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Parks & Recreation Sempervirens Fund

Castle Rock State Park Grows By More Than 200 Acres

08/15/2023
Castle Rock State Park expanded on Aug. 15 when the Sempervirens Fund sold six properties to the state of California for $4.21 million. Nestled on the border of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, Castle Rock now covers more than 5,400 acres.

From Palo Alto Online...

Resilience Community Service & Support California Fire Foundation

California Fire Foundation Issues Call to Help Maui Fire Victims

08/14/2023
The California Fire Foundation has set up a disaster relief fund to support the people and firefighters impacted by the recent firestorm in Maui.

From Palo Alto Online...

Animals City of Palo Alto Pets in Need

Palo Alto Nears Deal With Pets In Need

08/14/2023
Palo Alto reaffirmed its commitment to stick with Pets In Need as the city’s animal service provider even as some City Council members urged a broad reevaluation of the rocky partnership.

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Economy & Jobs Education Environment Land Use & Development Sustainability Resilience Community Service & Support Crisis & Personal Support Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation

Working Together: TTCF and California Local

08/12/2023
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A conversation with Stacy Caldwell, CEO of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation

From Palo Alto Online...

Animals Pets in Need

With Its Staff Squabbling, Has Pets In Need Lost Its Way?

08/10/2023
When Laura Toller Gardner stepped into her job as the new CEO of the nonprofit Pets In Need in March, there was no time for a honeymoon. The contract between Pets In Need and the city of Palo Alto was about to expire, and finances had taken a sizable hit.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Community Service & Support Neighborhoods Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

East San Jose Free Food Market Targets Hunger Crisis

07/13/2023
Free food distribution is still essential for East San Jose residents, as evidenced by the line around the block of Mexican Heritage Plaza twice a month waiting for food donated by Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

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Health Community Service & Support Fistula Foundation

San Jose’s Fistula Foundation Receives $15 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott

05/24/2023
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The donation is the largest ever for the nonprofit, and will accelerate its plans to serve women in Africa and Asia with devastating childbirth injuries.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Economy & Jobs Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Silicon Valley Bank CEO Leaves Powerful Board

03/14/2023
Silicon Valley Bank President and CEO Greg Becker, who led the financial institution for more than a decade before its collapse, has resigned from the board of directors of Silicon Valley Leadership Group.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Families & Children Community Service & Support Bill Wilson Center

Youth Nonprofit CEO has ‘Personal Stake’ in Change

03/10/2023
Josh Selo—who last month took the reins at the Bill Wilson Center, which helps homeless teens—faced bullying and intimidation as a gay youth.

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Elections & Politics Braver Angels

Bridging the Great Divide

03/07/2023
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In a time of unprecedented polarization, Braver Angels encourages citizens to do something completely revolutionary: listen to each other.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Economy & Jobs San Jose Downtown Association

Business Leader Sees Vibrant Future for Downtown San Jose

01/22/2023
Alex Stettinski has seen a lot of downtowns, and he thinks he can help fix San Jose’s. The new head of the San Jose Downtown Association has about four months under his belt after taking the helm from Scott Knies.

From The Mercury News...

Land Use & Development Environment Peninsula Open Space Trust

Land Trust Preserves 839-Acre Property

01/22/2023
The 839-acre Estrada Ranch, in the Santa Cruz Mountains adjacent to Mount Madonna County Park, was purchased for $10.6 million by a Palo Alto environmental group, the Peninsula Open Space Trust.

From Silicon Valley Voice...

Economy & Jobs Community Service & Support Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce

Christian Malesic Leaves Silicon Valley Central Chamber

01/14/2023
Christian D. Malesic, the president/CEO of the Silicon Valley Central Chamber, has accepted a new position in Texas with greater responsibility and reach.

From The Mercury News...

Community Service & Support Resilience Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Launches Bay Area Emergency Fund

01/11/2023
The foundation will work not only in its core counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo, but also with the other Bay Area counties and Santa Cruz to address the devastation left by recent storms.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Housing SOMOS Mayfair Sacred Heart Community Service City of San Jose City of San Jose City Council

San Jose Renters Rally for More Rights

01/10/2023
A coalition of local groups is calling on the San Jose City Council to prioritize policies preventing displacement of renters amid the ongoing housing crisis.

From Palo Alto Online...

Sustainability Green Foothills Environmental Volunteers Canopy Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Local Environmental Advocacy Now Faces Climate Challenges

12/27/2022
Four organizations that have hit milestones this year take on a new threat—climate change—that threatens to damage the environments they worked so hard to save.

From Silicon Valley Voice...

Families & Children Community Service & Support Girl Scouts

NorCal Girl Scouts Receives $4.9 Million Donation

11/18/2022
Girl Scouts of Northern California received its largest donation to date from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott for $4.9 million. The record-setting donation was part of a larger gift of $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and to 29 Girl Scout councils.

From Silicon Valley Voice...

Community Service & Support Science & Technology Sunnyvale Community Services

Local Teens Create Apps for Sunnyvale Community Services

10/23/2022
At the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Sunnyvale Community Services was faced with a dilemma. The need had skyrocketed during COVID, but no one was sure how to manage and limit the face-to-face interactions with customers.

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Science & Technology The Tech Interactive

Tech for Greater Good Inspires Ethical Entrepreneurship

10/19/2022
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One person’s burning straw is another person’s treasure. Strawcture Eco figured out how to reduce the amount of straw that farmers routinely burn by instead converting it into building materials.

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State of California Sustainability Economy & Jobs Californians Against Waste

California Sacks Single-Use Plastic Produce Bags

10/04/2022
California will become the first state in the nation to phase out single-use plastic produce bags in supermarkets. The receptacles must be replaced no later than Jan. 1, 2025 with bags made of recycled paper or compostable plastic.

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