Thousands Attend Glide's Annual Holiday Dinner

KTVU - Thu Nov 26

Hundreds of volunteers and thousands of homeless and at-risk San Franciscans congregated at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church for an annual Thanksgiving celebration, and the church is now preparing for the December holidays.

Scenes From Around the Bay

International Herald Tribune - Thu Nov 26

Chloe Veltman, our Bay Area culture correspondent, took this photo on Market Street in San Francisco.

House Democrats from the Bay Area line up against Obama's expected troop surge in Afghanistan

San Jose Mercury News - Thu Nov 26

As President Barack Obama prepares to announce his long-awaited decision on Afghanistan, many war-weary Democrats in Congress are holding their tongues, uneasy about the possibility of a troop surge but wanting to give Obama space to make a defining decision of his presidency.

Bay Area officials issue air quality alert

The Modesto Bee - Thu Nov 26

Residents across the San Francisco Bay Area are being told to refrain from building a fire in the fireplace on Thanksgiving Day.

Terrariums make great gifts -find them at Flora Grubb Gardens new online store

Examiner.com - Thu Nov 26

Photo: Flora Grubb Gardens website A unique gift for the gardener: a hanging terrarium kit with plant.

Confidential 9/11 Pager Messages Disclosed

KCBS-TV Los Angeles - Thu Nov 26

Confidential 9/11 Pager Messages Disclosed Share + Nov 25, 2009 4:32 pm US/Pacific Confidential 9/11 Pager Messages Disclosed NEW YORK 1 of 1 An unusual glimpse into the events of 9/11 comes from messages sent to alphanumeric pagers that were anonymously published on the Internet on Wednesday.

Two mln people die of AIDS in 2008: UNAIDS

People's Daily Online - Tue Nov 24

Some two million people died of AIDS in 2008, 70 percent of whom were in sub-Saharan regions in Africa, according to a report released Tuesday in Shanghai by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World Health Organization.

SF Supes Vote To Postpone City Worker Layoffs

CBS 5 - Tue Nov 24

Share + Nov 24, 2009 5:45 pm US/Pacific SAN FRANCISCO Amid a fiscal crisis, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to appropriate nearly $2 million in an effort to postpone planned layoffs of city public health and clerical workers for two months, until after the holidays.

Up, up and away in a beautiful zeppelin

Los Angeles Times - Tue Nov 24

The last time something like this was seen in Los Angeles was 1929, when the Graf Zeppelin dropped in on Westchester's Mines Air Field before starting its nonstop Pacific crossing during its record-setting around-the-world flight.

San Jose area community college chancellor enjoyed big benefits as class offerings shrank

Mercury-Register - Tue Nov 24

Retiring chancellor Rosa Perez has been under fire for wasting district funds on home furnishings, club memberships, expensive hotel stays and expensive artwork.