didn’t think this year was gonna be an election year in California, and it was. I’m curious how this compares to past election years that you’ve covered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:06] Yeah, I would say it was a easier election night than a lot of past ones, just because we really got the big result pretty early in the evening. Right after polls closed at 8 o’clock, the Associated Press called that Proposition 50 had passed. And so it wasn’t really a lot of, you know, suspense. I think going into election night, we’re fairly confident Proposition 50 was going to pass. And so now it’s just kind of digging through the results and kind of ripple effects from Prop 50 that will be following.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:02:49] Yeah, and let’s talk about Prop 50 for a little bit. This was really billed as California’s rebuke against Trump. So as you mentioned, it wasn’t really surprising that Prop 50 passed in California. How much did it pass by though? Do we know anything about that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:03:08] Right now, with what the Associated Press estimates as about three quarters of the votes in, Prop 50 is passing with 64 percent of the vote, which is a huge margin. To see, you know, 64 percent for this, I think, speaks to the success that the Governor Gavin Newsom was able to have in convincing voters to really, yes, make this a partisan fight and a referendum on the president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:03:33] So Guy, I mean Prop 50’s win wasn’t always a guarantee. There were some early polls that showed California voters were hesitant to redraw the maps. So how did we end up with such a landslide for the Yes side?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:03:47] Yeah, I think in the end, this election became a lot more about President Donald Trump than about redistricting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:03:57] Donald Trump does not believe in fair and free elections, period and full stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:04:04] Which was Newsom’s goal all along, was to not make this about whether or not voters favored independent citizen-led redistricting, which remains popular. I mean, there was a CNN exit poll of Prop 50 that said 92% of voters favored independent redistricting in California. 60% of those voters still voted for Prop 50. So in the end, I think voters were able to hold two things together. One, that they supported the idea of having citizens draw lines, not favoring either political party, but also using this election to push back against the Trump administration and the efforts by Republicans nationwide to pursue seats through gerrymandering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:04:49] Yeah, and Governor Newsom really came out as sort of the face of Prop 50 in many ways and was really the guy pitching this as this fight against Donald Trump. What did he say at the end of election day after seeing these results?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:05:07] Yeah, what we heard from Newsom on election night was really a call for other states to follow in California’s footsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:05:16] We need the state of Virginia. We need state of Maryland. We need our friends in New York, in Illinois, in Colorado. We need to see other states meet this moment head on as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:05:29] He made the case for other democratic states to do something similar, to pursue plans, to redraw their congressional maps to help Democrats, because Prop 50 is really part of this nationwide fight over congressional district lines, where we’ve seen Republican states like Texas, like Missouri, like North Carolina, do their own gerrymandering. California has now approved a gerrymander plan favoring Democrats, and there could other states that Newsom called out. As possibly pursuing this down the line as we get closer to the 2026 midterms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newsom \u003c/strong>[00:06:03] We can de facto end Donald Trump’s presidency as we know it. The minute Speaker Jeffreys gets sworn in as Speaker of the House of Representatives, it is all on the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:06:21] Well, let’s talk about what it actually means now that Prop 50 has passed, because obviously what happens now is that our congressional districts will be redrawn, and you’ve done a bit of reporting before this about the Bay Area cities that are gonna be really impacted by Prop 50, and some of them include Pittsburgh and Antioch, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:06:47] That’s right. When you look at the 8th congressional district, which includes Pittsburgh, includes Antioch, this is really kind of at the heart of the debate over Proposition 50. This was a district that was drawn by the Citizens Commission based on input that they got from residents. So they heard from residents in Pittsburgh and Antioch, but also in communities like Martinez, Richmond, Vallejo, residents who said, we have a lot in common and we’d like to be included in one congressional district. And these communities, working class, very racially diverse, expressed that to the commission and got included in one Congressional District. What the Prop 50 map does is it takes these heavily democratic voters in Antioch and in Pittsburgh, and it loops them into a district with communities in the Central Valley. And the purpose of that is to help a democratic incumbent in the central valley have an easier path to re-election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:07:49] It’s interesting, though, because in the reporting you did ahead of the election, many Democratic voters in some of these cities like Antioch and Pittsburgh knew the impact that this would have on their communities and remember how much work went into building that very