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"content": "\u003cp>Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with San Francisco’s dazzling \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> on Saturday, Feb. 24, with comedian and actor Awkafina as the Grand Marshall and a new dragon arriving in the city from China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harlan Wong — this year’s parade director — calls the Year of the Dragon the most “powerful sign” in the Chinese Zodiac.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sfchinesenewyearparaderoutemap\">What’s the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade route?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sfchinesenewyearparadestreetclosures\">What streets will be closed Saturday for the parade?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#lunarnewyearpartiesbayarea\">Where are other Lunar New Year celebrations in the next few weeks?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“This is the Year of the Dragon and, more importantly, is the Year of the Wood Dragon,” he said, explaining the association with trees and the color green. “So this is definitely hoping for a new beginning. A new growth for the society, for the economy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11939659\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a red t shirt holds a dragon's head prop outdoors.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dylan Gong leads Boy Scout Troop 201 during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13951648/lunar-new-year-of-the-dragon-superstitions-celebrations\">Year of the Dragon is also a lucky one\u003c/a>. Those born under the dragon sign are considered to be \u003ca href=\"https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/culture/article/3250661/year-of-the-dragon/index.html\">innovative thinkers and have an inquisitive mind.\u003c/a> Birth years that fall under the Year of the Dragon include \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/08/what-are-years-of-the-dragon/72402804007/\">1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 and 2012. \u003c/a>(You can \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/year-of-the-dragon-lunar-new-statues-san-francisco-heavenly-jade-thrive-city/14368640/\">find five dragon sculptures\u003c/a> throughout San Francisco.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for our guide to attending one of the biggest celebrations in the Bay Area to mark Lunar New Year 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sfchinesenewyearparaderoutemap\">\u003c/a>What is the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade route?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s Chinese New Year parade will begin at Second and Market streets at 5:15 p.m. PT. (Remember, \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco\">sunset will be just before 6 p.m. that evening\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\" alt=\"A map showing transit lines within a city.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-800x650.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-1020x829.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-160x130.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map detailing the Chinese Lunar New Year parade route and transportation reroutes. \u003ccite>(Courtesy ofSFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Crowds will get busier as the route approaches Chinatown, so depending on where you’re hoping to watch from, you may want to get there early to secure a good viewing spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade then goes around Union Square and ends at Kearny and Columbus Avenue. The parade is around 1.3 miles and will last around two and a half hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Do I need tickets to the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The parade is \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/faq/\">a free event\u003c/a>. However, if you want to sit on the bleachers, you will need paid tickets to be assigned a specific section (but not a specific seat).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/tickets/\">purchase tickets online\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/tickets/\">on the Chinese New Year Parade official website\u003c/a>, which range from $41 to $70. The $70 tickets come with a gift bag. The bleacher seating is free for children under two years, as long as they are sitting on the lap of a caregiver. Organizers suggest that if you buy tickets, you’ll need to be seated close to 4 p.m. to be ready for the start of the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11939668\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in bright green costumes and pink hats with face masks walk in formation while holding red drums and drum sticks.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group performs a waist drum dance followed by traditional fan dancers during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you need accessible spaces, you will also need a ticket. All sections of the bleachers will have wheelchair seating, but you will need a ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://i0.wp.com/chineseparade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bleachers.png?resize=720%2C344&ssl=1\">There are four bleacher sections\u003c/a>, each on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington and Jackson streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">California and Sacramento streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kearny and Grant streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stockton and Powell streets\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Portable restrooms will be available near the bleachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sfchinesenewyearparadestreetclosures\">\u003c/a>How can I get to the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade? Are there street closures?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chinese New Year organizers \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/transportation/\">strongly encourage public transportation\u003c/a> with their list of transportation options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SF Muni bus system has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/chinese-new-year-parade-service-alert\">a page where you can view updates and changes\u003c/a> to the MUNI service and reroutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Street closures for the parade will be on Saturday from \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/chinese-new-year-parade-service-alert\">3 p.m. to around 9:30 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second Street between Market and Mission (starting earlier, at 2 p.m.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Market between Second Street and Geary\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geary between Market and Powell\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Powell between Geary and Post\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post between Kearny to Powell\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kearny between Geary and Pacific\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\" alt=\"A map showing transit lines within a city.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-800x650.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-1020x829.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-160x130.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map detailing the Chinese Lunar New Year parade route and transportation reroutes. \u003ccite>(Courtesy ofSFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Is there any parking for the Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/transportation/\">parking garages\u003c/a> at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Union Street at \u003cb>123 O’Farrell Street\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinatown at \u003cb>250 Clay Street \u003c/b>and \u003cb>733 Kearny Street\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Beach at \u003cb>735 Vallejo Street \u003c/b>and \u003cb>766 Vallejo Street\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also get \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?kind=destination&id=49876&%243p=a_hasoffers&%24affiliate_json=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.spothero.com%2Faff_c%3Foffer_id%3D1%26aff_id%3D1391%26file_id%3D28%26source%3Dsanfranciscochinesenewyearandfestival%26aff_sub2%3Dparkingpage%26format%3Djson&_branch_match_id=1200175964809914211&utm_source=Partnerships&utm_campaign=Tune_Platform&utm_medium=paid+advertising&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA5WSW2%2FjIBCFf415zAUnsbsSWlVK%2B7gvVZ%2BtCR4CGwdYBrfKv%2B8Qp1F60WpX4mUOzOHMBzbnSD%2Fmc4ohW0xhBjHOBucP80zLKH%2F9ecLlz4PzveqRsvOQXfDC9Wp11zYbUclVHRV0FigYg4mKAsa4wUHG7jcFryxfUdX3lXzklRNottvPrhfqcGSdezpd1Y9nl871Vb1dVnJT5Kmo70rNxjgJsuWSwpg0ckXgTQKvHemgrfNI6PH1hMBib0ryFxgufjTuJLdESCVIhD0W45COkFkukcWYhnNsuub%2BwqfMciXEwSu5LizY4YYGG38aqGoe9OD04aIsZN%2F02Mp2bVYGzLpdMNa6MVg3dXs5Hih3ekwJvT5xz%2FPT9maDxxoLgMWkEerge0inLo67wRFH5s1CykJ3fZeL9L%2Fw9gGGQk4K0haPOCESlnOoL3xEhGzVB0rf%2FJazpZLinZJaiimW%2BqdQ4gan%2BjtM8RmlYpDiA0a1eANaxB3DDgMAAA%3D%3D&view=dl\">a parking pass on websites like SpotHero\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the weather be like on Saturday for the Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The parade will be happening rain or shine, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/faq/\">Chinese New Year parade’s official website\u003c/a>. The current forecast calls for a low of \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.74518500000005&lon=-122.41590499999995\">51 F, with a mostly clear sky\u003c/a>, so bring warm layers — this is San Francisco, you know the drill — and perhaps an umbrella, just in case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also adorn yourself in lucky colors like \u003ca href=\"https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/chinese-new-year-fashion-red-and-gold-runway-looks\">red and gold\u003c/a> to mark the Lunar New Year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What can I \u003cb>\u003ci>not \u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003cb>bring to the Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The organizers say the parade is a public event, so \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/faq/\">you should not bring things like weapons, firearms, explosives or drones. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In consideration of others. We also ask that no coolers, pets, selfie sticks or camera tripods are allowed in the bleacher sections,” the website reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"lunarnewyearpartiesbayarea\">\u003c/a>What other events are happening to mark the Lunar New Year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can view the official Chinese New Year event calendar \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/eventscalendar/\">on their website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 3: \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/eventscalendar/\">Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant & Coronation Ball\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 23: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunar-new-years-vegan-family-style-feast-and-francis-wong-solo-tickets-769403024157?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">Lunar New Years Vegan Family Style Feast and Francis Wong solo\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 23: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uspaacc-western-lunar-new-year-celebration-feb-23-tickets-806594123737?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">USPAACC Western Lunar New Year Celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 23: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-new-year-event-at-pacific-rim-plaza-i-ii-tickets-846140217167?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">Chinese New Year Event at Pacific Rim Plaza I & II\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25: \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/communityfair/\">Community Street Fair\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-chinese-new-year-treasure-hunt-tickets-795734281657?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">2024 Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://thethirdplace.is/event/happy-lunar-new-queer\">Union St. Lunar New Year Scavenger Celebration \u003c/a>(in San Francisco)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-paul-parents-2024-dragon-new-year-parade-at-washington-and-grant-tickets-829251011097?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">St. Paul Parents at 2024 Dragon New Year Parade at Washington and Grant\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, Feb. 25: \u003ca href=\"https://thethirdplace.is/event/lunar-new-year-with-the-happy-crane\">Lunar New Year Pop-Up Tasting with The Happy Crane\u003c/a> (in San Francisco)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, Feb. 25: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunar-tickets-808544487327?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">LUNAR at Oasis (in San Francisco)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, March 3: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rcmis-lunar-new-year-banquet-tickets-814571514327?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">RCMIS Lunar New Year Banquet\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, March 3: \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/eventscalendar/\">YMCA Run/Walk\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>KQED’s Caroline Smith contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with San Francisco’s dazzling \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> on Saturday, Feb. 24, with comedian and actor Awkafina as the Grand Marshall and a new dragon arriving in the city from China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harlan Wong — this year’s parade director — calls the Year of the Dragon the most “powerful sign” in the Chinese Zodiac.