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Connect The Bay: San Mateo County Parks Spanish Outreach

Raquel Henriquez is Bilingual Community Engagement intern for San Mateo County Parks. She spends her days making sure that all in the Spanish-speaking communities of the county feel welcome—since the...

Connect The Bay: Unsung Hero Nilou

After arriving from Iran, Niloufar Khonsari was inspired to pursue becoming an immigration lawyer to help newcomers through the complex and often daunting U.S. immigration system. As the founder of Pa...

Connect the Bay: Lick Observatory

Hidden in plain view thousands of feet above the Santa Clara Valley, the University of California’s Lick Observatory has been a quiet leader in optical and infrared astronomical observation beginning...

Connect the Bay: Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District

Chairperson Jeffrey Myers leads us on a walking tour through an exciting area of Oakland: the newly formed Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District. This district will foster a community where every Oakland...

Connect the Bay: Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs

LGBTQ Pride Season lasts from June all the way through August, according to Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs Manager Sera Fernando. We join Sera taking part in the County’s Pride Parade cont...

Connect the Bay: San Jose Pinoytown

Connect the Bay joins Robert Ragsac as he gives a walking tour of San Jose’s historic Pinoytown. Endearingly known as “Manong (Elder) Robert” to Filipino community members, he delights tourgoers with...

Connect the Bay: Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley

A NorCal anchor partner at Open San Jose, Latina Coalition Silicon Valley is a non-profit organization that has been providing Latinas with civic engagement and leadership development in Silicon Valle...

Gathering of Ohlone Peoples

Every year in the East Bay, indigenous Ohlone from diverse tribal communities share their living history through music, song, dance, and stories at the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples. Together, they teac...

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