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(Sam Harnett/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bajaj graduated from Stanford University with a degree in biology. Originally from India, she decided to head home after finishing school and pursue a PhD. But Bajaj soon realized she'd made a big mistake. Academia just wasn't for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were too many unknowns,” she said, “Nothing was working. I was in this dark little cell in the middle of nowhere.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajaj decided to return to the Bay Area and try to restart her life as a computer programmer. She came back on a tourist visa, which meant that she had just 90 days to learn how to program and get hired as a web developer. That led her to App Academy -- one of many new, intensive coding camps that teaches web development from scratch. The course is nine-weeks long, just right for Bajaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajaj hopes the skills she’s learning at App Academy will help her get hired on an H-1B, the visa for skilled foreign workers. But she’s fighting the clock: the visas start getting allotted on April 1st and they can run out fast. If Bajaj doesn’t get a job offer before then she’ll have to return to India and wait another year to apply. Some say that if she does succeed in getting an H-1B, she'll be robbing a job from an American.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If she's being hired for an H-1B visa based on nine weeks of programming work – Are you kidding me? – then it's an abuse of the visa,” said Norman Matloff, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->Matloff claims companies use H-1B visas to replace older U.S. programmers with younger, cheaper foreigners like Bajaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The abuse is widespread across the board,” he said. “Everybody from the mainstream, household-name firms are abusing the program…. The central issue is wage and mobility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matloff argues that since employers sponsor workers for H-1Bs, it’s tricky for foreigners to negotiate higher salaries or switch jobs. They effectively get handcuffed to their employer at lower wages. That's why businesses want more H-1Bs, Matloff says. But tech companies have a different story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lobbying firm TechNet got 100 technology companies to sign a letter to President Obama and Congress, urging them to expand the H-1B program. Dan Turrentine, a vice president at TechNet, says the companies’ main complaint is that they can't find enough American employees to fill their job openings. The cap of 85,000 H-1Bs a year hasn't kept up with the demand for skilled tech workers. “That cap was set back in the ‘90s,” said Turrentine, “when the economy was much less dependent on technology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies like Facebook, Google, and Hewlett-Packard all signed the letter. But the truth is, most H-1B holders aren’t found at these companies. And they aren’t at start-ups either.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on immigration in California\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/04/05/on-immigration-high-tech-and-ag-dont-meet-literally/\">On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don't Meet, Literally\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/21/is-silicon-valley-losing-its-foreign-talent/\">Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Foreign-Born Talent\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Nearly half work at places like Infosys and Wipro – the multi-national information technology workhorses that churn out the unglamorous connective tissue of all modern business: boilerplate coding, user support and network maintenance. These businesses place workers in their U.S. offices on H-1Bs to improve the interface between their American client companies and their vast workforces in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say the H-1B program has thus become a vehicle for global I.T. firms to outsource tech work that used to be done in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustration with the program doesn't just come from professors like Matloff, or from older, out-of-work American programmers. It can also be heard from H-1B holders themselves, including Ardit Bajraktari. The 32-year-old from Albania says participating in the visa program feels like indentured servitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari is a mobile developer who has worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He's been programming phones since the early 2000s, years before the first iPhone hit the market. Like many programmers in the Bay Area, Bajraktari has hopped around, working at places like MobiTV, Yammer and Amazon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you want to keep your skill set up to date,” he said, “you have to move companies.”\u003cbr>\nBut every time Bajraktari switches jobs, he loses his H-1B visa sponsorship and risks deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's like you have a sword on your neck,” he said. “You have to find a job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari came to the United States at 17 and graduated from Radford University in Virginia. Ever since he started working, a decade ago, Bajraktari has been trying to get a green card, the document granting legal permanent residence. Without it, he said, he will always feel the threat of that sword—deportation. With each new job, though, he must persuade the employer to petition for a green card for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari said his worst green card experience was at Amazon. He says the company promised him a visa during the job negotiations, which motivated him to take the position. Then, he says, it took nearly two years to start moving on the paperwork. It reminded Bajraktari of being in Albania under communism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To make things move forward you have to threaten your company that you’re not going to work anymore,” he said. “It becomes a weird, weird situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The I-Squared bill now in the Senate has some provisions to address the challenges of H-1B job mobility. It would give employees a 60-day grace period between positions. But employers would still control the green card process. If the government really wants to stop companies from abusing H-1B visas Bajraktari says, it should give workers some control over their green card applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Senate continues to debate what to do with the H-1B visa, and the proposals in the I-Squared bill are also being considered by a bi-partisan group of senators preparing comprehensive immigration legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), a member of the bi-partisan group, has been urging reforms to address the outsourcing issue and compel companies to search first for American workers. