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Bay Area drone lovers are part of a growing community, as regulations remain...
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a growing group of drone hobbyists — aviation fans who spend their free-time building and flying small, remote-controlled helicopters and airplanes. While the...
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San Francisco photographer showcases women standing tall against domestic...
Many years ago, Amy Martin-Friedman cowered in the corner behind her dogs. She braced herself for a blow from her ex-husband. “(I was) wondering, ‘How have I become this? What happened to me?’”...
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A face behind San Francisco’s gentrification problem
San Francisco resident Benito Santiago, 63, lived in his Mission District apartment for 37 years before getting his Ellis Act eviction notice in November of 2013. Santiago is one of an increasing...
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STEM from the humanities: How visual arts, empathy and storytelling fuel...
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) operate at the core of the digital age. But the humanities factor prominently into the equation. Elements from the humanities — visual arts, empathy,...
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Self-proclaimed ‘world pumpkin capital’— Half Moon Bay — hosts annual festival
The 44th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival took place this past weekend on Half Moon Bay’s Main Street. The self-proclaimed “World Pumpkin Capital” boasts dozens of local pumpkin patches,...
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Mountain View boosts its minimum wage to $10.30, with $15 goal by 2018
Mountain View adopted a minimum wage of $10.30 per hour on Oct. 9, with a goal to reach $15 by 2018. Workers and local activists hold hands during a rally to increase minimum wage on Oct. 9, 2014, in...
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Domestic violence cases likely underreported among Santa Clara County’s...
Data from the California Department of Justice shows a steady decline in domestic violence-related calls in Santa Clara County in the last decade. (Chart by Jay Lee/Peninsula Press) Domestic...
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Bay Area protesters march in San Francisco against the ivory and rhino trade
On Oct. 4, Bay Area protesters joined 135 other cities around the world for the Second Global March for Elephants and Rhinos. It was an unusually hot day for the city of fog – hitting 90 degrees — but...
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Local Giants fans gather in Palo Alto for World Series viewings
Enthusiastic San Francisco Giants baseball fans gathered at Antonio’s Nut House in Palo Alto on Oct. 28 to watch the Giants play the Kansas City Royals in Game 6 of the World Series. Giants starter...
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Massive oak tree in Redwood City loses branches, births an activist
Ever since college, when she took part in a single political rally, Gwen Minor had been content to stay on the sidelines when it came to protests. That is, until an 8.5-by-11 inch piece of paper...
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