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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Dominican University of California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nearby are dozens of public parks and recreation facilities, some on the bay or ocean, where students can enjoy activities ranging from sailing, kayaking, and windsurfing to golf, tennis, horseback riding, hiking, or mountain biking.
Most sections of the Bay Area are accessible by some form of public transportation — be it a cable car, bus, subway, train, or ferry boat.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) runs from Fremont north to Richmond, stopping in Oakland and Berkeley, and from Colma through San Francisco to Concord.
www.dominican.edu /About/The_Bay_Area.cfm   (688 words)

  
 Bay Area Naturists
The Bay Area Naturists was formed to provide a liaison for people with similar interests to meet one another and establish a more visible presence; however, privacy of individual members is always respected.
The nucleus of the Bay Area Naturists is a circle of friends who've met at various nudist beaches and resorts, and extended their activities to include pool and barbecue house parties.
Non-members of Bay Area Naturists are generally welcome at house parties, provided they believe in the Principles and arrange with the host prior to attending.
www.bayareanaturists.org   (951 words)

  
 Secession! / Why stick around? The Bay Area is already a nation unto itself   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In Bay Area terms, it was an example of inspired street theater, but the rest of the country saw it as completely weird.
Bay Area people are more willing to accuse Bush of rank disloyalty, for selfishly trying to improve his re-election chances by going to war with Iraq in order to distract attention from the government's failure to smash al Qaeda.
Bay Area politicos would fit comfortably under the rubric of European "social democrats," favoring a humane welfare state, multilateralism and a ban on offensive military force.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/20/IN296671.DTL   (2251 words)

  
 Bay Area Ridge Trail Council - The Trail
The San Francisco Bay Area is a region of spectacular beauty, where hills and mountains in close proximity to the ocean offer soaring vistas and a variety of terrain.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail encourages access to these special places with a multi-use trail on the ridgeline.
Today, with almost 300 miles of the 500-mile trail dedicated, there are completed sections of the trail in all nine counties around the Bay, and no one in the area lives more than one-half hour away from a completed section of the trail.
www.ridgetrail.org /trail   (408 words)

  
 Bay Area Air Quality Management District - BAAQMD
The Bay Area Air District is offering Santa Clara County residents up to $300 in rebates to replace wood burning appliances with ones that use natural gas.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment in the San Francisco Bay region.
The 2005 Ozone Strategy is a comprehensive document that describes the Bay Area’s strategy for compliance with State one-hour ozone standard planning requirements, and is a significant component of our region’s commitment to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment.
www.baaqmd.gov   (998 words)

  
 Best of the Bay 2004 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Bay Guardian sees all of it as public art, and the Bay Area, so full of such works, as a richer landscape because of it.
Which is why we decided to celebrate our 30th anniversary of the Best of the Bay with a special focus on a tradition we love.
We'd almost be ready to consider as public art the monstrous (and extremely pricey) freak of a metal sculpture that's been hanging out in the window of Therapy on Valencia Street for the past month, going by the name "the Predator" and resembling the Terminator if he'd been assembled sometime in the 14th century.
www.bestofthebay.com /2004   (691 words)

  
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The Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, the purpose of which is to disseminate information, provide public service and education and promote cooperation and efficiency in the bankruptcy and insolvency fields in the greater bay area.
The Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum meets the current requirements of the California State Board of Accountancy for Continuing Professional Education credits.
Members of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum and the California Bankruptcy Forum attend the annual conference sponsored by the California Bankruptcy forum.
www.babf.com   (301 words)

  
 Bay Area Writing Project:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Bay Area Writing, Science, and Math Projects invite Bay Area teachers to a morning of free workshops on the teaching of writing, science and math.
The Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP) is a collaborative program between UC Berkeley and Bay Area schools.
For over 30 years, BAWP has been a vital resource for teachers and schools in the Bay Area, not only in the teaching of writing but also as a model of professional development, teacher leadership and reform.
www.bayareawritingproject.org   (885 words)

  
 Quake: Next Big Quake in the Bay Area
It was a moderately big one, certainly destructive to some parts of the Bay Area, but nowhere near the size of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
The inevitability of a damaging earthquake still confronts everybody in the Bay Area, and we still risk substantial damage.
The epicenter of the October 1989 quake was in a sparsely populated area.
quake.wr.usgs.gov /prepare/future   (581 words)

  
 Bay Area Bears :: Community Caring Through Teddy Bearing
The Bay Area Bears are continuing the Toy Drive through this summer, having already visited Happy Hollow in San Jose and Pixieland in Concord.
Bay Area Bears - A non-profit organization that specializes in donating teddy bears to various charities throughout the San Franscisco Bay - in association with Pixieland Amusement Park would appreciate your help this summer in bringing smiles to those less fortunate.
The latest meeting of the Bay Area Bears took place at the Bay Area Bears Headquarters in San Jose, on June 6, 2004 at 12:30pm.
www.bayareabears.org   (673 words)

