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Names in the News

February 28, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Guillen joins CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE as academic coordinator  Melissa Guillen (she/her) joined UCCE in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties as a CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE academic coordinator. In her new role with UCCE, she will leverage her expertise and collaborative…
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In memoriam: Steven Swain

February 26, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Steven V. Swain, UC Cooperative Extension environmental horticulture advisor for Marin and Sonoma counties, died unexpectedly in San Francisco on Feb. 8. He was 58. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from UC Santa Cruz in 1989 and got his start in commercial arboriculture working with Lewis…
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