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I hope everyone’s had a good week so far. We’re looking at another beautiful day with clear skies and highs in the low-70s.
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Jeff Thomas, our former interim editor, reports from the intersection of Branciforte and Water, where Mike Gay, the owner of a small car dealership named The Argus Company, discusses the rapidly changing neighborhood around him and contemplates the future of his business.
In a CalMatters op-ed, columnist Dan Walters writes that California needs to update its higher education plan, especially given the growing competition between the state’s universities and its community colleges.
In case you missed it, Lily Belli broke news that Bookies Pizza is moving from Sante Adarius on Water Street to the Anton Pacific development downtown, making it the first business to claim one of the housing project’s retail spaces.
Before we get to the headlines, a quick shoutout to last night’s trivia winners. Congrats to Mary and Rich Berkery, Mary Alsip, and Don Lauritson of the team “Scrambled Eggheads,” who prevailed in July’s trivia night. They got the final question “what is the official fruit of California?” correct with the answer “avocado.”
Join us on August 12th for the next trivia night.
Now, let’s get to those headlines…
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Between a lot and a high place: With two apartment buildings rising on either side, a car dealer watches the neighborhood change around him
A couple of hundred new tenants will be moving in next door, but is that good or bad for a used-car business?
OPINION: Academic turf war between California colleges underscores need for new higher education plan
The increased competition between California’s universities and community colleges shows why the state needs to update its 56-year-old higher education plan, writes CalMatters columnist Dan Walters.
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Happy Thursday and I’ll talk to you soon!
Max Chun
