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They’re all over the southern U.S. And if you get too close, you will regret it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They clamp onto you with their huge jaws. And then they sting. Over and over. Rude!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They inject nasty venom that burns and causes itchy welts to pop up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you think they’re scary on land, you’re gonna absolutely hate ’em during a flood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imagine wading into one of these. This floating nightmare is made out of thousands of fire ants. They’ve escaped their flooded nest by making a raft from their own bodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s how they pull it off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As flood water trickles into the tunnels below their mound, fire ants start a rescue mission. 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These portly ants are known as repletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The elixir inside them will nourish the colony when food is scarce in the ants’ arid homelands in the Southwest and Mexico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To feed a hungry nestmate, a plump replete opens its mandibles wide and regurgitates a tiny droplet that the other one slurps up. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the liquid drains, the ant’s belly deflates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The whole thing happens while the replete is hanging by the tips of its legs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So how do these ants become living storage tanks?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It all starts with this giantess – the queen. All these workers are her daughters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She lays thousands of tiny white eggs. Workers tend to them as they grow into squirming larvae … and then pupae wrapped in fuzzy cocoons. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They choose the biggest newborns to stuff until they swell into repletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To fill them up, workers venture out at night to forage. 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"content": "\u003cp>The newly signed\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text\"> “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”\u003c/a> marks the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. social safety net in decades. President Donald Trump and his supporters call it a long-overdue effort to rein in government spending. But critics warn it will gut public health systems — especially in California, where more residents rely on Medicaid, known locally as Medi-Cal, than in any other state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom called the plan “one of the most calamitous and devastating bills of our lifetime. It’s certainly the most destructive healthcare bill in the history of this country\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>” He estimates up to 4 million residents could lose their health insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with political will, California lacks the fiscal capacity to replace billions in lost federal aid, especially as lawmakers are attempting to close a $12 billion state deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is bracing for a seismic shift in health care access. While some Americans may benefit from modest tax cuts, low-income residents, undocumented immigrants, new mothers and rural families face a growing risk of losing care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there are many unknowns. For example, the state could act during next year’s budget negotiations, or providers could start charging less. And the federal budget process is far from over — and many provisions won’t kick in until after another round of negotiations. Congress has to produce a budget this fall and another budget in 2026, so there is time for the situation to change before many of the cuts will hit home for families.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s in the bill?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The legislation slashes Medicaid, revives parts of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, expands defense spending and immigration detention and border security, cuts clean energy tax credits and reduces SNAP funding — or food stamps, known locally as CalFresh — with about 5.5 million Californians expected to feel the impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997715\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Medicaid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1174\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Medicaid.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Medicaid-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Medicaid-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Medicaid-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters gather outside of Kern Medical Hospital in Bakersfield, to oppose the proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid, which provides health insurance to low-income Americans. \u003ccite>(Joshua Yeager/KVPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On the health care front, key changes include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/making-sense-of-medicaid-work-requirements/\">Federal work requirements\u003c/a> kick in for Medicaid enrollees aged 19–64 on Dec. 31, 2026. It’s 80 hours/month of employment, job search or community service.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Enrollees must prove eligibility more often — every six months instead of annually. They’ll need to submit more frequent paperwork and with stricter documentation, including proof of residency and social security numbers. The added requirements increase the risk of coverage loss due to paperwork lapses.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>New copays for doctor visits (up to $35).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A ban on Medicaid reimbursements to clinics that provide abortion or gender-affirming care for minors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Limits on a key tool states, like California, use to draw down additional federal funds known as “provider taxes.”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How many Californians could lose coverage?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61463\"> Congressional Budget Office\u003c/a> estimates that 12 million to 16 million people could lose Medicaid coverage nationwide over the next decade. In California, roughly\u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/data-and-statistics/Documents/Monthly-Enrollment-Trends/Dec-2023-Medi-Cal-Enrollment.pdf\"> 15 million people\u003c/a> — about 1 in 3 residents — are covered by Medi-Cal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is slated to see a 19% cut in federal funding for Medicaid or roughly $164 billion over the next decade, according to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/allocating-cbos-estimates-of-federal-medicaid-spending-reductions-across-the-states-senate-reconciliation-bill/\">analysis by KFF\u003c/a>, the nonprofit health care research and polling organization.[aside postID=news_12047363 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/GuaranteedIncomeGetty.jpg']Hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that serve this population will be paid significantly less, which could result in fewer services or closures.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who gets hit hardest?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Undocumented immigrants, recently covered under California’s Medi-Cal expansion.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Rural communities, where over half of residents rely on Medi-Cal and many hospitals are already on the brink of closure.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>New mothers and children — about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/5-key-facts-about-medicaid-and-pregnancy/#:~:text=Medicaid%20finances%20over%20four%20in,%2C%20New%20Mexico%2C%20Oklahoma).\">half of all births\u003c/a> in California are covered by Medi-Cal.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Street-level care providers, such as mobile mental health teams and clinics serving unhoused people, are often entirely funded by Medi-Cal.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>One cautionary tale: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990100/how-the-closure-of-madera-countys-only-hospital-has-impacted-the-community\">Madera Community Hospital\u003c/a> in the Central Valley closed in 2023 due to financial strain — an omen of what could unfold statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why it’s worse in California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California has led liberal states in the country with its progressive approach to health care — but also vulnerable to federal cuts. Programs like on-site pregnancy care in homeless encampments, antipsychotic medication distribution and mobile crisis teams are now in jeopardy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state was scaling back its own expansions — such as Medi-Cal for all undocumented immigrants — back due to its own budget pressures. Now, with the federal pullback, even more cuts are likely. Programs once considered national models are quietly being dismantled.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about the work requirements?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On paper, requiring Medicaid recipients to work may sound reasonable. But critics of the program have argued that in practice, these policies have been more destructive than motivational.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00538\">2018 Arkansas pilot program\u003c/a> pushed 18,000 people off their Medicaid coverage — even though many of them were already employed, but workers struggled to keep up on paperwork requirements. Experts warn similar bureaucratic hurdles will repeat in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/understanding-the-intersection-of-medicaid-and-work-an-update/\">60% of adult Medicaid recipients\u003c/a> work. Caregiving responsibilities, disabilities and housing instability make compliance difficult for some people.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What happens to Planned Parenthood?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The bill prohibits federal Medicaid funds from going to clinics that provide abortion care, which targets Planned Parenthood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the\u003ca href=\"https://www.guttmacher.org/2025/07/statement-kelly-baden-guttmacher-vice-president-public-policy-passage-budget-reconciliation\"> Guttmacher Institute\u003c/a>, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights, up to one-third of its clinics could be forced to close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/PlannedParenthood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/PlannedParenthood.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/PlannedParenthood-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/PlannedParenthood-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/PlannedParenthood-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Planned Parenthood health center on June 26, 2025, in San Rafael, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That would affect services far beyond abortion — including STI testing, Pap smears, cancer screenings and birth control access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In early July, a federal judge — Indira Talwani — issued a temporary restraining order, halting the defunding provision for 14 days, preserving Medicaid funding while the lawsuit proceeds.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Could it be reversed?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not easily. While some provisions won’t take full effect until 2026, reversing them would require a change in presidential administration, a Democratic congressional majority and political will to unwind Trump’s signature legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind: The 2017 Trump tax cuts — once controversial — were extended in this bill, not repealed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will this hurt Republicans?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>All nine California House Republicans voted for the bill. Yet many of their districts have high Medi-Cal enrollment and poor health access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats and health advocacy groups like Protect Our Care are already running attack ads in some/all of these areas. Still, with tax breaks kicking in immediately — and health care cuts rolling out later — the GOP is betting that voters feel gains before the pain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Programs like on-site pregnancy care in homeless encampments, antipsychotic medication distribution and mobile crisis teams are now in jeopardy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state was scaling back its own expansions — such as Medi-Cal for all undocumented immigrants — back due to its own budget pressures. Now, with the federal pullback, even more cuts are likely. Programs once considered national models are quietly being dismantled.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about the work requirements?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On paper, requiring Medicaid recipients to work may sound reasonable. But critics of the program have argued that in practice, these policies have been more destructive than motivational.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00538\">2018 Arkansas pilot program\u003c/a> pushed 18,000 people off their Medicaid coverage — even though many of them were already employed, but workers struggled to keep up on paperwork requirements. 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"content": "\u003cp>California lawmakers and environmental advocates behind a bill that would have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997275/california-lawmakers-divided-over-polluters-pay-plan-to-combat-climate-crisis\">required large gas and oil companies to pay for the effects of climate change\u003c/a> promised to keep pushing after the legislation stalled in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb684\">Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025\u003c/a>, introduced in February, faced fierce opposition from Republican lawmakers and a slew of influential groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce, as well as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987215/california-spent-over-114-million-on-lobbyists-projected-to-hit-another-record-year\">millions of dollars\u003c/a> in lobbying efforts by the fossil fuel industry. It also emerged during a challenging legislative year, marked by a major overhaul of the California Environmental Quality Act and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991747/heres-what-you-should-know-about-californias-budget-deal\">significantly reduced state budget\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the legislation had support from the public and Democratic lawmakers, the bill’s authors decided to push the idea into the next legislative cycle, erasing any chance of it becoming law this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had fewer oil bills come forward this year, and they absolutely put a target on this one,” said Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, a co-author of the bill. “When you have this kind of money being spent by the oil industry, it is challenging, but we’ve won these fights before and we’re prepared to keep fighting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill would have directed the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify the state’s largest polluters, those responsible for more than a billion metric tons of greenhouse gases between 1990 and 2024. Regulators would then conduct a climate cost study to determine the amount each business would need to contribute to a new fund within the state treasury. It was modeled after similar laws in New York and Vermont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_485142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485142\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1-400x245.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1-800x491.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1-768x471.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1-1440x884.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1-1180x724.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/01/NatGasplant-1-960x589.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California gets most of its electricity from fossil fuels, like this natural gas power plant in Long Beach. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fossil fuels are the primary driver of human-caused climate change and account for \u003ca href=\"https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/renewable-energy#:~:text=Fossil%20fuels%2C%20such%20as%20coal,of%20all%20carbon%20dioxide%20emissions.\">around 75%\u003c/a> of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations. These emissions warm the atmosphere and, in turn, play a significant role in increasingly devastating disasters, such as recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020835/southern-california-fires-could-be-most-expensive-us-history\">wildfires\u003c/a>, floods and extreme heat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Climate researchers believe the science is clear: “Emissions need to be reduced by half by 2030” to avoid the worst impact of anthropogenic climate change, according to the United Nations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But efforts targeting companies that pump or refine fossil fuels in California are proving to be an uphill battle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative for Chevron, one of the most profitable oil companies in the world and operator of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022730/climate-protest-targets-chevron-after-la-fires\">Bay Area refinery\u003c/a> in Richmond, said the corporation had no comment on the latest bill.