SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Based company The One Health announced in October that it has raised $10 million to improve cancer treatments for dogs. Ben Lewis, 38 and Christina Lopes, 45, founded the company to help revolutionize the way cancer is trea

SUTTER COUNTY—On November 2, Superior Court Judge Sarah H. Heckman issued a preliminary order for Governor Gavin Newsom to stop making executive orders that could contradict state laws and ruled one of his Executive Orders as an unconstitutional exercise

Several businesses and restaurants in San Francisco are preparing for potential election-night unrest. The Union Square Business Improvement District is estimating that 75 percent of stores in Union Square will board up by Sunday, November 1, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. “Given events of this past spring and summer, it is not an unexpected precaution.”.

Thirty-one years ago, David Miles Jr. and a group of friends went skating from the top of Golden Gate Avenue to downtown Market Street. “We went down Market to Beal Street where there were barricades blocking off the Embarcadero Freeway onramp because of the Loma Prieta earthquake,” Miles Jr. told the San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO On October 20, Stephanie Ching pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and desecration of human remains in the murder of her 73-year-old father, Benedict Ching. She received a suspended sentence of three years in prison and one-year jail sentence. The family told the San Francisco Chronicle Stephanie has been in jail for 17 months and was credited with time served.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 to approve legislation that rolls back rent hikes imposed in 2014 for those living in the Midtown Park Apartments. Residents filed the lawsuit against the city and property manager Mercy Housing after elderly tenants on fixed incomes received rent increases of up to 300 percent.

Phillips, a native of St. Louis, Mo., would go on to win Mr. Imani and the $300 scholarship that came with it. But more important, was the fact that his mother had flown from St. Louis to see him participate in the event. After he won, their reunion was an emotional one. “I rarely see her,” he said.

After graduating from the LSU College of Engineering in May with a bachelor’s in electrical engineering, Marlou de Guzman received a phone call that resulted in a dream come true. The 23-year-old was called to Houston for a job interview at MRI Technologies, a small business contractor specializing in various engineering services.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, LSU’s College of Science and College of Engineering hosted Hidden Figures Revealed on Friday, March 17. This day-long event included outreach to high school students, a screening of the Hidden Figures movie, and a panel discussion. The movie Hidden Figures recounts the vital history of an elite team of African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped win the all-out space race against the Soviet Union, and at the same time, sent the quest for equal rights and opportunity rocketing forwards.

For nearly 70 years, Addis native Alfred Delahaye has dedicated his life to journalism. Journalism, by its very nature, generally attracts talented writers who welcome challenges and are ambitious, creative, resourceful and curious, Delahaye said. Everyone who has had the opportunity to know Delahaye understands how he influenced the careers of many successful journalists, novelists, filmmakers, broadcasters and other communication professionals.

Instead of dwelling on the situation, Port Allen High graduate Aquwendis Nelson finished high school for his mother. “She would always tell me, you can do anything you want in life, but just finish school,” Nelson said. His mother, Tasha Nelson-Vallery, 38, died in a car crash in August last year, just a couple of hours before her son’s birthday.

A history exhibit dedicated to Bruce Lee is expected to debut in San Francisco in the fall of 2021. The exhibit, called “We are Bruce Lee: Under The Sky” will be located at the San Francisco Chinese Historical Society of American Museum in Chinatown. It will feature artwork, films, memorabilia and rarely seen artifacts from Lee’s life.

T-Mobile filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco and its Department of Building Inspection for not responding to its request to upgrade cell cites to 5G. Due to the coronavirus, the company said it needs to modify and upgrade many of the existing wireless installations due to an increase in demand.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback K’Waun Williams will miss at least the next two games after the NFL suspended him on November 23 for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. Williams, 29, was already sidelined by a high ankle sprain, but will now be officially suspended for the next two weeks.

Fireside Project, a 24/7 peer supported psychedelic hotline, is expected to launch in April 2021. The nonprofit is dedicated specifically to helping people navigate psychedelic experiences. It will offer free confidential services by phone, text message, and live chat to help individuals with a range of topics, from supporting someone who has taken a psychedelic substance to those who want to discuss a past experience.

On November 17, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the groundbreaking of a new housing complex in Mission Bay Block 9 aimed at helping the homeless and people with a low income. Once completed in late 2021, the 140-home complex will feature a community garden open to residents and members of the larger Mission Bay community.