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Eye-popping construction costs intensify California’s chronic housing shortage
It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of housing, particularly for families in the lower income brackets. As the yawning gap between demand and supply, especially in urban areas, pushes costs upward, it drags down the economy...
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre to Present Rolling World Premiere of THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre has revealed its Fall 2024 mainstage production, THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY written by Lisa B. Thompson, the nationally acclaimed playwright and San Francisco native. An older Black woman professor encounters herself as she moves through time and memory to explore and honor the...
Olympic swimmer joins pool of City Council candidates
Anne Cribbs, an Olympic swimmer and longtime champion of Bay Area sports, is now setting her sights on her next big competition: the Palo Alto City Council. Cribbs, who currently serves on Palo Alto’s Parks and Recreation Commission, is well known for both her athletic accomplishments and her passionate advocacy for local sports. In 1959, when she was just 14, she took gold for breastroke in 200 meters in the Pan American Games. The following year, she was part of the U.S. women’s swim team that won the gold medal for the 400-meter medley relay in the Olympic Games in Rome.
$13.8M Grant Aims to Close Digital Divide in Rural Areas
Teresa Perez recalls living online during the pandemic, when families with children were forced to stay indoors, communicate over Zoom, and file work or school assignments from home often over sketchy internet connections. “My daughter did a lot of her homework on her iPad during COVID. Luckily we have the...
Bay Area to See Relief with Cooler Temperatures and Subtropical Disturbance Bringing Changes
Battling yet another day with the thermometer pushing boundaries, the Bay Area is set to experience a gradual reprieve from the relentless heat that has prompted advisories. The National Weather Service San Francisco has indicated slightly cooler weather is on the horizon, with today's inland temperatures expected to dip slightly from their recent highs, relenting into the 90s and upper 80s for North Bay Valleys.
Central Valley caterer aiming to help the next generation
The celebrated chef behind Love and Garlic California Artisan Foods and Catering is sharing her culinary savvy with businesses looking to get their foot in the door, or kitchen."This is a period in my life where I should share my wisdom, my expertise and give back a little bit," says Kitchen Subscriptions Owner Nancy Vajretti.Kitchen Subscriptions is the newest business venture of Vajretti.The commissary kitchen offers new talent or already established businesses a way to streamline production and increase efficiency."All of us need to review how we're selling preparing foods because my big pitch is lower your labor, increase your...
Report: California giant sequoia groves in peril after megafires
Two new studies find that without sustained intervention, California may permanently lose big sections of old-growth giant sequoia groves. The majestic trees only grow on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Since 2015, 20% of them have died, mostly in three megafires in 2020 and 2021. David Soderberg, Ph.D,...
London Breed nabs SF’s most prized political endorsement
Mayor London Breed scored her most significant win of the campaign season Wednesday night, earning the official nod of the local Democratic Party, an endorsement that offers the sitting city leader major momentum in the November race. Members of the city’s Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) crowned Breed with the...
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