Local Peninsula bookstores find success not going by the book
Three Bay Area entrepreneurs have very different backgrounds, but all are involved in the same enterprise: saving the independent bookstore.
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In the heart of the Central Valley, a young activist fights for immigrant rights
As pressure from hostile political rhetoric towards immigrants looms, the daughter of migrant farmworkers in California’s Central Valley joins local activists to bring awareness to issues facing farmworkers and the greater immigrant community. Experience the story of her life through 360 video.
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The wasting of the stars: A look into the largest ocean epidemic in recorded history
Sea Star Wasting Disease decimated sea star populations along the West Coast. Researchers are still solving the mystery of what went wrong.
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Investing in food as medicine: Food pharmacies debut from coast to coast
Pioneering a new approach to health challenges, clinics and hospitals are now offering a different kind of medicine – a prescription for healthy food every week.
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California’s struggling salmon fishery forces policymakers to put protections in place
The salmon that run along the Northern California coast have dwindled in recent years, raising concern among local communities and causing protections to be put in place by officials and conservationists.
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From prisoner to programmer: One man turns 28-year sentence into a learning opportunity
Reporter Chisom Oraedu shares the story of a formerly incarcerated man who is changing the course of his life by learning coding skills and launching a new career.
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Where do our guns go?
The U.S. sold more weapons to Saudi Arabia than any other country in the world from 2012 to 2016.
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Back into the shadows: Immigrants retreat from needed services as deportation fears loom
Fear of deportation has multiplied to a new degree because of Trump’s pledges throughout the campaign and since taking office to crack down on illegal immigration and build a border wall with Mexico.
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A year after Measure AA, funding remains a challenge for restoring SF Bay wetlands
Proposed cuts to federal environmental funding will place a higher burden on the state and local government to finance restoration of the Bay Area’s wetlands.
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STEAM Fest 2.0 adds the letter A for arts in STEM
Organizers and sponsors wanted to expand the festival’s mission by incorporating arts programs, which would emphasize the importance of creativity and design thinking for those interested in the STEM fields.
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A neighborhood underwater: Redwood City’s Le Mar Trailer Park hit with repeated flooding
Repeated flooding of the Le Mar Trailer Park exemplifies a pernicious double bind: those with the fewest resources are zoned into living in the most dangerous area.
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What the White House budget proposal means for the environment
The detailed 2018 budget proposal released by The White House last week decreases funding to the Environmental Protection Agency by more than 30 percent — one of the largest requested cuts to a federal agency.
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