Another fan of Silicon Valley startups: Selena Gomez.

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The rivers too, which fan out from the base of the valley, are home to plenty of wild salmon.

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One new fan is Matthew Dickman, a teenager in the San Fernando Valley who used to have few interests that could connect him to his mother, Patty Dickman, 47 years old, a lifelong Kings fan.

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