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Celebrating our Bay Area Communities

This page is dedicated to our local Bay Area Communities here in Northern California. 
The American Constitution protects the freedom of enterprise through a system of laws
through "Liberty and Freedom of Choice".

It was not too long ago, when the American Dream only imagined being able to use technology through portable telephones, communicate via television, and the ability to reach other parts of the world in nano-seconds.   The day has come, technology has made its strides and it continues to thrive. 

In the same vein, free enterprise still exists and flourishes in our local communities. The artists, the local grocers, the attorneys, the accountants, photographers, videographers, the auto-repair specialists, the home based businesses such as the travel professionals are still making their mark.   They are the people, who remind us that connections still exists through friendship.  We as a nation have the choice to honor our local businesses and share those people who may or may not embrace the wave of technology.  They touch our hearts and create memories.  Posterity is not always in the megaliths.  Posterity is also keeping our local communities alive, and supporting the people who live in it.  

This page is dedicated to the talented, knowledgeable, and the creative.  Promoting
liberty and freedom of choice on a smaller level.  

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