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New JV teams start up this fall
The varsity women’s flag football squad is no longer the only team in the program. This season Cal High added a new JV girls team to the flag football program, which kicked off with great success during its inaugural season last school year. Athletic director Chad Ross was at...
FAAS Empty the Shelter Event This Saturday
The best things in life sometimes really are free! FAAS is thrilled to announce that this Saturday, October 12, is Free Adoption Day! It’s been a long time since we’ve done this, but we’ve got so many great dogs and cats who need homes that we decided now is the time!
Fairfield church can reopen homeless ministry but still faces $310,000 fine
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A Fairfield church that helps the homeless population hopes to reopen, but not before the city says it must pay a six-figure fine. The fine was placed after the city said a portion of the building that served the homeless population was deemed unsafe because of a leaking roof and mold.
Fleet Week disaster drill brings local, state and federal agencies together
When a disaster strikes, like the Loma Prieta Earthquake did nearly 35 years ago, you see boots on the ground and a massive coordinated response.But in order for that to happen, all of the players involved need to be running the same playbook.That's why more than 200 people from local, regional, state, and federal agencies, came together to participate in the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) drill during Fleet Week.That included Elijah Saunders, who works for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. This was his first time participating in a drill like this."As a city worker, you're what's...
Pro-Palestinian supporters stage walkout at UC Berkeley, met by counter-protesters
Hundreds of Justice for Palestine supporters, many of them faculty, staff and students of UC Berkeley, walked out of classrooms Tuesday afternoon in solidarity with Palestine.They gathered at Sproul Plaza wearing masks and unwilling to disclose their identities, like a tenured UC Berkeley faculty member."We have a lot of grievances against the university right now, and that's why I walked out," the faculty member said.Leslie Brinkley: "Did you walk out of an actual classroom you should be in?"Faculty member: "Yes, I did. I walked out of a class."Brinkley: "And do you fear repercussions because of that?"Faculty member: "Yes I do,...
UCSF responds to outcry from staff, patient families about lack of air conditioning
UCSF is responding to complaints from hospital staff and family of patients at their Parnassus Medical Center in San Francisco over a lack of air conditioning on certain floors."I don't think anyone should work in a sauna-like condition unless you're working in a spa." exclaims a woman named Chris who requested we use only her first name. She explained how her late husband underwent a surgical procedure for his cancer at UCSF last fall.The experience, she says, was uncomfortable for both her spouse and the surgeon."He was hot and his eyes were burning from perspiration...the surgeon came out to talk...
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