Bay Area Proud

Protecting the wetlands and their inhabitants along the northern edge of San Pablo Bay has been Myrna Hayes’ driving passion for the past three decades.

Jordan Plumb needed to get some experience photographing live subjects. She decided to do something nice in the process. Garvin Thomas reports.

As the pandemic wound down, animal shelter populations exploded. Dan and Rachel Martinez knew the work they started was too important to stop. Garvin Thomas reports.

Kingmakers Of Oakland is dedicated to helping young Black men achieve in school, career and family life. Garvin Thomas reports.

If you see Ken Clausell and Ingrid Christiansen running together, you might think you know what’s going on. But you’re only half-right. Garvin Thomas reports.

Parents of children with special needs know how valuable a good bus driver can be. For the past 50 years in San Francisco, they’ve had a great one. Garvin Thomas has the story.

No one works harder during the holiday season than delivery drivers. One San Jose family wants to make sure they know their hard work is appreciated.

For more than a decade, Good Karma Bikes (www.goodkarmabikes.org) has been refurbishing bikes and granting them to adults in need of reliable transportation and children in need of some fun. Garvin Thomas has the story.

While her clinic serves mostly the Spanish and Vietnamese-speaking communities of East San Jose, Dr. Aifra Ahmed hopes it does some good for Muslim-Americans in the Bay Area, as well. Garvin Thomas reports.

As a 19-year-old living with Autism, Eric Hoffman faces plenty of challenges in life. The ability to show compassion, generosity, and kindness toward others is clearly not among them. Garvin Thomas has his story.

It was an experience playing music for patients at a children’s hospital that convinced David Victor to start his non-profit, Harmony & Healing.

In a first-of-its-kind fetal therapy, Dr. Tippi MacKenzie, a pediatric surgeon at UCSF, began treating Ayla Bashir’s Pompe disease before she was even born. Garvin Thomas reports.

Trieu Dao fled Vietnam with his wife and two small children looking for a better life for them. He found it in San Jose. Forever grateful, Dao is determined to give back. Garvin Thomas reports.