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California woman becomes fashion model in her 70s: ‘It's almost a miracle'
For most people, retirement is a time to slide into some hobbies, take a trip here and there, and maybe spend some quality time in the armchair. When Carolyn Doelling retired at age 70, she became a fashion model.
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This whole island in the San Francisco Bay could be yours for $25 million
Sitting within a long outfield throw of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and straddling the counties of Marin, San Francisco and Contra Costa — Red Rock is an enigma.
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Filipino-Japanese Cable Car Gripman Has a Grip on San Francisco's History
It seems whenever a special cable car comes rolling out of San Francisco’s cable car barn or turns up at a special civic event, chances are it’s cable car gripman Valentine Lupiz at the stick.
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How Lucha Libre Masks Saved a California Wrestling School
A South Bay man’s pro wrestling school went through hard times during the pandemic, but was saved by the passion and tradition of lucha libre.
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Napa Valley Winemakers Using Sunscreen to Deal With Climate Change
As winemakers in the Bay Area’s famous wine region grapple with the many challenges imposed by the changing climate, at least one winery is turning to an unusual strategy for dealing with rising temperatures: sunscreen.
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California's Salmon in Upstream Battle Against Drought
With drought-ravaged streams and rivers drying up across California and water regulators restricting flows on key waterways, environmental and fishing interests are fearing for the state’s challenged salmon populations.
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SF Chinatown Walking Tour Re-Emerging From the Shadows of the Pandemic
The Chinatown walking tour in San Francisco is re-emerging after a year due to the coronavirus pandemic and organizers are excited to tell the neighborhood’s stories.
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SF Chinatown Cafe Owner Struggles to Survive Pandemic and Tragedy
Hanna Zhang is the owner of ICafe in San Francisco’s Chinatown, and she has weathered both the pandemic and the loss of her business partner.
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San Francisco Man Celebrates 100th Birthday With 100 Car Caravan
Mack Watson had clearly seen a lot in his century of life. He’d witnesses changes in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood where he’s known as Daddy Mac. But even with 99 birthdays under his belt, he hadn’t seen anything like the birthday reception he got on Friday when he hit 100 years.
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Here's What It's Like to Be a Coronavirus Contact Tracer
Librarian Lisa Fagundes has spent many years happily surrounded by the fiction books she loves, at her job on the first floor of San Francisco’s Main Library. But now in pandemic times, Fagundes has been tapped for a job that sounds like it was plucked from one of those science fiction titles — she’s now an official “contact tracer.”
