If you have a smart phone, getting prepared for disaster has never been easier. Over on Mashable, they have a great list of resources that either use Web 2.0 tools like Facebook , or can be integrated with any current generation smart phone.
Though it sounds rather fancy and complicated, it is really just another way [...]
Learn more about United Way Worldwide’s response to the devastation in Haiti. Together with our partners in the area, and around the world, we can make a difference for the long term.
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The Bay Area is blessed with access to some pristine water sources. In fact the water in the Hecth Hetchy reservoir in the Yosemite was good enough to be bottled and sold to the public. But transporting water from its source requires pipes that can easily be damaged or disrupted during a disaster. Not [...]
On Tuesday, December 22, the San Francisco Department of PublicĀ Health will makeĀ 16,000 doses of the vaccine available at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. These free doses will be set aside for San Francisco residents in the high-risk priority group.
The SF Dept of Pubic Health defines high risk as:
Pregnant women
All people from 6 months [...]
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake that shook San Francisco, resulting in a partial collaspse of the Bay Bridge as well millions of dollars in residential and commerical destruction. As part of San Francisco’s and our own disaster preparedness, United Way of the Bay Area employees are participating in the Great [...]