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been pushing to ensure that H-1B employees are paid competitive wages. The two have worked together in the past to try and reform the H-1B program. Whether the final agreement this time will contain these provisions remains to be seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the deliberations proceed in Washington, Bajraktari keeps chasing a green card. He says he'd like to found his own company – the Silicon Valley start-up dream. But that's nearly impossible on an H-1B. Another proposal in the Senate would offer start-up visas and green cards to entrepreneurs. If enacted, that could work for Bajraktari. In the meantime, he's still depending on an employer to sponsor him for permanent residency. Only then would he have the same job freedoms as his U.S. colleagues.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Some say that if she does succeed in getting an H-1B, she'll be robbing a job from an American.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If she's being hired for an H-1B visa based on nine weeks of programming work – Are you kidding me? – then it's an abuse of the visa,” said Norman Matloff, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->Matloff claims companies use H-1B visas to replace older U.S. programmers with younger, cheaper foreigners like Bajaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The abuse is widespread across the board,” he said. “Everybody from the mainstream, household-name firms are abusing the program…. The central issue is wage and mobility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matloff argues that since employers sponsor workers for H-1Bs, it’s tricky for foreigners to negotiate higher salaries or switch jobs. They effectively get handcuffed to their employer at lower wages. That's why businesses want more H-1Bs, Matloff says. But tech companies have a different story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lobbying firm TechNet got 100 technology companies to sign a letter to President Obama and Congress, urging them to expand the H-1B program. Dan Turrentine, a vice president at TechNet, says the companies’ main complaint is that they can't find enough American employees to fill their job openings. The cap of 85,000 H-1Bs a year hasn't kept up with the demand for skilled tech workers. “That cap was set back in the ‘90s,” said Turrentine, “when the economy was much less dependent on technology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies like Facebook, Google, and Hewlett-Packard all signed the letter. But the truth is, most H-1B holders aren’t found at these companies. And they aren’t at start-ups either.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on immigration in California\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/04/05/on-immigration-high-tech-and-ag-dont-meet-literally/\">On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don't Meet, Literally\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/21/is-silicon-valley-losing-its-foreign-talent/\">Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Foreign-Born Talent\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Nearly half work at places like Infosys and Wipro – the multi-national information technology workhorses that churn out the unglamorous connective tissue of all modern business: boilerplate coding, user support and network maintenance. These businesses place workers in their U.S. offices on H-1Bs to improve the interface between their American client companies and their vast workforces in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say the H-1B program has thus become a vehicle for global I.T. firms to outsource tech work that used to be done in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustration with the program doesn't just come from professors like Matloff, or from older, out-of-work American programmers. It can also be heard from H-1B holders themselves, including Ardit Bajraktari. The 32-year-old from Albania says participating in the visa program feels like indentured servitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari is a mobile developer who has worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He's been programming phones since the early 2000s, years before the first iPhone hit the market. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91446\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/14/can-you-shoot-a-goose-and-other-bay-area-wildlife-questions/8557519591_ab204442e9_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91446\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91446\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/8557519591_ab204442e9_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Part of a flock of 30 turkeys that invaded and took up residence in the East Bay town of Albany over the winter. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of a flock of 30 turkeys that took up residence in the East Bay town of Albany over the winter. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ever want to trap a turkey? Eradicate a raccoon? Garrote a goose? You’re not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more and more wild creatures set up housekeeping in Bay Area cities and suburbs, some residents are getting tired of squirrels eating their bird food. They’re furious when raccoons battle their dogs, sad when their roses disappear down a deer’s gullet, and disgusted when fowl foul the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, some wild urban creatures look like they might be good for dinner. Several readers of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/06/what-to-do-if-you-are-attacked-by-a-wild-turkey-a-bay-area-problem/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our recent post\u003c/a> on how to respond to aggressive turkeys suggested taking matters into your own hands. But if you’re searching in the basement for your grandfather’s shotgun, stop right there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the critters that annoy us the most are protected by one statute or another, especially within city limits.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, it’s illegal to discharge a firearm or projectile weapon in most urban areas except in very specific instances, such as an immediate threat to personal safety. It’s unlikely a pecking fowl would qualify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would not encourage anyone to engage a turkey with a firearm in our city limits,” says San Francisco police spokesman Gordon Shyy. You’d probably have to be cornered by a bear or mountain lion to claim self-defense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland and San Jose have similarly strict laws with few exceptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley’s municipal code appears to leave the largest loophole, \u003ca href=\"http://codepublishing.com/CA/Berkeley/cgi/NewSmartCompile.pl?path=Berkeley13/Berkeley1372/Berkeley1372.html#13.72.020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an exemption\u003c/a> for “persons using firearms for the purpose of destroying noxious animals upon land owned or occupied by them.” Berkeley officials confirm the law is on the books, but they refused to offer an example of when it might apply, or even a definition of “noxious.” (The law in Berkeley might be trumped by the state Fish and Game Code, which \u003ca href=\"http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fgc&group=02001-03000&file=3000-3012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prohibits\u003c/a> discharging firearms within 150 yards of an occupied building.