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DEPARTMENTS 8 LETTERS 64 GREAT TASTES Alexandra Russell Sterling Vineyards in Calistoga 66 DINE WISE Jason Walsh Black Steer Steakhouse & Saloon in Novato 69 ON THE MOVE 70 WHAT’S HAPPENING Upcoming North Bay events 72 BIZ SCENE
FROM THE EDITOR Jason Walsh Rising costs bring the building blues
27 NAPA INSIDER Christina Julian The woman behind Ray Ray’s Tacos 35 ECON 101 Robert Eyler Economic sanctions, explained 41 TECH TALK Michael E. Duffy AI—seeing is NOT believing 49 ONLY IN MARIN Bill Meagher BioMarin’s newest investor 63 VINE WISE Adam Lee The wine industry’s youth problem 68 IN THE KITCHEN John Ash Halibut, the other white fish
Bodega Murals and Rohnert Park Chamber breakfast with Bill Dodd 74 BEYOND THE BOARDROOM Rosie Padilla Rachel Calvert, award-winning civil engineer for Marin
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