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The Top 25 Most Read Stories on the Marin Post in 2016!
The Marin Post wants to thank all the writers who have published articles in the past year, and to acknowledge the posts that generated the greatest public interest. Some were published early in the year before our readership had grown, while others were published only recently, but all provide the general public with information and points of view unavailable in any other local publication.
Here then are the 25 most read articles published on the Marin Post in 2016, listed in order of the most read first.
Vote NO on Mill Valley School Parcel Tax Measure E!
Posted by: Susan Kirsch - September 18, 2016 - 7:23pm
Vote NO on Measure E! Mill Valley School Parcel Tax Deserves an "F!" Many of us bought homes in Mill Valley because of the public schools and the community c... … more »
Thoughts On An Election – Mike Coffino v. Sheila Lichtblau For Judge
Posted by: Edward Yates - October 30, 2016 - 5:02pm
Many people have asked me how they should vote in the November 8th race for a seat on the Marin County Superior Court. The two candidates are outwardly compelli... … more »
Posted by: Marin Post - March 31, 2016 - 3:08pm
Someone hired a well-known Los Angeles political research / strategy firm to conduct a telephone opinion survey that appears to be an attempt to malign the charact... … more »
Vaxxed: From Coverup to Catastrophe
Posted by: Don Schwartz - April 22, 2016 - 10:09am
“...Look at the science, look at the facts...” President Barack Obama Preface: It is a filmmaker’s dream. Having your film pull... … more »
Kate Sears admits hiring FM3 and responds by attacking Toni Shroyer
Posted by: Marin Post - April 1, 2016 - 9:07am
In response to inquiries made to Marin Supervisor Kate Sears, regarding the opinion survey highlighted in All The Supervisor's Men, the Marin Post received a writt... … more »
Kate Sears Responds – Doubles Down on Koch Brothers Conspiracy Allegations
Posted by: Bob Silvestri - April 5, 2016 - 11:32am
Late yesterday afternoon, The Marin Post received the following email from Marin County Supervisor Kate Sears, commenting on my recent blogs in the Marin Post (All... … more »
The Red Pill: Cassie Jaye’s Fall Down the Rabbit Hole
Posted by: Don Schwartz - October 13, 2016 - 9:44pm
In my introduction to Telling Their Own Stories: Conversations with Documentary Filmmakers I compared the watching of documentaries to taking The Matrix’s ‘red p... … more »
Observations from the GOP Candidates Forum
Posted by: Bob Silvestri - February 27, 2016 - 5:45pm
Last Thursday evening, I attended the GOP Marin Supervisor Candidates Forum that was held in the Community Room next to Jason’s Restaurant in Greenbrae. The follow... … more »
Kate Sears’ Dirty Secrets - Part 1 of 3 Parts
Posted by: Jim Phelps - April 17, 2016 - 3:37pm
Kate Sears arrived on the Marin political scene amid promises to conduct her Supervisor business in an open and transparent manner. Part of her commitment was to ... … more »
Sign Petition: Don't Break Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Posted by: Mimi Willard - May 31, 2016 - 9:40pm
Petition Marin County to Reject its SFD Rehab Plan. Sign and Pass the Word to Friends. This is yet another example of our out of touch "we know best" supervisors... … more »
Community Venture Partners comments on improper planning review in Fairfax
Posted by: Bob Silvestri - December 20, 2016 - 1:29pm
At the request of several members of the Fairfax community, Community Venture Partners has submitted the following comment letter, regarding the CEQA Initial Study... … more »
Kate Sears' Dirtier Secrets - Part 2 of 3 Parts
Posted by: Jim Phelps - April 24, 2016 - 1:47pm
Background: Under Kate Sears’ leadership as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board, the bulk of Marin Clean Energy’s “clean” energy is unbundled renewable energy cer... … more »
SMART Train & Downtown San Rafael Traffic Survey & Results
Posted by: Richard Hall - December 3, 2016 - 7:23pm
With the city of San Rafael facing potential disruption to downtown traffic congestion by the extension of the SMART train to Larkspur it seemed worthwhile to cond... … more »
Kate Sears' $500 million deal with Shell Oil -- Part 3 of 3 Parts
Posted by: Jim Phelps - April 30, 2016 - 11:41pm
In 2009 Marin Energy Authority, dba Marin Clean Energy, identified Shell Oil as the favored vendor on its short list of wholesale energy providers. Two electricit... … more »
SFD Rehabilitation Project Revelations Obtained by PRA
Posted by: Mimi Willard - June 5, 2016 - 1:52pm
Fundamental shortcomings in the SFD "Rehabilitation" project's outreach, design, and intentions were revealed by an email from project head Dan Dawson to Katie Ri... … more »
Assessing the True Cannibalization Cost of SMART
Posted by: Richard Hall - August 18, 2016 - 8:33am
SMART makes innocuous claims that it was paid for by the 1/4 cent sales tax and has only cost $429 million. So, I decided to dig and understand if this was the rea... … more »
Posted by: Jim Phelps - May 21, 2016 - 10:00am
For the last two years Marin Clean Energy has featured its local solar farms as the hub of a public relations campaign whose goal is to divert attention from the n... … more »
Kate Sears violates California Elections Code – Marin Registrar of Voters must enforce rules
Posted by: Marin Post - April 20, 2016 - 9:36pm
Quickly following on to her “push poll” debacle, incumbent Marin Supervisor, Kate Sears, continues what some have called her “sleazy” campaign tactics, by attempti... … more »
Regional government sells out Bay Area cities
Posted by: Zelda Bronstein - April 15, 2016 - 9:25pm
Officials crafting the ABAG-MTC merger deal are sidelining the agencies' constituents. I’ve been covering the current power struggle between the Association of Ba... … more »
Rook vs Knight Endgame? The Corte Madera Inn developer puts property up for sale - Part I
Posted by: Marin Post - May 26, 2016 - 1:39pm
For the past two years, the owners of the Best Western Corte Madera Inn have been proposing to replace the existing 110 room hotel with a significantly larger 174 ... … more »
Friends of West Tam Valley support recent decision by the Tam Design Review Board
Posted by: Lee Budish - May 23, 2016 - 9:10am
The Friends of West Tam Valley is a grassroots community organization created to provide a forum to discuss land use and development issues affecting our communi... … more »
The Miller Avenue Plan Redux - The Urbanization of Marin Continues
Posted by: Bob Silvestri - May 8, 2016 - 8:15pm
On May 9th at 6:30 pm the City of Mill Valley will hold a public information meeting on the proposed "Multi Family Residential, Downtown Residential and Mixed Use ... … more »
Sears Supporter Launches Attack Website Against Susan Kirsch
Posted by: Richard Hall - May 31, 2016 - 8:42pm
It's now clear that Supervisor Sears, like former Supervisor Adams before her who lost by a landslide, is playing dirty politics. Sears' supporter and major ($1,00... … more »
Important Update on the Marin Road and Trail Management Plan Implementation
Posted by: Mari Robinson - July 31, 2016 - 8:30pm
On March 17, 2016, at the Marin County Parks and Open Space Commission meeting, Barbara Salzman announced the Marin Audubon Society's intention to sue the County... … more »
The Mill Valley Measure E Money Story
Posted by: Susan Kirsch - October 30, 2016 - 3:25pm
The Mill Valley Schools Yes on E campaign has raised over $123,000 in cash and non-monetary contributions. To give context to this six-figure number, consider the... … more »