Bay Area homelessness nonprofit offers necessities to ‘reduce stress’
These days, Fred Pena strains to remember the years he lived out of his car in the Bay Area. Feelings are easier to access. “There’s a sense of dread,” Pena …
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Protesters try new tactics as Berkeley council shuts down discussion on Gaza ceasefire resolution
BERKELEY – All nine chairs reserved for the Berkeley City Council were yet again vacated earlier than expected Tuesday night, when the biweekly meeting was forcibly adjourned only 96 minutes …
Restoring San Francisco Bay wetlands, one industrial salt pond at a time
To the cheers of distant onlookers, a yellow excavator sliced through a dirt levee to open a long-captive 19th century industrial salt pond to the wild San Francisco Bay on …
Want to visit Yosemite this summer? You’ll need a reservation
Does the wilderness feel less wild when it must be scheduled? Summer visitors driving to Yosemite National Park will soon find out, when the park moves to a reservation-only entry …
Stanford Children’s Health Teen Van treats underserved youths
As she’s done many times before, sophomore Nicole Zamora grabbed a hall pass, went to the front of the East Palo Alto Academy school, entered the massive vehicle in the parking …
San Mateo’s Roblox fails to protect child gamers from predators, sexual content: lawsuit
After Quisha Smith allowed her young daughter to open an account on the hugely popular gaming platform of San Mateo’s Roblox, she was surprised to see that when the girl …
Overdue, overbudget high-speed rail just got $3.1 billion boost — will trains ever roll?
California’s overdue, overbudget and oft-criticized high-speed rail project just got a $3.1 billion boost of federal cash toward completing what is supposed to be an early phase of the project …
Where does all the surplus stuff from tech companies go? To schools, thanks to RAFT
In classrooms around the Bay Area, old Adobe Acrobat DVDs, rubber bands and straws are leading rich second lives. The donated materials, delivered to schools by the nonprofit RAFT and …
Pleasant Hill pilot indicted over in-flight sabotage incident, but not for attempted murder
A grand jury in Oregon indicted an East Bay pilot for Alaska Airlines on charges of endangering an aircraft and recklessly endangering others during an October flight when he allegedly …
17 Vogue Editors on the Best Gifts of 2023—What They’re Giving (and Hoping to Receive!)
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If you, like many of our editors, are looking for the best gifts in 2023 to give and receive (yes, it’s totally acceptable to make your very own holiday wish list), …