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Gala dinner tasting a symphony for senses
From the taste of it, the San Francisco Symphony's 97th annual Season Opening Gala is going to be not only a aural delight, but a culinary one as well.
'Musical Soiree' toasts pitch-perfect season
On the balmy evening of June 11 guests took in the summertime weather, sipping lemonade and enjoying chilled shrimp appetizers at a cocktail reception celebrating the close of the Peninsula Symphony's 59th ...
Charitable store celebrates 40 years, $1 million
Like many a Silicon Valley institution, the Family Tree resale shop in San Carlos got its humble beginnings in a Bay Area garage.
Burlingame blows out 100 birthday candles
Capping off a yearlong celebration, Burlingame's Centennial Gala was the icing on the birthday cake of a commemorative year.
Auxiliary's garden party celebrates 'growth'
A small garden party held two decades ago has blossomed into one of the largest ladies' luncheons in the mid-Peninsula. The auxiliary of PARCA Organization, a nonprofit serving developmentally disabled ...
Nonprofits benefit from homes' open doors
Standing on the lawn of a Poplar Street Hillsborough home on the warm afternoon of May 16, Community Service League Kitchen Tour co-chairwomen Julie Tenenbaum and Lynn Fischbach said hello to the familiar faces ...
'Green' party raises green for West's oldest children's charity
The Edgewood Fair, presented by the Edgewood Auxiliary, has been an annual San Francisco tradition for 42 years.
Grand Prix drives youth education fundraising
CEOs, vice presidents and board members made their way through rush hour traffic to strap themselves into go-karts for an evening of racing and fundraising at the eighth annual BizWorld Grand Prix on May 1. ...
Dinner honors leaders, champions child care
At the sixth annual 4Cs Leadership Awards Dinner on April 24, the evening's presenters made the message of the benefit clear: The first five years of life are of critical importance to a child's development, ...
Seniors say goodbye, help school with 'Green'
Like stepping through the looking glass, entering the vast tent situated on the lawn of Atherton's Menlo School campus was like finding yourself in another world, where the flowers talked and danced, a ...
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The sheriff must explain brothel visit
“A copy was given to me by the San Mateo County SOA (Sheriffs Office Association). SOL ...” — Larry Hefner