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Nonprofit seeks ‘environmental change-makers’ for contest
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (204+ words) Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action (SVYCA) recently launched its Youth Climate Video Contest for aspiring filmmakers ages 12-18 from Santa Clara County to submit short videos highlighting Coyote Valley, farming and food systems, nature-based climate solutions and personal connections to nature....
Dear Abby: I wet my pants because of my thoughtless sister-in-law. Was I wrong to be angry?
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (502+ words) DEAR ABBY: At a recent family gathering, my sister-in-law "Paula" asked my husband if she could use our bathroom. We have three bathrooms in our home; she asked to use the one in our upstairs bedroom suite "for privacy," even…...
Jason Bateman called ‘gross’ for grilling Charli xcx on not wanting kids
2+ week, 4+ day ago (665+ words) Jason Bateman has been slammed for interrogating Charli xcx on her decision to not have children and for his failure to learn much about the pop star before interviewing her on his "Smartless" podcast. During Charli's appearance on Monday's episode,…...
Diablo Valley students in Pleasant Hill win big at entrepreneurship contest
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (905+ words) The three-hour annual event brought together students from Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College (DVC) and Los Medanos College. Ten finalist teams were selected from a competitive pool of 24 applicants to pitch their ventures before a panel of local leaders, entrepreneurs…...
Share the Spirit: Nonprofit offers enrichment for the neurodivergent
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (897+ words) Thiago Robinson has a gift, but he came close to never opening it. Robinson, 20, of Alameda, is neurodivergent, and until recently, things weren't going all that great for him. He wanted more than what life was offering at the moment,…...
Trouble in Toyland: New A.I. pals can discuss sex, God, playing with matches
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1670+ words) FoloToy's Kumma teddy bear looks so sweetly vintage, so fluffy and cuddly and cute. You just want to squeeze it! But imagine it in leather chaps. "What are different styles of kink that people like?" a researcher from the Public…...
Wish Book: The Independence Networks gives adult students with disabilities the opportunity to become the teacher
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (840+ words) In a portable classroom on the Santa Clara Adult Education campus, Abraham Leza prepares to teach his weekly class just after the Friday lunch hour. He pulls on a black T-shirt embossed with a drawing of a boombox before placing…...
Muscle cars and a toy drive in Oakland for the holidays on Dec. 13
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) The Hyphy Wheels Car Show and Toy Drive features 40-plus classic cars, dueling DJs and local food and desserts. Santa's sleigh is fine and all, but might it not benefit from a modern upgrade? Put on some shiny-gold rims, perhaps,…...
Dear Abby: My daughter has all these rules about my grandson, and it’s so stressful for me
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (498+ words) DEAR ABBY: My daughter won't allow me to have a relationship with my toddler grandson without constantly interfering. Everything is "no." She says things like: "Don't bring him a toy every time you come over " no more toys. No TV....
Harriette Cole: I keep replaying what my friend said about my child
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (568+ words) DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend and I were talking recently, and she made a comment about my daughter that caught me off guard. It wasn't outright cruel, but it was insensitive: She implied that my daughter was "a lot to handle…...