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Posted inLocal News

Berry bad timing: Late season rainfall turns 90 percent of local strawberry crop to mush

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation May 1, 2022April 29, 2022

After a wet autumn and warm sunny days in the first three months of this year, the 2022 strawberry crop was exceptionally promising — growing earlier and more rapidly than usual. It was a pleasant surprise for Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics in Watsonville. And then the spring rains came. Now, more than 90 […]

Posted inInspire Me

As pandemic restrictions wane, donations help free SF walking tours rebound

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation March 21, 2022March 18, 2022
Posted inLocal News

Parties in Santa Cruz County rail dispute agree at meeting to keep dialogue going

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation February 9, 2022February 8, 2022
Posted inLocal News

End of the line? Roaring Camp Railroads locked in maintenance fight with county

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation February 2, 2022February 1, 2022
Posted inInspire Me

Diaper bank aids those hit hardest by the pandemic

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation June 22, 2021June 18, 2021
Posted inInspire Me

Emoji app tackles Black stereotypes, misrepresentation and inequality

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation May 19, 2021May 20, 2021
Posted inInspire Me

Inaugural program to connect community leaders with Bay Area nonprofits

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation March 26, 2021March 29, 2021
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Grant puts spotlight on inequities in Black-owned businesses

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation March 16, 2021March 17, 2021
Posted inInspire Me

When then pandemic closed a California travel agency, the owners looked to their backyards

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation January 20, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Emerging on the political scene: S.F. group helps women from underrepresented communities

by Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

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