MENLO PARK, Calif. — The Tuesday night dinner shift is marked by a lull in business, with the few customers who choose to dine spending less than they would on weekends. But for Menlo Park restaurants, finding the staff to operate their businesses on even the slowest days can be a challenge. Of 16 downtown […]
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The Navy manages to get by with pilot shortages by extending and forcing back-to-back deployments and asking those on non-deployable “shore tours” to work more shifts.
Around the state, dozens of people work year-round to mitigate impacts of an atmospheric river.
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On Dec. 15, the team selected five players in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.
Bay Area’s Newest Professional Women’s Soccer Team Takes Shape Read More »
If Janelle Fiesta didn’t live with a physical disability, she is certain she would be a flight attendant. The 27-year-old from Honolulu is an avid traveler whose eyes twinkle as she reminisces about trips to Disney Parks with her boyfriend, Antoine, and opportunities she’s had to connect with the global community of individuals living with
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Four-hour weekday parking limits that were announced last September by the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority are set to go into effect on Dec. 19, less than a week before Christmas.
As Restrictions Loom, RV Residents Fear They’ll Lose More Than Their Parking Spot Read More »
SB 680 aimed to hold social media companies accountable for content that promotes eating disorder, suicide and drug addiction.
Social Media Bill Expected to Return to California Lawmakers in 2024 Read More »
That journalist, James Edward Mills, and many others like him, know the opposite to be true. There is a gap in knowledge about stories of people of color in the outdoors that mirrors a discrepancy in presence. Racial disparity in the outdoors, also known as the nature gap, is a problem pressing into the public consciousness. But it illuminates a sister concern: representation.
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Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program, which was the first of its kind in the U.S., has distributed at least $6.4 million in no-interest loans and grants to qualified applicants to start businesses in the cannabis industry, such as dispensaries, delivery services and cultivation operations.
Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program gave applicants hope, but leaves promises unfulfilled Read More »
SAN JOSE, Calif – The 90-minute commute to work as an air conditioning refrigeration mechanic at San Jose State University now feels short to Aaron Flores. During the 80-mile drive from the Central Valley to San Jose, Flores sips his coffee and turns on satellite radio, listening to a few songs or the news, but
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A behind-the-scenes look at a dramatic rescue in the San Francisco Bay. Lieutenant Commander JJ Briggs with the U.S. Coast Guard recounts the rescue of a surfer who was swept out to open sea on Oct. 18, 2023.
Saved By a Whistle: A U.S. Coast Guard Rescue In The San Francisco Bay Read More »
The Superfest Disability Film Festival showcased 15 jury-selected films. The festival took place amid immense turmoil in the entertainment industry with two expansive strikes halting production for much of 2023, threatening a disproportionate impact on disabled creatives.
Disability Representation Takes Center Stage at Bay Area Film Festival Read More »
