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On the front lines of mental crisis: Dealing with mentally ill a growing challenge for SFPD

SAN FRANCISCO — When Sean Moore, a 43-year-old with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was shot twice by a San Francisco police officer on Jan. 6, it triggered a police department investigation, a town hall meeting and months of headlines, as well as serious medical problems and criminal charges for Moore. The middle-of-the-night confrontation, which took place on the stairway leading to Moore’s front door, was the San Francisco Police Department’s first officer-involved shooting of 2017 and the first ever to be filmed on body cameras.

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Santa Clara, San Mateo’s quests to make cities friendlier for older adults

SANTA CLARA COUNTY – San Jose’s Happy Hollow Park & Zoo opened its doors an hour early to seniors for the Senior Safari Walkabout on the fourth Thursday of each month from May to October this year. The free event sponsored by the Health Trust was just one of many activities encouraging seniors in Santa Clara County to exercise.

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Christmas Tree Lane: Celebrating the Holidays in Palo Alto for 76 years

PALO ALTO — In 1940, at the home of Judge Edward E. Hardy over the bridge table, four residents of the 1700 block of Fulton Street in Palo Alto came up with the idea for “Christmas Tree Lane.” Their vision was to place small Christmas trees along the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street, lighting each one.

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