Mission DistrictfromMission Local3 weeks agoDay 33 of the 16th St. Plaza cleanup: Clean efforts and street salesCommunity members are stepping in to clean neighborhoods and support local efforts in the absence of city funding.
fromwww.nytimes.com1 month agoFrance newsIn Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize ResidentsA dedicated rescue team successfully saved a girl from earthquake rubble but faced grim realities of survival chances diminishing for others.
fromBusiness Insider1 month agoUK newsHow nets from a Danish fishing village found their way into Ukraine's modern warDanish volunteers are providing vital heavy-duty nets to Ukrainian troops to combat enemy drones.
Privacy professionalsfromwww.nytimes.com1 month agoScience Data May Soon Vanish From Government Websites.Volunteers are actively preserving government data related to climate and health amid fears of removal due to executive actions.
Privacy professionalsfromEngadget1 month agoVolunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshotsWikiPortraits is a group of volunteers capturing and sharing Creative Commons-licensed photos of celebrities for Wikipedia.
fromSFGATE3 months agoTravelA dog slipped off the edge of a 200-foot waterfall in Lake TahoeA dog named Moscow fell 200 feet down an ice waterfall in Lake Tahoe, prompting a successful and extensive volunteer rescue effort.
fromoaklandside.org8 months agoSan FranciscoHe tried to clean up Grizzly Peak. Then came the messy part: East Bay politicsThe East Bay Trash Pandas aim to clean up Grizzly Peak and restore its natural beauty by removing accumulated litter.