[aside postID=science_1997275 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/250603-POLLUTERSPAY-21-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']However, Jim Stanley of the Western States Petroleum Association, a trade group whose members include the state’s largest refiners, said in a statement that the legislation would likely raise gas prices and “retroactively punish companies for providing a legal product.” Stanley called the bill “a misguided proposal to retroactively punish companies for providing a legal product that was, and remains, critical to our state’s economy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Western States Petroleum Association spent nearly \u003ca href=\"https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=3042677&amendid=0\">$3.5 million on lobbying\u003c/a> in the first quarter of 2025, and Chevron spent more \u003ca href=\"https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=3042394&amendid=0\">$3.7 million\u003c/a>. While oil companies did not use all of that money to oppose the Climate Superfund Act, the legislation was among a list of bills and agencies they tried to influence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In comparison, one of the bill’s prominent supporters, the Center for Biological Diversity, \u003ca href=\"https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1307553&session=2025&view=activity\">spent just over $51,000\u003c/a> on lobbying efforts in the first quarter of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters don’t buy the oil industry’s claims that gas prices would skyrocket if the bill were to become law. Maya Golden-Krasner, deputy climate director at the Center for Biological Diversity, argued that prices would be unaffected and said the oil companies’ efforts to sink the bill reveal a lack of ownership in their role in exacerbating \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997633/california-could-flood-like-texas-but-thunderstorms-likely-wont-be-to-blame\">flooding in places like Texas\u003c/a>, wildfires in Los Angeles, and record-breaking heat summer after summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1995445\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1995445\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025.jpg\" alt=\"A firefighter points a hose to the ground amid smoldering ruins.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/01/240110-CAWindStorm-025-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department from El Dorado County work to extinguish hot spots, known as mopping up a wildfire, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, on Jan. 10, 2025, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area earlier in the week. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is the opportunity to hold them accountable and use that money to invest in the transition as quickly as possible to get out from under the thumb of the oil industry,” Golden-Krasner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she said, there were also lingering questions about the bill, including whether the costs would be passed on to taxpayers or whether people might lose their jobs as a result. Additionally, legislators got caught up in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046289/whats-in-californias-budget-deal\">reducing the state’s budget\u003c/a> and passing an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046558/california-lawmakers-approve-major-overhaul-of-landmark-environmental-law\">overhaul of the California Environmental Quality Act\u003c/a>, a landmark environmental law that critics say has slowed development and made it too expensive to build.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, Golden-Krasner said, the team behind the Climate Superfund Act decided to turn “it into a two-year bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is absolutely not dead,” she said. “It has a huge amount of support among Californians, and everybody is still really enthusiastic about pushing for it. So, we just needed a little bit more time. It’s a really big idea.”[aside postID=science_1997633 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CampMysticAP2.jpg']For Addis and the bill’s main author, Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-Panorama City, the mission to get Big Oil to pay for its climate impact is personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, major flooding wreaked havoc in at least 20 communities in Addis’ 200-mile-long district on the Central Coast during back-to-back atmospheric rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw a child’s stuffed animal floating through the living room, and everything was ruined,” Addis said. One woman “broke down in tears on my shoulder, and it was because of the climate crisis that this happened. It was because of what the oil and gas industry has done to our environment and has been doing for decades, knowingly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles County this year, the Eaton Fire destroyed more than 9,000 homes in Menjivar’s district, leaving many still reeling from the aftermath half a year later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we don’t do something to increase the revenues for these kinds of catastrophes, we’re going to be falling even more behind on being able to combat or be responsive or be preventative for the next kind of catastrophe,” Menjivar said in an April hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Addis argued that the bill would help the state’s budget picture in the long run by “creating funds” for climate work at the local level, such as hardening homes to withstand future wildfires and boosting electrification in low-income communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the bill has stalled for now, it will live on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celeste Jale, Menjivar’s press secretary, told KQED the bill is still in committee. Now that it is a two-year bill, Jale said supporters will have more time “to continue strengthening the coalition and building support behind the bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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It was phenomenal,” Bivings added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After building anticipation over the past week, the Amorphophallus titanum — what most people know as a corpse flower — the conservatory extended its hours through Wednesday afternoon so people could capitalize on a brief window of up to 48 hours that it will remain in bloom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By Wednesday, the stench had toned down, but visitors could still smell Chanel’s stinkiness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I got a faint smell of rotting meat in the air,” one visitor said at the conservatory, Rachel Thomas. “It smells like when you’re in the car and you’re driving and you’re like, I know something’s dead on the side of the road, but I don’t see it yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997674\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997674\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/250709-CorpseFlowerUpdate-14-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/250709-CorpseFlowerUpdate-14-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/250709-CorpseFlowerUpdate-14-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/250709-CorpseFlowerUpdate-14-BL-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/250709-CorpseFlowerUpdate-14-BL-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd gathers to see a corpse flower in bloom at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco on July 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth Laberge)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s beautiful. The color is incredible,” Thomas said. “The contrast of the inside of the [bloom] versus the outside is really, really beautiful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another visitor was amazed at how massive the flower looks in real life. “When I saw it, I was like, ‘Wow, that’s huge. Is that a flower?’” said 10-year-old Keats Schwartz. “People are always saying that it stinks, but it’s not bad. It smells like spongy and mildewy and like wet.”[aside postID=science_1997603 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CorpseFlower.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chanel is part of a larger conservation effort among botanical gardens worldwide to preserve corpse flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chanel follows in the footsteps of other famous Conservatory blooms, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954818/san-francisco-rare-corpse-flower-bloom\">Scarlet in 2023\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952847/corpse-flower-california-academy-of-sciences-san-francisco\">Mirage in 2024\u003c/a>, which the conservatory gifted to the California Academy of Sciences in 2017. \u003cem>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nCorpse flowers are the largest and most “pungent inflorescence,” a term used to describe a cluster of flowers. They only bloom once every three to five years. And when they do, their stench is rancid. People have likened the smell of the bloom to wet socks and dead animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The corpse flower has a tall central spike, called a spadix, which actually heats up and helps diffuse the smelly odor into the air. A petal-like structure, known as the spathe, surrounds the spadix. The spathe is green on the outside and a deep red, almost burgundy color on the inside. 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First, in the Golden State, it’s the cold winter months that bring flooding, often from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025352/atmospheric-rivers-deliver-strong-bay-area-rain-sierra-snow\">back-to-back atmospheric river storms\u003c/a>. The instability caused by these rainstorms, which douse the region in water, can generate thunderstorms of varying intensity and trigger flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California typically doesn’t experience massive warm summertime storms because of its Mediterranean climate. The disastrous Texas flooding is a reminder that the ferocity of Mother Nature isn’t always predictable. As the climate continues to warm, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1982079/this-winters-floods-may-be-only-a-taste-of-the-megafloods-to-come-climate-scientists-warn\">resulting in wetter storms\u003c/a>, Californians living near waterways need to be prepared for more extreme weather events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When California floods in the winter, there’s always the possibility of a deadly event depending on where a storm makes landfall. For instance, last November, an atmospheric river parked over the North Bay, causing localized flooding, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12015534/bay-area-record-breaking-rainfall-deluge-surprises-forecasters\">killing two in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The magnitude of the severity of the flooding absolutely could happen in California, and it is the kind of flooding that we are very concerned about,” said Daniel Swain, a UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist. “But the physical meteorology involved would be very different.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How weather messaging works\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In Texas, the National Weather Service issued multiple warnings, including its highest level of alert for once-in-a-generation flooding, Swain said. However, the timing of some of the alerts — in the middle of the night — and the regularity of the warnings may have caused people to either miss them or not take them seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jay Lund, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, likened the immediacy of flash floods to earthquakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1970392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1970392\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/10/napa-earthquake-scaled-e1602798338426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1294\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pedestrian walks by a mobile home that shifted off its foundation at a mobile home park following a reported 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They happen right away and with almost no warning,” he said. “You have to have an excellent warning system because if it happens in the middle of the night, most people aren’t going to hear it because they’ll be asleep.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the Bay Area’s diverse microclimates, it’s challenging for meteorologists to precisely predict where an atmospheric river will drop the most rain. However, forecasters will alert the public to the possibility of flash flooding and update their messaging as new information becomes available. The National Weather Service’s Bay Area office has issued flash flood warnings for San Francisco during atmospheric rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For urban areas like San Francisco, if we’re getting 1 to 3 inches an hour rain rates, we can pile up water very fast because that overwhelms storm drains and can cause some pretty significant localized flooding,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist for the weather service’s Bay Area office.[aside postID=science_1997565 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GavinNewsomGetty.jpg']Like in Kerr County in Texas, most California localities don’t use sirens to alert the public about flooding, “because our flooding kind of builds and we can see what is coming in,” state climatologist Michael Anderson said. However, some do, like the Marin County communities of Fairfax, Ross and San Anselmo, which \u003ca href=\"https://rossvalleyfire.org/services/creek-levels-weather#:~:text=San%20Anselmo%20Flood%20Horn,sound%20or%20maintain%20the%20horn.\">maintain flood horns or sirens\u003c/a> that they sound when flooding is imminent. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\nCalifornia relies heavily on the weather service for messaging about potential flooding from storms. For instance, last December, San Franciscans were startled awake by a blaring weather alert on their phones warning them of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12018477/why-did-sf-get-tornado-warning-but-not-scotts-valley-where-twister-hit\">potential tornado\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to flooding, the weather service issues watches, warnings and advisories. Flash flood warnings also have three different levels, ranging from the base level to catastrophic. Beyond the alerts, the weather service leans on traditional radio broadcasts, local authorities and news outlets to get the word out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said the difference between a warning and an advisory is that a warning suggests “there could be trouble,” but an advisory means “the trouble is coming to you.” He recommends that all Bay Area residents sign up for text emergency alerts at \u003ca href=\"http://alertthebay.org\">alertthebay.org\u003c/a> and pay attention to any “action statements” within the message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the action statement says something like get to high ground immediately, that is a cue to take immediate action,” Garcia said. “Whether it’s moving to higher floors, going to the top of a hill, or moving yourself to higher ground.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Flooding from thunderstorms is possible in California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What distinguishes the Bay Area’s localized flash flooding events from those in Texas is the duration of the atmospheric river, its geographic location and the level of wetness in the system. Atmospheric rivers in California can last for days and arrive in a succession train, while thunderstorms last for a few hours at most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Texas can get these systems that consist of thunderstorms that don’t move very much over a period of time, producing an enormous amount of rainfall,” said John Monteverdi, emeritus professor of meteorology at San Francisco State University. “That’s different from the kind of flooding that happens when the Russian River floods, maybe once every two or three years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1980754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1980754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A kayaker in a red boat paddles down a flooded street alongside shops.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Sebastopol resident encounters fellow paddlers in a canoe as he paddles in the floodwaters surrounding the market district, The Barlow, after the Russian River crested its banks on Feb. 28, 2019, in Sebastopol, California. \u003ccite>(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, a big flash-flood-producing thunderstorm in California isn’t entirely out of the picture and can occur during the summertime in the Sierra Nevada or the deserts across the southeastern part of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The kind of thing that happened in Texas could also happen in California,” said Nicholas Pinter, associate director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. “Anyone out hiking in confined, rugged topography needs to be aware that we have this risk of flash flooding in California, kind of similar to Texas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Texas thunderstorm covering a broad geographic area and producing a wall of water is “not typical of California,” the “wettest precipitation events are getting wetter” and in turn elevating flood risk, which is in line with the effects of human-caused climate change on storms in both states, said Noah Diffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Stanford University.