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sfchinesenewyearparaderoutemap\">What’s the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade route?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sfchinesenewyearparadestreetclosures\">What streets will be closed Saturday for the parade?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#lunarnewyearpartiesbayarea\">Where are other Lunar New Year celebrations in the next few weeks?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“This is the Year of the Dragon and, more importantly, is the Year of the Wood Dragon,” he said, explaining the association with trees and the color green. “So this is definitely hoping for a new beginning. A new growth for the society, for the economy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11939659\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a red t shirt holds a dragon's head prop outdoors.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/043_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dylan Gong leads Boy Scout Troop 201 during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13951648/lunar-new-year-of-the-dragon-superstitions-celebrations\">Year of the Dragon is also a lucky one\u003c/a>. Those born under the dragon sign are considered to be \u003ca href=\"https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/culture/article/3250661/year-of-the-dragon/index.html\">innovative thinkers and have an inquisitive mind.\u003c/a> Birth years that fall under the Year of the Dragon include \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/08/what-are-years-of-the-dragon/72402804007/\">1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 and 2012. \u003c/a>(You can \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/year-of-the-dragon-lunar-new-statues-san-francisco-heavenly-jade-thrive-city/14368640/\">find five dragon sculptures\u003c/a> throughout San Francisco.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for our guide to attending one of the biggest celebrations in the Bay Area to mark Lunar New Year 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sfchinesenewyearparaderoutemap\">\u003c/a>What is the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade route?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s Chinese New Year parade will begin at Second and Market streets at 5:15 p.m. PT. (Remember, \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco\">sunset will be just before 6 p.m. that evening\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\" alt=\"A map showing transit lines within a city.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-800x650.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-1020x829.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-160x130.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map detailing the Chinese Lunar New Year parade route and transportation reroutes. \u003ccite>(Courtesy ofSFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Crowds will get busier as the route approaches Chinatown, so depending on where you’re hoping to watch from, you may want to get there early to secure a good viewing spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade then goes around Union Square and ends at Kearny and Columbus Avenue. The parade is around 1.3 miles and will last around two and a half hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Do I need tickets to the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The parade is \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/faq/\">a free event\u003c/a>. However, if you want to sit on the bleachers, you will need paid tickets to be assigned a specific section (but not a specific seat).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/tickets/\">purchase tickets online\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/tickets/\">on the Chinese New Year Parade official website\u003c/a>, which range from $41 to $70. The $70 tickets come with a gift bag. The bleacher seating is free for children under two years, as long as they are sitting on the lap of a caregiver. Organizers suggest that if you buy tickets, you’ll need to be seated close to 4 p.m. to be ready for the start of the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11939668\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in bright green costumes and pink hats with face masks walk in formation while holding red drums and drum sticks.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group performs a waist drum dance followed by traditional fan dancers during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you need accessible spaces, you will also need a ticket. All sections of the bleachers will have wheelchair seating, but you will need a ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://i0.wp.com/chineseparade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bleachers.png?resize=720%2C344&ssl=1\">There are four bleacher sections\u003c/a>, each on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington and Jackson streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">California and Sacramento streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kearny and Grant streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stockton and Powell streets\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Portable restrooms will be available near the bleachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sfchinesenewyearparadestreetclosures\">\u003c/a>How can I get to the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade? Are there street closures?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chinese New Year organizers \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/transportation/\">strongly encourage public transportation\u003c/a> with their list of transportation options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SF Muni bus system has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/chinese-new-year-parade-service-alert\">a page where you can view updates and changes\u003c/a> to the MUNI service and reroutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Street closures for the parade will be on Saturday from \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/chinese-new-year-parade-service-alert\">3 p.m. to around 9:30 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second Street between Market and Mission (starting earlier, at 2 p.m.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Market between Second Street and Geary\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geary between Market and Powell\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Powell between Geary and Post\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post between Kearny to Powell\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kearny between Geary and Pacific\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png\" alt=\"A map showing transit lines within a city.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-800x650.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-1020x829.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/muni_reroute_map_for_chinese_new_year_parade_2023_0-160x130.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map detailing the Chinese Lunar New Year parade route and transportation reroutes. \u003ccite>(Courtesy ofSFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Is there any parking for the Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/transportation/\">parking garages\u003c/a> at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Union Street at \u003cb>123 O’Farrell Street\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinatown at \u003cb>250 Clay Street \u003c/b>and \u003cb>733 Kearny Street\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Beach at \u003cb>735 Vallejo Street \u003c/b>and \u003cb>766 Vallejo Street\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also get \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?kind=destination&id=49876&%243p=a_hasoffers&%24affiliate_json=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.spothero.com%2Faff_c%3Foffer_id%3D1%26aff_id%3D1391%26file_id%3D28%26source%3Dsanfranciscochinesenewyearandfestival%26aff_sub2%3Dparkingpage%26format%3Djson&_branch_match_id=1200175964809914211&utm_source=Partnerships&utm_campaign=Tune_Platform&utm_medium=paid+advertising&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA5WSW2%2FjIBCFf415zAUnsbsSWlVK%2B7gvVZ%2BtCR4CGwdYBrfKv%2B8Qp1F60WpX4mUOzOHMBzbnSD%2Fmc4ohW0xhBjHOBucP80zLKH%2F9ecLlz4PzveqRsvOQXfDC9Wp11zYbUclVHRV0FigYg4mKAsa4wUHG7jcFryxfUdX3lXzklRNottvPrhfqcGSdezpd1Y9nl871Vb1dVnJT5Kmo70rNxjgJsuWSwpg0ckXgTQKvHemgrfNI6PH1hMBib0ryFxgufjTuJLdESCVIhD0W45COkFkukcWYhnNsuub%2BwqfMciXEwSu5LizY4YYGG38aqGoe9OD04aIsZN%2F02Mp2bVYGzLpdMNa6MVg3dXs5Hih3ekwJvT5xz%2FPT9maDxxoLgMWkEerge0inLo67wRFH5s1CykJ3fZeL9L%2Fw9gGGQk4K0haPOCESlnOoL3xEhGzVB0rf%2FJazpZLinZJaiimW%2BqdQ4gan%2BjtM8RmlYpDiA0a1eANaxB3DDgMAAA%3D%3D&view=dl\">a parking pass on websites like SpotHero\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the weather be like on Saturday for the Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The parade will be happening rain or shine, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/faq/\">Chinese New Year parade’s official website\u003c/a>. The current forecast calls for a low of \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.74518500000005&lon=-122.41590499999995\">51 F, with a mostly clear sky\u003c/a>, so bring warm layers — this is San Francisco, you know the drill — and perhaps an umbrella, just in case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also adorn yourself in lucky colors like \u003ca href=\"https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/chinese-new-year-fashion-red-and-gold-runway-looks\">red and gold\u003c/a> to mark the Lunar New Year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What can I \u003cb>\u003ci>not \u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003cb>bring to the Chinese New Year parade?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The organizers say the parade is a public event, so \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/faq/\">you should not bring things like weapons, firearms, explosives or drones. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In consideration of others. We also ask that no coolers, pets, selfie sticks or camera tripods are allowed in the bleacher sections,” the website reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"lunarnewyearpartiesbayarea\">\u003c/a>What other events are happening to mark the Lunar New Year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can view the official Chinese New Year event calendar \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/eventscalendar/\">on their website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 3: \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/eventscalendar/\">Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant & Coronation Ball\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 23: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunar-new-years-vegan-family-style-feast-and-francis-wong-solo-tickets-769403024157?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">Lunar New Years Vegan Family Style Feast and Francis Wong solo\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 23: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uspaacc-western-lunar-new-year-celebration-feb-23-tickets-806594123737?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">USPAACC Western Lunar New Year Celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, Feb. 23: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-new-year-event-at-pacific-rim-plaza-i-ii-tickets-846140217167?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">Chinese New Year Event at Pacific Rim Plaza I & II\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25: \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/communityfair/\">Community Street Fair\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-chinese-new-year-treasure-hunt-tickets-795734281657?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">2024 Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://thethirdplace.is/event/happy-lunar-new-queer\">Union St. Lunar New Year Scavenger Celebration \u003c/a>(in San Francisco)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, Feb. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-paul-parents-2024-dragon-new-year-parade-at-washington-and-grant-tickets-829251011097?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">St. Paul Parents at 2024 Dragon New Year Parade at Washington and Grant\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, Feb. 25: \u003ca href=\"https://thethirdplace.is/event/lunar-new-year-with-the-happy-crane\">Lunar New Year Pop-Up Tasting with The Happy Crane\u003c/a> (in San Francisco)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, Feb. 25: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunar-tickets-808544487327?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">LUNAR at Oasis (in San Francisco)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, March 3: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rcmis-lunar-new-year-banquet-tickets-814571514327?