LCO & Rosing –Las Cumbres Observatory is turning
JOURNAL
19 and tech giant Wayne Rosing talks about its mission and anniversary party, P.12
Diana’s Determination – Longtime animal activist Diana Basehart has passed… reflections on her lifetime of work, P.35
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The Giving List
The people helping during emergencies aren’t a mirage… it’s M.E.R.R.A.G., page 16
Oat Bakery Is Open! The ever-popular bakery opens its third location at Montecito Country Mart… But how did it all start? (Story starts on page 14)
Surrender to SUNSENDER
Fresno vs. State What to do about State Street? Allow cars? More public art? Answers emerge from Fresno’s rise and fall of its walking promenade, page 10
Dance to DJs in the sunshine, take a cold plunge, or just do some yoga… It’s Adrienne Smith’s Daylight Rave, page 5
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