diverse district, but still supported Prop 50, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:08:12] That’s true. I mean, even the county supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston who represents a lot of that area on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, it was a tough decision for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shanelle Scales-Preston \u003c/strong>[00:08:22] I’m born and raised here in this community and you know I want to make sure that representation is there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:08:28] She understood the impact of having these communities grouped together in a congressional district. She talked about how where she lives in Pittsburgh, she’s like, this is not like the Central Valley. We have very different needs than constituents in the Central valley. But at the same time, she was like, the fact that if we can get Democrats to flip the House of Representatives, it will mean potentially more funding for the issues that I care about in my community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shanelle Scales-Preston \u003c/strong>[00:09:00] These cuts that are coming down from the federal government, starting in January, I mean, it’s going to be a huge, a huge cut. And so I think… You know, if there’s any way that we’re able to get more seats so that we can help the people here on the ground, we gotta do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:09:48] Well, I wanna move on, Guy, to one local measure that was on the ballot for voters in Santa Clara County where you live, Measure A. This was, of course, the sales tax increase, which also passed. Can you remind us briefly what this does?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:10:09] Yeah, so Measure A in Santa Clara County, it raises the county sales tax by 5 eighths of a cent for every dollar you spend, and it’s gonna raise about $330 million a year for the county. This was put on the ballot by the County Board of Supervisors after we saw these big federal budget cuts to Medicaid, to SNAP, food benefits, and the county leaders basically went to voters and said, Would you be willing to raise taxes on yourself to help? Backfill some of the money that we’re losing as a result of these federal budget cuts, particularly with healthcare. Santa Clara County runs four public hospitals. These are heavily reliant on Medicaid dollars coming from the federal government. So without those, the county was looking at basically a loss of about a billion dollars a year by the end of the decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Geha \u003c/strong>[00:10:57] What was your feeling when you saw the uh… The numbers flash across the screen there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>James Williams \u003c/strong>[00:11:01] Gratitude and relief gratitude for our community and its continued commitment to a public health care system that works for everyone in our\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:13] James Williams, who’s the county executive in Santa Clara County, was talking with my colleague Joseph Geha on election night and really described the fact that he felt like the passage of Measure A in Santa Clare County gives the county a fighting chance as it kind of grapples with these federal cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>James Williams \u003c/strong>[00:11:29] We are staring down such a devastating level of federal budget cuts. That daunting task still remains in front of us, but the passage of Measure 8 tonight makes a huge world of difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:44] Now the question is, this campaign was really run as we’re gonna save the county’s four public hospitals by passing measure A, will the county leaders do that? Will they be able to keep the doors open at all four of the county public hospitals? When Joseph asked James Williams that question, does this guarantee the hospitals remain open? James Williams didn’t 100% say, yes, I guarantee that. So that’s gonna be something to watch going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:17] Well, I wanna transition now, Guy, into something that’s not explicitly election-related, at least to this year’s election, but I do have to ask you about the news around Nancy Pelosi and her announcement that she, after 38 years of representing San Francisco in Congress, will not be seeking re-election. Pretty big news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:12:43] Yeah, huge. I mean, Pelosi has been not only like an impactful leader locally, but someone who really will go down in history as one of the most significant speakers of the House of Representatives in American history, whether you’re talking about, you know, the Affordable Care Act, the work that she did during the Biden administration, pushing that legislative agenda. So an icon in California, as well as national politics, and perhaps the first of a changing of the guard that we might see. Here in our own state’s congressional delegation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:17] Nancy Pelosi posted a video on Thursday morning announcing her decision to not seek re-election. What did she say in this video?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:13:30] She titled the video like a letter to San Francisco and really, you know, in the video talked about her own career representing the city in Congress, but also just like, you now, in her words, like what made San Francisco special.