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One of the Bay Area’s most progressive nonprofits is warring with itself

One of the Bay Area’s most progressive nonprofits is warring with itself
25.01.2025 5

San Francisco Chronicle

Soleil Ho

It took a Berkeley woman 14 months to get a new wheelchair. She isn’t the only one facing extreme delays

It took a Berkeley woman 14 months to get a new wheelchair. She isn’t the only one facing extreme delays
19.01.2025 6

San Francisco Chronicle

Soleil Ho

The gratuitous witnessing of mass devastation can make us numb. For Big Oil, that’s the hope

The gratuitous witnessing of mass devastation can make us numb. For Big Oil, that’s the hope
11.01.2025 7

San Francisco Chronicle

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Is this the next MAGA hat? Transphobic apparel is the new hotness

From left in background: Daniel Silvas, community leader, Lexit director of Riverside County; Ryan Starling, father of Taylor, a junior at Martin...

03.01.2025 4

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Oakland corner stores are transforming into fresh food hubs. Here’s how

25.12.2024 10

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There’s a new kind of Bay Area supercommuter: Pet owners who need a vet

Veterinarian Gwen Gadd treats a chihuahua at the East Bay SPCA in Oakland. Americans spent more than $100 billion on pet care, food and toys in...

19.12.2024 20

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Someone is buying up a historic coastal city. Is it the next California Forever?

Point Arena is an intimate place — just 1.4 square miles — near the Mendocino County coast, where everyone knows each other. The spectacular...

15.12.2024 50

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This bizarre movie about beavers is a clarion call for human creativity in the age of AI

“Hundreds of Beavers” pulls inspiration from Looney Toons, Hong Kong-style kung fu flicks, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton’s oeuvre and Super...

30.11.2024 10

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Black plastic takeout boxes are a staple of the Bay Area food scene. Can we actually get rid of them?

Thanksgiving meals at Lady Shaw Senior Center in San Francisco are served in black plastic dishware. Many black plastic products contain toxic...

23.11.2024 6

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Soleil Ho

Let Trump’s victory end liberal America’s naiveté

Supporters attend an election night watch party for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday morning in West Palm Beach, Fla. ...

06.11.2024 4

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Soleil Ho

A pro-Harris ad reminds women that their votes are secret — and right wing media is furious

A woman votes on Election Day at Fire Station No. 4 in Berkeley in 2016. Elizabeth Aviles and Benjamin Kaplan mark their ballots on Election Day at...

04.11.2024 2

San Francisco Chronicle

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Sonoma’s ‘factory farm’ ban is flawed. But it could start an important conversation on how we treat animals

An employee works the egg processing machine at Sunrise Farms in Petaluma on Aug. 22. The farm is one of a group that is at risk of shutting down...

03.11.2024 20

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Mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin is campaigning with food. Are his recipes any good?

San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin cooks the recipe Strange Flavor Eggplant at his home in San Francisco on Sunday. Peskin, who is running for...

21.10.2024 10

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Will Prop 36’s tough-on-crime approach really improve safety for AAPI community?

San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey joins a rally in March protesting the sentencing of Daniel Cauich to probation for stabbing 94-year-old Ahn...

19.10.2024 3

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Project 2025’s climate change denialism will literally doom the planet

Tanner Flynn stands in shallow water near crashing waves as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Were “Project...

27.09.2024 20

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They were honored by the Obamas. Now, insiders say one of the Bay Area’s most famous nonprofits is in ‘pure chaos’

A garden volunteer hauls compost to the bins at the Edible Schoolyard Community Farm in Stockton on July 12. Every Wednesday, cars full of families...

21.09.2024 5

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Soleil Ho

Gay rodeos in this small North Bay town are more than pink hats and pants-less chaps

David Lawson competes in the barrel race at the Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo & Festival in Duncan Mills on Sunday. Attendees watch Best Buck in the...

20.09.2024 3

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How San Francisco’s bureaucracy is condemning its night markets to mediocre food

A crowd gathers for the Chinatown Night Market in April. San Francisco’s night markets are well-attended but fees and paperwork make it harder...

25.08.2024 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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I took a trip to Trump country. It was more bleak than I could have imagined

A bull runs amok at Boone County Fair rodeo in Belvidere, Ill., on Aug. 9 Two 4-H members show off their baby goats at the Boone County Fair in...

18.08.2024 60

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Gender policing at the Olympics should worry everyone

Imane Khelif of Algeria celebrates her victory against Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in a women's 66kg quarterfinal Olympics bout Friday in Paris. ...

07.08.2024 2

San Francisco Chronicle

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Can your phone make you a better person? I downloaded dozens of apps to find out

Soleil Ho is on a months-long journey toward better living through the wide world of self-help apps.  In the morning when I first grab my phone...

13.07.2024 2

San Francisco Chronicle

Soleil Ho