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents of cities other than Berkeley may wonder if they’d be allowed to kill animal intruders with their bare hands, or perhaps tilt the scale slightly with a tire iron or shovel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Probably not. It’s illegal to kill \u003ca href=\"http://www.fgc.ca.gov/regulations/current/mammalregs.aspx#250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certain animals\u003c/a> that have a legal status, regardless of whether or not a gun is used. Animals like deer, mountain lions, gray squirrels, bears and turkeys, to name a few, are \u003ca href=\"http://www.fgc.ca.gov/regulations/current/mammalregs.aspx#310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game animals\u003c/a> and thus require a permit to hunt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distressed citizens can request a depredation permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which also requires contracting a licensed wildlife control operator who must act as the property owner’s agent. Once the permit and wildlife person are in place, the target animal must be euthanized (because problem critters won’t be relocated), and no one’s allowed to eat it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no early turkey dinner,” said Conrad Jones, a CDFW scientist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may legally kill mice or rats by any means necessary. Just don’t use \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Toxic-rats-mice-spur-rodenticide-battle-4153464.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certain pesticides\u003c/a> that are likely to cause ecological damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raccoons—those lovable, intelligent garbage bandits—present an interesting legal quandary for the potentially murderous homeowner. Technically, “you do not need a permit to dispatch them if you are suffering damage,” Jones said. 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Survey takers sampled 500 adults in each town, mostly over the telephone but some through electronic questionnaires. The margin of error was +/4.5%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents gave their mayors ratings that corresponded to their outlooks on their cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Jose, for example, 55 percent approved of Mayor Chuck Reed. Mayor Ed Lee of San Francisco got a 61 percent approval rating. But Oakland's Jean Quan scored only a 23 percent approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disapproval of Quan cut across ideology, education and income, though the poorer and less educated residents of Oakland liked her best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reed got the best rating from political conservatives, three quarters of whom liked his work. Lee's ratings were fairly even across demographics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents of the three cities worried about different issues. 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Burglaries have also increased sharply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sjpd.org/CrimeStats/crimestats.html\">San Jose\u003c/a> both have lower murder rates, but San Jose saw an increase in burglary and murder from 2010 to 2011, the most recent years for which the city has published statistics on its website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quan made crime a focus of her \u003ca href=\"http://oakland.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=81718ed9-d3ee-1030-a72d-f86303e77ec0\">State of the City address\u003c/a> on Feb. 27.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the city's economy is improving, but it could take a \"boom\" to afford the goal of hiring 200 more police officers over the next five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What do such number portend for Quan's reelection prospects?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22724671/oakland-crime-takes-bite-out-mayor-jean-quans\">Oakland Tribune\u003c/a> offered this insight:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>For Quan, the polling results wasn't as bad as the 78 percent negative rating she had shortly after the Occupy Oakland fiasco in late 2011. 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Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan, who has won two citywide elections, said last year that she won't challenge Quan for mayor.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>In San Jose, 34 percent of those surveyed were also most worried about crime, while 17 percent focused on the cost of owning a home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, though, housing issues came first, with 28 percent listing the cost of a home as their biggest worry, while 18 percent were preoccupied by the related issue of homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a bonus question for San Francisco, the poll takers found that 59 percent of citizens there favor building an arena for the Golden State Warriors at Piers 30-32. They didn't ask Oaklanders how they felt about losing their basketball team to the city across the bay.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/10/Oakland-As-logo.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-78035 alignright\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/10/Oakland-As-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland A's logo\" width=\"194\" height=\"194\">\u003c/a>Back in the day, MAD magazine had a running joke about movie reviews. \"This sorry excuse for a film is so awful,\" a review would read, \"if I had to watch it again and again I'd consider moving or even being so bold as to change my name, or some other creative way that the studio couldn't find me.\" That scathing review would be transformed into the following blurb on the movie poster:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This film...watch it again and again....moving...bold...creative\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twitter, and the general speeding-up of news transmission, can have much the same effect. 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If the A's move to San Jose and build a state-of-the-art park, a lot of folks are going to choose to break towards San Jose to spend their baseball dollar.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If MLB gave their okay and the Giants didn't pursue the matter further, there are still other obstacles: a few pieces of the proposed site are still in private hands, neighborhood groups might try to block a new stadium, and San Jose voters would need to sign off on the deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The earliest the stadium could be ready for a first pitch would be the 2018 season. 