  
 Bay Area Warned To Watch Out For Wilma: From The Tampa Tribune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Goldsmith said there are no definitive predictions of where it will go from there, but the presence of a westerly shear could mean bad news for the Bay area.
The depression is expected to bring four to six inches of rain to the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, with as much as 12 inches possible in some areas, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said.
October and November are historically busy months for storms in the Gulf unless an early cold front moves in and cools the water.
tampatrib.com /FloridaMetro/MGB45072WEE.html   (460 words)

  
 Survey of Asians in the Bay Area - Kaiser Family Foundation
The Bay Area is home to the largest Asian population in the continental United States.
In 2002, the census estimated that roughly one in five Bay Area adults was of Asian decent.
Most Asian adults in the Bay Area were not born in the United States, though many were.
www.kff.org /newsmedia/pomr121204pkg.cfm   (196 words)

  
 United Way of the Bay Area: Home
You can help the victims of this disaster by making a donation to the United Way of the Bay Area Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.
Action must be taken today to prepare for a projected senior population boom by 2030, according to a new report released by United Way of the Bay Area and the Solano Community Foundation.
Bay Area donors contribute generously to Fund that supports local Red Cross and Salvation Army chapters working directly with affected Gulf States communities.
www.uwba.org   (230 words)

  
 Bay Area Ska
Then head over to the The Bay Area Ska shows page on Upcoming.Org, where you can subscribe to the feed, discuss upcoming events, and join the roll call.
Bay Area Ska ONE pair of tickets to give away for the July 19th show featuring The Aquabats, The Phenomenauts, and The Epoxies!
The BAS discussion board is your ticket to bay area ska goodenss.
www.bayareaska.com   (464 words)

  
 The Bay Area Times Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the Traverse Area District Library in Traverse City; 932-8500.
At the Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City.
Now-26-Charles Culver: Watercolors-This exhibition consists primarily of his animals, both native and from other parts of the world, and landscape imagery of Michigan, for which he is well known.
www.gtii.com /baytimes   (1219 words)

  
 Inside Bay Area - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
InsideBayArea.com captures the essence of the nocturnal in the Bay Area.
People from all over the Bay Area are helping out in the wake of Katrina.
LAFAYETTE — A day after prominent East Bay defense attorney and TV legal analyst Daniel Horowitz found his wife's dead body in the entryway of their Lafayette home, police are trying to unravel
www.insidebayarea.com   (623 words)

  
 Bay Area Volunteer Network
If you are interested in volunteering with a fun, progressive, and active group with a real sense of direction, please attend an upcoming meeting or contact us for more information.
The Bay Area Volunteer Network's mission is to bring the voice of the The Planetary Society's to the local level.
TPSBAVN is continuously involved with many events throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
www.tpsbavn.org   (160 words)

  
 Bay Area Job Resources
BAJobs BAJobs post's Bay Area job openings and is FREE for all to view and search through.
Bay Area Job Board - it used to be that all the sites I link to provided job resources for the San Francisco Bay Area only.
North Bay Multimedia Association Jobs Page Although it's the Multimedia Association, this job site seems to link to listings of all jobs (at all locations) from companies in the North Bay Company.
www.vacuumkitty.com /jobs.html   (3915 words)

  
 Bay Area Chapter of LPA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of LPA web site is here to bridge the gaps between individuals in the bay area who share the uniqueness of being a little person.
Users who are short stature or are relatives of those who are short stature will be informed of events, community activities, dwarfism related news, medical links and information, and be given the opportunity to share experiences with other users of the web site.
There is information about the bay area itself for those who are new to this area.
www.lpbayarea.org   (158 words)

  
 Welcome to Unity Church of the Bay Area
We welcome you to Unity Church of the Bay Area.
Unity Church of the Bay Area is a loving spiritual community embracing the teachings of Jesus Christ.
We have moved the date for the Annual Membership to October 23, 2005 due to the issues with the weather, evacuation and the return to the Houston area.
www.unityofbayarea.org   (241 words)

  
 Bay Area Barns and Trails :: Welcome
This $15,000 project, when complete, will create a perpetual equestrian parking and staging facility in the third most popular trail riding area of Sonoma County and will facilitate equestrian access to over 1,000 acres of scenic parkland and 15 miles of trails.
Our membership represents the entire San Francisco Bay Area: eighteen stables and businesses, thirty-eight families, and one hundred fifty individuals.
Bay Area Barns and Trails is an all-volunteer non-profit organization.
www.bayareabarnsandtrails.org   (195 words)

