Despite efforts to get solo drivers to share rides, carpooling is down throughout Bay Area and state

07/16/11 Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to lure solo drivers out of their cars, the percentage of commuters who carpool has declined over the past three decades across California, and especially in the South Bay.

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Free food fills a need for many

07/18/11 Federally funded programs aim to keep low-income South Bay children fed. As a barometer of the economy, their popularlity indicates times are still tough. PHOTO GALLERY

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P.M. Bay Area Buzz: One arrest, none hurt after East Bay standoff ends; North Bay morning power outage hits thousands

07/18/11 Other top stories: Three hospitalized briefly after South Bay shooting; Peninsula college campus to close by year's end

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