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Michael Steinmetz, the Jewish entrepreneur behind Flow Kana and the Flow Cannabis Institute. (Courtesy Flow Kana)
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, California, Health, Jewish Life, News

‘King of Weed’: Meet the Jewish mogul who’s smokin’ the competition

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 21, 2020February 21, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and wife Jane outside a polling station in Manchester, N.H., Feb. 11, 2020. (JTA/Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Will America elect a Jewish president in 2020? Sanders’ and Bloomberg’s paths to victory run through California.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 13, 2020February 13, 2020
Joc Pederson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a third-inning homer against the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Oct. 26, 2018. (JTA/Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Palo Alto-born Jewish slugger Joc Pederson won’t be traded to LA Angels after all

by JTA and J. Staff February 11, 2020
Esther Tiferes Tebeka and her 15 year-old daughter (left) on the American evacuation plane from Wuhan, China. (Esther Tiferes Tebeka)
Posted inCalifornia

In coronavirus quarantine, Jewish Palo Alto woman shares story of evac from Wuhan

by Gabriel Greschler February 7, 2020March 6, 2020
Joc Pederson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a third-inning homer against the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Oct. 26, 2018. (JTA/Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Palo Alto-born Jewish slugger Joc Pederson being traded from L.A. to L.A.

by JTA and J. Staff February 6, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz enters the game against the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 19, 2020. (JTA/William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Meet Mitchell Schwartz, the Jewish former UC Berkeley star heading to Super Bowl LIV

by JTA January 31, 2020January 31, 2020
Ella Yitzhaki, the Jewish politico who is trying to make 17-year-olds eligible to vote in California primaries. (Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inNews

Should 17-year-olds vote in the California primary? This one says yes.

by Gabriel Greschler January 31, 2020February 4, 2020
Production of USC Shoah Foundation's "Dimensions in Testimony" program, which makes holograms of Holocaust survivors' testimonies. (Courtesy USC Shoah Foundation)
Posted inPhilanthropy

S.F.-based Koret Foundation gives $10 million to Shoah Foundation

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 30, 2020February 6, 2020
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond (center) met with Jewish leaders on Jan. 7 to discuss the controversial draft ethnic studies curriculum for California high schools. (Photo/Twitter-Rick Hirschhaut)
Posted inNews

Jewish leaders get their say on controversial ethnic studies curriculum

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 10, 2020January 21, 2020
UCLA student Shayna Lavi alleges that S.F. State University Professor Rabab Abdulhadi was verbally abusive toward her because of Lavi's pro-Israel stance during a lecture at UCLA on May 14.
Posted inNews

Trump order could bolster anti-Semitism complaint involving S.F. State professor

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 8, 2020January 10, 2020

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