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Happy Holidays. Big News. And Our First 'Ask.'

We are partnering with Bay City News to do some big things. And we're feeling grateful.

Image caption: Big Search and Big Social have abandoned you in an information desert. Help is on the way.
Creating a Community Information Hub

Finding information about the community can be hard. We have a plan to make it easy.

Image caption: At 36, Adam Schiff was the youngest member of the California State Senate when he took office in 1996. He was sworn in last week as California's 48th United States Senator.
New Faces in Office

Throughout California, people are being sworn into office—some for the first time, and others in the midst of long careers. Adam Schiff is one of the latter.

Image caption: Adam Schiff being sworn into office on Monday, Dec. 9, by Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sen. Adam Schiff Takes the High Road but Keeps Pressure on Trump

The LA Democrat takes office under fire, but says he will strive for bipartisanship.

Image caption: Elon Musk did a lot of good stuff on his way to becoming the world's richest man—but he appears to have gone to the dark side.
Beneficent Businessmen vs. Elon Musk

For more than a century, business leaders have done a lot of good. And then Elon and his friends show up and make us all look selfish and bad.

Image caption: Founded as a business organization in 1915, the Kiwanis Club now serves millions of children worldwide.
Doing Good: Kiwanis International

Founded as a business organization in 1915, the Kiwanis Club now serves millions of children worldwide.

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Giving Locally Tuesday

A movement started just 12 years ago has gone global—and local. Meanwhile, one of the oldest and largest philanthropic enterprises in the world continues to serve.

Image caption: Lions Club International is made up of more than a million individuals and operates across the globe, including in Quezon City, Philippines.
Doing Good: Lions Clubs International

In the wake of the First World War, a group of business leaders built an international organization of more than 1,000 local service clubs in less than a decade. It has grown to be one of the biggest philanthropic organizations …

Image caption: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which began life as a drinking club before becoming a major philanthropic organization, still toasts their fallen members at every meeting and social event.
Elks Helping Kids; and Giraffes on Webcam!

Week One of the charismatic-megafauna segment of our Doing Good series features the BPOE Elks. And: San Diego Zoo cams!

Image caption: The Elks honor their fallen comrades at every meeting and social event with a toast: 'To our absent brothers."
Doing Good: The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks

What happens when a 19th century drinking club becomes an enduring force for good? We explain.

Image caption: A statue of Rex the Lion greets visitors at the entrance to the San Diego Zoo.
One Good Thing: San Diego Zoo Live Cameras

Can't make it down to San Diego to visit one of the best zoos in the country? No problem; they bring the zoo to you.

Image caption: The Chumash National Marine Sanctuary
The Life Aquatic: Resilience and ... Aquarium Webcams!

Two plans to protect the ocean and its beaches—and the coolest marine-life webcams on the planet.

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Crowdsourcing Plans for Resilience

Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.

Image caption: The newest of the 17 U.S. marine sanctuaries is being stewarded by the people who know it best.
The Chumash National Marine Sanctuary

Thousands of square miles of ocean and coastal habitat are now preserved for future generations.

Image caption: The gentle waving back and forth of the kelp forest has entranced visitors since the aquarium opened.
One Good Thing: Monterey Bay Aquarium Webcams

Have a desire to watch a kelp forest, or some moon jellies, or some otters, or sharks, or birds? Not a problem thanks to these amazing live webcams.

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Service to Country and Community

This Veterans Day, we pay tribute to those who have given parts of their lives to our armed services, and those who serve in our nation's army of government workers.

Image caption: Hundreds of soldiers came together in Paris in 1919 to build something bigger than the sum of its parts.
Doing Good: The American Legion

The organization responsible for the GI Bill and Veterans Day continues to help service members, veterans, and their families.

Image caption: The recipe for democracy is simple, with few ingredients, but requires time and our best energy.
The Formula for the Days Ahead

The way forward is simple but not easy. Can we count on you?

Image caption: Barricades being installed outside the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 3, 2024,
A Cure for Election Anxiety

As white-hot rhetoric and threats of political violence bring many voters to the edge of madness, we offer a hopeful reminder.

Image caption: The Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, which covers 1,153 square miles, is one of the largest estuaries in western North America. It supplies California with half of its fresh water, and is facing ecological collapse.
The Big Truth, and 'The Tunnel Vision'

Democratic institutions are at work statewide, dealing with local issues and big stuff including the California Delta.