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Annual Ranking Shows Charitable Contributions Plummeting
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The economic downturn took an incredible toll on the country’s biggest charities. A new report showed the steepest decline in donations in two decades. KCBS’ Doug Sovern Reports:...
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San Jose Man Hits The Ground Running With Shoe Drive For The Needy
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – A San Jose man has put out a call for Bay Area residents to empty their closets for a good cause. He set his sights on spearheading the largest shoe drive ever for the needy. KCBS’...
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San Francisco Fire Department Adds New Twist To Holiday Toy Drive
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Francisco Fire Department has asked the community to dig a bit deeper this holiday season. In addition to its annual toy drive, firefighters put a call out for donations...
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Turkeys Needed At Curbside Donation Drive In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — St. Anthony’s Curbside Holiday Donation Drive is in full swing in San Francisco, as the charity is seeing an even greater need this year than ever before. At the corner of Golden...
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San Francisco’s St. Anthony Foundation Looks For Special Donations
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – An organization in San Francisco is looking for a few good knitters. The St. Anthony Foundation is hoping to collect thousands of homemade scarves to hand out to clients on...
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Outpouring Of Donations After Concord Schoolyard Chickens Are Killed
CONCORD (KCBS) – The chicken coop at El Monte Elementary School in Concord is empty now after someone broke in and strangled Linny and Maxine, two of six pet chickens that the children used to watch...
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Officials Seek Ways To Spend Donations For San Bruno Fire Victims
SAN BRUNO (KCBS) – San Bruno officials are trying to determine how best to spend cash donations – about $400,000 – that have come in since a PG&E natural gas pipeline blew up in September, killing...
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San Jose’s Christmas In The Park Endangered By Funding Cuts
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – With 450,000 visitors every year at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park, the seasonal spectacle of trees and lights is one of the most popular events downtown. ”I love it, especially...
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Bay Area Charities Find Strength Through Mergers
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP)- Taking a page of the corporate world, non-profits are using mergers to help more people. For example, in San Francisco, The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and Walden House have...
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San Bruno City Council Approves Giving Donations To Blast Victims
SAN BRUNO (BCN) — The San Bruno City Council Tuesday night approved a plan to begin distributing $395,000 in donations to individual victims of the Sept. 9 gas pipeline explosion as soon as next week....
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San Bruno Residents Begin Receiving Donation Checks
SAN BRUNO (KCBS) – San Bruno residents affected by September’s natural gas explosion that claimed eight lives and destroyed dozens of homes finally began receiving their share of cash donations...
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Private Donations Flood In To Save San Jose Amgen Stop
SAN JOSE (KCBS)- The wheels are turning to save the San Jose stop on this year’s Amgen Tour of California bicycle race. In the past, the city has been able to pay for the cyclists to end one leg of the...
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Silicon Valley Firms Ramp Up Japan Relief Response
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) — Google, Twitter and other technology companies have been finding ways to help following last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Google Inc. has an online “person finder” for...
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Thousands Expected For Free Health Care Event In Oakland
OAKLAND (KCBS) – An organization which brings free health care to remote parts of the world will be in Oakland this weekend to as part of its new mission to help thousands of uninsured or under-insured...
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Dodgers Make First Visit To SF Since Giants Fan Attack
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers meet in San Francisco Monday for the first time since a South Bay fan suffered likely brain damage in an attack outside Dodger...
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San Francisco Giants Counterfeit Souvenirs Donated To Charity
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Counterfeit souvenirs that were confiscated during the San Francisco Giants’ World Series run last year are being put to good use; they’re being given to charity. Agents with...
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Outlook Brightens For Pleasanton Animal Shelter
PLEASANTON (KCBS) – The head of the Valley Humane Society in Pleasanton said donations in the past two weeks have been unprecedented, allowing the animal shelter to remain open through November. The...
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Jefferson Awards: Helping East Bay Families In Need
HAYWARD (CBS 5) – Teray Frederick has transformed her Hayward home into a headquarters for giving. As her two daughters neared adulthood, she made a new commitment to serve her community. “It’s...
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High-Tech Companies Could Play Major Role In SF Mayor’s Race
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Francisco mayoral race is shaping up to be one like no other as for the first time, high-tech companies are stepping up to the plate with big donations. Political...
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Bay Area Food Bank Struggles With Drop In Donations
CONCORD (KCBS) – September is proving to be an especially rough month for Bay Area food banks, reporting a sizable slowdown in contributions. Not surprisingly, keeping up with demand is proving to be...
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