CSPP
2019 MCCMC Report on Pension/OPEB Reform
I received this just released report by the Marin County Council of Mayors and Council members (MCCMC). The CSPP core group members are studying it in detail an... … more »
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John Parulis
SB592 Dead For The Year!
Senate Bill 592 (Wiener) didn't get out of Rules Committee by the deadline close of business midnight last night. Livable California's lobbyist has confirmed it ... … more »
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Courtesy of 'Life in the Doghouse'
Life in the Doghouse: Two Men and a Lotta Dogs
“We don’t care if they adopt from us, we just want them to adopt. It’s just saving lives.” Ron Danta Four million animals a year are euthanized annually in the Un... … more »
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Point Reyes Pastoral Zone Photo: Susan Ives
It's Time to Fight for Our National Seashore
The National Park Service calls it an open house. Maps are resting on easels; signage explains Alternatives A through F; staff in freshly pressed park uniforms is ... … more »
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WAM
The Watershed Alliance of Marin comments on the Mill Valley Vegetation Management Ordinance
The following letter was sent to the Mill Valley City Council and Fire Chief Welsh, for their consideration at the September 5, 2019 public hearing, regarding prop... … more »
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USDA
Proposed Assembly Bill For Fire Protection Requires Ember-Resistant Zone Around Structures
Proposed Assembly Bill 1516 (Friedman D), entitled; "Fire Prevention: Defensible Space and Fuels Reduction Management", has been making i... … more »
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Courtesy of 'Cielo'
Cielo: The Stars Are Conversing
Written, directed and narrated by Alison McAlpine, Cielo is a contemplation of the sky—night, day and twilight. But, not just any sky, the sky above the Atacama De... … more »
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WUI Map
Audacity and ignorance are as lethal as a firestorm
UPDATE: On June 5th, the Mill Valley City Council acceded to the CEQA arguments presented and removed the hardscape provision from the ordinance as a mandatory req... … more »
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John Parulis
Danny Glover and Activists Speak at Forum on the A's and Gentrification
VIDEO LINK HERE Part One VIDEO LINK HERE Part Two Q and A Danny Glover speaks at a forum on Gentrification and the Oakland A's plans to move to Howard Termina... … more »
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Financial Times
Major Cities Shrinking Especially for Middle Class
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle (Sarah Ravani, "Tenants evicted as low-income units take shape," Sunday September 1, 2019) notes that even when cit... … more »