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">RCMIS Lunar New Year Banquet\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, March 3: \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/eventscalendar/\">YMCA Run/Walk\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>KQED’s Caroline Smith contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The speed limit in front of Linwood Holton Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia, is 25 miles per hour at drop-off and dismissal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tara FitzPatrick says it’s not unusual to see drivers doing twice that. And she has the receipts to prove it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So he officially hit the school zone doing 50 miles an hour through a crosswalk,” FitzPatrick says, pointing her radar gun at a gray Chevrolet SUV flying by in the left lane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is \u003ca href=\"https://www.vpm.org/news/2023-11-10/speed-camera-linwood-holton-patrick-henry-richmond\">one of two schools in Richmond where the city has installed new enforcement cameras\u003c/a> to catch speeders. FitzPatrick has two children at the school. She’s also a traffic safety advocate for the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://grfit4kids.org/\">Greater Richmond Fit4Kids\u003c/a>, which is why she owns a radar gun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11956244]Still, FitzPatrick has mixed feelings about the speed cameras. She’d rather see the whole street redesigned to discourage speeding and protect pedestrians and bicyclists. But she also knows that won’t happen anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of us feel desperate” to make streets safer,” FitzPatrick says. “If I could make a quick fix tomorrow, it would not be any type of speed enforcement. It would not be school zone speed enforcement cameras. But that’s the option that we’re left with at this point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Advocates say speeding tickets change behavior\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Richmond joins a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112886619\">growing list of cities turning to speed cameras\u003c/a>. New laws \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11956244/controversial-speeding-ticket-cameras-could-come-to-3-bay-area-cities-under-proposed-california-bill\">in California\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-speed-cameras-roosevelt-boulevard-safety/\">Pennsylvania will allow them\u003c/a> in major cities where they’ve long been blocked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/12/06/1216557190/car-crash-accident-speeding-technology-slow-down-speed-assistance\">Traffic fatalities have risen sharply over the past decade\u003c/a>, and safety advocates around the country are desperately searching for anything that will get drivers to slow down. However, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-automated-speed-cameras-disproportionately-affect-black-and-brown-drivers\">critics say speed cameras can financially burden those who are least able to pay\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, they’ve earned the endorsement of prominent safety advocates, including Jonathan Adkins, the CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ghsa.org/\">Governors Highway Safety Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Automated enforcement works,” Adkins says. “For lack of a better term, it sucks to get a ticket. It changes your behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police departments in many places have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1167980495/americas-roads-are-more-dangerous-as-police-pull-over-fewer-drivers\">scaled back\u003c/a> their traffic enforcement, Adkins says, and speeding and reckless driving seem to worsen. He says automated cameras can help fill that void.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question is, how do we deploy them in a fair and equitable way with the public support?” Adkins says. “It can’t be a gotcha, it can’t be a surprise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Skeptics say speed cameras are a cash grab\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No one likes getting a speeding ticket. But the objections to automated traffic enforcement go deeper than that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are very skeptical that safety is the real goal,” says Jay Beeber with the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.motorists.org/\">National Motorists Association\u003c/a>, a driver advocacy group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other ways to get drivers to slow down, Beeber says, including speed feedback signs that show drivers how fast they’re going in real time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s many ways to get greater compliance,” Beeber says. But many cities are focused on speeding cameras “because they do not want to lose the money from the tickets they are issuing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safety advocates have touted automated enforcement as a neutral alternative to police stops, which can be potentially biased by race, and as a way to reduce unnecessary interactions between police and communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Traffic Safety' link1='https://www.kqed.org/news/11903812/traffic-deaths-in-california-are-on-the-rise-heres-how-la-and-other-big-cities-are-trying-to-change-that,Traffic Deaths in California Are on the Rise. How LA and Other Big Cities Are Trying to Change That' link2='https://video.kqed.org/video/speed-cameras-1688845910/,Why Black and Brown Drivers Bear the Brunt of Speed Cameras' link3='https://www.kqed.org/news/11926357/despite-privacy-concerns-san-francisco-supervisors-expand-police-access-to-live-camera-feeds,Despite Privacy Concerns, San Francisco Supervisors Expand Police Access to Live Camera Feeds']But in practice, that hasn’t always been the case. Studies in \u003ca href=\"https://finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/articles/predominantly-black-neighborhoods-in-d-c-bear-the-brunt-of-automated-traffic-enforcement/\">Washington, D.C.\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://indigo.uic.edu/articles/report/Red_Light_and_Speed_Cameras_Analyzing_the_Equity_and_Efficacy_of_Chicago_s_Automated_Camera_Enforcement_Program/22184059\">Chicago \u003c/a>show that tickets from automated enforcement are paid disproportionately by people of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Automated enforcement has become a significant revenue driver for the city,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.equiticity.com/oboi\">Olatunji Oboi Reed\u003c/a>, who runs a nonprofit in Chicago called Equiticity. “And it’s financially harmful to Black and brown people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, Reed says, Chicago has failed to fix some of the most dangerous intersections or to redesign roads to discourage speeding and encourage biking or public transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only solution we get is automated enforcement,” Reed says. “That’s not a failure of Black people who speed and run red lights. That’s a failure of the transportation sector in Chicago.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New laws expand the reach of cameras\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Speed camera advocates insist they’ve learned from those mistakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to make sure that our cities have all the tools that are effective that they need to stop the carnage,” says Laura Friedman, a state assemblywoman in California who \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB645\">sponsored the state law authorizing automated cameras\u003c/a> as part of a pilot program in six cities across the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friedman, who was formerly the mayor of Glendale, California, says local communities will be involved in choosing locations for those cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We make sure it can’t be a money grab because the money can only be used for physical speed-lowering improvements on the same streets where you’re using the cameras,” she says. “So it’s really about changing the culture and slowing traffic down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speed cameras have been used \u003ca href=\"https://project.wnyc.org/speed-cameras/\">for over a decade in New York City\u003c/a>, and safety advocates there say they’ve worked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is really a model to other cities about how automated enforcement can roll out equitably,” says Danny Harris, the executive director of the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://transalt.org/\">Transportation Alternatives\u003c/a>, “because of the way it’s rolled out across the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cameras have succeeded in changing drivers’ behavior, Harris argues, noting that drivers who get a first ticket are 60% less likely to get a second one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It should be very easy,” Harris says. “If you don’t want a ticket, don’t speed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2024 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cp>Has California’s transition to electric cars hit some bumps in the road? Even though Californians are buying them in record numbers, several industry setbacks have been reported in recent months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rental car company Hertz is selling \u003ca href=\"https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/47129/000165785324000010/htz-20240111.htm\">about a third of its global electric vehicle fleet\u003c/a>, replacing them with gas-powered vehicles. In January, Ford announced that it was \u003ca href=\"https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/01/19/ford-adds-third-crew-to-meet-demand-for-bronco-and-ranger--reduc.html\">reducing production\u003c/a> of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck after \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/climate-change/2023/05/california-electric-cars-ford-f150/\">scaling it up last year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tesla sales in California dropped 10% in the last three months of 2023 when compared to the same quarter a year earlier, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cncda.org/wp-content/uploads/Cal-Covering-4Q-23.pdf#page=6\">data from the California New Car Dealers Association\u003c/a>. And some automakers \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/business/ford-f150-lightning-electric-vehicle-prices.html\">last year announced production cutbacks\u003c/a> and delays in new electric models.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, the California Energy Commission provided another piece of the puzzle: Sales of electric cars in California reached \u003ca href=\"https://www.veloz.org/q4-2023-data-shows-a-29-percent-year-over-year-increase/\">record levels last year\u003c/a>, with 446,961 sold, up 29% from 2022, according to Veloz, a nonprofit that works with the commission to promote electric vehicle growth in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while sales of electric cars are still growing, it’s a slower pace of growth than the previous year: 2022 sales increased 38% from 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the final three months of 2023, Californians purchased 103,127 electric cars, an 8% increase over the same period in 2022. Fourth quarter sales last year were down 14% from the third quarter. But sales typically slow in the fourth quarter, and higher interest rates may have played a role, the commission said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Electric vehicle sales were up 29% in 2023, though they slowed at yearu2019s end\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-mBG1J\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/mBG1J/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, which researches the electric car market, said the transition to electric cars might be slower than some automakers and experts anticipated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recognize where we are in a once-in-a-century transition — we’re in the very early stages,” Nigro said. “Even though EVs have been around for about 14 years, in this current iteration, they only really started to pick up sales nationally in the last five years or so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s no surprise that the industry is going to have to adjust their expectations,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the increased market share for electric vehicles means California is moving toward hitting its goals: Electric vehicles in California made up 25% of the new car market last year, up from nearly 19% in 2022. The state has \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/08/electric-cars-california-to-phase-out-gas-cars/\">mandated \u003c/a>that 35% of new 2026 cars sold must be zero-emissions, ramping up to 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Nick Nigro, founder, Atlas Public Policy, which researches the electric car market\"]‘Even though EVs have been around for about 14 years, in this current iteration, they only really started to pick up sales nationally in the last five years or so.’