[aside postID=news_12046061 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe1.jpg']“We know we’re in a climate where the kind of intense precipitation that leads to flooding is more likely overall for a given storm,” he said. “Our infrastructure in many cases was not designed and built for the most intense conditions that are now occurring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has experienced numerous wet years that resulted in flooding, including the Great Flood of 1862 and other extreme events in 1955, 1964, 1986 and 1997, as well as more recent occurrences such as 2017 and 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a major flood to occur anywhere in California, a specific set of ingredients — geographic location, soil moisture and storm intensity — is required, according to Anderson, the state climatologist. He pointed to the winter of 2023, when nine atmospheric rivers hit the state over 18 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s almost one every other day, and that led to substantial flooding across the state,” he said. “So, what we look for is different than what Texas has to look out for\u003cem>.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary issue is that during a series of winter storms, the soil across the region can become oversaturated, leading to flooding in Santa Rosa, the Russian River watershed, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1994168/the-pajaro-flood-forced-them-to-flee-californias-high-rents-forced-them-to-return\">Pajaro Valley\u003c/a>, among other areas. Last November, a weeklong atmospheric river “embedded with thunderstorms” hammered parts of the Russian River watershed with “40% of [its] annual rainfall out of that one storm,” Anderson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CampMysticAP1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CampMysticAP1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CampMysticAP1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CampMysticAP1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/CampMysticAP1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Mystic stands next to a creek that feeds into the Guadalupe River, on Monday, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after flash flooding swept through the area. \u003ccite>(Eli Hartman/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wildfire-scorched areas are also susceptible to flooding during atmospheric rivers or heavy rains that fall during a monsoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fire creates a hydrophobic layer on the soil that magnifies the impact of flooding because the water cannot infiltrate it,” said Anna Serra-Llobet, a researcher at the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at UC Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra-Llobet said she worries about flooding next winter across wildfire burn scars, especially in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada, as those areas will be primed for flash floods full of ash and debris. In the case of the Los Angeles fires, those floodwaters could hit urban areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said there needs to be more public outreach on how to respond during a flood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People don’t understand the risk where they live, and I think we need more drills to be more prepared,” she said. “Creating a risk culture could help many communities to be more proactive and effective in acting during a disaster.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A major thunderstorm like the one that produced devastating flash flooding in Texas over the holiday weekend is not likely in the Bay Area or most of California, but climate scientists say that if the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1935067/rivers-in-the-sky-what-you-need-to-know-about-atmospheric-river-storms\">perfect weather\u003c/a> at the right time of year and geography align, serious flooding can still wreak havoc here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are several significant differences between the recent deluge in Texas, which has killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2025-07-07/texas-floods-deaths-guadalupe-river-flooding\">more than 100 people\u003c/a>, and the type of flooding that happens in California. First, in the Golden State, it’s the cold winter months that bring flooding, often from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025352/atmospheric-rivers-deliver-strong-bay-area-rain-sierra-snow\">back-to-back atmospheric river storms\u003c/a>. The instability caused by these rainstorms, which douse the region in water, can generate thunderstorms of varying intensity and trigger flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California typically doesn’t experience massive warm summertime storms because of its Mediterranean climate. The disastrous Texas flooding is a reminder that the ferocity of Mother Nature isn’t always predictable. As the climate continues to warm, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1982079/this-winters-floods-may-be-only-a-taste-of-the-megafloods-to-come-climate-scientists-warn\">resulting in wetter storms\u003c/a>, Californians living near waterways need to be prepared for more extreme weather events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When California floods in the winter, there’s always the possibility of a deadly event depending on where a storm makes landfall. For instance, last November, an atmospheric river parked over the North Bay, causing localized flooding, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12015534/bay-area-record-breaking-rainfall-deluge-surprises-forecasters\">killing two in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The magnitude of the severity of the flooding absolutely could happen in California, and it is the kind of flooding that we are very concerned about,” said Daniel Swain, a UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist. “But the physical meteorology involved would be very different.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How weather messaging works\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In Texas, the National Weather Service issued multiple warnings, including its highest level of alert for once-in-a-generation flooding, Swain said. However, the timing of some of the alerts — in the middle of the night — and the regularity of the warnings may have caused people to either miss them or not take them seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jay Lund, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, likened the immediacy of flash floods to earthquakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1970392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1970392\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/10/napa-earthquake-scaled-e1602798338426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1294\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pedestrian walks by a mobile home that shifted off its foundation at a mobile home park following a reported 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They happen right away and with almost no warning,” he said. “You have to have an excellent warning system because if it happens in the middle of the night, most people aren’t going to hear it because they’ll be asleep.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the Bay Area’s diverse microclimates, it’s challenging for meteorologists to precisely predict where an atmospheric river will drop the most rain. However, forecasters will alert the public to the possibility of flash flooding and update their messaging as new information becomes available. The National Weather Service’s Bay Area office has issued flash flood warnings for San Francisco during atmospheric rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For urban areas like San Francisco, if we’re getting 1 to 3 inches an hour rain rates, we can pile up water very fast because that overwhelms storm drains and can cause some pretty significant localized flooding,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist for the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Like in Kerr County in Texas, most California localities don’t use sirens to alert the public about flooding, “because our flooding kind of builds and we can see what is coming in,” state climatologist Michael Anderson said. However, some do, like the Marin County communities of Fairfax, Ross and San Anselmo, which \u003ca href=\"https://rossvalleyfire.org/services/creek-levels-weather#:~:text=San%20Anselmo%20Flood%20Horn,sound%20or%20maintain%20the%20horn.\">maintain flood horns or sirens\u003c/a> that they sound when flooding is imminent. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\nCalifornia relies heavily on the weather service for messaging about potential flooding from storms. For instance, last December, San Franciscans were startled awake by a blaring weather alert on their phones warning them of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12018477/why-did-sf-get-tornado-warning-but-not-scotts-valley-where-twister-hit\">potential tornado\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to flooding, the weather service issues watches, warnings and advisories. Flash flood warnings also have three different levels, ranging from the base level to catastrophic. Beyond the alerts, the weather service leans on traditional radio broadcasts, local authorities and news outlets to get the word out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said the difference between a warning and an advisory is that a warning suggests “there could be trouble,” but an advisory means “the trouble is coming to you.” He recommends that all Bay Area residents sign up for text emergency alerts at \u003ca href=\"http://alertthebay.org\">alertthebay.org\u003c/a> and pay attention to any “action statements” within the message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the action statement says something like get to high ground immediately, that is a cue to take immediate action,” Garcia said. “Whether it’s moving to higher floors, going to the top of a hill, or moving yourself to higher ground.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Flooding from thunderstorms is possible in California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What distinguishes the Bay Area’s localized flash flooding events from those in Texas is the duration of the atmospheric river, its geographic location and the level of wetness in the system. Atmospheric rivers in California can last for days and arrive in a succession train, while thunderstorms last for a few hours at most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Texas can get these systems that consist of thunderstorms that don’t move very much over a period of time, producing an enormous amount of rainfall,” said John Monteverdi, emeritus professor of meteorology at San Francisco State University. “That’s different from the kind of flooding that happens when the Russian River floods, maybe once every two or three years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1980754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1980754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A kayaker in a red boat paddles down a flooded street alongside shops.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/11/RS59853_GettyImages-1128158019-qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Sebastopol resident encounters fellow paddlers in a canoe as he paddles in the floodwaters surrounding the market district, The Barlow, after the Russian River crested its banks on Feb. 28, 2019, in Sebastopol, California. \u003ccite>(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, a big flash-flood-producing thunderstorm in California isn’t entirely out of the picture and can occur during the summertime in the Sierra Nevada or the deserts across the southeastern part of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The kind of thing that happened in Texas could also happen in California,” said Nicholas Pinter, associate director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. “Anyone out hiking in confined, rugged topography needs to be aware that we have this risk of flash flooding in California, kind of similar to Texas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Texas thunderstorm covering a broad geographic area and producing a wall of water is “not typical of California,” the “wettest precipitation events are getting wetter” and in turn elevating flood risk, which is in line with the effects of human-caused climate change on storms in both states, said Noah Diffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Stanford University.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>There’s something undeniably magical about standing atop a mountain and gazing out over a thick blanket of clouds. And in the Bay Area, it’s a sight we’re lucky enough to experience frequently, at spots like Marin’s Mount Tamalpais or Mission Peak in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this phenomenon — commonly called a “marine inversion” or “fog blanket” — isn’t just a feast for the eyes. It’s also rooted in some fascinating atmospheric science.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn how this “sea of clouds” actually forms, and where (and when) to go hiking in the Bay Area for the chance to see it for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#marine-layer-sf\">Tips for successfully spotting a marine layer inversion\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#hikes-with-views-clouds-bay-area\">Where to hike “above the clouds” in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1427151725-scaled-e1751477821514.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997583\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1427151725-scaled-e1751477821514.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1238\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais State Park under a blanket of fog in Mill Valley, California, United States on July 2, 2023. Catching a “cloud inversion” from above is part planning, part luck — but a little meteorological know-how can greatly increase your chances. \u003ccite>(Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The science behind the sea of clouds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under typical conditions, as you move higher in altitude, the air temperature decreases and gets cooler — a pattern known as the “lapse rate,” which describes the change in temperature with elevation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But occasionally, this rule flips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When colder air gets trapped near the ground \u003cem>beneath \u003c/em>a layer of warmer air, it forms a \u003ca href=\"https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/marine-layer\">marine layer\u003c/a> inversion. And in the Bay Area, this inversion is often tied to the Pacific Ocean’s influence, explained meteorologist Jan Null, especially during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have all this air along the coast sitting over this 55-degree water,” said Null, who founded \u003ca href=\"https://ggweather.com/resume.html\">Golden Gate Weather Service\u003c/a>. “That water is cooling the air right above it. So you have cool air at the surface of the water, and then you have warmer air above that, and then it gradually cools off.”[aside postID=science_1997397 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-2177822620-KQED.jpg']That warm air acts like a lid, trapping the cooler air and moisture below and forming a shallow but dense marine layer, especially along the California coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the summer, these inversions commonly occur around sunrise and dissipate during the day as the sun heats the surface, “breaking” the inversion layer — although Null said they can occur during sunset, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When an inversion happens, the marine layer is typically 1,000 to 2,000 feet thick, but its exact height can vary depending on offshore pressure systems. “Just like how water will always flow from a higher elevation to a lower elevation, air flows from high pressure to low pressure, trying to reach equilibrium,” Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When that high pressure dominates, it suppresses the marine layer, keeping it low and closer to the ground. When a trough of low pressure moves in, that’s when the layer can deepen and rise to higher altitudes — and what allows hikers on summits to feel like they’re climbing above the clouds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inland areas, like the Central Valley, heat up more rapidly than the coast, creating a pressure difference that pulls this cool, moist air inland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The marine layer is primarily a summertime phenomenon as far as it coming inland because then you get the heating in the inland areas that generate that sea breeze pattern,” Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where to hike\u003ca id=\"marine-layer-sf\">\u003c/a> ‘above the clouds’ in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Catching a “cloud inversion” from above is part planning, part luck — but a little meteorological know-how can greatly increase your chances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have lots of yardsticks for the backyard weather observers to keep track of how high the marine layer is today,” Null said, adding that knowing the elevation of the spot you want to head to — plus the thickness of the marine layer itself — can help when planning.