Lena Howland
Journalist Turned PR Pro | Formerly @abc7newsbayarea @ABC10 @KOAA | CO Native | @ColoradoStateU Alumna | @orangetheory Fanatic
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1 month ago |
abc7news.com | Lena Howland
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area is exactly one month away from the Golden State Valkyries kicking off their inaugural season at Chase Center. And on Wednesday, the brand-new WNBA team formally introduced two of their 2025 draft picks, Shyanne Sellers and Kaitlyn Chen, who just landed in the Bay Area on Tuesday. The two new Valkyries got a hero's welcome, landing at SFO. Members of the Oakland's Claremont Middle School girls' basketball team were there to cheer them on.
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1 month ago |
abc7news.com | Lena Howland
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose a new mayor in a special election marked by growing frustration over a city leadership vacuum, budget woes, and a public safety crisis. The special election was set in motion after former Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled last year. RELATED: Oakland mayor: City charter makes governing difficult for whoever is electedAll morning Tuesday, voters have been dropping their ballots off and voting in-person.
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1 month ago |
abc7news.com | Lena Howland
BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- An early morning fire in Berkeley damaged a nonprofit and forced dozens of people from nearby apartment buildings. The fire started around 3 a.m. at the East Bay Media Center on Addison Street, just a few blocks from UC Berkeley. Dozens of students and families living in the apartment complex right next door to the fire have since been allowed to go back inside.
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1 month ago |
abc7news.com | Lena Howland
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Just days before San Francisco's Great Highway officially reopens as a 2-mile, 43-acre coastal park, now named Sunset Dunes, there's a new push to reverse Proposition K. Fifty-five percent of San Francisco voters approved the measure in November, in order to close the stretch of the highway to cars 24/7. "I see it as a huge takeaway, as a taxpayer, I hate it," Eric Shackelford, an Outer Sunset resident, said.
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1 month ago |
abc7news.com | Lena Howland
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose is celebrating a major milestone in the city's clean water and sustainability initiatives. City officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning to showcase the city's first green stormwater infrastructure project. It's called the Riverview Stormwater Garden, and it can be found near the corner of Riverview Parkway and Skytop Street in San Jose.
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That’s a wrap! 🎤 Feeling so overwhelmed by all the love on my last day at @abc7newsbayarea today and absolutely exhausted. Plus, what’s a little breaking NEW POPE news to cap off my final hours in news? 😅 More thoughts on this wild journey to come. Until then, thank you. 🫶🏼 https://t.co/bG48e4qqro
And on the night before my last day at work at @abc7newsbayarea, I found out I received my first Bay Area/NorCal Emmy nomination alongside a team of journalists I admire so much. Very proud to be a part of this hard-working team and grateful to be leaving on a high note. ✨ https://t.co/LA6jioa3GY
Welcome to the Bay 💜
Nothing better than finally being home. https://t.co/rQXTyvo04m