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Trees must be cut to 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024756\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb by 6 a.m. on regular pickup days during the first two weeks of January. Trees must be no more than 5-feet-tall. After that, residents can drop off trees at the Davis Street Transfer Station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/recycle.asp\">San Leandro\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees less than 6-feet-tall on the curb for pickup during the first two weeks of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/recycle/holiday_trees.htm\">Union City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 471-3850\u003cbr>\nTrees should be place inside green yard-waste carts. If they do not fit, trees should be cut in half, with half going inside the cart and the other half on the curb next to the cart. TRI-CED will collect trees during the month of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=476#Tree%20recycling\">Pittsburg\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPlace trees less than 5-feet-tall at the curb for regular pickup. Larger trees should be cut in half and placed on the curb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/recycle/xtree.htm\" target=\"_blank\">San Ramon\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThe city will pick up trees less than 6-feet-tall during the week of January 7. For a $5 fee a local Boy Scout troop will pick up trees on January 5. Visit www.sanramonscouts.org or e-mail sanramontrees@yahoo.com, or call (925) 362-8960.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsanitary.com/\">\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christmas trees will be picked up throughout January at the curb on regularly scheduled days. Trees more than 6-feet-tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin Sanitary customers can also drop off up to two Christmas trees for free at the Marin Resource Recovery Center at 565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael. There is a charge for flocked trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=281\">Larkspur\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees can be dropped off in Piper Park near the ball fields, and on Barry Way next to Niven Park in Greenbrae until January 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/holidayschedule.htm\">Mill Valley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees will be picked up on regular days throughout January. Trees more than 5 feet tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naparecycling.com/Christmas_trees\">\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(707) 255-5200\u003cbr>\nNapa Valley District Boy Scouts will pick up trees left on the curb by 9 a.m. on January 5. They ask for a donation of $5. You can also recycle old Christmas lights at the Napa Recycling and Waste Services office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sunsetscavenger.com/holiday.htm\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(415) 330-1300\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb on regularly scheduled pickup days from January 2 to 11. Trees taller than 6 feet need to be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees less than 8-feet-tall can be left at the curb for regular pick up during the month of January. Residents without regular trash pickup can drop off their trees at \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">several locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Campbell\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialCupertinoYardWaste.htm\">Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Trees must be undecorated and cut into 3-foot lengths and placed in the yard-waste bin with the lid closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/index.php/for-homes/unincorporated-cupertino-recycling-garbage-compost#compost\">Unincorporated Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Place undecorated tree by the yard-waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call (408) 918-4640 to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthvalley.com/gilroyCompost.htm\">Gilroy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Cut trees into 3-foot by 3-foot sections and place on curb next to bin. Also, trees may be cut into small pieces and placed inside of yard-waste bin, but lid must close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialULosAltosYardWaste.htm\">Los Altos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Place undecorated tree by the yard-waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call (408) 918-4640 to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Los Gatos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/_event_holiday_schedule_010513.pdf\">Milpitas\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents should place their undecorated trees (flocked trees are OK) by the curb on their pickup day by January 11. Trees should be cut into 4-foot lengths. For more questions, call (408) 432-0444.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most cities and unincorporated areas do allow for curbside collection. Often trees must be cut down to 5 feet. Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=11475\">online newsletter\u003c/a> for details for each city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, several Boy Scout troops are picking up trees in the following cities: \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDUw/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=all\">Dixon\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDXQ/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=curbside\" target=\"_blank\">Fairfield\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDUg/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=curbside\" target=\"_blank\">Vacaville\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDVw/?what=christmas+trees&where=vallejo%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=UNITED+STATES&province=California&city=Vallejo®ion=Solano&postal_code=94590&latitude=38.1040864&longitude=-122.2566367&list_filter=all\" target=\"_blank\">Vallejo\u003c/a>. The County's \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=11475\">online newsletter\u003c/a> has phone numbers and email addresses to make appointments for tree pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents have three options for getting rid of their Christmas trees this year:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cut trees to fit in the yard-waste container with the lid closed. The following cities (and unincorporated Sonoma County) can put whole trees next to the yard-waste bin: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Windsor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents can also call (707) 565-3333 to make an appointment and a non-profit will pick up your whole tree. Suggested $7 donation. Pickup dates are January 5, 6, 12 and 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the following cities, residents may drop off up to two trees, free of charge: Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Windsor and some unincorporated areas. Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">website\u003c/a> for locations and times for each city and unincorporated areas.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Businesses and residents of multi-family buildings who don't normally have plant debris service can ask a neighbor for the plant debris pickup day on that block, or call (510) 981-7270 for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trees more than 7 feet tall should be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003ca href=\"http://amadorvalleyindustries.com/pdf/AVI_Newsletter_10-2012.pdf\">Dublin\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place their tree at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on their regular service day December 26 through January 4. Trees must be cut down to 4 feet or less. After January 6, residents can place trees into the Organics Cart along with acceptable yard trimmings. Tree branches and stumps must be cut up in lengths that will allow the lid to securely close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a $5 donation per tree, local Boy Scouts will pick up trees on Saturday, January 5. Reservations are required. You can make reservations \u003ca href=\"www.dublin905.mytroop.us/\">online\u003c/a> or call (925) 558-2709.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emeryville\u003cbr>\n(510) 613-2104\u003cbr>\nFor single-family residences, trees are picked up curbside during the first two weeks of January on the regular pickup days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Multiple family residences should coordinate with Waste Management at (510) 613-2104 to arrange for a dumpster. Trees must be cut to less than 5 feet tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fremont.gov/archives/37/CityNews_Winter2012.pdf\">Fremont\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees that are less than 6-feet-tall can be placed on the curb between December 31 and January 11 on scheduled collection days. Collection is one day later January 1 to 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents can also drop off trees Monday through Friday during regular hours at 42600 Boyce Road, Fremont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On January 5, a local Boy Scout troop will also pick up trees for $5. Call (510) 494-4580 to make a reservation by January 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://user.govoutreach.com/hayward/faq.php?cid=11125\">Hayward\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 537-5500\u003cbr>\nResidents can leave trees less than 5-feet-tall on the curb for regular pick up for the first two weeks of January. After that, trees left at the curb can be picked up for a fee, but will not be recycled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newark\u003cbr>\n(510) 624-5900\u003cbr>\nThe city will collect trees left at the curb through the month of January on regular pick up days. Trees must be cut to 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024756\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb by 6 a.m. on regular pickup days during the first two weeks of January. Trees must be no more than 5-feet-tall. After that, residents can drop off trees at the Davis Street Transfer Station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/recycle.asp\">San Leandro\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees less than 6-feet-tall on the curb for pickup during the first two weeks of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/recycle/holiday_trees.htm\">Union City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 471-3850\u003cbr>\nTrees should be place inside green yard-waste carts. If they do not fit, trees should be cut in half, with half going inside the cart and the other half on the curb next to the cart. TRI-CED will collect trees during the month of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=476#Tree%20recycling\">Pittsburg\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPlace trees less than 5-feet-tall at the curb for regular pickup. Larger trees should be cut in half and placed on the curb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/recycle/xtree.htm\" target=\"_blank\">San Ramon\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThe city will pick up trees less than 6-feet-tall during the week of January 7. For a $5 fee a local Boy Scout troop will pick up trees on January 5. Visit www.sanramonscouts.org or e-mail sanramontrees@yahoo.com, or call (925) 362-8960.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsanitary.com/\">\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christmas trees will be picked up throughout January at the curb on regularly scheduled days. Trees more than 6-feet-tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin Sanitary customers can also drop off up to two Christmas trees for free at the Marin Resource Recovery Center at 565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael. There is a charge for flocked trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=281\">Larkspur\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees can be dropped off in Piper Park near the ball fields, and on Barry Way next to Niven Park in Greenbrae until January 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/holidayschedule.htm\">Mill Valley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees will be picked up on regular days throughout January. Trees more than 5 feet tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naparecycling.com/Christmas_trees\">\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(707) 255-5200\u003cbr>\nNapa Valley District Boy Scouts will pick up trees left on the curb by 9 a.m. on January 5. They ask for a donation of $5. You can also recycle old Christmas lights at the Napa Recycling and Waste Services office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sunsetscavenger.com/holiday.htm\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(415) 330-1300\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb on regularly scheduled pickup days from January 2 to 11. Trees taller than 6 feet need to be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees less than 8-feet-tall can be left at the curb for regular pick up during the month of January. Residents without regular trash pickup can drop off their trees at \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">several locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Campbell\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialCupertinoYardWaste.htm\">Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Trees must be undecorated and cut into 3-foot lengths and placed in the yard-waste bin with the lid closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/index.php/for-homes/unincorporated-cupertino-recycling-garbage-compost#compost\">Unincorporated Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. 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