Brooms up: Quidditch in Northern California
For the past twelve years, the sport imagined by J.K. Rowling — quidditch — has been evolving and is now a global phenomenon in the Muggle world.
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Building up East Palo Alto
with the David Lewis Re-entry Program
José Cabrera draws upon on his own tumultuous past with the law to lead East Palo Alto youth towards a bright future and help locals recently on parole and probation brighten theirs.
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Communes in San Francisco: Returning to the roots of communal living
As San Francisco’s housing crunch continues, some residents are choosing to forgo traditional apartments and live in intentional, communal living under one roof. Experience this in 360-degree video.
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Living in the gray zone: Climate change and the California drought
Columbia scientist warns against all-or-nothing extreme weather rhetoric.
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Silicon Valley quidditch team provides community, competition
Well-known to Harry Potter fans as the magical game played on flying broomsticks, the land version of quidditch was first played by Muggles in 2005, and has grown steadily since.
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Mobile businesses: one solution to rising real estate prices in Bay Area
Could the pop-up/mobile business model be a solution to rising rent prices in the Bay Area?
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Modern gentrification: the challenges of locally owned businesses in the Bay Area
The fate of one Oakland restaurant lies in the balance nearly a year after news first broke of its potential closing.
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San Francisco Russian Hill resident wins first step in landmark tree status
Meri Jaye, 96, secured the unanimous vote of the San Francisco Landmark Tree Committee to grant landmark status to the redwood tree she planted in her backyard nearly 55 years ago.
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Artists create art and community at the dump
Current artists in the Recology Artist Residency program shared the results of their six-month residency at a recent exhibition.
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Immersive theater: Through a political lens
Experience immersive theater in 360-degree video — a type of theater where the audience does not sit safely in seats but are instead thrust into the action of the scenes themselves.
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Rainy winter does damage to San Mateo County parks
After years of drought, the rainy winter has been a welcome change. But it brought its own set of problems, including damage to parks throughout San Mateo County.
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Many residents still in limbo as San Jose flood clean-up wraps up
Clean-up efforts are wrapping up, yet the historic San Jose flood has left many residents with concerns and in uncertainty.
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