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Top Stories of 2015 on Marin Post
2015 saw the launch of the only local, citizen journalist, online news magazine in Marin. Since its first day in June, the Marin Post has served over 9,000 individual readers in Marin (98% of readers) and around the region.
The Marin Post was filled with exclusive content by a dedicated and talented group of local writers, some of which is re-posted below. We invite you to join them and become a Marin Post contributor.
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The Attack on Local Zoning Control
Posted by: Zelda Bronstein - December 8, 2015 - 10:23pm
A sweeping regional-government plan promotes growth at all costs, and seeks to cut community input out of the picture. My last story about the continuing power... … more »
Full-career Bay Area City retirees earn 40% more than working resident's average salary
Posted by: Jody Morales - October 6, 2015 - 9:49am
Full-career Bay Area City retirees earn 40% more than local working resident's average salary.October 6, 2015 October 6, 2015 Robert Fellner 2015, Pr... … more »
Greenwich Village: Music that Defined a Generation
Posted by: Don Schwartz - December 12, 2015 - 6:51am
So I asked Celia, does ‘nostalgia’ mean you long for a previous time and place in your own life, or can you be nostalgic for a time and place you did not inhabit... … more »
Marin Superior Court issues its tentative ruling in favor of Community Venture Partners but...
Posted by: Bob Silvestri - December 9, 2015 - 5:25pm
Late yesterday afternoon, Marin County Superior Court Judge, Roy O. Chernus, issued a tentative ruling in the case of Community Venture Partners vs. the County of ... … more »
Peer Review of Traffic Study Validates Concerns of Strawberry Residents
Posted by: Bruce Corcoran - December 3, 2015 - 3:32am
The peer review of the W-Trans Traffic Study for the Bently Holdings application for the proposed ‘medical office use’ at #1 and #2 Belvedere Place in Strawberry (... … more »
Golden Gate Village Resident Council vs. Marin Housing Authority - An Untold Story - Part I
Posted by: Bob Silvestri - November 10, 2015 - 5:36am
A multi-part series investigating the extraordinary story behind the case of Golden Gate Village Resident Council vs. Marin Housing Authority, and the challenge of... … more »
SMART Pricetag to Exceed $1 billion; Additional $622m Requested
Posted by: Richard Hall - November 6, 2015 - 11:48am
On October 21st SMART shared a new document outlining an additional $622m in funding requests. These outline the newly anticipated additional funding required to c... … more »
Protesting the MMWD rate increases
Posted by: Laura Effel - November 4, 2015 - 8:40pm
I am protesting the MMWD rate increases because of what I see as significant mismanagement. If you want to protest, too, you must do so in writing, but you do not ... … more »
Action Update from the Community Arts Coalition of Marin
Posted by: Corinne Swall White - October 9, 2015 - 10:24am
Please join the Community Arts Coalition in urging our County Supervisors to ensure that Arts and Culture have a voice on the Marin Community Foundation Board of D... … more »
A Pricey Palace, A Lawsuit in Risky Investments, a Busted Bridge – Now MTC Wants More Power
Posted by: Zelda Bronstein - October 12, 2015 - 8:07pm
Part I - It now looks as if the open power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will persist for... … more »
Is Marin Clean Energy's "success" due to a dislike of PG&E?
Posted by: Jim Phelps - September 22, 2015 - 4:11pm
Several years ago Marin Clean Energy launched into business and automatically enrolled every Marin consumer into its program amid promises to dramatically reduce g... … more »
The War of Words Between MTC and ABAG Continues with Local Control Hanging in the Balance
Posted by: Marin Post - September 22, 2015 - 9:43am
As reported here by the Marin Post, on September 10, 2015, Ezra Rapport, the executive director of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) issued a 62 page ... … more »
Paradise Lost? The Bittersweet Legacy of the Buck Trust
Posted by: Charles Brousse - September 15, 2015 - 7:51pm
The first of two articles on the controversial relationship of the Buck Trust with Marin County’s arts scene, focusing on live theater as a representative example.... … more »
Posted by: Mike Arnold - September 1, 2015 - 1:04pm
On August 31st, the San Francisco Chronicle writer Michael Cabanatuan published a glowing review about the SMART train entitled, "SMART trains en route to North Ba... … more »
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