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San Jose elementary school placing cut-outs of staff and students around the school to bring life back to the playground. Garvin Thomas reports.

San Jose elementary school placing cut-outs of staff and students around the school to bring life back to the playground. Garvin Thomas reports.

Photojournalist Shmuel Thaler and radio producer Nikki Silva are working to preserve the stories of the CZU fire, told through objects pulled from the ashes.

Photojournalist Shmuel Thaler and radio producer Nikki Silva are working to preserve the stories of the CZU fire, told through objects pulled from the ashes.

When Jenna Madrid accidentally flushed her wedding ring down the toilet she thought she’d never see it again. Thanks to a Livermore Public Works crew, that wasn’t the case.

When Jenna Madrid accidentally flushed her wedding ring down the toilet, she thought she’d never see it again. Thanks to a Livermore Public Works crew, that wasn’t the case.

This year has been a difficult one for so many people. A 10-year-old girl from Palo Alto wants to make sure it’s much better for some families on the Peninsula. Garvin Thomas reports.

This year has been a difficult one for so many people. A 10-year-old girl from Palo Alto wants to make sure it’s much better for some families on the Peninsula. Garvin Thomas reports.

If the newspaper business is dying, someone forgot to tell Portia Li. In the spring, after 35 years reporting for the World Journal, Portia was laid off due to the pandemic. She could have retired, but instead has started her own newspaper, Wind. Garvin Thomas reports.

During the Creek Fire, a little girl lost all of her baseball cards. A San Jose man heard about her loss and decided to donate his approximately 25,000-card collection to her and other children who lost their homes and possessions.

During the Creek Fire, a little girl lost all of her baseball cards. A San Jose man heard about her loss and decided to donate his approximately 25,000-card collection to her. Garvin Thomas reports.

Taylor and Laurie Santo participated this past weekend in the Farmworker Caravan, during which 80-plus cars, loaded with household supplies and food, drove from San Jose to San Juan Bautista to donate to farmworkers and their families. Garvin Thomas reports.

Taylor and Laurie Santo participated this past weekend in the Farmworker Caravan, during which 80-plus cars, loaded with household supplies and food, drove from San Jose to San Juan Bautista to donate to farmworkers and their families. Garvin Thomas reports.

If the newspaper business is dying, someone forgot to tell Portia Li. In the spring, after 35 years reporting for the World Journal, Portia was laid off due to the pandemic. She could have retired, but instead has started her own newspaper, Wind. Garvin Thomas reports.

The coronavirus pandemic has kept many of us separated from our loved ones. That is particularly true for children with a parent who is incarcerated. Alyssa Tamboura is doing what she can to make sure those families stay connected. Garvin Thomas reports.

The coronavirus pandemic has kept many of us separated from our loved ones. That is particularly true for children with a parent who is incarcerated. Alyssa Tamboura is doing what she can to make sure those families stay connected. Garvin Thomas reports.

Feeling hemmed in by the pandemic and unsettled by the social unrest, Katie Magidi turned to tie-dye, of all things, to help make the world a better place. Garvin Thomas reports.

Feeling hemmed in by the pandemic and unsettled by the social unrest, Katie Magidi turned to tie-dye, of all things, to help make the world a betterp lace. Garvin Thomas reports.

Hundreds of cards are sent to a WWII veteran to help celebrate his 95th birthday. Garvin Thomas reports.

Hundreds of cards are sent to a WWII veteran to help celebrate his 95th birthday. Garvin Thomas reports.