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Heart-Surgery Survivor Says Blood Donation Saved Her During Transplant
Denise Redeker with the Heartfelt Help Foundation remembers well the need she had for blood during a life-saving heart transplant.

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Denise Redeker with the Heartfelt Help Foundation remembers well the need she had for blood during a life-saving heart transplant.

When one Alameda mother discovered that her children's school lacked a thriving music program, she orchestrated her own solution.
"The back collapsed. So right now, we can't bring them here at all because it's not safe," explained Las Olas Executive Director Quinn.
"We could hear the actual bridge falling down one by one, and when we came out we saw that hole," said Kumar.
"You can't really tell this is wet," said Andrew McCullough of AMAC Construction, looking a home's interior wall.
According to county officials, the storms have wrought upwards of $21 million in road damage and nearly $7 million in park damage.
Gwin has since spoke to a number of news media outlets, including CBS Bay Area, to apologize for the incident in the wake of death threats.
"The stress is draining," said Guerneville resident Rebecca Hammond.
State educators and Oakland Unified said the district had way too many schools after losing 15,000 students in the last 20 years.
"I could barely walk from our bedroom to the kitchen and I thought, 'Oh God, will I ever be able to do this simple thing again?'" she said.
Video captured a San Francisco art gallery owner spraying a homeless woman with a garden hose Monday morning.
In Alameda County, several ranked-choice elections were decided by just a few votes and ther has been a public outcry for a recount.
On Tuesday, Chang was talking with homeowner Maria Elena Roja about some of the issues he found at her Concord home.
"The defendant violated that space," said prosecutor Alison Prout during opening statements. "He came prepared for violence."
Toronto also acquired 29-year-old right-hander Zach Thompson from Pittsburgh for 25-year-old minor league outfielder Chavez Young.
Caltrans said Monday it has crews working 12-hour shifts to clean up debris, clear flooding, and repair guardrails.
"Using FSD beta, you're kind of part of an experiment."
"There's no damage here. Probably, most people don't have much damage. It's just more of a nuisance than anything," Hicks said.
"I don't know. It's like, I've never seen something like this in this area of Fairfield," he told KPIX.
In 1969, the store was originally a coffee house called "Melting Pot." It was opened by Wyman and her late husband, Joe.