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The sign in the window advertised an auction selling off the fixtures at the Lara Barro sourdough Bread Bakery which closed in bankruptcy last May. But a group of San Francisco investors, including the owner of the once rival Venetian bakery wanted to make one more offer to

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buy all the equipment for a lump sum and put the bakery back in operation. Enlisted the help of San Francisco supervisor Al Elder who has been working to try to keep businesses in the city and they had a cashier's check for $125,000 to back up their

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offer when there is a substantial profit to be made from our offer. And there is until by the very nature of the sell a civic duty to keep San Francisco industry intact. I believe that this is an acceptable and reasonable offer. But auctioneer Cyrus Goldman who

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paid $92,000 for the fixtures from the bankruptcy court said the auction must go on. Goldman said he tried to arrange for a single buyer in the past had delayed his auction a week in the effort but no longer. I have made preparations for the sale. I've

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advertised it. People are here from all over the United States and I'm not sending them back without giving them the same privilege as these people feel they have so promptly. His schedule at 10 o'clock, Goldman started his spiel and the piece by piece dismantling of the

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Lara Boru heritage was underway. We wish you all the very best of luck and we'll now stick with lot's number of $5 bill. $5. Who'll give me $5 for that West Park Electric? Well, all peace. I got $2. I got. Do I hear the 32 I

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got, do I hear the $32? I got once twice, the baking equipment and supplies are to be auctioned in the morning. But the Lara Boro name and Starter loaf. The mother sour Dough for resuming the famous strain. Well, they're still under the control of a bankruptcy

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trustee and not on the auction block in San Francisco, Kevin mccullough Channel Four News.