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cbsnews.com | Sooji Nam
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an American tradition that spans decades. And this week, 243 talented spellers from around the world competed in the competition this year, attempting to correctly spell words compiled by one Bay Area man. "You know, you might think it may not take that long to put a list of words together, but actually we've been working on this for over 12 months," Frank Cahill, the national word list coordinator for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, told CBS News Bay Area.
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1 week ago |
kesq.com | Sooji Nam
By Sooji NamClick here for updates on this story OAKLAND ( KPIX) - Castlemont High School just wrapped up its final class of the Barber Entrepreneur Program this semester, and students are excited to see where this new chapter of skillsets will take them. "Another way to express art, by cutting hair," Danny Pablo, a senior at Castlemont High School, told CBS News Bay Area. It all began when Pablo was curious about what life would be like as a barber.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Sooji Nam
Oakland high school offers barber training program for students Castlemont High School just wrapped up its final class of the Barber Entrepreneur Program this semester, and students are excited to see where this new chapter of skillsets will take them. "Another way to express art, by cutting hair," Danny Pablo, a senior at Castlemont High School, told CBS News Bay Area. It all began when Pablo was curious about what life would be like as a barber.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Sooji Nam
The East Bay Community Foundation recently awarded about $2.2 million to 170 small businesses in Oakland. Luca Yacon, the owner of the Radically Fit gym, is one of the recipients of the grant. "We noticed in the Oakland community a real need for a body positive, fat positive place for folks to come and work out, specifically for queer and trans, Black and Brown community," Yacon told CBS News Bay Area.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Sooji Nam
Paul Kmiech moved from Boston to San Francisco nearly 10 years ago, with a camera in one hand a dream in another. "San Francisco is a magical city," Kmiech told CBS News Bay Area. "Regardless of its issues, its very tortured place, that's actually part of the appeal, is that it's an incredibly complicated place."As a San Francisco-based filmmaker, he has written and directed seven short films. He is also leading the Santa Cruz Film Festival this year.
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Garth Stapley
Editorial Page Editor at The Modesto Bee
Garth Stapley primarily covers news in the Central Valley region of California, United States, including areas around Modesto and Stockton.

Drew Tuma
Morning Meteorologist at KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA)
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Todd Miyazawa
Network News Assignment Editor at NBC News
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Producer and Editor at TFC News
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Jonathan Linden
Podcast Producer at KVPR-FM (Fresno, CA)
Jonathan Linden primarily covers news in the Central Valley region of California, United States, including areas around Fresno and Merced.
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