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SF college students design, construct dozens of beds for homeless students and families
Setting up and taking down the emergency family shelter inside a working San Francisco school is a logistical challenge. A group of students from the Academy of Art University is making the work easier for the staff and the shelter more comfortable for the residents.
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Forced to call off wedding, bride donates entire $15k reception to nonprofit so they can host party for children with special needs
Just weeks before her wedding, a bride in the South Bay was compelled to call it off. Hoping to turn something bad into something good, the bride decided to donate the entire event to a local nonprofit so they could have a party.
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UC Berkeley law student guides 60-year-old living on the streets into stable housing
A Berkeley law student who experienced homelessness growing up befriended a homeless man living in a carport near campus and helped him find housing.
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South Bay Eighth Graders 3D Print Prosthetic Hand for Schoolmate
Students in the middle school 3D modeling class at Almaden Country Day School worked together to create a prosthetic hand for a third grader in their school.
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San Jose Couple Turn Pandemic Hobby Into Full-Time Mission Rescuing Dogs
As the pandemic wound down, animal shelter populations exploded. Dan and Rachel Martinez knew the work they started was too important to stop. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Chance Meeting of 3 Women in Yoga Class Leads to Thousands Raised for Cancer Patients
A breast cancer patient, a plastic surgeon, and the daughter of a cancer survivor walk into a yoga studio. Good things happen as a result.
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San Jose Man's Elaborate Haunted House Tradition Returns From Pandemic Pause
A San Jose man known for his elaborate haunted houses is creating a Victorian mansion this year after a two-year hiatus. Garvin Thomas reports.