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San Jose recession

In California, focus still on housing market

The incessant focus on the housing market, especially within California, presses on: new data shows that the beginnings of a housing turnaround may...
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The recession is over?

California households were 30% more multigenerational in 2010 than during the previous census of 2000 [1] - while this seems to have been...
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Feeding America: Hunger in your neighborhood

A jobless recovery isn’t fun. And when you are a parent, a jobless recovery is worse than no fun. It hurts. It hurts your kids. It hurts your...
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Christmas in the Park: A San Jose Tradition

If you’ve lived in San Jose for more than say, a month, and you have kids, you’ve heard of the fabulous Christmas in the Park. Each...
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Santa Cruz mom loses transportation for disabled son

Robin Benites has had a bad couple of months. Really bad. Like the type of bad no mom should have to go through.Like a lot of moms these days, the...
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Gaming 101: What roleplaying books should I buy?

Especially with a recession limiting the funds of gamers and potential new players, it is important to know what books to buy to be able to play....
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Gaming 101: What roleplaying game is right for me?

Finding a system to roleplay in can be a tricky proposition, because there are a few very well known systems and a great number of lesser known...
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Roleplaying advice: other ways to save

In the last week, I’ve had a good amount of advice on finding books and games for a good price. Hopefully, that’s been helpful, but I...
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Roleplaying advice: free games

As a follow up to where to buy games during the “Great Recession,” today I would like to share some free games for those times where...
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Roleplaying advice: where to buy

During this period people are calling “The Great Recession,” it can sometimes be hard to justify buying roleplaying materials. The...
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