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As Hantavirus Spreads, Climate and Health Research Faces a Funding Crisis

In most years, Talya Shragai can devote a few concentrated weeks to securing federal funding that supports a full year of research for Stanford’s Disease Ecology in a Changing World (DECO) program. But as recent federal decisions have snatched funding away from climate and health research, she has spent this year as DECO’s Research and Program Manager chasing nearly a dozen

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Doreen, who did not wish to share her surname, campaigns for Dorsey in Mission Bay

Dorsey Wins San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Race

News / By Alex Hughes

San Francisco – Honey Mahogany conceded to incumbent Matt Dorsey in San Francisco’s District 6 Supervisor Race on Nov 14. “I reached out to Supervisor @mattdorsey to concede a few minutes ago, and congratulate him and his team on a well run campaign,” Mahogany tweeted. “While things may not have gone our way… I’ve been

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Election workers, Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters vote

Amid a national poll worker shortage, Santa Clara County has plenty of volunteers

News / By Hannah Freitag, Phoebe Quinton

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A tight labor market coupled with threats to poll workers have led to staff shortages in states including Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania, where some of the most hotly contested races will be held. While many election workers quit due to fears of violence and safety concerns, election officials in Santa Clara

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Family members working as private contractors for Cal Fire recount a close call with Camp Fire

News, SPECIAL REPORT: Camp Fire Aftermath / By Melanie Hogue

The Wurlitzer family’s company is one of 18 bulldozer vendors contracted by Butte County Cal Fire for extra assistance in combatting an increasing number of wildfires that have strapped the state’s resources. The Camp Fire was the worst that any of them had ever seen.

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As Camp Fire evacuees streamed into Chico, Calif. so did mountains of donations

News, SPECIAL REPORT: Camp Fire Aftermath / By Isabella Jibilian

CHICO — Since the Nov. 8 Camp Fire, donation sites with supplies like clothes and other necessities have sprung up in Chico, Calif. to help evacuees. More than a month after the fire, officials say monetary donations are the best way to help victims.

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Santa Clara County Registrar training precinct volunteers with midterm elections just days away

Election 2018, News / By Melanie Hogue

SANTA CLARA COUNTY – As of a week before Election Day, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters still needed to train up to 500 Election Officers to work at the precincts.

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#MeToo movement’s reach goes beyond celebrities

Analysis / By pflores

While the movement is not without its own criticism, all can agree that it has served as a powerful spotlight to put all eyes on this timely issue. From politicians to college campuses, #MeToo makes it clear that sexual assault does not discriminate.

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