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The Bay Citizen was founded in 2010 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to fact-based, independent reporting on civic and community issues in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Great Communities Collaborative brings together residents and local organizations to participate in community planning processes across the San Francisco Bay Area. We want to create a region of vibrant neighborhoods with affordable housing, shops, jobs, and services within convenient walking distance near transit.

Members of the collaborative are combining their respective expertise and working with partners around the region to:

* Shape plans for specific transit-oriented developments in Bay Area communities and encourage resident participation in planning for those developments.
* Create tools that will help community leaders make better decisions about transit-oriented developments across the Bay Area and help citizens better understand, participate in, and influence plans for TOD.
* Secure increased private and public funding that will help to catalyze sustainable and equitable transit-oriented development in the Bay Area.

Located 30 miles south of San Francisco, Filoli is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century. Whether enjoying its beauty or pursuing its educational opportunities, we invite you to explore this cherished community resource.

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These cakes are the latest creations of a unique team of bakers--formerly homeless, often mentally ill people or recovering addicts from communities in the San Francisco Bay Area who come to Rubicon Programs looking for a way out.

In The Country in the City, Richard Walker tells the story of how the jigsaw geography of this greenbelt has been set into place. The Bay Area’s civic landscape has been fought over acre by acre, an arduous process requiring popular mobilization, politi

Micro Loans Make A Powerful Impact

EARN breaks the cycle of poverty by matching the savings of low-wage workers and helping them invest in assets that build wealth, creating a cycle of prosperity across generations.

Established in 2000, Thrive is a network of more than 100 nonprofit, business, government and community leaders who are working together to speak collectively with a stronger, unified voice to help improve the quality of life in San Mateo County.

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