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Man credits San Jose Conservation Corps with transforming his life
High up in the Saratoga foothills, Richard Suarez Valdez is finding his future.His chainsaw buzzes away, part of a project by Valdez's crew from the San Jose Conservation Corps is to clear out overgrown brush from a county park."So, we're just trying to push it back from the road and make a fire break right here," he said, stopping briefly.Valdez works at a fast pace. But it's not just this road through the mountains that is being cleared. With each new cut, his own path forward seems to be a little less tangled too."I looked at it, and it looked really...
California can invest in climate resilience now, or Bay Area can pay price later
“And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way,” John Steinbeck wrote in “The Grapes of Wrath.” California’s climate is enjoying a rich spell. We’ve been blessed with two consecutive wet years. Our reservoirs are mostly full and the horrors of the 2017-2021 drought-fueled wildfire...
Tiger of the Week- Clemson football vs Stanford
Clemson moved to 3-1 after beating Stanford last night, but for the first 15 minutes, the Cardinals looked impressive. They ran the ball at will, rushing for over 100 yards in the first quarter. However, Clemson's defense came in clutch, forcing turnovers on Stanford's first three drives. Because of that, the Cardinals finished with 236 yards on the ground but put up only 14 points.
Jack White brings pop-up tour to Bay Area with Petaluma and SF shows
Prolific songwriter and guitarist Jack White on Monday announced he's bringing his unorthodox pop-up tour to the Bay Area this week for a pair of shows in Petaluma and San Francisco.Famed garage-rock icon White -- best known as the driving force behind the White Stripes, but also a member of the bands the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather -- has been playing shows at smaller venues across the country, announcing only a few dates at a time and providing fans with chance to sign up and register to purchase tickets. The latest cities announced for the current No Name Tour (a...
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