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nancy Pelosi \u003c/strong>[00:13:46] Here we don’t fear the future, we forge it. From the gold rush to the miracles of science and technology, our city has always been the cradle of innovation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:13:56] So almost like a love letter to the city as she eventually made the announcement in the video that she would not be seeking another term in Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nancy Pelosi \u003c/strong>[00:14:05] As we go forward, my message to the city I love is this. San Francisco, know your power. We have made history, we have made progress. We have always led the way. And now we must continue to do so by remaining full participants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:14:24] I mean, do we know anything about why she’s making this announcement now? I mean it does seem like we are in this very interesting moment, it seems like, with the Democratic Party really, and folks really wanting to see a sort of generational change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:44] Yeah, I think that’s that’s very true. And I do think you’ll see, I think a lot of that discussion go into the 2026 midterms in the June primary in California, younger democratic challengers may be taking on established incumbents. Look, there was already a number of folks who had who had signed up to run for this congressional seat, perhaps in anticipation that Pelosi would make this move. State Senator Scott Weiner has announced that he’s running to succeed Pelosi. So is Saikat Chakrabarti , who is the former chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We’ve heard Connie Chan, a member of the board of supervisors in San Francisco as a potential contender. So I wonder now that Pelosi has made this announcement, if we might see some other California Congress members kind of follow suit, um, and announce that they won’t be running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:15:35] Well, Guy, my last question for you. I mean, between the results that we’ve seen in California, both locally but also statewide, Democrats winning in New Jersey and Virginia and also New York City, I feel like the national media is really talking about this election as the first big rebuke of President Donald Trump. Does that seem right to you?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:16:01] I think that’s absolutely spot on. I think whether you’re talking about Proposition 50 or these other results across the country, this really was an election about Trump in large measure. Look at the exit polling around Proposition 50 in California, where almost two-thirds of voters said they disapproved of Trump in a CNN exit poll. Over 90% of those voters voted for Prop 50. Even among voters who said they somewhat disapprove of the Democratic Party, 60% voted for Prop 50. So again, this was not about loving everything that Democrats are putting forward in some cases, but simply the fact that people are opposed in large measure to the way this administration is acting on a whole suite of policies, and they express that in a lot of the election results on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:16:59] Well, Guy, as always, thank you so much for breaking this all down. Appreciate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A sales tax increase in Santa Clara County appeared headed for victory on Tuesday, signaling a willingness among South Bay voters to help backfill federal cuts to food and health care safety net programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">Measure A\u003c/a> was leading 57% to 43% in early returns on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re calling it!” Supervisors Betty Duong and Susan Ellenberg said after results flashed across a flatscreen TV at a Yes on Measure A party in San José’s Willow Glen neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would increase the county sales tax by five-eighths of a cent for every one dollar spent, raising roughly $330 million annually. County leaders \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051250/santa-clara-county-voters-could-pay-more-sales-tax-due-to-trump-cuts\">placed it on the ballot\u003c/a> after President Donald Trump approved cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will reduce county revenues by $1 billion a year by the end of the decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Home to four public hospitals, Santa Clara County \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059539/with-measure-a-santa-clara-county-hopes-to-keep-hospitals-afloat\">was uniquely vulnerable\u003c/a> to the historic cuts to Medicaid, the nation’s health care program for low-income residents and people with disabilities. Supporters of Measure A billed the measure as an opportunity for residents of the liberal county to push back against Republicans in Washington. The campaign closely aligned its messaging with the successful measure to redraw the state’s congressional lines to help Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is affirmation that the people of Santa Clara County are going to determine their own future, and they’ve decided that we will not allow for our health care system to go down,” Duong told KQED. “Had we not had the results we had tonight, had Measure A gone the other way, we would be looking at which hospital to close right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Backers of Measure A acknowledged the new revenue would not fully make up for the loss of federal funding. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Trump signed this summer is expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997707/how-will-trumps-mega-bill-impact-health-care-in-california\">reduce the number of people\u003c/a> eligible for Medicaid, known as Medi-Cal in California. As a result, the county will receive fewer direct payments and reimbursements for services, and county leaders said cuts to county health services are likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The road ahead of us is daunting,” said Santa Clara County Executive James Williams. “We are facing hundreds of millions in cuts even with the passage of Measure A, but this gives us the fight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12016848\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12016848\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/GettyImages-1230183080.jpg\" alt=\"A large hospital building that says 'Santa Clara Valley Medical Center' in front.