Good Works
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Living for the ‘Lightbulb’ Moment
Music for Minors Executive Director Sonja Wohlgemuth. (Illustration by Olivia Wise) Sonja Wohlgemuth’s commitment to music runs baritone deep. The…
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Battling for a Breakthrough
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Meet the Atherton woman whose tireless efforts have raised millions toward finding a…
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The Humane Society’s Ken White
Illustration by Olivia Wise. At the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA, where he’s served as president since 2002, Ken White…
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The Second Act of a First-Rate Hero
Tony Stefani’s cancer diagnosis led to early retirement from the San Francisco Fire Department. Today, he’s leading the charge to…
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Darcy Brown Wants to Keep San Francisco Beautiful
Darcy Brown, executive director of San Francisco Beautiful, is pictured at the Friedel Klussman cable car turnaround, named after the…
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Fair Play
Olenka Villarreal is the brain behind the Magical Bridge Playground, the all-inclusive Palo Alto children’s sanctuary inspired by her daughter.…
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Giving Kids a ‘Head Start’ in the Mission
Santiago Ruiz, CEO of the Mission Neighborhood Centers, has launched a campaign to raise $14 million over three years for…
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San Francisco Suicide Prevention’s ‘Laughs for Life’
Illustration by Iris Lei In 1962, with the Summer of Love a bubble under San Francisco’s surface, six volunteers rallied…
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Mission Bit Takes Back Tech
Founded in 2013, Mission Bit gives Bay Area kids living through poverty a leg up in the region’s most viable…
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A New Lesson Plan
Journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki by Spencer Brown. Palo Alto High School journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki wants to transform the classroom…
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