Frank Mallicoat

The nine victims range in age from 29 to 63. They are all men. Through their careers with VTA, their job titles included bus and light rail operators, mechanics, linemen and an assistant superintendent. One had worked for the agency since 1999.

A widow of less than one day described how her husband of 20 years - Alex Ward Fritch - died in her arms; he was the ninth casualty of a mass shooting at the VTA light rail yard, the worst Bay Area mass shooting since 1993.

City Surf Project started seven years ago when high school teacher Johnny Irwin took his class on a surfing field trip to Ocean Beach and discovered his students were more engaged and their confidence soared all thanks to a day on a surfboard.

Trying to keep up with Orinda’s Elena Griffing may be an impossible task.

My mother started making "Mackenzie Stew" in the 50s and it became a comfort food staple in the Mallicoat house for years. 

Hope Solutions is a Contra Costa County-based non-profit that provides permanent housing solutions and services.

“The last thing I imagined doing was living with my mother in Florida and producing comedy shows in her guest room by her underwear drawer. But here we are,” said Lisa Geduldig.

Despite a near 300% spike in demand due to COVID-19, this strong nonprofit is still keeping San Francisco seniors healthy even in the midst of a pandemic.

Pete Zaballos, a UC Berkeley and MIT grad, wanted to give back to those institutions that shaped his successful career when he had an epiphany.

The toddler was born with a congenital heart defect that required 12 hours of open-heart surgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.