San Francisco drug users may see safe injection sites
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to open official safe injection sites for drug users.
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Getting the word out about the rights of domestic workers
CALIFORNIA — Two million households employ nannies, childcare providers, caregivers, and personal attendants in California alone, yet few domestic workers know their workplace rights.
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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.
After North Bay fires, indigenous Mexican immigrants struggle in silence, isolation
SANTA ROSA — Two months later, an often-overlooked community of indigenous immigrants from Mexico is still struggling to recover from the deadly Wine Country fires .
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Planting seeds with Farming Hope
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid the daily bustle of San Francisco traffic, vegetables grow at the corner of Divisadero and Eddy.
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Visualizing feelings: Art and social emotional learning in the Bay
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA — Social and emotional learning-driven art is emerging in school districts across the Bay Area. The program takes a progressive approach to education aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence and specifically designed for children.
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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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Santa Clara County program connects the formerly incarcerated with primary healthcare
SAN JOSE — A clinic aims to provide primary care, psychiatric care, and referral services to the homeless and formerly incarcerated in Santa Clara County.
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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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Santa Clara County’s growing number of homeless youth struggle to access assistance
Jaritza Hernandez became homeless at 18, when her husband lost his job and the rent for their apartment rose. They couldn’t keep up with the bills, especially when they needed to pay for all the costs associated with their new baby, Alexa, who has epilepsy. With no support from their families, the family of three
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Amenities are the ticket for movie-goers
MOUNTAIN VIEW — The ticket clerk slowly and methodically tore apart and counted the 10 perforated ticket stubs. Even on an early Thursday afternoon during school time the movie theatre was a big enough draw to bring a group of 10 along with other attendees trickling in through the doors.
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Protesters and artists demand Marin Theatre Company action after production of ‘Thomas and Sally’
A group led by black women artists in the Bay Area has written an open letter of complaint about the way the Marin Theatre Company handled protests and concerns over its fall production of “Thomas and Sally,” which closed on Oct. 29. More than 1,600 black female and male artists have signed the letter, mainly from