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The Marin Post - Year in Review - The Top Stories of 2018
2018 was another year of growth for the Marin Post: Marin's premiere, online citizen journalist news magazine. We want to thank all the terrific journalists who have contributed their work this year.
In 2018, The Marin Post has surpassed 70,000 unique visitors / readers and served up over 272,000 page views, while providing a publishing platform for 153 writers since our launch in June 2015. The breadth of topics covered continues to expand and each week the percentage of new readers continues to increase. Most impressive is that the total number of users rose 75% year over year from 2017 (Google Analytics data).
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR READERS, CONTRIBUTORS AND DONORS!
These were the top stories of 2018, listed in order of the most read:
MCE's and Kate Sears’ Dirty Secrets - Part 1 of 3 Parts
Posted by: Jim Phelps
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 »
The Marin County Counsel’s assault on the public’s right to know
Posted by: Bob Silvestri
Of all the legal actions the public can bring against a municipality the two that are arguably easiest to remedy without significant cost or risk of penalties, are... … more »
Yuppies In My Backyard: SB-827 and Deconstructing Community – PART I
Posted by: Bob Silvestri
In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. ~ Abraham Lincoln Public political di... … more »
Posted by: Bob Silvestri
For Immediate Release: On Friday, April 6, 2018, Marin Superior Court Judge Haakenson handed down his final decision in the case of Community Venture Partners, In... … more
MAPE’s attempt to extort Marin County taxpayers
Posted by: Bob Silvestri
The Marin Association of Public Employees (MAPE) has gone on strike against the County of Marin and is demanding enormous, guaranteed salary increases over the nex... … more »
SMART's Ridership and the Coming Fight over TODs
Posted by: Mike Arnold Ph.D.
SMART is required to report monthly ridership to the DOT, which publishes monthly figures on its website. Also, up until this month, the MTC reports Clipper Card u... … more »
Marin Housing Authority Seeks to Evict Annie Small: a 98-Year Old Marinship Welder
Posted by: Royce McLemore -
Annie Small has lived in Marin City public housing for over 50 years. She just wants to live out the rest of her days in her home where she can be at peace. The... … more »
Posted by: Marin Post
The following letter has been sent to State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) by Kyle Jones, Policy Advocate of Sierra Club California, opposing SB 827: Plann... … more »
Posted by: Richard Hall
While Senate Bill 827 is getting all the attention it deserves, sitting in its' shadow is another equally onerous Senate Bill proposed by Scott Wiener and likely a... … more »
Marin County Superior Court Throws Out Frivolous Lawsuit Against FWTV Attorney Edward Yates
Posted by: Bob Silvestri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marin County Superior Court Judge Haakenson Throws Out Frivolous Lawsuit filed by County of Marin against Friends of West Tam Valley’s... … more »
Posted by: Charles Brousse
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: Jim Phelps
Marin Clean Energy is sitting on a mountain of cash that continues to grow. The cash doesn’t belong to MCE, a not-for-profit government agency, it belongs to its r... … more »
Posted by: Bob Silvestri -
On Monday evening, I attended an event held by the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers (CO$T) at Piatti Restaurant, entitled “What they don’t want you to know about ta... … more »
Mill Valley City Council continues to carelessly endanger the lives of residents
Posted by: Bob Silvestri
Starting in 2007, Mill Valley undertook a public process that eventually produced the Miller Avenue Streetscape Plan in 2016. All totaled that process included ove... … more »
The Death Knell for California's Single Family Neighborhoods
Posted by: Richard Hall
Will State Senator Scott Wiener & Developers Change California’s Single Family Neighborhoods to High Density by State FiatUnbeknownst to most Californians, cha... … more »
MCE’s GHG Numbers at Odds with Reality
Posted by: Jim Phelps
Marin Clean Energy recently issued its 2015 annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission rate. MCE's anticipated announcement represents the gold-standard of clean energy ... … more »
Harmful Microwave Radiation Coming To A Nearby Telephone Pole -Unless Residents Voice Concerns
Posted by: Sharon Rushton
Please contact the Marin County Board of Supervisors and Mill Valley Senior Planner Danielle Staude to help prevent the imminent placement of dangerous 4G and 5G S... … more »
Measure A Kentfield Schools: What all the Money Means
Posted by: Mimi Willard
The "Yes on A Campaign": What all that money means Kentfield School District voters have been inundated with glossy campaign flyers, Robocalls, and print and ... … more »
Unlimited High Density Proposed Statewide
Posted by: Richard Hall
Scott Wiener, a state senator representing San Francisco, has introduced a new housing bill SB827 removing all zoning density limits within 1/2 mile of train stati... … more »
18 acres of open space at Victory Village will now be sold for development
Posted by: Charles Cornwell
The following letter has been sent to the Marin County Board of Supervisors as a comment on their decision, tomorrow, on providing grants and loans to the develope... … more »