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San Rafael Baker: White Flour Might be Worse than Gluten

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A roundup of the top San Rafael stories from July 29 – Aug. 3 includes a cougar on the prowl, an update on the Max Wade stolen celebrity chef’s Lamborghini and attempted murder trial and a San Francisco Magazine article featuring baker Craig Ponsford.

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Proceeds from new ready-to-eat fresh meals, available at Whistlestop in San Rafael and the Fairfax Market, will benefit Whistlestop’s Meals on Wheels Program, thanks to a new partnership between Marin County and the nonprofit Council on Aging Services for Seniors in Sonoma County. Read more about the new program and the meals, called “Stage of Sonoma,” in this article on the Marin Independent Journal.

Baker Craig Ponsford, owner of the San Rafael bakery Ponsford’s Place, talks about the benefits of whole wheat flour (and how white flour might be more problematic than gluten) in this San Francisco Magazine article. 

San Rafael’s Assemblyman Marc Levine received a $100,000 contribution from a Mill Valley couple to a new ballot issue committee he set recently, according to the Marin Independent Journal.

As a second wave of baby squirrels has been brought to WildCare in San Rafael, officials are encouraging people to wait until fall before they trim trees.

 

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