Ali Budner
In January, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced his goal to reduce the number of homeless people on San Francisco’s streets by 50% and the city’s overall homeless count by 30% by the end of 2010. And he vowed not to leave office before his goals were met. Newsom’s New Year’s resolution is an ambitious one...
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.
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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.)
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When people want to go to a theatre, they head towards Oakland, or Market street in San Francisco, they might think of the golden Gate theatre, the Orpheum, or the War Memorial Opera House. Drive in, or take a train, check out a show, and head home. Most people don’t spend much time in the...
According to mayor Gavin Newsom's annual homeless count, roughly 6,500 people are living without reliable shelter this year in San Francisco. Homeless advocates say the figure is actually double that. Even though the city offers a wide variety of services and resources, finding a way out of...
Recent national outbreaks of bacteria-contaminated foods, from spinach to peanuts, have highlighted the complex pathways that many of our food products travel from soil to plate. These trends, coinciding with the receding economy, are leaving even more people hungering for accessible alternatives...
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