Good Works
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My Cause: ‘Mission Local’
Talking to Lydia Chavez about Mission Local can remind even the most jaded journalist why they got into the field…
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Michael Stoll’s Mission to Save Local Media
Newspapers were already losing money and readers when the 2008 financial crash set off a wave of cutbacks, buyouts and…
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Luz Urrutia’s Dedication to Opportunity
When Luz Urrutia speaks, you listen. Indeed, she’s as direct, poised and knowledgeable as CEOs come — and her delightfully…
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The Sobrato Family: Community Minded
They might not be a household name beyond the Bay Area, and the family’s story — a spectacular Silicon Valley…
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Amy Wender-Hoch, Holiday Hero
When Amy Wender-Hoch was growing up in New York City, sometimes she felt a little different. She was, as a…
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Holiday Heroes Celebrates 10 Years of Joy at Oracle Park
All year long, Amy Wender-Hoch waits with bated breath for her most anticipated holiday gift of the season: Seeing children…
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Saving the Savers
Brian Cahill, an expert in cops and suicide, illustrated by Olivia Wise. When you’re in trouble, police officers often risk…
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Francis Ford Coppola Talks ‘Megalopolis,’ Homelessness in San Francisco
Francis Ford Coppola on the homelessness issue: “I was very offended by the notion that human beings could be put…
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Street Smarts
The Organizing and Leadership Academy’s goal is to train future grassroots leaders through an intensive four-month fellowship, granting those who…
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Peak Success
Richard Blum’s American Himalayan Foundation supports vital programs in Nepal and Bhutan that fulfill a dizzying array of needs, from…
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