Citizens campaign to ban baits that kill wildlifeSan Francisco ChroniclePart two on the impact of rodenticides on Bay Area wildlife. To read part one, go to bit.ly/JvfeUH. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, from 1999 through 2003, 25549 children under 6 had poisoning symptoms after exposure to nine common
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Working together on chronic offendersSan Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco police Officer Kim Lasalle was working her beat Wednesday morning when she saw an all-too-familiar sight: two middle-aged, scraggly homeless men who were illegally camping on the sidewalk at Polk and Hemlock streets.
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Carnaval is back in townSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)“We're like fabulous birds showing off our feathers,” said Temi Ogunyoku, a dancer with the Brazilian dance contingent Samba Da Terra. She did her best to smile despite the discomfort caused by the pile of giant feathers strapped to her head and the
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Maker Faire explodes into the ultimate DIY projectSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Lisa M. Krieger Maker Faire has exploded into the ultimate do-it-yourself project: In only six years, the once-intimate weekend gathering is now attracting massive crowds and exporting the experience around the globe, from Chicago to Cairo.
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BARNACLE, PBVM, Sr. HonoraSan Francisco ChronicleSister Honora Barnacle, PBVM (baptismal name Patricia), entered eternal life on May 17, 2012, at the Presentation Motherhouse in San Francisco. A native of San Francisco, California, Sister Honora was born on September 14, 1929, and was a Sister of the
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Duboce Park children's playground opensSan Francisco ChronicleSaturday proved a weather-perfect day in San Francisco to beautify and restore green spaces across the city - and celebrate the transformation of a garbage-strewn sliver of Duboce Park into a joyous children's playground. The only people at the park
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