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/GettyImages-1230183080.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/GettyImages-1230183080-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/GettyImages-1230183080-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/GettyImages-1230183080-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara Valley Medical Center stands on 751 South Bascom Avenue in San José on Sept. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Measure A supporters argued the sales tax would allow the county to keep all four of its public hospitals open. In recent years, the county expanded its health system beyond Valley Medical Center to acquire struggling hospitals in the region: O’Connor Hospital and Regional Medical Center in San José and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Politicians from across the South Bay’s political spectrum endorsed Measure A, including Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens, Rep. Ro Khanna, San José Mayor Matt Mahan and the entire Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.[aside label=\"2025 California Special Election\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/measure-a,Learn about Measure A in Santa Clara County' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aside-2025-Special-Election-Voter-Guide-Santa-Clara-County-Measure-A-1200x675-1.png]Opponents of Measure A included Cupertino Mayor Liang-Fang Chao and a handful of former mayors and city council members, including Rishi Kumar of Saratoga and Lydia Kou of Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They noted that because Measure A is a general tax, the revenue can technically be spent on any county service. They also argued a sales tax would fall disproportionately on lower-income residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opponents also questioned the long-term viability of the county’s health system after the Medicaid cuts. The three hospital acquisitions have ballooned county health care spending, they said, and the sales tax increase was a Band-Aid solution that sidestepped a more serious reevaluation of county health spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those messages were largely drowned out by a well-funded campaign in support of Measure A. The main campaign committee raised over $2.6 million through Oct. 31, including $525,000 from the Valley Health Foundation, a nonprofit supporting the county health system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign against Measure A reported virtually no fundraising beyond a $357 loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the closing weeks of the campaign, opponents accused county leaders of improperly advocating for the sales tax hike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kumar \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060326/measure-a-opponents-criticize-county-mailer-ahead-of-election\">criticized a taxpayer-funded mailer\u003c/a> from the county that warned residents of looming health cuts in language closely mirroring the pro-Measure A arguments. The No on Measure A also filed a complaint last week with campaign finance regulators, accusing Sheriff Bob Jonsen of improperly campaigning for the measure while wearing his uniform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The people have spoken and I hope the county will spend the money judiciously,” Kumar said in a statement after Tuesday’s results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yes on Measure A campaign sought to project unity with the popular redistricting measure, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062781/proposition-50-passes-in-california-boosting-democrats-in-fight-for-us-house-control\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A mailer in the final days of the campaign showed a shield inscribed with Measure A and Proposition 50 fending off an arrow labeled “Trump’s Agenda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One Election, Two Ballot Measures to Protect California,” the mailer read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jgeha\">Joseph Geha\u003c/a> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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But sometimes that peaceful outcome just doesn’t happen.”[aside postID=news_12061916 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250902_SANLEANDROCITYHALL_GH-2-KQED.jpg']A 2023 investigation from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11964307/most-people-injured-killed-by-san-jose-police-are-mentally-ill-or-intoxicated\">KQED\u003c/a>, the Bay Area News Group and the California Reporting Project found that the vast majority of people seriously injured or killed by police in San José were either mentally ill or intoxicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Numerous attempts were made to slow the situation and bring it to a peaceful resolution,” the sheriff’s office said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputies began life-saving efforts on the man as paramedics arrived, and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:16 p.m., the sheriff’s office said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonsen didn’t identify the two deputies who shot the man, but said one of the deputies has 24 years of experience, and the other has nine years of experience, and both have been “trained extensively, especially in crisis negotiation and crisis incident command.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man “had plenty of opportunities to comply, to exit the vehicle peacefully and be taken into custody,” Jonsen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think there was a moment where we thought that was going to be the outcome. 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