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Filling San Francisco Bay with drinking water | Bartell's Backroads
SAUSALITO, Calif. — In the 1940s and 1950s, San Fransico was looking for a more reliable supply of fresh water. Actor and theatrical producer John Reber came up with the wild idea of building two dams in San Francisco Bay to keep out salt water. “His idea was to...
Redwood City church and resource center that feeds hundreds of families faces steep rent hike
The need for food assistance is higher than ever, but so is the rent for one Redwood City church and community group.Church and family service center Verbo helps feed 1,700 families each week. Video sent to ABC7 shows a line of of cars outside the church that stretches over three blocks.Aside from worship and food distribution, the nonprofit provides after-school programming for kids and ESL classes for adults.In the evenings the space also transforms into an indoor soccer arena.VIDEO: Bay Area organizations work to reduce food waste, help people in need. Here's howWork is being done to make sure food...
Desis On The Ballot: Suds Jain, Santa Clara City Council, District 5
Suds Jain’s passions: Climate change and education. Born Sudhanshu in Delhi in 1961 and raised in California, Jain picked up the moniker “Suds” at a fraternity at MIT, where he earned his MS in electrical engineering. Since his retirement from a tech career in 2008, Jain has steeped himself in civic life in Santa Clara. He is passionate about climate change and education. He was on the city Planning Commission before being elected to the city council in its first district-wise elections in 2020. This is his second run for city council. In an email interview, he told India Currents that some of Santa Clara’s biggest challenges are its crumbling infrastructure, housing deficit, and the city’s carbon footprint.
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