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By Hana Baba on Tuesday, Mar 9, 2:48pm
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, celebrated by communities worldwide since 1975. Locally, the organization Global Arts and Education awarded six Bay Area women the “Extraordinary Public Service Award” at its International Women’s Day Awards Breakfast. Asian-American Assemblywoman Fiona Ma...
By Steven Short on Wednesday, Mar 3, 3:34pm
If you've driven down to California's Central Valley in the past couple of weeks, you probably saw thousands of almond trees in bloom. That means it's pollinating season for the almond industry, and in the world's top almond growing region, this process is not left to Mother Nature.
Some 40 million...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Tuesday, Mar 2, 4:25pm
Once you’re off MUNI and done with your busy day, you might go home and relax in your garden (if you’re lucky enough to have one). A rainy day is a blessing for any garden, so is sunshine. And last Friday, a brand new community garden in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood got both.
Attendees...
By Russell Berman on Tuesday, Mar 2, 4:10pm
The Growing Home Garden was recently built in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, and it's finally time for things to start growing. (You can hear the story behind the garden and how it's meant to serve both the homeless and residents of the area in Ali Budner's report.)
Among...
By Steven Short on Tuesday, Mar 2, 1:14pm
Remember all the scare headlines about swine flu last year? People got so hysterical, the pork industry lost as much as half a billion dollars, and the name of the disease itself was replaced by the neutral term H1N1. But if it was so scary then, why aren’t we all dead by now? The height of...
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