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DEPARTMENTS 8 LETTERS 58 DINE WISE Jason Walsh Farmhouse Restaurant in Forestville 60 GREAT TASTES Alexandra Russell Keller Estate Winery in Petaluma 62 WHAT’S HAPPENING Upcoming North Bay events 65 BIZ SCENE Marin Builders Association crab-feed fundraiser 66 BEYOND THE BOARDROOM Rosie Padilla Lloyd Davis of Corner 103 tasting room in Sonoma

PUBLISHER’S FORUM Lawrence Amaturo Supply and Demand—from wine country to NATO

16 ECON 101 Robert Eyler

How big is the state budget problem?

17 VINE WISE Adam Lee Ingredient labeling not so easy after all 25 NAPA INSIDER Christina Julian Sign, signs, everywhere a sign! 35 TECH TALK Michael E. Duffy Theft in the age of digital shopping 47 ONLY IN MARIN Bill Meagher

How many units should be in Northgate housing project?

57 IN THE KITCHEN John Ash Butternut Squash Soup

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