[aside postID=science_1997307 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/WhalesBubblesGetty.jpg']For a more accurate forecast, Null advises observing the weather a day in advance of setting out to catch an inversion. One of the tips Null shared: “If it’s going to be getting warmer, then that probably indicates that the marine layers are going to be more shallow,” making it a great chance to see the clouds beneath you at certain altitudes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast, if it’s going to be cooler, the marine layer will be deeper and higher up on those mountains — meaning it’ll be \u003cem>above \u003c/em>most parts of the entire Bay Area, Null added. In other words, your chances of hiking above the clouds are greatly reduced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some tips \u003ca id=\"Tipsforsuccessfullyspottingamarinelayerinversion\">\u003c/a>shared by Null and others in the Bay Area who know how to successfully chase the marine layer inversion:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Observe marine layer inversions using weather apps like \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/mtr/\">National Weather Service\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.accuweather.com/\">Accuweather\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.windy.com/37.906/-122.615/meteogram?waves,37.254,-122.613,8,p:cities\">Windy\u003c/a> or others \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start by checking the “cloud tops” or cloud ceiling — the height at which clouds form. If they’re around 1,000 to 2,000 feet, and your summit hike is above that elevation, good news: you’re likely to be above the cloud layer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use tools like the \u003ca href=\"https://aviationweather.gov/gfa/#clouds\">National Weather Service’s Aviation Forecasts\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.accuweather.com/\">AccuWeather\u003c/a>, which list ceiling heights at different locations. Mount Tam, for example, stands at about 2,200 feet, while Twin Peaks is just under 1,000 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null also recommends websites like \u003ca href=\"https://www.everythingweather.com/\">Everything Weather\u003c/a>, built by a former National Weather Service forecaster, that offer localized human-curated forecasts that are more reliable than many generic weather apps, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_420020\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-420020\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071.jpg\" alt=\"Fog encroaching on the Bay Area, as seen from Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog encroaching on the Bay Area, as seen from Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check live webcams or satellite images\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2192\">Mount Tamalpais\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://alertca.live/cam-console/2429\">Sutro Tower\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/golden-gate-bridge-live-webcams\">Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a> and other notable spots may have live webcams available that you can check for fog and cloud activity early in the morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null suggests watching satellite imagery, wind direction and local weather discussions to keep an eye on local landmarks, which can act as visual indicators of the marine layer’s height. “You can kind of gauge ‘is it above or below the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge?’ ‘Is it over Twin Peaks?’ ‘Is it up to Sutro Tower?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://earth.google.com/web\">Google Earth\u003c/a> can also be a great tool to observe visible fog or low-lying clouds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arrive early\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plan to be at your chosen spot around sunrise (5:30 a.m.–7 a.m. in the summer) for the most dramatic views before the clouds start to burn off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you always need to go high?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not always. If the cloud layer is shallow — say, 400–800 feet — even the modest hills within San Francisco can offer views above the mist. Spots like Twin Peaks, Tank Hill and Bernal Heights sometimes poke just above the marine layer, offering in-city access to the phenomenon without needing to climb a mountain.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"hikes-with-views-clouds-bay-area\">\u003c/a>Great Bay Area hikes for walking above the clouds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before you head out, remember that clouds can shift quickly — so stay flexible (and realistic that today might not be the day.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dress in layers, as temperatures can swing dramatically between the coast and the hilltops. Bring water, check trail conditions and always leave no trace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some Bay Area spots that offer stunning views above the marine layer — if time, the elements and luck are on your side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais, Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation: ~2,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount Tam is the classic spot for fog lovers. Head to the East Peak early in the morning during summer, and you might find yourself above a sea of clouds spilling in from the Pacific. \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/discover/trojan-point-mt-tamalpais\">Trojan Point\u003c/a>, situated at an elevation of 1,874 feet, is another popular spot on Mount Tamalpais to experience a marine layer inversion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@modicumofjoy/video/7392301568399363371\" data-video-id=\"7392301568399363371\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@modicumofjoy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@modicumofjoy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@modicumofjoy\u003c/a> run, do not walk.. This hike will take you above the clouds, and if you time it right- you might see the Golden Gate Bridge peeking through 🌁 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤! there is one place where you will ALWAYS see this (only during the summer months) and that is.. 📍Mount Tamalpais, California It’s only 30 mins from north San Francisco and you can witness this phenomenon from these points.. 𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒𝙋𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙎 ➡️ Trojan Point- Google Maps will get you there, park and walk up (first clip) for about 5-7 mins ➡️ Once you park at Trojan Point Parking Lot, there are two trails on the right of the lot, those will take you to the views in the second and third clips! 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙏𝙊 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝙎𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝙄 𝙎𝙀𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎? This is not so simple, but let me explain my process: ⏰ this only happens during June, July and August ☁️ you need to make sure the clouds are lower that Mt Tam’s (Mt Tam is 2500m tall) ➡️ to do this, people suggest the Windy app, but you need to pay to get the cloud height details so I suggest AccuWeather ➡️ Find the Cloud Ceiling height and make sure that during sunset (around 8pm) that the clouds are lower than the height of Mt. Tam.. and that’s it 💜💜 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙇𝙊𝙐𝘿𝙎 𝙎𝙊 𝙇𝙊𝙒? this phenomenon is called a cloud inversion, and it usually happens where the temperature increases with altitude, rather than the usual decrease! This causes a layer of warmer air to sit above cooler air, trapping clouds and fog below the inversion layer 🤯 Would you visit here? ☁️🌁 Follow @modicumofjoy for more travel inspiration across the California and beyond💜 \u003ca title=\"california\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/california?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#california\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"sanfrancisco\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sanfrancisco?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#sanfrancisco\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"californiaadventure\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/californiaadventure?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#californiaadventure\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - modicumofjoy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7392301576909736750?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – modicumofjoy\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/russian-ridge\">Russian Ridge Open Preserve, Redwood City\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~2,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borel Hill is the highest point in this Peninsula preserve. From this peak, you can see the Pacific Ocean to the west, the East Bay hills and Mount Diablo to the east.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1080px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997590\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni.jpg 1080w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low clouds at Russian Ridge Preserve. \u003ccite>(Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission-peak\">Mission Peak, Fremont\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation 2,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mission Peak offers sweeping views of the Bay and beyond. After a steady climb, hikers can sometimes catch fog curling over the East Bay hills from the west, especially on windless mornings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997591\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/IMG_6175-scaled-e1751480002108.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997591\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/IMG_6175-scaled-e1751480002108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marine layer inversion captured in June 2025 from Mission Peak. \u003ccite>(Sarah Mohamad/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo, Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~3,900 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount Diablo almost always stands above the clouds when the marine layer is present. The panoramic views from the summit stretch all the way to the Sierra Nevada on a clear day, with the fog blanketing the valleys below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of Mount Diablo during sunrise as seen from Mount Tamalpais. \u003ccite>(Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/miri.htm\">Milagra Ridge, Pacifica\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation 1,200 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This ridge is known for its coastal views and diverse wildlife. It’s also home to a number of threatened and endangered species, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/miri.htm\">including Mission blue and San Bruno elfin butterflies and the California red-legged frog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low clouds captured at Milagra Ridge in Pacifica. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/parks-recreation/parks/grizzly-peak-park\">Grizzly Peak, Berkeley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~1,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This accessible East Bay ridgeline offers excellent views of fog entering through the Golden Gate and spreading eastward. This spot is best accessed by car via Grizzly Peak Boulevard or Centennial Drive, especially in the early morning between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1422062993-scaled-e1751480501571.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1422062993-scaled-e1751480501571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1102\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Grizzly Peak in the Berkeley Hills onto Bay Bridge and San Francisco with Karl the Fog enveloping the city at sunset. \u003ccite>(SvetlanaSF/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/770/Golden-Gate-Park\">Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation: ~1,000 feet\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDrive up \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/marin-headlands-scenic-vistas.htm\">Conzelman Road\u003c/a> in Marin Headlands for views from \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/000/battery-spencer-overlook.htm\">Battery Spencer\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/hawk-hill\">Hawk Hill\u003c/a>, especially during sunrise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Gate Bridge amidst the marine layer. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/twin-peaks-384\">Twin Peaks, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~900 feet\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwin Peaks offers panoramic views of the city, Sutro Tower and the Pacific Ocean. On mornings with a shallow marine layer (i.e., under 1,000 feet), you can look down at fog rolling over the Sunset and Richmond districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997596\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog morning in the city around June 28, 1973, looking from Twin Peaks, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Barney Peterson for The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There’s something undeniably magical about standing atop a mountain and gazing out over a thick blanket of clouds. And in the Bay Area, it’s a sight we’re lucky enough to experience frequently, at spots like Marin’s Mount Tamalpais or Mission Peak in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this phenomenon — commonly called a “marine inversion” or “fog blanket” — isn’t just a feast for the eyes. It’s also rooted in some fascinating atmospheric science.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn how this “sea of clouds” actually forms, and where (and when) to go hiking in the Bay Area for the chance to see it for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#marine-layer-sf\">Tips for successfully spotting a marine layer inversion\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#hikes-with-views-clouds-bay-area\">Where to hike “above the clouds” in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1427151725-scaled-e1751477821514.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997583\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1427151725-scaled-e1751477821514.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1238\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Tamalpais State Park under a blanket of fog in Mill Valley, California, United States on July 2, 2023. Catching a “cloud inversion” from above is part planning, part luck — but a little meteorological know-how can greatly increase your chances. \u003ccite>(Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The science behind the sea of clouds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under typical conditions, as you move higher in altitude, the air temperature decreases and gets cooler — a pattern known as the “lapse rate,” which describes the change in temperature with elevation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But occasionally, this rule flips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When colder air gets trapped near the ground \u003cem>beneath \u003c/em>a layer of warmer air, it forms a \u003ca href=\"https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/marine-layer\">marine layer\u003c/a> inversion. And in the Bay Area, this inversion is often tied to the Pacific Ocean’s influence, explained meteorologist Jan Null, especially during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have all this air along the coast sitting over this 55-degree water,” said Null, who founded \u003ca href=\"https://ggweather.com/resume.html\">Golden Gate Weather Service\u003c/a>. “That water is cooling the air right above it. So you have cool air at the surface of the water, and then you have warmer air above that, and then it gradually cools off.