  
 Community Technology Network of the Bay Area
The mission of the Community Technology Network of the Bay Area (CTN) is to improve the effectiveness of participating community-based organizations that have technology access and training as a driving part of their mission, educational programs and client-centered services.
They are organizations who work directly with a disadvantaged community in the SF Bay Area, and use technology access and training to better serve their clients and fulfill their mission.
CTN is both a convener and an advocate in helping these organizations to fulfill their mission at their maximum potential and to expand their capabilities, by fostering collaboration, sharing information, and facilitating information flow between these organizations.
www.ctnbayarea.org   (378 words)

  
 The Bay Area Tumor Institute (BATI)
The Bay Area Tumor Institute is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to preventing cancer and improving the treatment of cancer patients in California’s Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
The Bay Area Tumor Institute’s clinical research program provides local medical professionals and patients with new and advanced investigational treatments approved by the National Cancer Institute, as well as opportunities for populations “at risk” to participate in Cancer Prevention Trials.
The Institute also accelerates the completion of basic cancer research through the Tumor Tissue Network, a critical resource that provides fresh malignant and normal tissue to local researchers studying the causes, biology, and therapy of human cancer.
www.bati.org   (315 words)

  
 League of Women Voters - Bay Area Monitor
The Bay Area Monitor, the San Francisco Bay Area's impartial review of regional issues, has been published for over 25 years as a project of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area Education Fund.
Material and viewpoints are chosen by the LWVBA Education Fund to provide a comprehensive view of regional topics.
Permission is granted to copy this publication in whole or in part as long as material is credited to the Bay Area Monitor of the LWVBA.
www.bayareamonitor.org   (162 words)

  
 LWVBA Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
- Issue papers are intended to explore areas that are still somewhat controversial among Bay Area Leagues and murky in regional decision-making processes.
The perspectives are NOT an attempt to portray a League consensus or to state League positions.
Bay Area League Day: January 27, 2006: State of the Bay: Restoration and Access
www.lwvba-ca.org   (117 words)

  
 MercedSun-Star.com :: Merced News, Homes, Jobs, Cars and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
LAFAYETTE, Calif. (AP) - The wife of prominent criminal defense attorney and TV legal analyst Daniel Horowitz was found slain in the entryway of the couple's home in a wealthy San Francisco Bay area suburb, authorities said Sunday.
Horowitz, currently leading the defense in a sensational murder trial, called 911 Saturday evening to report that he found his wife, Pamela Vitale, dead in their home, police said.
In May, a judge threw out half of the convictions against Lazarenko, who is under house arrest at an undisclosed location in the Bay Area.
www.mercedsun-star.com /state_wire/story/11358239p-12105445c.html   (680 words)

  
 Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR Home Page
United States, is dedicated to preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat, protecting migratory birds, protecting threatened and endangered species, and providing opportunities for wildlife-oriented recreation and nature study for the surrounding communities.
As of 2004, the Refuge spans 30,000 acres of open bay, salt pond, salt marsh, mudflat, upland and vernal pool habitats located throughout south San Francisco Bay.
The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is part of a complex made up of six other wildlife refuges in the San Francisco Bay Area.
desfbay.fws.gov   (256 words)

  
 explore the Bay Area on 43 Things
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Then we went to the beach at Half Moon Bay, it was very nice.
I am so glad I got the chance to live there, and that when I did live there, I took the bull by the horns and really learned about the area.
www.43things.com /things/view/6533   (658 words)

  
 Spare the Air -- Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Bay Area Air Quality Management District to educate people about air pollution, and to encourage them to change their behavior to prevent it.
In addition, the air quality forecast allows you to keep track of air quality conditions in your region of the Bay Area.
Cars are THE major source of air pollution in the Bay Area.
www.sparetheair.org   (392 words)

  
 Bay Area RC ::: The Bay Area's Premier R/C Website!
Bay Area R/C is dedicated to providing a community forum that promotes and supports radio controlled flying in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We want to represent the Bay Area next year by putting together a team.
Check out the most recent video posted on thie video page, it shows Dick winch launching his Sailaire from the grass as Don holds the wings level.
www.bayrc.com   (777 words)

  
 Bay Area Soccer Referee Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
BASRA, Inc., dba the Bay Area Soccer Referee Association, is a 501c(3) Non-Profit organization.
We have over 300 registered members, who serve the youth and adult soccer community in the Houston-Galveston Bay Area and throughout Texas South.
BASRA is dedicated to the continuing development of soccer referees.
www.basra-refs.org   (227 words)

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