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FEBRUARY 2020
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Jeannie Howard
Matt Larson
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
7 Deb’s Dialog/Editor’s Notes
14 Haiku Corner
16 Full Potential Envisioning for
Point Molate
By Jeannie Howard
26 Learning from the Ground Up
By Matt Larson
28 Real Estate Section
30 Learning Connection -
Schools, Camps & Daycares
34 Annual Wild Mushroom Warning
By Jennifer Vanya, East Bay
Regional Park District
35 Dining Guide
39 Farmers Market
40 El Cerrito’s New Amateur
Orchestra is Music to our Ears
By Kathy Doan
42 Business Directory
47 Home and Garden
51 Calendar of Events
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