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>That warm air acts like a lid, trapping the cooler air and moisture below and forming a shallow but dense marine layer, especially along the California coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the summer, these inversions commonly occur around sunrise and dissipate during the day as the sun heats the surface, “breaking” the inversion layer — although Null said they can occur during sunset, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When an inversion happens, the marine layer is typically 1,000 to 2,000 feet thick, but its exact height can vary depending on offshore pressure systems. “Just like how water will always flow from a higher elevation to a lower elevation, air flows from high pressure to low pressure, trying to reach equilibrium,” Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When that high pressure dominates, it suppresses the marine layer, keeping it low and closer to the ground. When a trough of low pressure moves in, that’s when the layer can deepen and rise to higher altitudes — and what allows hikers on summits to feel like they’re climbing above the clouds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inland areas, like the Central Valley, heat up more rapidly than the coast, creating a pressure difference that pulls this cool, moist air inland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The marine layer is primarily a summertime phenomenon as far as it coming inland because then you get the heating in the inland areas that generate that sea breeze pattern,” Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>For a more accurate forecast, Null advises observing the weather a day in advance of setting out to catch an inversion. One of the tips Null shared: “If it’s going to be getting warmer, then that probably indicates that the marine layers are going to be more shallow,” making it a great chance to see the clouds beneath you at certain altitudes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast, if it’s going to be cooler, the marine layer will be deeper and higher up on those mountains — meaning it’ll be \u003cem>above \u003c/em>most parts of the entire Bay Area, Null added. In other words, your chances of hiking above the clouds are greatly reduced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some tips \u003ca id=\"Tipsforsuccessfullyspottingamarinelayerinversion\">\u003c/a>shared by Null and others in the Bay Area who know how to successfully chase the marine layer inversion:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Observe marine layer inversions using weather apps like \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/mtr/\">National Weather Service\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.accuweather.com/\">Accuweather\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.windy.com/37.906/-122.615/meteogram?waves,37.254,-122.613,8,p:cities\">Windy\u003c/a> or others \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start by checking the “cloud tops” or cloud ceiling — the height at which clouds form. If they’re around 1,000 to 2,000 feet, and your summit hike is above that elevation, good news: you’re likely to be above the cloud layer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use tools like the \u003ca href=\"https://aviationweather.gov/gfa/#clouds\">National Weather Service’s Aviation Forecasts\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.accuweather.com/\">AccuWeather\u003c/a>, which list ceiling heights at different locations. Mount Tam, for example, stands at about 2,200 feet, while Twin Peaks is just under 1,000 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null also recommends websites like \u003ca href=\"https://www.everythingweather.com/\">Everything Weather\u003c/a>, built by a former National Weather Service forecaster, that offer localized human-curated forecasts that are more reliable than many generic weather apps, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_420020\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-420020\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071.jpg\" alt=\"Fog encroaching on the Bay Area, as seen from Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2015/12/RS8458_IMG_4071-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog encroaching on the Bay Area, as seen from Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check live webcams or satellite images\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2192\">Mount Tamalpais\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://alertca.live/cam-console/2429\">Sutro Tower\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/golden-gate-bridge-live-webcams\">Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a> and other notable spots may have live webcams available that you can check for fog and cloud activity early in the morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null suggests watching satellite imagery, wind direction and local weather discussions to keep an eye on local landmarks, which can act as visual indicators of the marine layer’s height. “You can kind of gauge ‘is it above or below the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge?’ ‘Is it over Twin Peaks?’ ‘Is it up to Sutro Tower?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://earth.google.com/web\">Google Earth\u003c/a> can also be a great tool to observe visible fog or low-lying clouds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arrive early\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plan to be at your chosen spot around sunrise (5:30 a.m.–7 a.m. in the summer) for the most dramatic views before the clouds start to burn off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you always need to go high?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not always. If the cloud layer is shallow — say, 400–800 feet — even the modest hills within San Francisco can offer views above the mist. Spots like Twin Peaks, Tank Hill and Bernal Heights sometimes poke just above the marine layer, offering in-city access to the phenomenon without needing to climb a mountain.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"hikes-with-views-clouds-bay-area\">\u003c/a>Great Bay Area hikes for walking above the clouds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before you head out, remember that clouds can shift quickly — so stay flexible (and realistic that today might not be the day.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dress in layers, as temperatures can swing dramatically between the coast and the hilltops. Bring water, check trail conditions and always leave no trace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some Bay Area spots that offer stunning views above the marine layer — if time, the elements and luck are on your side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais, Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation: ~2,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount Tam is the classic spot for fog lovers. Head to the East Peak early in the morning during summer, and you might find yourself above a sea of clouds spilling in from the Pacific. \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/discover/trojan-point-mt-tamalpais\">Trojan Point\u003c/a>, situated at an elevation of 1,874 feet, is another popular spot on Mount Tamalpais to experience a marine layer inversion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@modicumofjoy/video/7392301568399363371\" data-video-id=\"7392301568399363371\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@modicumofjoy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@modicumofjoy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@modicumofjoy\u003c/a> run, do not walk.. This hike will take you above the clouds, and if you time it right- you might see the Golden Gate Bridge peeking through 🌁 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤! there is one place where you will ALWAYS see this (only during the summer months) and that is.. 📍Mount Tamalpais, California It’s only 30 mins from north San Francisco and you can witness this phenomenon from these points.. 𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒𝙋𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙎 ➡️ Trojan Point- Google Maps will get you there, park and walk up (first clip) for about 5-7 mins ➡️ Once you park at Trojan Point Parking Lot, there are two trails on the right of the lot, those will take you to the views in the second and third clips! 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙏𝙊 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝙎𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝙄 𝙎𝙀𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎? This is not so simple, but let me explain my process: ⏰ this only happens during June, July and August ☁️ you need to make sure the clouds are lower that Mt Tam’s (Mt Tam is 2500m tall) ➡️ to do this, people suggest the Windy app, but you need to pay to get the cloud height details so I suggest AccuWeather ➡️ Find the Cloud Ceiling height and make sure that during sunset (around 8pm) that the clouds are lower than the height of Mt. Tam.. and that’s it 💜💜 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙇𝙊𝙐𝘿𝙎 𝙎𝙊 𝙇𝙊𝙒? this phenomenon is called a cloud inversion, and it usually happens where the temperature increases with altitude, rather than the usual decrease! 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/russian-ridge\">Russian Ridge Open Preserve, Redwood City\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~2,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borel Hill is the highest point in this Peninsula preserve. From this peak, you can see the Pacific Ocean to the west, the East Bay hills and Mount Diablo to the east.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1080px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997590\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni.jpg 1080w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/Russian-Ridge-Shreeni-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low clouds at Russian Ridge Preserve. \u003ccite>(Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission-peak\">Mission Peak, Fremont\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation 2,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mission Peak offers sweeping views of the Bay and beyond. After a steady climb, hikers can sometimes catch fog curling over the East Bay hills from the west, especially on windless mornings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997591\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/IMG_6175-scaled-e1751480002108.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997591\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/IMG_6175-scaled-e1751480002108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marine layer inversion captured in June 2025 from Mission Peak. \u003ccite>(Sarah Mohamad/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo, Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~3,900 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount Diablo almost always stands above the clouds when the marine layer is present. The panoramic views from the summit stretch all the way to the Sierra Nevada on a clear day, with the fog blanketing the valleys below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/1598A519-9622-44BD-AA96-59A3BD9FDCD6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of Mount Diablo during sunrise as seen from Mount Tamalpais. \u003ccite>(Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/miri.htm\">Milagra Ridge, Pacifica\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation 1,200 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This ridge is known for its coastal views and diverse wildlife. It’s also home to a number of threatened and endangered species, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/miri.htm\">including Mission blue and San Bruno elfin butterflies and the California red-legged frog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/388D72B1-FAF5-461F-B458-CFEEEDDA6B98-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low clouds captured at Milagra Ridge in Pacifica. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/parks-recreation/parks/grizzly-peak-park\">Grizzly Peak, Berkeley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~1,500 feet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This accessible East Bay ridgeline offers excellent views of fog entering through the Golden Gate and spreading eastward. This spot is best accessed by car via Grizzly Peak Boulevard or Centennial Drive, especially in the early morning between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1422062993-scaled-e1751480501571.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1422062993-scaled-e1751480501571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1102\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Grizzly Peak in the Berkeley Hills onto Bay Bridge and San Francisco with Karl the Fog enveloping the city at sunset. \u003ccite>(SvetlanaSF/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/770/Golden-Gate-Park\">Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation: ~1,000 feet\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nDrive up \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/marin-headlands-scenic-vistas.htm\">Conzelman Road\u003c/a> in Marin Headlands for views from \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/000/battery-spencer-overlook.htm\">Battery Spencer\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/hawk-hill\">Hawk Hill\u003c/a>, especially during sunrise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/E090FDD7-D723-4A77-80D0-BD7E56F43F2B-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Gate Bridge amidst the marine layer. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Shreenivasan Manievannan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/twin-peaks-384\">Twin Peaks, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elevation ~900 feet\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwin Peaks offers panoramic views of the city, Sutro Tower and the Pacific Ocean. On mornings with a shallow marine layer (i.e., under 1,000 feet), you can look down at fog rolling over the Sunset and Richmond districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997596\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1418102559-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog morning in the city around June 28, 1973, looking from Twin Peaks, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Barney Peterson for The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With the worst of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997257/california-faces-rough-fire-season-as-us-forest-service-work-becomes-more-politicized\">wildfire season ahead\u003c/a>, Gov. Gavin Newsom urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to direct the federal government to dramatically increase its investment in forest management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Mount Howell lookout tower in Colfax, Newsom spoke to reporters about a model executive order sent to the White House that he said would bring federal firefighting and forest management efforts more in line with California’s. He said the requests come at a pivotal time because of Trump’s cuts to the U.S. Forest Service and what Newsom called the “illegal federalization of California’s National Guard troops,” pulling some of them away from firefighting missions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Trump administration needs to step up, and they need to fund these efforts, not just here in California, but throughout the Western United States,” Newsom said. “Lives and property are on the line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While California is doing its part, “the federal government is not meeting this call,” the text of the proposed order said. Over the next year, the state has allotted more than $4 billion for wildfire protection and forest resilience. In comparison, Newsom said the Trump administration has appropriated $7 billion for the entire country’s 238 million acres of federal lands in the fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The draft order would make it federal policy for the U.S. to match the capabilities and investments of “the most advanced states and local governments with respect to forest management and firefighting capabilities.” It would direct the Office of Management and Budget to develop spending plans to do so, including the reversal of recent staffing and funding cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1985183\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1985183\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a hard hat walks through a forest with a device to start fires.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/11/231110-PRESCRIBED-BURN-DV-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lighting a prescribed fire in the Six Rivers National Forest. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>All Trump has to do is sign the order, Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have an open hand as it relates to wanting to work together,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrick Wright, director of the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, said the state and federal government are collectively treating more than 700,000 acres a year to reduce wildfire risk. But he said he is “deeply concerned that recent cutbacks” could jeopardize the work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In many parts of California, federal staff are the backbone of our system,” he said. “They know the terrain, they know the community, they know fire risk, they don’t need fancy computer models to tell them where to focus to make those communities safe.”[aside postID=science_1997257 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/Prescribed-Burn_Penn-Valley_Nevada-County06_qed.jpg']Increased federal investment is vital because the U.S. government owns 57% of the forestland in California, compared to the 3% the state owns, Newsom said. He added that an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/empowering-commonsense-wildfire-prevention-and-response/\">early June executive order\u003c/a> from Trump on federal wildfire prevention and response does not go far enough to match California’s efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Forest Service has lost 10% of all positions, which will likely “impact wildfire response this year,” Newsom said, adding that noncompetitive federal firefighter pay has led to further staffing shortages. California, meanwhile, has nearly doubled Cal Fire’s ranks since Newsom took office in 2019, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s possible, Newsom said, because the state has doubled Cal Fire’s annual budget to $3.78 billion in that time and invested more than $4 billion in wildfire prevention and forest resilience. That work includes using AI-powered tools to locate fires, deploying drones to help conduct prescribed burns and monitor wildfires, and creating the “world’s largest civilian firefighting aviation fleet,” adding 16 helicopters and seven retrofitted U.S. Coast Guard air tankers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state also established Task Force Rattlesnake, comprising 300 California National Guard members under the direction of Cal Fire, to help fight and prevent fires. 