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Week in Review—Fair Weather, Foul Fights

Tension at the School Board and the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association marked an otherwise sunny week in San Lorenzo. Our look back at the week that was.

Regular readers will certainly have noticed that tensions and temperatures ran high in our comments section this week. The San Lorenzo Unified School District made the difficult and controversial decision to increase K-3 class sizes, only to . A core contingency of vocal homeowners were split over the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association's decision to to its newly vacant administrator position. 

But, while some found themselves embroiled in politics, others merely broiled in the summer sun. Whether you raged or reveled, Patch presents the week that was. 

Monday: Summer's here, but you can still get school lunch — the San Lorenzo Unified School District announced its seamless summer feeding program, . The Ashland and Cherryland Garden and Arts Network , and columnist Toni Mann published a follow up to her popular San  Lorenzo native quiz. Would you pass? and let us know. 

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Tuesday: The San Lorenzo Unified School Board .  (Skip down to Thursday to see how that turned out). Reporter Analisa Harangozo took us on where she recapped some of the best video stories we've done so far. Also on Tuesday, the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association to its newly vacant administrator post.

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Wednesday: The Alameda County Fair celebrated the beginning of its 100th year, and  Our Moms Council we collectively call dads. 

Thursday: Have you seen the stars lately? The Chabot Space and Science Center . We also reported on a family fire early Thursday morning and

Friday: How many cows in that cheeseburger? Even vegetarians like me were too curious not to  In other news, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and summer gas prices . 

Saturday: Can you guess ? If you've answered correctly on previous Where in San Lorenzo? contests and have yet to get your prize, you can meet me at Wednesday morning. Email sonja.sharp@patch.com to arrange a time. 

Sunday: This is sure to please. Enjoy the sunny weather while it lasts—next week looks like a wet one. 


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