[/pullquote]“Transportation electrification is rapidly unfolding,” David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission, said in a recorded video announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, an estimated 1.2 million electric vehicles were sold in 2023, which is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q4-2023-ev-sales/\">a record, according to Kelley Blue Book\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pace of California’s transition matters because it is far above America’s leader in sales. A rapid transition to electric vehicles is also key to slashing greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When originally introduced, Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning was so popular it had a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kbb.com/car-news/ford-closes-reservations-for-f-150-lightning-has-3-year-backlog/\">three-year waiting list\u003c/a>. But in January, the company said it was \u003ca href=\"https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/01/19/ford-adds-third-crew-to-meet-demand-for-bronco-and-ranger--reduc.html\">cutting production\u003c/a> at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, from two shifts to one, with some workers transferred to factories assembling gas-powered cars. Sales of the electric truck were up 55% in 2023, and Ford projected “further growth for 2024” but said it was making the changes to better meet customer demand for its pickups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Davis, cautioned about reading too much into the slowed-down production of the Ford F-150 Lightning. One interpretation, he said, is that the pickup truck might just simply not be the right product, calling it a “retrofitted vehicle” in which “they just pulled out the drive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s more, there could be broader financial reasons for the F-150 Lightning slowdown. Sales of all cars slowed last year, and legacy automakers faced cash flow challenges and a strike from the United Auto Workers union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’ve got financial challenges, so if they can come up with an excuse to slow down their investments, they’re going to do it,” Sperling said. “But every one of them is just delaying. Not one of them is canceling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hertz said it was selling its 20,000 electric car fleet earlier this year. In an \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/business/hertz-electric-vehicles-tesla.html\">interview with \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, Hertz Chief Executive Stephen Scherr blamed price cuts by Tesla for lowering the resale value of the cars and added that they were more expensive to repair and more likely to be involved in collisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, sales by Tesla, by far the leader in electric vehicle sales, sold 230,589 cars, up from 185,090 in 2022, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cncda.org/wp-content/uploads/Cal-Covering-4Q-23.pdf#page=6\">according to the California New Car Dealers Association\u003c/a>. But sales dropped in the year’s final three months to 47,592 from 52,782 over the same period the year before. Analysts say various factors, such as lower resale value after Tesla’s sticker prices dropped, may be at play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest problems facing electric car adoption across the U.S. — and the world — is the need for more seamless charging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lack of adequate public chargers has become a major impediment as customers begin to weigh electric cars as an alternative to gas-powered vehicles. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Has California’s transition to electric cars hit some bumps in the road? Even though Californians are buying them in record numbers, several industry setbacks have been reported in recent months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rental car company Hertz is selling \u003ca href=\"https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/47129/000165785324000010/htz-20240111.htm\">about a third of its global electric vehicle fleet\u003c/a>, replacing them with gas-powered vehicles. In January, Ford announced that it was \u003ca href=\"https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/01/19/ford-adds-third-crew-to-meet-demand-for-bronco-and-ranger--reduc.html\">reducing production\u003c/a> of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck after \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/climate-change/2023/05/california-electric-cars-ford-f150/\">scaling it up last year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tesla sales in California dropped 10% in the last three months of 2023 when compared to the same quarter a year earlier, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cncda.org/wp-content/uploads/Cal-Covering-4Q-23.pdf#page=6\">data from the California New Car Dealers Association\u003c/a>. And some automakers \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/business/ford-f150-lightning-electric-vehicle-prices.html\">last year announced production cutbacks\u003c/a> and delays in new electric models.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, the California Energy Commission provided another piece of the puzzle: Sales of electric cars in California reached \u003ca href=\"https://www.veloz.org/q4-2023-data-shows-a-29-percent-year-over-year-increase/\">record levels last year\u003c/a>, with 446,961 sold, up 29% from 2022, according to Veloz, a nonprofit that works with the commission to promote electric vehicle growth in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while sales of electric cars are still growing, it’s a slower pace of growth than the previous year: 2022 sales increased 38% from 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the final three months of 2023, Californians purchased 103,127 electric cars, an 8% increase over the same period in 2022. Fourth quarter sales last year were down 14% from the third quarter. But sales typically slow in the fourth quarter, and higher interest rates may have played a role, the commission said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Electric vehicle sales were up 29% in 2023, though they slowed at yearu2019s end\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-mBG1J\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/mBG1J/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, which researches the electric car market, said the transition to electric cars might be slower than some automakers and experts anticipated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recognize where we are in a once-in-a-century transition — we’re in the very early stages,” Nigro said. “Even though EVs have been around for about 14 years, in this current iteration, they only really started to pick up sales nationally in the last five years or so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s no surprise that the industry is going to have to adjust their expectations,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the increased market share for electric vehicles means California is moving toward hitting its goals: Electric vehicles in California made up 25% of the new car market last year, up from nearly 19% in 2022. The state has \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/08/electric-cars-california-to-phase-out-gas-cars/\">mandated \u003c/a>that 35% of new 2026 cars sold must be zero-emissions, ramping up to 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Regional transportation officials face a key deadline this year about the future of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge — whose pedestrian-bike path is part of a four-year pilot. This pilot is now over, and Bay Area transportation officials must decide whether to keep, change, or scrap it amid long-standing concerns over a traffic bottleneck that some blame on the path.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue has ignited a debate between Bay Area business leaders, who have been lobbying aggressively to address traffic jams leading to the bridge, and many cyclists, like Najari Smith, who has led calls to make the bike path on the bridge’s upper deck of the bridge permanent. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Najari Smith, founder and executive director, Rich City Rides\"]‘I believe that everybody should have access to getting where they need to go without being dependent on a car to get there.’[/pullquote]“I believe that everybody should have access to getting where they need to go without being dependent on a car to get there,” said Smith, founder and executive director of Rich City Rides, a nonprofit that promotes biking in Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://reports.mysidewalk.com/3374a0ca74\">Metropolitan Transportation Committee data\u003c/a>, an average of 86 cyclists and 15 pedestrians use the path every weekday (that number rises to 237 cyclists and 23 pedestrians on the weekend), while during weekday morning rush hour, an average of 3,000 westbound drivers an hour cross the bridge. Studies led by a team of researchers at UC Berkeley show that backups happen often, beginning around 3 miles before the toll plaza in Richmond, slowing traffic to a crawl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response, the Bay Area Council, a coalition representing over 300 of the largest employers in the Bay Area, including private companies like Amazon and public agencies like the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, is proposing adding a bike and pedestrian path to the bridge’s lower deck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Grubb, the council’s chief operating officer, said that change would relieve congestion for morning commuters on the westbound upper deck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we’re able to do that, then the backup that happens in the Richmond side would go away,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council’s proposal calls for moving the “zipper” barrier that separates the upper-deck bike lane from vehicle traffic on weekday mornings to create a third westbound traffic lane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971764\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971764\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A bright yellow sign with the image of a bicycle on it.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign cautioning bikers of a steep decline on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Jan. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A new zipper barrier on the lower deck would be deployed to allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross the bridge when the upper-deck path is closed, then moved aside to accommodate eastbound drivers during the afternoon and evening commute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council sees this configuration — in which one deck of the bridge would always be open to bicycles and pedestrians — as a grand compromise. Lanes would be devoted to vehicles when most drivers are on the road while maintaining 24/7 access for active transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council is emboldened by the results of another pilot project on the bridge. In April 2018, bridge officials opened the eastbound shoulder lane on the lower deck to vehicle traffic during the afternoon rush hour back to the East Bay from Marin County, increasing the number of lanes on that deck from two to three. Studies of the change found that travel times from northbound U.S. 101 in Marin to the toll plaza in Richmond decreased by 14 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grubb sees this as clear evidence that opening a third lane to vehicle traffic on the upper deck during the morning rush hour would yield the same benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission warn that improvements to the freeway on the Marin side of the bridge would be needed for this plan to be feasible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971909\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971909\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240108-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-07-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Jan. 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If we convert a shoulder on the upper deck to a third lane, what we’re really doing is moving the choke point from the toll plaza [in Richmond] to the west end of the bridge,” said Lisa Klein, a staff member of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission during a November 2023 meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2020 study by the Transportation Authority of Marin estimated that if the third lane is opened, it would take $70 million to $90 million to address the new bottleneck and improve travel times for drivers headed to northbound U.S. 101. But the study notes this would do nothing to help drivers heading to southbound 101, towards San Francisco. To expedite travel times in both directions, the total price tag comes to as much as $310 million, according to a staff report by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opening the westbound upper deck to more traffic could also undo the travel time reductions currently being seen on the eastbound lower deck during the afternoon commute, when the shoulder lane is opened to traffic, according to Francois Dion, senior research engineer at the UC Berkeley PATH Program, which Caltrans commissioned to study the traffic impacts of the pilot. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Francois Dion, senior research engineer, UC Berkeley PATH Program\"]‘If you make travel going from Richmond to Marin easier, then it may increase traffic going that way, but it may increase traffic coming back, as well.’[/pullquote]Dion said it’s possible that opening a third lane to traffic on the upper deck could \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/esta/images/sb-743-infographic.png\">induce demand\u003c/a>. If you widen a road, it will temporarily reduce congestion, which incentivizes more people to drive. Eventually, you’ll end up with the same or more congestion, only now with more cars on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you make travel going from Richmond to Marin easier, then it may increase traffic going that way, but it may increase traffic coming back, as well,” Dion said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are several other issues regarding the council’s proposal. The bridge would likely need to be strengthened to accommodate the added load of shifting barriers on a two-path bridge, and state environmental laws would require an analysis to determine if the proposal would increase the total “vehicle miles traveled” on the bridge — a metric that measures the total amount of distance traveled by motor vehicles in an area over a period of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the lane were found to increase vehicle miles traveled, we would need to provide mitigation for that, and that would increase the cost for a third lane,” Klein said. “But a high occupancy vehicle lane is less likely to have an impact on VMT than a general purpose lane.