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And with much of Northern California under a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/wrh/CAFW\">red flag warning\u003c/a> for lightning and fast-moving fires for the Fourth of July weekend, Newsom said it’s imperative that Trump takes swift action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s essential to “keep these fires small,” said Anale Burlew, Cal Fire chief deputy director of operations. “Destructive fires in California affect everyone, whether it’s smoke, evacuation, damage to home or natural resources, or long-term fiscal impacts; we are all connected, and the impacts of wildfire ripple through communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Increased federal investment is vital because the U.S. government owns 57% of the forestland in California, compared to the 3% the state owns, Newsom said. He added that an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/empowering-commonsense-wildfire-prevention-and-response/\">early June executive order\u003c/a> from Trump on federal wildfire prevention and response does not go far enough to match California’s efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Forest Service has lost 10% of all positions, which will likely “impact wildfire response this year,” Newsom said, adding that noncompetitive federal firefighter pay has led to further staffing shortages. California, meanwhile, has nearly doubled Cal Fire’s ranks since Newsom took office in 2019, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s possible, Newsom said, because the state has doubled Cal Fire’s annual budget to $3.78 billion in that time and invested more than $4 billion in wildfire prevention and forest resilience. That work includes using AI-powered tools to locate fires, deploying drones to help conduct prescribed burns and monitor wildfires, and creating the “world’s largest civilian firefighting aviation fleet,” adding 16 helicopters and seven retrofitted U.S. Coast Guard air tankers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state also established Task Force Rattlesnake, comprising 300 California National Guard members under the direction of Cal Fire, to help fight and prevent fires. However, that unit is operating at \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/24/california-national-guard-fire-crews-operating-at-just-40-capacity-due-to-trumps-illegal-guard-deployment/\">40% of capacity\u003c/a> because the Trump administration diverted eight of the 14 teams to the federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles, Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997349\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/240109-CAWindStorm-048_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/240109-CAWindStorm-048_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/240109-CAWindStorm-048_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/240109-CAWindStorm-048_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/240109-CAWindStorm-048_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buildings are destroyed along Fair Oaks Avenue in Altadena, California, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom wants Trump to reassign the units to help Cal Fire as the wildfire season ramps up during the hottest time of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got men and women, literally, sitting there in their barracks doing nothing when they could be doing something as important as preparing for wildfire season,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far this year, there have already been more than 3,200 wildfires in California. And with much of Northern California under a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/wrh/CAFW\">red flag warning\u003c/a> for lightning and fast-moving fires for the Fourth of July weekend, Newsom said it’s imperative that Trump takes swift action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s essential to “keep these fires small,” said Anale Burlew, Cal Fire chief deputy director of operations. “Destructive fires in California affect everyone, whether it’s smoke, evacuation, damage to home or natural resources, or long-term fiscal impacts; we are all connected, and the impacts of wildfire ripple through communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Down in the underbelly of Oracle Park, tucked off a cement hallway known as the “tunnel,” there’s a tiny windowless office that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-giants\">San Francisco Giants\u003c/a> team psychologist Shana Alexander calls her “Zen Den.” The lights are low, the wall art conjures lily pads and dandelions and the leather couch is long enough for a 6-foot-2-inch pitcher to lie down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What Alexander offers over a backdrop of airy flute music is no ordinary guided meditation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Picture yourself in the dugout. A slight breeze, the coolness of the air, maybe some sweat on your upper lip. You smell the smell of pine tar,” she murmured, a couple of hours before a night game last month. “Picture whether you want to take the first couple pitches or you swing right away. You drop the bat, and you take off running. You round first and you slide into second.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexander joined the Giants in 2020, as coaches across professional baseball, basketball and football began treating mental focus and calm with the same importance as running drills or lifting weights; and star athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles detailed their own struggles with anxiety and depression in an effort to normalize mental health conversations in elite sports and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexander now leads a three-person mental health team — one of the largest in Major League Baseball — tasked with shaping Giants players’ mental performance on and off the field. Athletes have embraced the program, transforming what started as a way to help them hit .300 into a public responsibility to the next generation: to model a kind of masculinity that is both tough and vulnerable, and a brotherhood that extends a helping hand as often as a high five.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997044\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997044\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drew Robinson sits with his dog, Ellie, in the Giants’ dugout at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. A former professional baseball player, Robinson now serves as a mental health advocate with the San Francisco Giants. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Baseball is a unique sport. It’s slow, and all of a sudden it’s super intense. And then it’s like, ‘OK, now go sit in the dugout and be slow again,’” she said. “Our body is not conditioned to respond in that way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stress hormone overload, combined with the pressure to look cool in front of 40,000 fans, can be a particularly poisonous cocktail when a player makes a mistake. If a basketball player misses a shot, he immediately has to hustle back to defense. But if a shortstop makes an error or a batter strikes out, they have the rest of the inning to stew over what went wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to sit with it and wait until the next time you get to step up to the plate or the ball flies out to the outfield to make that catch,” said Alexander, who also works for the Sacramento Kings in the offseason.[aside postID=news_12039317 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/IMG_1625-1020x765.jpg']The career trajectory in baseball is also slow. Players are\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/players-who-went-directly-from-the-draft-to-mlb\"> almost never drafted\u003c/a> directly into the major leagues. They train in the minors, often spending years in a kind of baseball purgatory — bouncing between Double A and Triple A — while self-doubt feeds on the constant change and uncertainty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It sucked to be honest with you, to be bouncing back and forth,” said Giants’ right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, before he was traded to the Kansas City Royals in late July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a long time, he said mental health wasn’t taken seriously in baseball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it was, ‘If you’re not tough enough to handle this, then you shouldn’t be in the sport,’” Yastrzemski said. “And I think that was a really poor way to look at it. Athletes are humans, and there are things that are hard to deal with off the field, just like there are on the field.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Giants’ mental health resources have evolved steadily — from outside therapy referrals to part-time consultants to a full-time clinical psychologist who comes to every home game in San Francisco, Alexander, and another, based at the team’s spring training and rehab site in Arizona, Emily Payette, caring for 180 players across the Giants’ four minor league teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997051\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997051\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Bailey scores a run for the San Francisco Giants during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If I know a guy’s having surgery or they’ve just been sent back here to Arizona for an injury, I’ll always check in with them,” Payette said, especially if the player is 26 — considered “older” in baseball — and facing a year of recovery. “It creates questions: ‘Am I gonna come back the same player? Will I be replaced?’ That’s a really dangerous place to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team hit an inflection point with mental health in the spring of 2020, when one of the athletes attempted suicide. Utility player Drew Robinson was getting called up to the majors, then demoted back to the minors — back and forth — when he suffered a series of injuries. He was 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I was home watching all my friends and teammates playing on my TV in my living room, I just felt completely isolated, alienated and lonely,” Robinson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997048\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drew Robinson speaks on the field before a game during Mental Health Day at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. A former professional baseball player, Robinson now works as a mental health advocate with the San Francisco Giants. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then he and his fiancée broke up. Then the pandemic hit, baseball shut down and Robinson spent a “very scary” month quarantined alone in his house. But he said the main reason he tried to kill himself was that he was endlessly insecure and fiercely unable to admit it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m a man,” he remembered thinking to himself. “I got to tough this out. I can get through this. I don’t need help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robinson survived his suicide attempt, and when he came back to play for the Giants’ AAA team, the Sacramento River Cats, Alexander noticed something unusual when she visited. After practice, six or seven guys asked to meet with her — a record number. They said they knew Robinson talked to her, and hearing their teammate extol the virtues of therapy, they figured she could help them, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997049\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997049\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Logan Webb pitches for the San Francisco Giants during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I realized, Dr. Payette and I had given a million presentations to these guys, and they kinda listened,” Alexander said. “But when Drew spoke, they heard him differently.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexander recognized the value of having a peer embedded in the team, a bridge between players and clinicians. So when Robinson retired in 2021, she immediately hired him to be the team’s full-time mental health advocate. He visits all the minor and major league teams, throws batting practice, runs drills, hangs out in the dugout through the ups and downs of the game, and gently lets baseball talk evolve into informal therapy before referring players to Alexander or Payette.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I describe myself as the starting line for their mental health journey,” Robinson said. “I encourage them to have more emotional range in their life. I always use the example of when my mom is having the worst day of her life, she doesn’t need me to be this big, tough, macho, masculine man. She needs a nurturing, loving, empathetic son.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997046\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997046\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pregame panel discussion on mental health during Mental Health Day at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Robinson’s role is outward-facing, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a home game in May, he offered opening remarks at a pregame panel on youth mental health, did an on-field interview on the jumbotron, then crossed the foul line to hug the mother of a 13-year-old little leaguer who died by suicide last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also speaks at high schools and community events, and each year designs a “slogan shirt” for the players to wear during practice and press interviews. Last year’s said, “Strength isn’t always physical.” This year’s: “We’d rather hear from you than about you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Initially, some of the staff were like, ‘Oooo, I don’t know, that might be a bit heavy for the clubhouse,’” Alexander said. “Drew went and talked to some of the players and they said, ‘No, we want to make a statement. We’ll wear that.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997050\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids hold a sign that says, ‘Skippin’ School For Baseball’ during a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Athletes have an unparalleled platform. Fans idolize them, track their every move, and hang on their every word. Several Giants use that platform to talk about mental health. Pitcher Logan Webb has campaigned both inside and outside the franchise on substance use and the dangers of fentanyl poisoning, after his cousin, Kade, died from an overdose in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Giants deserve to be referred to as leaders in this space,” said Jon Coyles, MLB’s senior vice president of drug, health and safety programs, referring to the team’s internal and external mental health work. “They serve as a really nice, effective model, not just for the other MLB teams, but for all professional sports teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yastrzemski launched his own mental health awareness campaign with the Giants called Mustache May. Back when he was struggling in the minor leagues, he grew a mustache just to make himself smile. The trend caught on with teammates and evolved into an annual monthlong event that simultaneously destigmatizes mental health and redefines masculinity. The annual Mustache May T-shirt reads: “Care for your homies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997055\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski runs to first base after hitting the ball during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. Off the field, he advocates for mental health awareness in professional sports. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We need to convince people that it’s OK to check on your friends, it’s OK to check on your family, it’s OK to ask how someone is doing and it’s also OK for them to tell you the truth,” he said. “It’s OK to not be OK at times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a Giants’ batting practice in May, a group of little leaguers lined up behind the cage, clutching baseballs that Yaz later signed and sealed with a fist bump. All the boys wore fake mustaches, from a blonde Hulk Hogan horseshoe to a long black handlebar that 13-year-old Burnam Lowell said made him look like “an Italian dad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the boys were exactly sure why they were wearing mustaches, but they are certain that facing a 100-mile-an-hour speedball is cool — and if the hero facing the pitch wanted to raise awareness around mental health, Burnam said, that’s cool too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997067 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Yastrzemski of the San Francisco Giants signs autographs for Little League players at Oracle Park in San Francisco on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Francisco Giants)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people look up to these guys, and hearing it from an all-star is inspiring,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mustache May exposes young kids to a new kind of literacy around mental health, teaching them to look out for their homies early on, said Gerard Choucroun, executive director of the Heart and Armor Foundation for veterans health, one of the philanthropic beneficiaries of Mustache May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s such a goof,” he said. “Having a mustache be the symbol of this big, powerful thing actually demystifies it in a way that I think is really healthy. It actually pulls some of the negative air out of mental health.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexander is always amazed to see her work with players come full circle, from guided meditations in her tiny Zen Den to player-driven campaigns that reach thousands of young players and fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These kids aren’t going to be wearing a mustache for me. But he does it, and guess what?” she said. “We got a whole audience with little mustaches.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated August 19, 2025 with details of Mike Yastrzemski’s trade.