Special Olympics athletes overcome obstacles through basketball
Meet the Ravens, a Special Olympics basketball team in Northern California.
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Special Olympics basketball team builds family bonds
The Ravens, who practice at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, are one of eight Special Olympic basketball teams in Santa Clara County.
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Citizen scientists document nearly 200 species at Homestead Valley bioblitz
Ecologists, park rangers and local volunteers unite off Marin County’s scenic Panoramic Highway to capture the flora and fauna of Homestead Valley.
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Tick-Tock: Springtime brings higher risk of tick-borne disease this year
Life-supporting rains bring more ticks and disease risk to the Bay Area, at least in the short-term.
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Palo Alto homeless shelter celebrates a decade of transformation
The Opportunity Center in Palo Alto is celebrating a decade of providing affordable housing, medical services and other amenities to the area’s homeless and near-homeless community.
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Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World closes doors after 87 years
Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World is one of many independent stores in Palo Alto to close in recent years.
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Chinese bike-share Ofo emerging in Silicon Valley
A common sight in China has been popping up in Silicon Valley lately: bright-yellow Ofo bikes.
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In new political climate, more women are investing in long-term birth control
Since President Donald Trump’s election victory, more women are investing in long-term birth control out of precaution of possible policy changes.
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Sexy salamanders teach second graders the art of newt romance
Reporter Emily Williams writes about a field trip where elementary students could connect their experiences to what they are learning in the classroom.
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Sportswriter Jessica Luther investigates the troubling pattern of sexual assault in sports
Though Austin-based freelance investigative journalist Jessica Luther focuses on sports, she writes not at all about home runs or touchdowns; rather, she investigates sexual assaults committed by athletes.
Anti-Muslim hate crimes in California:
What the data doesn’t tell us
Data that tracks anti-Muslim hate crimes is spotty, making it difficulty to accurately quantify the full scale of these crimes across California and the nation.
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Living on murky waters: Docktown Marina residents battle eviction
Like so many other relics of a long-ago freewheeling Bay Area of the 1960s, Docktown in Redwood City may soon be swept away, with an eviction battle currently stirring in San Mateo County Superior Court.
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