Bonnie Eslinger

The Good News

Neil Henry, the new dynamic dean of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, is on a mission to restore “truth” to the teetering world of journalism, and respect to everyday reporting. But he’s also looking to the future, partnering the school with the brand-new nonprofit media experiment launched May 26—the Bay Citizen, backed by $5 million in funding from San Francisco financier Warren Hellman.

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Faces of the East Bay

In the Philanthropic Swim

In the Philanthropic Swim

Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.