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The career trajectory in baseball is also slow. Players are\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/players-who-went-directly-from-the-draft-to-mlb\"> almost never drafted\u003c/a> directly into the major leagues. They train in the minors, often spending years in a kind of baseball purgatory — bouncing between Double A and Triple A — while self-doubt feeds on the constant change and uncertainty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It sucked to be honest with you, to be bouncing back and forth,” said Giants’ right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, before he was traded to the Kansas City Royals in late July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a long time, he said mental health wasn’t taken seriously in baseball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it was, ‘If you’re not tough enough to handle this, then you shouldn’t be in the sport,’” Yastrzemski said. “And I think that was a really poor way to look at it. Athletes are humans, and there are things that are hard to deal with off the field, just like there are on the field.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Giants’ mental health resources have evolved steadily — from outside therapy referrals to part-time consultants to a full-time clinical psychologist who comes to every home game in San Francisco, Alexander, and another, based at the team’s spring training and rehab site in Arizona, Emily Payette, caring for 180 players across the Giants’ four minor league teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997051\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997051\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-68-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Bailey scores a run for the San Francisco Giants during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If I know a guy’s having surgery or they’ve just been sent back here to Arizona for an injury, I’ll always check in with them,” Payette said, especially if the player is 26 — considered “older” in baseball — and facing a year of recovery. “It creates questions: ‘Am I gonna come back the same player? Will I be replaced?’ That’s a really dangerous place to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team hit an inflection point with mental health in the spring of 2020, when one of the athletes attempted suicide. Utility player Drew Robinson was getting called up to the majors, then demoted back to the minors — back and forth — when he suffered a series of injuries. He was 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I was home watching all my friends and teammates playing on my TV in my living room, I just felt completely isolated, alienated and lonely,” Robinson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997048\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-29-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drew Robinson speaks on the field before a game during Mental Health Day at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. A former professional baseball player, Robinson now works as a mental health advocate with the San Francisco Giants. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then he and his fiancée broke up. Then the pandemic hit, baseball shut down and Robinson spent a “very scary” month quarantined alone in his house. But he said the main reason he tried to kill himself was that he was endlessly insecure and fiercely unable to admit it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m a man,” he remembered thinking to himself. “I got to tough this out. I can get through this. I don’t need help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robinson survived his suicide attempt, and when he came back to play for the Giants’ AAA team, the Sacramento River Cats, Alexander noticed something unusual when she visited. After practice, six or seven guys asked to meet with her — a record number. They said they knew Robinson talked to her, and hearing their teammate extol the virtues of therapy, they figured she could help them, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997049\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997049\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-32-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Logan Webb pitches for the San Francisco Giants during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I realized, Dr. Payette and I had given a million presentations to these guys, and they kinda listened,” Alexander said. “But when Drew spoke, they heard him differently.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexander recognized the value of having a peer embedded in the team, a bridge between players and clinicians. So when Robinson retired in 2021, she immediately hired him to be the team’s full-time mental health advocate. He visits all the minor and major league teams, throws batting practice, runs drills, hangs out in the dugout through the ups and downs of the game, and gently lets baseball talk evolve into informal therapy before referring players to Alexander or Payette.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I describe myself as the starting line for their mental health journey,” Robinson said. “I encourage them to have more emotional range in their life. I always use the example of when my mom is having the worst day of her life, she doesn’t need me to be this big, tough, macho, masculine man. She needs a nurturing, loving, empathetic son.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997046\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997046\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-19-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pregame panel discussion on mental health during Mental Health Day at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Robinson’s role is outward-facing, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a home game in May, he offered opening remarks at a pregame panel on youth mental health, did an on-field interview on the jumbotron, then crossed the foul line to hug the mother of a 13-year-old little leaguer who died by suicide last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also speaks at high schools and community events, and each year designs a “slogan shirt” for the players to wear during practice and press interviews. Last year’s said, “Strength isn’t always physical.” This year’s: “We’d rather hear from you than about you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Initially, some of the staff were like, ‘Oooo, I don’t know, that might be a bit heavy for the clubhouse,’” Alexander said. “Drew went and talked to some of the players and they said, ‘No, we want to make a statement. We’ll wear that.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997050\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BASEBALLPSYCHOLOGY-46-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids hold a sign that says, ‘Skippin’ School For Baseball’ during a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Athletes have an unparalleled platform. Fans idolize them, track their every move, and hang on their every word. Several Giants use that platform to talk about mental health. Pitcher Logan Webb has campaigned both inside and outside the franchise on substance use and the dangers of fentanyl poisoning, after his cousin, Kade, died from an overdose in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Giants deserve to be referred to as leaders in this space,” said Jon Coyles, MLB’s senior vice president of drug, health and safety programs, referring to the team’s internal and external mental health work. “They serve as a really nice, effective model, not just for the other MLB teams, but for all professional sports teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yastrzemski launched his own mental health awareness campaign with the Giants called Mustache May. Back when he was struggling in the minor leagues, he grew a mustache just to make himself smile. The trend caught on with teammates and evolved into an annual monthlong event that simultaneously destigmatizes mental health and redefines masculinity. The annual Mustache May T-shirt reads: “Care for your homies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997055\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/250521-BaseballPsychology-50-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski runs to first base after hitting the ball during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. Off the field, he advocates for mental health awareness in professional sports. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We need to convince people that it’s OK to check on your friends, it’s OK to check on your family, it’s OK to ask how someone is doing and it’s also OK for them to tell you the truth,” he said. “It’s OK to not be OK at times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a Giants’ batting practice in May, a group of little leaguers lined up behind the cage, clutching baseballs that Yaz later signed and sealed with a fist bump. All the boys wore fake mustaches, from a blonde Hulk Hogan horseshoe to a long black handlebar that 13-year-old Burnam Lowell said made him look like “an Italian dad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the boys were exactly sure why they were wearing mustaches, but they are certain that facing a 100-mile-an-hour speedball is cool — and if the hero facing the pitch wanted to raise awareness around mental health, Burnam said, that’s cool too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997067 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/050125_BFD0247-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Yastrzemski of the San Francisco Giants signs autographs for Little League players at Oracle Park in San Francisco on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Francisco Giants)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people look up to these guys, and hearing it from an all-star is inspiring,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mustache May exposes young kids to a new kind of literacy around mental health, teaching them to look out for their homies early on, said Gerard Choucroun, executive director of the Heart and Armor Foundation for veterans health, one of the philanthropic beneficiaries of Mustache May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s such a goof,” he said. “Having a mustache be the symbol of this big, powerful thing actually demystifies it in a way that I think is really healthy. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Seals come up and greet us,” Angulo said. “It’s life-affirming for us to be able to be out in community and protest, but also by feeling joyful at the same time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The non-violent activism organization, led by entirely queer and trans-identifying people, was inspired to adopt their approach after learning about a similar group called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mosquitofleet.us/\">Mosquito Fleet\u003c/a> from the Pacific Northwest, which has led water-based actions to protest Arctic drilling projects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Angulo and fellow organizer Asho Alvarez said the Rich City Rays are reflective of the “climate justice movement overall,” and connected by their queerness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Through the lens of queerness, we’re able to reimagine the world that we want to live in and not necessarily adhere to a lot of heteronormative rules that we’ve been taught,” Alvarez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Angulo said it was a no-brainer to recognize the connection between climate change and LGBTQIA+ struggles, and that her queer kayaking community inspires her to continue fighting the fossil fuel companies that have worsened the climate crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997423\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997423\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/250603-QUEERKAYAK-36-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/250603-QUEERKAYAK-36-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/250603-QUEERKAYAK-36-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/250603-QUEERKAYAK-36-BL-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/250603-QUEERKAYAK-36-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luna Angulo’s boots sit on a kayak after a trip into the water at Safe Harbor Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond on June 3, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are all people who care passionately about the world that we live in, but also have this shared experience of being queer,” she said. “Queer people in many ways have an opportunity to see the ways that all of our systems of oppression are deeply interconnected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rich City Rays aren’t only protesting on the bay; they also teach young people of color to “reclaim their right to have a relationship with the water” by holding introductory kayaking events, community paddles and action-oriented training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is hosting a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DK8WLbPvzoy/?hl=en&img_index=1\">queer kayak camp trip\u003c/a> on Tomales Bay the weekend of June 28 and will provide kayaks and gear for attendees. They will also hold an open summer picnic on July 5 at Point Molate and a BIPOC paddle at the Richmond Marina on July 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really beautiful to be held not only by the water, but by each other,” Angulo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Usually, talking about natural disasters, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995420/climate-scientists-warn-of-growing-whiplash-effect-on-weather-patterns\">massive wildfires\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997275/california-lawmakers-divided-over-polluters-pay-plan-to-combat-climate-crisis\">climate change\u003c/a> kills the party — unless you’re San Francisco-based drag queen Eve Swallows, who knows how to turn a number about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997275/california-lawmakers-divided-over-polluters-pay-plan-to-combat-climate-crisis\">divesting from big oil\u003c/a> into a beach dance blowout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At an early June surf event at Pacifica State Beach, the sun-kissed crowd burst into spontaneous movement after she performed, wearing a slick black latex, high-slit gown and a movable oil field pump fascinator. She called out the Trump Administration’s “attack on our coast with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035274/the-future-of-oil-drilling-off-californias-coast-could-be-at-stake-in-a-hearing-today\">offshore drilling\u003c/a>” in a petrol-themed medley that included “Think You The S*** (Fart)” by Ice Spice and “Gas Pedal” by Sage the Gemini — plus “Gasoline” in three ways by Britney Spears, The Chicks and a duet by Haim and Taylor Swift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Climate drag is second nature for \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/eveswallows/\">Eve Swallows\u003c/a> because the environment played a pivotal role in helping her find “self-acceptance and compassion as a genderqueer person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drag accomplishes a paradox of embracing joy and fun and also serious issues of liberation, social justice and climate justice,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eve Swallows, whose tongue-in-cheek name is inspired by the original biblical Eve, is part of a growing family of artists who are draggifying the climate movement by injecting environmental themes into their performances and helping to embolden \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11776789/how-you-are-feeling-about-climate-change-and-tips-on-overcoming-fear-grief\">a generation plagued by climate anxiety\u003c/a> with humor, camp and queer community. The movement was once hyper-local, but now drag sensation \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pattiegonia/?hl=en\">Pattie Gonia\u003c/a> is hosting a national climate-themed affair, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pattiegonia.net/tour\">\u003cem>SAVE HER! – An Environmental Drag Show\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The drag artists aim to inspire audiences to embark on their climate activism journeys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve Swallows performs at the Queer Surf drag show at Pacifica State Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My hope is that \u003cem>SAVE HER!\u003c/em> can be a blueprint for anyone to use who they are as a person and their identity and what they’re good at to try to make a difference in this world,” Pattie Gonia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland-based drag king \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/veritas_22/?hl=en\">VERA!\u003c/a>, who co-leads the tour, noted that the number of climate-minded performers is now growing. They father — or mentor — 37 drag children, including King LOTUS BOY, whose drag centers on themes such as disability justice and sustainability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t be out here just fighting for queer and trans lives if we don’t have a planet to stand on,” VERA! said. “I want queer and trans folks to thrive for generations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Creating a national climate drag movement\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>VERA! and Pattie Gonia’s drag anniversary points back to a queer hike on Angel Island in October 2022. Their union began when VERA! went into the splits on a log and licked a pine cone, prompting Pattie Gonia to ask them if they would perform in the forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I did my makeup in the woods out of her makeup bag in five minutes, and we had the best time,” VERA! said. “Then our love was born.