Garvin Thomas
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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East Bay Rock ‘N' Roll Musician Turns Talents to Lifting Patients' Spirits
It was an experience playing music for patients at a children’s hospital that convinced David Victor to start his non-profit, Harmony & Healing. → Read More
Effort to Clean Up SF, Started By Dad Picking Up Trash With His Daughters, Spreads Across City
Refuse Refuse is a campaign encouraging San Franciscans to take an active role in cleaning up their city. Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More
Gov. Newsom, Larry Elder in Bay Area to Begin Campaigning for Recall Election
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican front-runner Larry Elder are both in the Bay Area as both men begin campaigning for next month’s gubernatorial recall race. → Read More
12-Year-Old Record-Setting Marathoner Takes on New Challenge: Saying Thanks
When the pandemic meant that Jordan Ramirez couldn’t run marathons, he says he came up with “something else.” Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More
105-Year-Old, Survivor of 2 Pandemics, Gets Vaccinated
A Fremont woman who has survived two global pandemics is urging everyone to get vaccinated like she has. Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More
Cards for Ed: Walnut Creek Family Gets Creative to Celebrate WWII Vet's Birthday
Hundreds of cards are sent to a WWII veteran to help celebrate his 95th birthday. Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More
Coronavirus: Remembering The Bay Area Victims
The daily death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is more than just a number; it’s real people. → Read More
Guerneville Resort Owner, Singer Dies From Coronavirus
Downtown Guerneville isn’t all that big. It wouldn’t take most of us more than a few minutes to walk from one end to the other. But not Alby Kass.... → Read More
Pitbull Fights Off Shark (Yes, Shark!) To Save Owner
Want to know why you should adopt a dog this weekend? Because it might one day do what James White's dog, Darby, did for him. Darby, a pitbull, saved White from a 6-foot, 100-pound sevengill shark at Bodega... → Read More
Stanford ER Tech's Artistic Creations Providing Smiles To Patients, Money To Charity
When kids come into his section of the ER, Technician Jack DeWees says there isn't much to keep them distracted or entertained. So, he decided to create something out the materials he had on hand. → Read More
No Birthday Left Behind: Teen Throws Birthday Parties For Homeless Children
When high school junior Tanvi Barman was a little girl, her mother used to take her and her sister to a local homeless shelter to help serve meals. Starting in 8th grade, Tanvi began organizing cakes... → Read More
7-Year-Old Spreads Kindness At School With "Rocks Of Encouragement"
Stephany Martinez's parents say she's a really good kid and helps out a lot around the house. At her school, though, they call her an inspiration. Garvin Thomas reports → Read More
South Bay Rock Musician's Unique Take On Christmas Music Selling Out Shows, Helping Chairities
Christmas carols and classic rock. Two very different musical genres, right? Robert Berry may change your mind about that. Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More
100 Strangers Over For Thanksgiving? Peninsula Woman's 'Redditsgiving' Grows
In 2014, Sara Scott-Hitchings was faced with the prospect of spending Thanksgiving alone. She turned to the internet to help. What happened has become a yearly tradition. Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More
6-Year-Old South Bay Girl at Center of Potential Cancer Breakthrough
Stanford researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against DIPG, a rare and always deadly form of childhood cancer, and a Gilroy family has played a crucial role in the findings. → Read More
'This Is Only the Start': Palo Alto's Vincent Zhou Strives to Be One of the Greatest Ever in Figure Skating
Palo Alto's Vincent Zhou didn't make it to the podium in the men's free skating competition at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but he's putting the world on notice. → Read More
NorCal Olympians Set to Hit the Slopes in South Korea
For one athlete, this has become routine. For the other, it's a completely new experience. → Read More
U.S. Skiing: Meet 2018 Winter Olympic Hopeful Lila Lapanja
For someone who has spent 20 of her 22 years on this planet striving to go faster on skis, Lila Lapanja not long ago discovered the secret to Olympic success might just exist in slowing down. → Read More
U.S. Snowboarding: Meet 2018 Winter Olympic Hopeful Nate Holland
Just one hundred days until the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics and with the games getting so close, we are checking in with athletes from Northern California. → Read More
'It Gave Me Goosebumps': After Terrible Crash, Santa Cruz Woman Makes Amazing Discovery About Device That Saved Her Life
Sonja Brunner not only believes that the good you do in the world comes back to you ten-fold, she says she is living proof of it. Garvin Thomas reports. → Read More