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12. Congratulations, to you and your daughter!

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 08:54 PM

Apr 2021

That’s terrific.

I understand what you’re saying about Berkeley. A hundred years ago I was accepted by the law school (then Boalt Hall). I didn’t go primarily because of the housing situation in the Bay Area. Well, that and the financial aid package was basically move half way across the country and we’ll talk about it.

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