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Man prepares 11th year of donation shipment in commitment to help villagers in Afghanistan
With boxes and bags of donations piled high on his Lafayette front porch, Budd MacKenzie is undeterred by the pandemic when it comes to sending an annual shipment of...Read More
Bad karma: Nonprofit bike shop owner ‘frustrated’ by countless burglaries
A nonprofit bike shop in San Jose has been targeted by burglars dozens of times over the past decade — including Tuesday morning, when thieves took merchandise worth approximately...Read More
SF officials, celebrities brighten holidays with Christmas tree giveaway
San Francisco police and Mayor London Breed’s office will be continuing its fourth annual Christmas tree giveaway for families in need in the Western Addition neighborhood on Monday afternoon....Read More
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank workers vote to unionize
Employees at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank voted Thursday to join the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 29.Read More
Thieves steal Uhaul with 50 bikes, gear belonging to East Oakland nonprofit
A fleet of 50 bicycles belonging to a bike education nonprofit were stolen from a school in Alameda on Wednesday. Cycles of Change, a nonprofit based in East Oakland,...Read More
Bill seeks to sunset paper receipts statewide
A state assemblyman from San Francisco on Tuesday introduced legislation that would seek to phase out paper receipts.Read More
Mother, caretaker killed in San Jose hit-and-run
A Southern California woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning has been identified as 29-year-old Nicole Stanton of San Dimas, according to the Santa Clara...Read More
Former East Bay nonprofit worker sentenced for stealing funds
A former caseworker at an East Bay nonprofit organization has been sentenced in U.S. District Court to one year in prison for stealing $26,300 in federal funds intended to...Read More
$10M committed to SF affordable housing
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission committed $10 million Wednesday to establish a loan fund to help nonprofit developers acquire and preserve existing San Francisco Bay Area housing, MTC officials said.Read More
Blood supply in the red, donation centers say
Local blood centers are asking Bay Area residents for help because this year's unusually bad flu season has reduced donations.Read More
SF nonprofits get help securing space
Some 31 social services, childcare and arts nonprofits in San Francisco received over $1 million in grants this month.Read More
Marin County employees hand out more than $83000 to charities
Marin County employees have contributed $83,890 to charities during the annual October and November Marin County Combined Charities Campaign, known internally as the "Heart of Marin" fundraiser.Read More
Phone scammer seeking charity disguised as police
Police are warning residents in Pleasanton to beware of phone calls from a person fraudulently claiming to be from the Pleasanton Police Department.Read More
Historic Chinatown hospital opens new tower
Officials at San Francisco's Chinese Hospital in Chinatown Monday held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the nonprofit hospital's new Patient Tower.Read More
ABAG embezzler gets prison for stealing millions
A former finance official with the Association of Bay Area Governments was sentenced in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday to one year and one day in prison.Read More
Affordable housing debuts at MacArthur BART
The long-awaited opening of 90 units of affordable housing at MacArthur BART marks the first step to transform the station into a housing and retail hub.Read More
Mobile showers expand to new Tenderloin site
A nonprofit that provides mobile shower and restroom facilities to the homeless is teaming up with a property developer to bring services to a busy corner of the Tenderloin.Read More
Shelter beds opened as storm barrels into Bay Area
San Francisco is opening additional shelter beds at several sites throughout the city through Monday to help homeless residents get out of the rain.Read More
Duboce Triangle residents run off home for sex offenders
A nonprofit that provides counseling for sex offenders has withdrawn its plans to relocate to a Duboce Triangle building following an outcry from residents in the area.Read More
Lawsuit threatened over Dolores Park urinal
A conservative group on Friday threatened to sue the city of San Francisco over an outdoor urinal installed during a recent upgrade at Dolores Park.Read More