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council also claims that their proposal will help alleviate the poor air quality that plagues residents of the city of Richmond — home to a coal terminal, an oil refinery, railroads and highways, as well as various other heavy industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971763\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A bike lane on a large bridge on which cars are also driving.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Jan. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Richmond-Air-Monitoring-Network_Final-Report.pdf\">2022 study\u003c/a> by PSE Healthy Energy, fine particulate matter concentrations “were generally elevated and hovered around or exceeded the federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards 3-year annual average in many Richmond-San Pablo neighborhoods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grubb said that a third lane would reduce congestion and, therefore, improve air quality and its associated health impacts on Richmond residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Air pollution is a big concern everywhere, but in particular, it’s a big concern in Richmond,” he added. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"John Grubb, chief operating officer, Bay Area Council\"]‘Air pollution is a big concern everywhere, but in particular, it’s a big concern in Richmond.’[/pullquote]But Metropolitan Transportation Commission staff have said congestion isn’t the biggest contributor to fine particulate air pollution — it’s the amount of cars on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The majority of particulate matter in the Richmond community as elsewhere in the Bay Area is from road dust, brake wear, and tire wear, these are non-exhaust emissions,” said Klein of the MTC during the November meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee. “Reducing congestion on 580 is not, in fact, likely to significantly reduce the vehicle emissions that most impact health in the community. If a third lane were to increase Vehicle Miles Traveled or truck traffic, harmful emissions could increase.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tproject’s high costect and the unknown outcomes raise doubts for cyclists like Najari Smith of Rich City Rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would need to see a study that shows that this thing that they want to do is actually going to create improvements that will impact people’s lives and that it connects with the price tag that’s placed on it in order to do that,” he said. [aside label='More on Cycling' tag='cycling']Both the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Caltrans are working on a scope, schedule, and budget for studies and potential pilots of adding another path to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other changes with the potential to reduce morning traffic are already underway on the westbound approach of the bridge. The Bay Area Toll Authority plans to remove the toll booths at the toll plaza and extend a high-occupancy vehicle/bus lane on the approach to the bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the long term, UC Berkeley is also studying the continued traffic impacts of the bridge’s bike path pilot. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is expected to review that study sometime this summer. (According to Francois Dion with the UC Berkeley PATH Program, his research so far indicates that the creation of the path has not worsened congestion.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith said more could be done to improve the existing path and encourage more people to use it. He points out there are no bathrooms, water fountains or lights on the path for evening travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although cyclist numbers on the bridge pale in comparison to drivers, there is a passionate cohort of riders who support the bridge path. 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Lanes would be devoted to vehicles when most drivers are on the road while maintaining 24/7 access for active transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council is emboldened by the results of another pilot project on the bridge. In April 2018, bridge officials opened the eastbound shoulder lane on the lower deck to vehicle traffic during the afternoon rush hour back to the East Bay from Marin County, increasing the number of lanes on that deck from two to three. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Dion said it’s possible that opening a third lane to traffic on the upper deck could \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/esta/images/sb-743-infographic.png\">induce demand\u003c/a>. If you widen a road, it will temporarily reduce congestion, which incentivizes more people to drive. Eventually, you’ll end up with the same or more congestion, only now with more cars on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you make travel going from Richmond to Marin easier, then it may increase traffic going that way, but it may increase traffic coming back, as well,” Dion said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are several other issues regarding the council’s proposal. The bridge would likely need to be strengthened to accommodate the added load of shifting barriers on a two-path bridge, and state environmental laws would require an analysis to determine if the proposal would increase the total “vehicle miles traveled” on the bridge — a metric that measures the total amount of distance traveled by motor vehicles in an area over a period of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the lane were found to increase vehicle miles traveled, we would need to provide mitigation for that, and that would increase the cost for a third lane,” Klein said. “But a high occupancy vehicle lane is less likely to have an impact on VMT than a general purpose lane.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council also claims that their proposal will help alleviate the poor air quality that plagues residents of the city of Richmond — home to a coal terminal, an oil refinery, railroads and highways, as well as various other heavy industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971763\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A bike lane on a large bridge on which cars are also driving.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Jan. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Richmond-Air-Monitoring-Network_Final-Report.pdf\">2022 study\u003c/a> by PSE Healthy Energy, fine particulate matter concentrations “were generally elevated and hovered around or exceeded the federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards 3-year annual average in many Richmond-San Pablo neighborhoods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grubb said that a third lane would reduce congestion and, therefore, improve air quality and its associated health impacts on Richmond residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Air pollution is a big concern everywhere, but in particular, it’s a big concern in Richmond,” he added. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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I think the Sunday after Thanksgiving will be our record-breaker.’[/pullquote]“This year, we are seeing more people flying than ever with fewer cancellations than we have seen in years,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at \u003ca href=\"https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/fact-sheet-usdot-faa-work-improve-holiday-air-travel-and-strengthen-passenger-rights\">a press conference on Monday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Transportation Security Administration is predicting it will screen \u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2023/11/13/tsa-prepared-more-travelers-airport-security-checkpoints-expects\">more than 30 million people\u003c/a> during a 12-day window that started last Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re ready to go,” TSA deputy administrator Holly Canevari said last week at a travel industry conference in Washington, D.C. “I think the Sunday after Thanksgiving will be our record-breaker for a single day. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Federal Aviation Administration is expecting nearly 50,000 flights on Wednesday alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we don’t control the weather, we’re doing everything in our power to keep flights safe and keep cancellations and delays low this Thanksgiving,” said Mike Whitaker, the newly-appointed administrator of the FAA, who was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206607841/senate-committee-michael-whitaker-faa-administrator\">unanimously confirmed by the Senate last month\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The FAA responds to a troubling safety warning\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Whitaker is confronting deep concerns about safety in his first weeks on the job. 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Those include hiring qualified students directly from aeronautical colleges and universities and deploying dozens of high-resolution tower simulators nationwide to take some pressure off the agency’s training academy in Oklahoma. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11:50 a.m. Thursday: \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAll westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge are now open, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CHPSanFrancisco/status/1725241638354661858?s=20\">according to the California Highway Patrol\u003c/a>, while the westbound approaches and toll plaza remain temporarily closed while the backup clears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDemonstrators calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza blocked all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge early Thursday, instantly causing a major commute tie-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters blocked all traffic on the upper deck of the eastern span of the bridge shortly before 8 a.m., unfurling banners demanding an immediate cease-fire in the conflict that has cost the lives of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-11-14-2023-6c346be5bc9246902792a228ccf4ecff\">more than 11,000 Palestinians and about 1,200 Israelis\u003c/a>, according to Gazan and Israeli health officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/_chrisalam/status/1725183671706194244?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The action marks an escalation of the ongoing Bay Area protests against Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza, which followed the Hamas attack in southern Israel early last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press release, protest organizers said more than 200 people participated in Thursday’s action, which included a “die-in,” with demonstrators lying on the bridge deck and covering themselves with white sheets and placards reading “11,000 dead” and “stop the genocide.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967614\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person lays on a paved road with a sheet over them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters taking part in Thursday’s Bay Bridge shutdown staged a ‘die-in’ on the deck of the bridge. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The demonstration was largely directed toward President Joe Biden, who is in San Francisco today for the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, already the target of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11967349/thousands-call-for-gaza-ceasefire-as-global-leaders-arrive-for-apec-in-san-francisco\">numerous other protest actions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What would you do if this was your people, your family, your cousins? Every Palestinian I know from Gaza has lost so much family,” Oakland resident Sabrin Amtair, with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and Palestinian Youth Movement, which helped organize the protest, told KQED while on the bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t continue and act like this is not happening when Joe Biden is in town.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a wheelchair holds a protest sign with a line of police on the left and behind them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator holds a sign reading ‘ceasefire now!’ while facing a line of CHP officers during a protest that shut down all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday morning. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just before 9 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear arrived at the scene and issued a call for the demonstrators to disperse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers then formed a line facing the demonstrators, many of whom had their hands raised as they chanted, “Peaceful protest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967616\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person raises their arms wearing a reflective vest with a line of police in front of them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester raises his hands in front of a line of CHP officers during a demonstration demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza which blocked all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday morning. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Law enforcement officers from both the CHP and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, with buses staged on the other side of the demonstration, then began arresting demonstrators and towing their vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967563\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement officers with California Highway Patrol and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept. escort arrested protesters to buses on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span Thursday morning. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At around 10 a.m., Ezery Beauchamp, CHP’s Golden Gate Division chief, said approximately 50 people had been arrested so far and that more arrests were expected. He also indicated it would take some time to remove demonstrators’ vehicles from the bridge because keys to those vehicles had been tossed into the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We could still have 5, 10, 15 more cars to tow each time we work our way through the next set of vehicles,” Beauchamp told reporters on the bridge. “We’re finding abandoned cars and more protesters. We estimate another 25 to 50 arrests could be made today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967611\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A woman speaks into a megaphone with a group of protesters surrounding her.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza speak into a megaphone after blocking all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Beauchamp \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CaltransD4/status/1725188131669028912?s=20\">advised commuters to seek alternate routes\u003c/a>, as the demonstration continued, and did not give an estimated reopening time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side of Treasure Island, the upper deck of the bridge’s west span was eerily empty during the normally crammed peak commute hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1512px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967547\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound.jpg 1512w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound-800x742.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound-1020x946.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound-160x148.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">All lanes of the upper deck of the Bay Bridge’s western span were empty Thursday morning just after 8 a.m. as demonstrators shut down all traffic east of Treasure Island. \u003ccite>(KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been udpated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Christopher Alam, Beth LaBerge, Dan Brekke and David Marks contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press release, protest organizers said more than 200 people participated in Thursday’s action, which included a “die-in,” with demonstrators lying on the bridge deck and covering themselves with white sheets and placards reading “11,000 dead” and “stop the genocide.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967614\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person lays on a paved road with a sheet over them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-011-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters taking part in Thursday’s Bay Bridge shutdown staged a ‘die-in’ on the deck of the bridge. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The demonstration was largely directed toward President Joe Biden, who is in San Francisco today for the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, already the target of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11967349/thousands-call-for-gaza-ceasefire-as-global-leaders-arrive-for-apec-in-san-francisco\">numerous other protest actions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What would you do if this was your people, your family, your cousins? Every Palestinian I know from Gaza has lost so much family,” Oakland resident Sabrin Amtair, with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and Palestinian Youth Movement, which helped organize the protest, told KQED while on the bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t continue and act like this is not happening when Joe Biden is in town.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a wheelchair holds a protest sign with a line of police on the left and behind them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-015-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator holds a sign reading ‘ceasefire now!’ while facing a line of CHP officers during a protest that shut down all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday morning. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just before 9 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear arrived at the scene and issued a call for the demonstrators to disperse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers then formed a line facing the demonstrators, many of whom had their hands raised as they chanted, “Peaceful protest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967616\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person raises their arms wearing a reflective vest with a line of police in front of them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-019-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester raises his hands in front of a line of CHP officers during a demonstration demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza which blocked all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday morning. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Law enforcement officers from both the CHP and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, with buses staged on the other side of the demonstration, then began arresting demonstrators and towing their vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967563\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/DSC_5559-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement officers with California Highway Patrol and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept. escort arrested protesters to buses on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span Thursday morning. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At around 10 a.m., Ezery Beauchamp, CHP’s Golden Gate Division chief, said approximately 50 people had been arrested so far and that more arrests were expected. He also indicated it would take some time to remove demonstrators’ vehicles from the bridge because keys to those vehicles had been tossed into the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We could still have 5, 10, 15 more cars to tow each time we work our way through the next set of vehicles,” Beauchamp told reporters on the bridge. “We’re finding abandoned cars and more protesters. We estimate another 25 to 50 arrests could be made today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967611\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A woman speaks into a megaphone with a group of protesters surrounding her.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231116-BayBridgeShutdown-006-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza speak into a megaphone after blocking all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Beauchamp \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CaltransD4/status/1725188131669028912?s=20\">advised commuters to seek alternate routes\u003c/a>, as the demonstration continued, and did not give an estimated reopening time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side of Treasure Island, the upper deck of the bridge’s west span was eerily empty during the normally crammed peak commute hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1512px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967547\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound.jpg 1512w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound-800x742.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound-1020x946.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/WestBound-160x148.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">All lanes of the upper deck of the Bay Bridge’s western span were empty Thursday morning just after 8 a.m. as demonstrators shut down all traffic east of Treasure Island. \u003ccite>(KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been udpated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Christopher Alam, Beth LaBerge, Dan Brekke and David Marks contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka, Maria and Alan talk about how Richmond became the first city in the country to pass a resolution in support of Palestinians in Gaza, the Department of Motor Vehicles decision to pull Cruise’s permit in San Francisco, and a big labor win for childcare workers in California.\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=KQINC2019200695\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Links:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>LA Times: \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-25/california-city-first-in-nation-to-support-palestinians-in-gaza-with-resolution-accusing-israel-of-ethnic-cleansing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California city first in U.S. to officially back Palestinians, accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>KQED: \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11964236/how-a-california-child-care-workers-union-fought-for-living-wages-and-won\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> How a California Child Care Workers’ Union Fought for Living Wages — and Won\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle:\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/s-f-cruise-driverless-taxis-suspended-18445110.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> California DMV suspends Cruise’s driverless taxis in S.F. after company allegedly withheld car crash footage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to the bay. Local news to keep you rooted. And welcome to our October news roundup where the bay team talks about some of the other stories that we’ve been following this month. I’m here with our producer, Maria Esquinca. Hi, Maria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Hello. Hello. Hello.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>And also our senior editor, Allan Montecillo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Hi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>And wow, you all this month has been a lot. It’s been a lot. It’s been a heavy news month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Yeah. I mean, before we get to the stories we are all following. I mean, I think everyone knows this has been a just completely chaotic news month. We have a new senator Lafond, a butler. Obviously, all this drama in the house, it looks like we do have a new speaker of the House as of this taping. So, you know, there is that Governor Gavin Newsom passed and vetoed a bunch of bills. And then, of course, the biggest story in the world, obviously, is the war between Israel and Hamas. So there’s been so much going on this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah, it’s a difficult time to also work in the in the media. I think we’re in a position where we literally cannot turn the news off and that can be heavy. And I’m sure a lot of people that also don’t work in the media are really closely following what’s going on in Gaza right now. I find that it’s a time where I feel myself at a loss of words about how to talk about this moment and what to say to people. And so all I can do is like, acknowledge, acknowledge what we’re feeling right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>When there’s big news that breaks nationally or internationally. We’re sort of in a weird position as a local show. We can’t necessarily cover every single, say, rally or meeting. We don’t have reporters in Israel or Gaza. We’re always trying to find the local angle. But it’s hard, you know, I mean, I think we tried to do that with some of our recent episodes covering rallies and gatherings in the Bay Area these last few weeks, an episode about kind of big tech and misinformation. But there’s obviously so much more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, the story that I actually brought to the table today is kind of at the sweet spot of some of the stuff we’re talking about on Tuesday night. The Richmond City Council voted 5 to 1 to pass a resolution affirming Richmond’s support and solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza. That’s what the resolution is called. It was sponsored by Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez and Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>What does this resolution do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>One of the big things is that it calls for an immediate cease fire and safe passage of aid into Gaza. It calls for the end of Israeli apartheid and an end to the occupation and blockade of Palestinian land. And it also calls for an immediate release of Israeli hostages by Hamas. So it really is a big statement, really laying out Richmond’s position on what’s happening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Richmond is the only city in the country to have done this. Why did they do this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, the co-sponsors of the resolution mentioned a couple of things. A vice mayor, Gail McLaughlin, told KPIX that she believes that, quote, Richmond is not an island and she and the mayor made a lot of reference to the fact that U.S. tax dollars, including the tax dollars of Richmond residents, is supporting Israel’s military and that she believes that as a public official, as a representative of the city of Richmond, she has a moral obligation to speak out against what is happening to the people of Palestine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I have to imagine that this resolution drew very, very strong reactions. What has been said so far about the resolution?