Northern California Redwood Forest Preserved in $25M Deal
A sprawling redwood forest north of San Francisco has received permanent protection under a deal between a Bay Area environmental group and a family who has owned it since 1925.
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Effort Aims to Get Vaccine Information to Underserved Communities in the South Bay
As Santa Clara County expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is looking for help in getting the word out in underserved communities. “We need volunteers,” Liccardo said. “We
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Santa Clara County Announces Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
Santa Clara County officials announced Wednesday that workers in education and childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture industries will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 28.
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Find out which countries are welcoming U.S. tourists back
Once one of the world’s most powerful travel documents, the might of the United States passport has been diminished during the pandemic. With US Covid-19 cases nearing the 28 million mark, some nations continue
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Santa Clara Co. Left With Extra Vaccines After 4K People Don’t Show Up for Appointments
As thousands of people scour websites daily in Santa Clara County in search of a coveted COVID vaccine appointment, it was a shocking revelation that in just five days over
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California’s medical marijuana retail workers move to head of vaccine line, ahead of teachers
It was with a sense of accomplishment that young cannabis entrepreneur Jerred Kiloh scheduled his first COVID-19 vaccine appointment for Feb. 11 in San Francisco. Kiloh, owner of the Higher
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Santa Clara Co. Urges Lunar New Year Celebrations Comply With Health Orders
As the Lunar New Year approaches and those celebrating on Friday get ready to usher in the year of the ox, Santa Clara County officials and local Vietnamese leaders are
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Yes, that was really a five-second Reddit ad during the Super Bowl
No, it wasn’t a glitch — for some Super Bowl viewers, a Reddit commercial really did pop up on the screen. The spot, which was just five seconds, opened as if it
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Descendants of Black Pioneer Businessman Keep Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
The Cotright family in the East Bay has embodied the term “entrepreneurial spirit” for generations, starting in 1954 when Otis Cotright started the first Black-owned business in Richmond’s downtown. It
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Environmental groups file appeal to stop 469-home development near Newark wetlands
Environmentalist groups aiming to stop a major controversial housing development at the edge of Newark’s wetlands are appealing an Alameda County court decision that would allow the project to go
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