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Connect the Bay: Unsung Hero Millicent Grant

Unsung Hero Millicent Grant Working tirelessly as a volunteer assisting her aging neighbors, Millicent Grant says “I love helping other people.” For decades she has been involved with the East Palo Al...

Connect The Bay: Unsung Hero Jackson Aldrich

As a kid, lifelong athlete Jackson Aldrich had the idea to collect, clean, and re-distribute sports equipment and clothing before it was thrown away after kids grew out of it. Now his nonprofit --Spor...

Connect The Bay: San Mateo County Parks Spanish Outreach

Raquel Henriquez is Bilingual Community Engagement intern for San Mateo County Parks. She spends her days making sure that all in the Spanish-speaking communities of the county feel welcome—since the...

Connect The Bay: Unsung Hero Nilou

After arriving from Iran, Niloufar Khonsari was inspired to pursue becoming an immigration lawyer to help newcomers through the complex and often daunting U.S. immigration system. As the founder of Pa...

Connect the Bay: Lick Observatory

Hidden in plain view thousands of feet above the Santa Clara Valley, the University of California’s Lick Observatory has been a quiet leader in optical and infrared astronomical observation beginning...

Connect the Bay: Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District

Chairperson Jeffrey Myers leads us on a walking tour through an exciting area of Oakland: the newly formed Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District. This district will foster a community where every Oakland...

Connect the Bay: Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs

LGBTQ Pride Season lasts from June all the way through August, according to Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs Manager Sera Fernando. We join Sera taking part in the County’s Pride Parade cont...

Connect the Bay: San Jose Pinoytown

Connect the Bay joins Robert Ragsac as he gives a walking tour of San Jose’s historic Pinoytown. Endearingly known as “Manong (Elder) Robert” to Filipino community members, he delights tourgoers with...

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