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We helped found the Berkeley Flea Market. Its loss leaves a hole in the city’s soul.

By Louis Freedberg and Marty Lynch on September 4, 2025
First-person   Opinion
A eulogy for the largely unheralded institution that for several decades exemplified the values of the city that hosted it.



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