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The Oakland poet, editor, and publisher views publishing poetry as a community service.
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Faramarz Moeen-Ziai featured as 2021 Best Mortgage Broker in Oakland and the East Bay
Faramarz Moeen-Ziai became a Golden State Warriors fan in 2002. One year later, he joined the mortgage industry after being a business owner for more than 10 years. Fast forward to 2015, when the Warriors won their first of three NBA titles over the next four years....