Carolyn Jones

More Than Lanyards

With summer camps catering to nearly every interest, entertaining and educating the kids is a whole lot easier. Here are options for a smoother camp season, from Girl Scouts, coding, sports, and family camps to tips on sleepaway programs, scholarships, and bargain day camps.

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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.