{"id":75,"date":"2025-09-02T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdndel.org\/boystown\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:31:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdndel.org\/boystown\/?page_id=75","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.timeline {\n  position: relative;\n  max-width: 900px;\n  margin: auto;\n  padding: 20px 0;\n}\n.timeline::after {\n  content: '';\n  position: absolute;\n  width: 4px;\n  background-color: #2c3e50;\n  top: 0;\n  bottom: 0;\n  left: 50%;\n  margin-left: -2px;\n}\n.timeline-item {\n  padding: 20px 40px;\n  position: relative;\n  width: 50%;\n}\n.timeline-item.left { left: 0; }\n.timeline-item.right { left: 50%; }\n\n.timeline-item::after {\n  content: '';\n  position: absolute;\n  width: 18px;\n  height: 18px;\n  right: -9px;\n  background-color: white;\n  border: 3px solid #2c3e50;\n  top: 25px;\n  border-radius: 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