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997489\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">VERA! poses for a photo at Baker Beach in San Francisco on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few months later, VERA! invited Pattie Gonia to a show called \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoasis.com/princess\">\u003cem>Princess\u003c/em>\u003c/a> at Oasis in San Francisco, and the two decided to co-produce a climate-themed drag show. \u003cem>SAVE HER!\u003c/em> came to life in April 2023 in the city by the bay with climate-related drag numbers and upcycled costumes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>SAVE HER\u003c/em>! show includes a third co-lead, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theonlysequoia/?hl=en\">Sequoia \u003c/a>from Salt Lake City. In each show — from San Francisco to New York City — the trio scouts local talent and hosts a meet-and-greet before the event with environmental and queer organizations, such as \u003ca href=\"https://climateactionca.org/\">Climate Action California\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklash.com/\">Oaklash\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It creates a big environmental-loving family that we have now across the nation,” VERA! said.[aside postID=science_1997397 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-2177822620-KQED.jpg']VERA!’s set starts with “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses and ends with “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion. For VERA! their dad-like long-haired climate drag is about preserving queer communities while human-caused climate change continues to ravage our world with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1994538/3-bay-area-cities-had-hottest-summer-in-history-as-climate-change-pushes-temps-up\">hotter summers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022718/altadena-rallies-to-rebuild-burned-spiritual-centers\">larger wildfires\u003c/a> and more \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1994168/the-pajaro-flood-forced-them-to-flee-californias-high-rents-forced-them-to-return\">extreme storms\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drag in and of itself and people fulfilling their liberation through drag is a movement,” VERA! said. “Adding climate justice to that is another movement. It’s an ecological movement sandwich.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the show, Pattie Gonia performs several acts, including “Barbie Girl” by Aqua, in an upcycled pink look made out of shower curtains, Barbie pieces and pool noodles. In contrast to the song’s original lyrics, her message is “life in plastic is not fantastic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pattie Gonia created \u003cem>SAVE HER! \u003c/em>to liven up climate work because “the climate movement is boring as f***” and deserves to be filled with joy and community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are really hungry for something that is fun and something where they can meet other people in the climate movement,” Pattie Gonia said. “We forget the power of art and of community, and making action happen for the climate movement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997327 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators cheer on Eve Swallows during her performance at the Queer Surf drag show at Pacifica State Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the show’s Friday the 13th Los Angeles stop, the drag artists turned the evening into a fundraiser for immigrant legal defense funds. That night, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vivllainous/?hl=en\">Vivian Jenna Wilson\u003c/a>, the 21-year-old daughter of Elon Musk and Justine Wilson, made her drag debut as Vivllainous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The young trans woman wore a black bodysuit and a translucent corset while lip-syncing to “Wasted Love” by JJ. In a group performance, she waved a transgender pride flag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt like a very interesting and beautiful collision of world events,” Pattie Gonia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Drag is rooted in activism\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>King LOTUS BOY — one of VERA!’s many drag children — frequently paints his face with bright orange, red and yellow powders and intricate black lines to mirror those of traditional Chinese opera. He often ties his drag to political causes, including \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmODhYWBtgFUd3dGpdXm7s54_pwSS-kuIicbdP_-Uy0/edit?tab=t.0\">climate activism\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990430/why-these-queer-pro-palestinian-advocates-are-calling-for-a-boycott-of-sf-pride\">Palestinian liberation\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044042/advocates-raise-alarms-over-california-budgets-restrictions-on-immigration-legal-aid\">immigration\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to use my drag to talk about the things that I care about, and subtly try to show people how everything is connected,” he said. “We can’t separate climate justice from racial justice from disability justice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-4-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">King LOTUS BOY poses for a photo at Franklin Square in San Francisco on June 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since drag’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980160/how-sfs-drag-queens-shaped-the-city-and-the-world\">inception\u003c/a>, artists have used it as a form of protest and self-expression. VERA! believes that centering human-caused climate change in drag is an added layer of activism so that queer people can have more time “to enjoy Earth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We care about each other and we care about other people, and I feel like deep down that’s what activism means,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eve Swallows doesn’t think climate drag is enough on its own to “move the needle on climate change,” but said partnering with local queer climate and environmental organizations, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.solarpunkfarms.com/\">SolarPunk Farms\u003c/a> in Sonoma County, can have a greater impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-15-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve Swallows performs at the Queer Surf drag show at Pacifica State Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In early June, dressed in snug blue jean overalls, a white ruffled-sleeved peasant blouse and a high blond ponytail, she emceed a queer and trans event at Pacifica State Beach with \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a>, a group of LGBTQ+ surfers striving to make the sport more accessible while improving coastal access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one number, she devoured a CrunchWrap Supreme and a Baja Blast from the beach’s shoreline Taco Bell, while performing to “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion.” The high-camp routine may not seem inherently like activism, but \u003cem>“\u003c/em>any expression of queer and trans joy in this moment feels like activism, given the political climate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important to take it a step further and partner with local organizations around the intersection of queerness, the outdoors, or climate and embed yourself within them,” Eve Swallows said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Turning looks, sustainably\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>King LOTUS BOY’s outfits and performances have evolved from clearly conveying a climate theme to embodying a lifestyle of sustainability. His first climate-esque act, from 2021, focused on the overconsumption of plastics, entering the year 3023 with imagery of the world filled with fluttering trash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wearing a jellyfish-like skirt made of transparent plastic packing bubbles, packing peanut-encrusted wings and a green bubble wrap rope harness, he performed to “Plastic” by Moses Sumney and “XS” and “Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys), both by Rina Sawayama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997319\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-1-KQED.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-1-KQED-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-1-KQED-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250604_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-1-KQED-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">King LOTUS BOY poses for a photo at Franklin Square in San Francisco on June 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Halfway through the performance, the Oakland-based drag king called out the world’s top plastic polluters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was feeling my grief and my anger, but I was also receiving a lot of positive energy from the crowd,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since that performance, his drag has become less about climate and more about how to live sustainably. Due to the popularity of \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race\u003c/em>, the art form of drag has gained global recognition. But for King LOTUS BOY, the price tag of pulling new looks and wigs for every show isn’t sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11945686/upcycling-and-bio-art-two-different-approaches-to-the-fast-fashion-problem\">Fast fashion’\u003c/a>s heavy toll on the earth’s resources prompted him to design many of his outfits using repurposed materials. Drawing on his experience as a disabled and immunocompromised person, he recently created a romper out of rhinestone-coated, used KN95 masks in orange, plaid and black.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pandemic is not over,” he said. “It’s important to me that people are still remembering that and not just completely abandoning masks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For King LOTUS BOY, sustainability isn’t only about upcycled fabric; it’s about making everyday decisions to sustain himself financially, emotionally and physically, while taking a stand on issues he cares about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taking up space, existing and being unapologetic and having my weird sense of humor, that’s also part of sustaining myself because it makes me happy and it hopefully makes you happy too,” King LOTUS BOY said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drag accomplishes a paradox of embracing joy and fun and also serious issues of liberation, social justice and climate justice,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eve Swallows, whose tongue-in-cheek name is inspired by the original biblical Eve, is part of a growing family of artists who are draggifying the climate movement by injecting environmental themes into their performances and helping to embolden \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11776789/how-you-are-feeling-about-climate-change-and-tips-on-overcoming-fear-grief\">a generation plagued by climate anxiety\u003c/a> with humor, camp and queer community. The movement was once hyper-local, but now drag sensation \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pattiegonia/?hl=en\">Pattie Gonia\u003c/a> is hosting a national climate-themed affair, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pattiegonia.net/tour\">\u003cem>SAVE HER! – An Environmental Drag Show\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The drag artists aim to inspire audiences to embark on their climate activism journeys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_ClimateDrag_GC-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve Swallows performs at the Queer Surf drag show at Pacifica State Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My hope is that \u003cem>SAVE HER!\u003c/em> can be a blueprint for anyone to use who they are as a person and their identity and what they’re good at to try to make a difference in this world,” Pattie Gonia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland-based drag king \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/veritas_22/?hl=en\">VERA!\u003c/a>, who co-leads the tour, noted that the number of climate-minded performers is now growing. They father — or mentor — 37 drag children, including King LOTUS BOY, whose drag centers on themes such as disability justice and sustainability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t be out here just fighting for queer and trans lives if we don’t have a planet to stand on,” VERA! said. “I want queer and trans folks to thrive for generations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Creating a national climate drag movement\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>VERA! and Pattie Gonia’s drag anniversary points back to a queer hike on Angel Island in October 2022. Their union began when VERA! went into the splits on a log and licked a pine cone, prompting Pattie Gonia to ask them if they would perform in the forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I did my makeup in the woods out of her makeup bag in five minutes, and we had the best time,” VERA! said. “Then our love was born.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1997489\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250608_ClimateDrag_GC-30_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">VERA! poses for a photo at Baker Beach in San Francisco on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few months later, VERA! invited Pattie Gonia to a show called \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoasis.com/princess\">\u003cem>Princess\u003c/em>\u003c/a> at Oasis in San Francisco, and the two decided to co-produce a climate-themed drag show. \u003cem>SAVE HER!\u003c/em> came to life in April 2023 in the city by the bay with climate-related drag numbers and upcycled costumes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>SAVE HER\u003c/em>! show includes a third co-lead, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theonlysequoia/?hl=en\">Sequoia \u003c/a>from Salt Lake City. In each show — from San Francisco to New York City — the trio scouts local talent and hosts a meet-and-greet before the event with environmental and queer organizations, such as \u003ca href=\"https://climateactionca.org/\">Climate Action California\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklash.com/\">Oaklash\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It creates a big environmental-loving family that we have now across the nation,” VERA! said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>VERA!’s set starts with “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses and ends with “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion. For VERA! their dad-like long-haired climate drag is about preserving queer communities while human-caused climate change continues to ravage our world with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1994538/3-bay-area-cities-had-hottest-summer-in-history-as-climate-change-pushes-temps-up\">hotter summers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022718/altadena-rallies-to-rebuild-burned-spiritual-centers\">larger wildfires\u003c/a> and more \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1994168/the-pajaro-flood-forced-them-to-flee-californias-high-rents-forced-them-to-return\">extreme storms\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drag in and of itself and people fulfilling their liberation through drag is a movement,” VERA! said. “Adding climate justice to that is another movement. It’s an ecological movement sandwich.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the show, Pattie Gonia performs several acts, including “Barbie Girl” by Aqua, in an upcycled pink look made out of shower curtains, Barbie pieces and pool noodles. In contrast to the song’s original lyrics, her message is “life in plastic is not fantastic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pattie Gonia created \u003cem>SAVE HER! \u003c/em>to liven up climate work because “the climate movement is boring as f***” and deserves to be filled with joy and community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are really hungry for something that is fun and something where they can meet other people in the climate movement,” Pattie Gonia said. “We forget the power of art and of community, and making action happen for the climate movement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1997327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997327 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/06/20250607_CLIMATEDRAG_GC-29-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators cheer on Eve Swallows during her performance at the Queer Surf drag show at Pacifica State Beach in Pacifica on June 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the show’s Friday the 13th Los Angeles stop, the drag artists turned the evening into a fundraiser for immigrant legal defense funds. That night, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vivllainous/?hl=en\">Vivian Jenna Wilson\u003c/a>, the 21-year-old daughter of Elon Musk and Justine Wilson, made her drag debut as Vivllainous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The young trans woman wore a black bodysuit and a translucent corset while lip-syncing to “Wasted Love” by JJ. In a group performance, she waved a transgender pride flag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt like a very interesting and beautiful collision of world events,” Pattie Gonia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Drag is rooted in activism\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>King LOTUS BOY — one of VERA!’s many drag children — frequently paints his face with bright orange, red and yellow powders and intricate black lines to mirror those of traditional Chinese opera. 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