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Bessie Kawachi Chin, 87, fulfills her dream of a college degree after Japanese-American internment prevented her from finishing her studies nearly 70 years ago. (more…)

San Jose hosts the first wheelchair lacrosse clinic in the country.
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A look at California Penal Code 148 and its use by the San Jose Police Department.
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A classical Indian musical art form with strong spiritual roots is practiced in Sunnyvale. (more…)

Shontale Taylor leaves the foster care system to begin a new life. (more…)

After 63 years, Filipino war veterans celebrate passage of legislation that recognizes their contribution during WWII. (more…)

Controversy clouds the San Jose police department’s use of public drunkenness laws and its racial impact on Latinos. [VIDEO] (more…)

Panoramic image of the Shane Telescope at Mount Hamilton take on Dec. 16, 2009. (more…)

New programs help veterans caught in the criminal justice system. (more…)

Supporters of Palestine gather in a busy San Jose intersection to protest Israel’s ground war in the Gaza Strip on January 4, 2009. [VIDEO] (more…)

Stanford medical students use horses to learn techniques of non-verbal communication. [VIDEO] (more…)

The All Amigos Alano Club has been a safe haven for recovering alcoholics for over two decades. Now they have been asked to vacate their clubhouse to make way for new downtown development. [VIDEO] (more…)

Lance Armstrong leads over 2,000 participants in a bike, run and walk in San Jose to raise funds to battle cancer on July 13, 2008. [VIDEO] (more…)

Peace march honors shopkeeper, Vahid Hosseini, who was gunned down on May 23, 2008. [VIDEO] (more…)

Bay area mass transit offers free rides for the day, packing trains, BART and buses. [VIDEO] (more…)

The Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County is a haven for hard-core softball players 50 and older. [VIDEO] (more…)