Composition in blue by Diana Marina Rossi
Composition in Blue and Gold by Diana Marina Rossi

Meet the wine world’s Bernie Madoff (Daily Beast)
Napolitano: Resignations offer chance to bring in ‘fresh leadership’ (LA Times)
When a city passes a soda tax, who pays? (Take Part)
CHP pursuit over stolen truck ends in Berkeley (KTVU)
UC Berkeley welcomes 10K new students for 2016-17 (UCB News)
Campus expresses reaction, hopes regarding Dirks’ resignation (Daily Cal)
Study: Berkeley, UC start-ups vital to California economy (UCB News)
City, BART approve colorful art installation for downtown station (Daily Cal)
City council, mayoral races heat up as Election Day looms (Daily Cal)
Fieldwork, Rare Barrel ranked among top 25 college town breweries (ucribs)

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