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Yeah, there have been some groups in support of Israel who kind of came out ahead of the vote. You also saw some community groups like the Jewish Community Relations Council coming out strong in opposition to this resolution, calling it inflammatory and biased and urging people to speak up against it. You know, that city council meeting was completely packed. There was literally like an overflow room of both supporters and opponents of the resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>But honestly, there was a lot of support for this resolution. In fact, some local organizations say that they mobilized 6500 people to send letters. Encouraging the council to stand with the people of Palestine. You saw people at the council meeting with like huge Palestinian flags. I think the council is really felt very backed by the community and the constituents that this was the right thing to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>It seems like the value of the resolution to council members and residents is this sort of official symbolic statement that says this is what the city thinks about this issue?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Yeah, definitely. I think it’s it’s really a matter for them of taking a moral stance here. Council member Doria Robinson actually talks about that. She mentioned how the fight to end slavery in the U.S. and also the civil rights movement. The fight against apartheid in South Africa were all once very unpopular and controversial issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>But at some point somebody has to say, I love you and you’re wrong. What you’re doing is wrong. And I cannot not say it’s wrong anymore. I think we’re at that point in Richmond. I hope we’re at that point in Richmond. I hope other people find courage in our actions. I hope we find the right resolution tonight. Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>So there’s my story. After the break, we will talk with Maria and Alan about what they’ve been following this October. Stay with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So my story is about Cruise. The driverless car company just this week had its permit removed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>These were, just to be clear, the self-driving taxis, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah. So what happened is basically they got permission by state authorities. And so when this happened back in August, it was quite a moment where people were, you know, either shocked or worried or excited about this. And at the time when it when this got approved, again, there was sort of hesitation that was raised by some groups whether this was safe. And the latest news is that they got their permits removed and it was a decision that was effective immediately. And we do not know when they will be allowed to roam the streets of San Francisco again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Yeah, that’s kind of wild. I feel like the the rug was basically pulled out from under Cruz, who it seemed like was kind of on a roll. But why is this happening?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So at the heart of this is an incident that happened early in the month, on October 2nd. This is according to the documents that were released by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This happened somewhere around Market Street in San Francisco. There was a pedestrian and this was a hit and run. So a real person driving a car hit her and threw her into the path of a Cruz car. The Cruz car came to a stop or braked, but then kept moving and did a pull what they’re calling a pull over maneuver while she was under the Cruz car and dragged her 20 feet before stopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Oh, my.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>And the next day, DMV officials met with Cruz officials, officials of the Cruz. The company had video footage of this incident. According to the DMV, they only showed camera footage up to the point of the Cruz car breaking. Mm hmm. And then they didn’t show any additional video footage to DMV officials. And according to the DMV, they later found out that Cruz had additional video video footage that showed the Cruz car dragging this woman underneath their car and had withheld the this video footage. And that is really at the heart of like the suspension. And according to DMV officials, they only found out about this like additional video footage through another government agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Is the woman who was hit. Okay. Do we know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So according to media reports, the woman’s identity is unknown and she’s currently in the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Okay. So these are serious allegations from the DMV. Obviously, having your permit suspended in San Francisco is a big deal. What has Cruz said about this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So Cruz is denying the allegations. And in their own statement, they said that they showed the complete video multiple times on October 3rd, the day after this incident happened, and they sent a copy to DMV officials. Omdia DMV officials in their own like statement had said that they received a copy of the whole footage, but that was way later on October 13th. And so Cruz is right now just denying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>And how have city officials responded to this? Because they know actually some of them were actually kind of hesitant about allowing these cars to just roam free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah. So there are some city officials that are speaking out about this. And one of those is San Francisco’s city attorney, David Chiu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>And our profound hope is that the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the ability of a ton of vehicles to carry passengers, that they will reconsider their recent decision. The CPC recently decided to allow for the unfettered, unlimited expansion of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco. We have formally requested that the CPC reconsider its decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>And so I think part of the things that he’s flagging is a concern about transparency and the information that these companies are providing to the to the city, which arguably they need to be able to make these sort of decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Oh, Alan, I want to move on to you, and you’ve actually got a more positive story for us to end on. I know our listeners probably like to hear some good news. Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So this is a story about childcare workers. It was a story reported by KQED Daisy, when this past month, childcare workers in California got $2 million from the state to provide about a 20% increase in wages. Wow. And to even create a first in the nation retirement fund for childcare workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>As Daisy as reported on in the past. California has a child care crisis in large part because many of the people who do this work don’t get paid living wages, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Yeah. I mean, America has a child care crisis. Childcare workers all across the nation report just terrible, terrible pay, generally feeling kind of undervalued, like people don’t understand or care about the work that they do. As most people probably know, childcare workers tend to be immigrants. They tend to be women of color. They’ve generally been left out of a lot of labor protections. And obviously, in California, this is an expensive state to live in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So a lot of those problems just get compounded. One person that Daisy talked to is a woman named Nancy Harvey. She runs a daycare out of her home in West Oakland. And she actually transitioned to daycare after working in the private sector, after working in schools. And she was she was just shocked at how much worse the pay is in child care, how much worse the benefits are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I had come out of corporate. I had also worked in the school system, and a retirement plan was essential for anyone that worked a job. And I couldn’t understand how this very valuable industry did not have that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, I mean, Alan, what kind of work are we talking about when we when we talk about childcare workers? And why is it the state that is paying them?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So in this case, we’re mostly talking about home based child care providers. So people who are operating childcare centers out of their homes, these home based providers are considered self-employed small business owners. But many of them, especially those who serve lower income families, have long argued that they should be classified as public employees because a lot of their salary actually depends on reimbursement from the state of California. It’s not uncommon for people who work in childcare, who receive money from the state to pay their salaries to themselves, also qualify for public assistance. I mean, it’s hard to overstate how much lower the wages are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>How did they get this to happen? How did they organize?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>It actually took about two decades of organizing for workers to even win the right to collectively bargain. In 2019, the union, which is called Childcare Providers United, which represents about 40,000 workers, was finally able to unionize and gain the right to collectively bargain. They were actually on the verge of negotiating their first contract. And then COVID happened. And one thing that happened with COVID is many child care centers closed. You know, in 2021, they did negotiate their first contract. They got $100 million from the state. But this is much, much bigger. So, yeah, I think that, you know, decades of organizing is one big part of it. I think the sort of inadvertent effect of COVID really just emphasizing how important childcare services are to people. And another thing that Daisy flagged in her story is that more women in the legislature made a big difference. One of the people who Daisy talked to, a state senator, Nancy Skinner, and she talked about just how much the pandemic really affected childcare services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So we just saw this collapse that affected not only families, obviously, and the little kids that that really deserve good childcare, but also affected California’s employers and our economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Many other workers who aren’t in the union will benefit, too. You know, they they got the state to change the way it pays providers so they’ll get a raise even if they’re not in the union. So this will supply apply to larger childcare centers that are subsidized by the state, not just home based ones. So this is a pretty big deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, thanks so much, Alan, for that bit of positive news. If you want to read more about Daisy’s reporting, we’ll leave a link to that story in our show notes, as well as coverage on the DMV’s decision on Cruz and some reporting on the Richmond City Council’s vote in solidarity with the people of Palestine. And meantime, Maria, Allan, thanks so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Thanks to KQED reporter Sidney Johnson for the tape of David Chu that you heard in this episode. Shout out as well to the rest of our podcast team here at KQED. That’s Jen Chien, our director of podcasts. Katie Sprenger, our podcast operations manager. Cesar Saldana, our podcast engagement producer. And Holly Kernan, our chief content officer. The Bay is a production of member supported KQED in San Francisco. I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to the bay. Local news to keep you rooted. And welcome to our October news roundup where the bay team talks about some of the other stories that we’ve been following this month. I’m here with our producer, Maria Esquinca. Hi, Maria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Hello. Hello. Hello.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>And also our senior editor, Allan Montecillo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Hi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>And wow, you all this month has been a lot. It’s been a lot. It’s been a heavy news month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Yeah. I mean, before we get to the stories we are all following. I mean, I think everyone knows this has been a just completely chaotic news month. We have a new senator Lafond, a butler. Obviously, all this drama in the house, it looks like we do have a new speaker of the House as of this taping. So, you know, there is that Governor Gavin Newsom passed and vetoed a bunch of bills. And then, of course, the biggest story in the world, obviously, is the war between Israel and Hamas. So there’s been so much going on this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah, it’s a difficult time to also work in the in the media. I think we’re in a position where we literally cannot turn the news off and that can be heavy. And I’m sure a lot of people that also don’t work in the media are really closely following what’s going on in Gaza right now. I find that it’s a time where I feel myself at a loss of words about how to talk about this moment and what to say to people. And so all I can do is like, acknowledge, acknowledge what we’re feeling right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>When there’s big news that breaks nationally or internationally. We’re sort of in a weird position as a local show. We can’t necessarily cover every single, say, rally or meeting. We don’t have reporters in Israel or Gaza. We’re always trying to find the local angle. But it’s hard, you know, I mean, I think we tried to do that with some of our recent episodes covering rallies and gatherings in the Bay Area these last few weeks, an episode about kind of big tech and misinformation. But there’s obviously so much more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, the story that I actually brought to the table today is kind of at the sweet spot of some of the stuff we’re talking about on Tuesday night. The Richmond City Council voted 5 to 1 to pass a resolution affirming Richmond’s support and solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza. That’s what the resolution is called. It was sponsored by Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez and Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>What does this resolution do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>One of the big things is that it calls for an immediate cease fire and safe passage of aid into Gaza. It calls for the end of Israeli apartheid and an end to the occupation and blockade of Palestinian land. And it also calls for an immediate release of Israeli hostages by Hamas. So it really is a big statement, really laying out Richmond’s position on what’s happening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Richmond is the only city in the country to have done this. Why did they do this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, the co-sponsors of the resolution mentioned a couple of things. A vice mayor, Gail McLaughlin, told KPIX that she believes that, quote, Richmond is not an island and she and the mayor made a lot of reference to the fact that U.S. tax dollars, including the tax dollars of Richmond residents, is supporting Israel’s military and that she believes that as a public official, as a representative of the city of Richmond, she has a moral obligation to speak out against what is happening to the people of Palestine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I have to imagine that this resolution drew very, very strong reactions. What has been said so far about the resolution?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Yeah, there have been some groups in support of Israel who kind of came out ahead of the vote. You also saw some community groups like the Jewish Community Relations Council coming out strong in opposition to this resolution, calling it inflammatory and biased and urging people to speak up against it. You know, that city council meeting was completely packed. There was literally like an overflow room of both supporters and opponents of the resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>But honestly, there was a lot of support for this resolution. In fact, some local organizations say that they mobilized 6500 people to send letters. Encouraging the council to stand with the people of Palestine. You saw people at the council meeting with like huge Palestinian flags. I think the council is really felt very backed by the community and the constituents that this was the right thing to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>It seems like the value of the resolution to council members and residents is this sort of official symbolic statement that says this is what the city thinks about this issue?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Yeah, definitely. I think it’s it’s really a matter for them of taking a moral stance here. Council member Doria Robinson actually talks about that. She mentioned how the fight to end slavery in the U.S. and also the civil rights movement. The fight against apartheid in South Africa were all once very unpopular and controversial issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>But at some point somebody has to say, I love you and you’re wrong. What you’re doing is wrong. And I cannot not say it’s wrong anymore. I think we’re at that point in Richmond. I hope we’re at that point in Richmond. I hope other people find courage in our actions. I hope we find the right resolution tonight. Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>So there’s my story. After the break, we will talk with Maria and Alan about what they’ve been following this October. Stay with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So my story is about Cruise. The driverless car company just this week had its permit removed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>These were, just to be clear, the self-driving taxis, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah. So what happened is basically they got permission by state authorities. And so when this happened back in August, it was quite a moment where people were, you know, either shocked or worried or excited about this. And at the time when it when this got approved, again, there was sort of hesitation that was raised by some groups whether this was safe. And the latest news is that they got their permits removed and it was a decision that was effective immediately. And we do not know when they will be allowed to roam the streets of San Francisco again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Yeah, that’s kind of wild. I feel like the the rug was basically pulled out from under Cruz, who it seemed like was kind of on a roll. But why is this happening?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So at the heart of this is an incident that happened early in the month, on October 2nd. This is according to the documents that were released by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This happened somewhere around Market Street in San Francisco. There was a pedestrian and this was a hit and run. So a real person driving a car hit her and threw her into the path of a Cruz car. The Cruz car came to a stop or braked, but then kept moving and did a pull what they’re calling a pull over maneuver while she was under the Cruz car and dragged her 20 feet before stopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Oh, my.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>And the next day, DMV officials met with Cruz officials, officials of the Cruz. The company had video footage of this incident. According to the DMV, they only showed camera footage up to the point of the Cruz car breaking. Mm hmm. And then they didn’t show any additional video footage to DMV officials. And according to the DMV, they later found out that Cruz had additional video video footage that showed the Cruz car dragging this woman underneath their car and had withheld the this video footage. And that is really at the heart of like the suspension. And according to DMV officials, they only found out about this like additional video footage through another government agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Is the woman who was hit. Okay. Do we know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So according to media reports, the woman’s identity is unknown and she’s currently in the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Okay. So these are serious allegations from the DMV. Obviously, having your permit suspended in San Francisco is a big deal. What has Cruz said about this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>So Cruz is denying the allegations. And in their own statement, they said that they showed the complete video multiple times on October 3rd, the day after this incident happened, and they sent a copy to DMV officials. Omdia DMV officials in their own like statement had said that they received a copy of the whole footage, but that was way later on October 13th. And so Cruz is right now just denying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>And how have city officials responded to this? Because they know actually some of them were actually kind of hesitant about allowing these cars to just roam free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Yeah. So there are some city officials that are speaking out about this. And one of those is San Francisco’s city attorney, David Chiu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>And our profound hope is that the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the ability of a ton of vehicles to carry passengers, that they will reconsider their recent decision. The CPC recently decided to allow for the unfettered, unlimited expansion of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco. We have formally requested that the CPC reconsider its decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>And so I think part of the things that he’s flagging is a concern about transparency and the information that these companies are providing to the to the city, which arguably they need to be able to make these sort of decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Oh, Alan, I want to move on to you, and you’ve actually got a more positive story for us to end on. I know our listeners probably like to hear some good news. Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So this is a story about childcare workers. It was a story reported by KQED Daisy, when this past month, childcare workers in California got $2 million from the state to provide about a 20% increase in wages. Wow. And to even create a first in the nation retirement fund for childcare workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>As Daisy as reported on in the past. California has a child care crisis in large part because many of the people who do this work don’t get paid living wages, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Yeah. I mean, America has a child care crisis. Childcare workers all across the nation report just terrible, terrible pay, generally feeling kind of undervalued, like people don’t understand or care about the work that they do. As most people probably know, childcare workers tend to be immigrants. They tend to be women of color. They’ve generally been left out of a lot of labor protections. And obviously, in California, this is an expensive state to live in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So a lot of those problems just get compounded. One person that Daisy talked to is a woman named Nancy Harvey. She runs a daycare out of her home in West Oakland. And she actually transitioned to daycare after working in the private sector, after working in schools. And she was she was just shocked at how much worse the pay is in child care, how much worse the benefits are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I had come out of corporate. I had also worked in the school system, and a retirement plan was essential for anyone that worked a job. And I couldn’t understand how this very valuable industry did not have that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Well, I mean, Alan, what kind of work are we talking about when we when we talk about childcare workers? And why is it the state that is paying them?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>So in this case, we’re mostly talking about home based child care providers. So people who are operating childcare centers out of their homes, these home based providers are considered self-employed small business owners. But many of them, especially those who serve lower income families, have long argued that they should be classified as public employees because a lot of their salary actually depends on reimbursement from the state of California. It’s not uncommon for people who work in childcare, who receive money from the state to pay their salaries to themselves, also qualify for public assistance. I mean, it’s hard to overstate how much lower the wages are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>How did they get this to happen? How did they organize?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>It actually took about two decades of organizing for workers to even win the right to collectively bargain. In 2019, the union, which is called Childcare Providers United, which represents about 40,000 workers, was finally able to unionize and gain the right to collectively bargain. They were actually on the verge of negotiating their first contract. And then COVID happened. And one thing that happened with COVID is many child care centers closed. You know, in 2021, they did negotiate their first contract. They got $100 million from the state. But this is much, much bigger. So, yeah, I think that, you know, decades of organizing is one big part of it. I think the sort of inadvertent effect of COVID really just emphasizing how important childcare services are to people. And another thing that Daisy flagged in her story is that more women in the legislature made a big difference. 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If you want to read more about Daisy’s reporting, we’ll leave a link to that story in our show notes, as well as coverage on the DMV’s decision on Cruz and some reporting on the Richmond City Council’s vote in solidarity with the people of Palestine. And meantime, Maria, Allan, thanks so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maria Esquinca: \u003c/strong>Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/strong>Thanks to KQED reporter Sidney Johnson for the tape of David Chu that you heard in this episode. Shout out as well to the rest of our podcast team here at KQED. That’s Jen Chien, our director of podcasts. Katie Sprenger, our podcast operations manager. Cesar Saldana, our podcast engagement producer. And Holly Kernan, our chief content officer. The Bay is a production of member supported KQED in San Francisco. I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra. Thanks for listening. 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