Ryan Sommer of Oakland won first place in the chalk art festival at last week's Chocolate and Chalk Festival in north Berkeley
Jamie Lew of Berkeley was a runner-up
Lisa Abregu of Berkeley was also a runner-up
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Frances Dinkelspiel, Berkeleyside and CItyside co-founder, is a journalist and author. Her first book, Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman...