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Selecting a 2024 Medicare Advantage plan
Medicare Advantage plans in Marin are actually pretty great. You hear a lot of horror stories associated with such plans including high copay, high deductibles, narrow networks, and denial of care. I will give you comfort based on my first-hand ex... more »
Gaetan Lion — Mill Valley
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Affordable housing is not so "affordable"
The IJ published an article on Sept. 23, titled “Massive housing bond previewed: Statewide bond could raise $20 billion if approved by voters.” The article discloses that Marin County would receive $352 million to $704 million fro... more »
Gaetan Lion — Mill Valley
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San Rafael not subject to the "builder's remedy"
Since the beginning of 2023, there has been considerable controversy about whether or not the Housing Elements of various San Francisco Bay Area cities are "substantially compliant" with state housing law. This issue has recently arisen around sever... more »
Bob Silvestri — Mill Valley
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Do The Right Thing Mr. Attorney General
Currently, California Attorney General Robert Bonta and his band of merry attorneys seeks to enforce the RHNA housing laws for the State's 58 counties. This is despite the fact that the State Finance committee has seen fit to downgrade the necessa... more »
Richard Johnson — Novato
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SB 423: Strongly Oppose
Dear Assemblyman Connolly, Your SB 423 floor vote will be very important for the future of California. The citizens of California expect you to prevent impactful changes to our coastline. SB 423 is opposed by environmental groups, first respond... more »
Amy Kalish — Mill Valley
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Cross Currents
One of the most frustrating things about being a member of the voting populace is when you are inundated with various letters, emails, or phone calls whose sole purpose is to pound an ‘atta-person’ on the back of a certain politico over the work the... more »
Richard Johnson — Novato
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Mill Valley Teachers Protest for New Contract
Mill Valley teachers demonstrated today ahead of the Mill Valley School District Board Meeting in Mill Valley today. Although neighboring school districts, such as Reed, have signed new contracts, Mill Valley teachers are still in protracted nego... more »
David Howard — Mill Valley
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Sustainable TamAlmonte's letter to Senator Mike McGuire re: Oppose Senate Bill 423
May 13, 2023 To: Senator Mike McGuire, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94903. senator.mcguire@senate.ca.gov Re: OPPOSE Senate Bill 423 (Wiener) Dear Senator Mike McGuire, We urge you to oppose Senate Bill 423, which exten... more »
Sharon Rushton — Mill Valley
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Lawsuits Challenging RHNA Have Merit
I strongly disagree with the attorney who said, in an article recently posted, that lawsuits against RHNA lack merit. In particular, such lawsuits by charter cities have several compelling arguments. First -- in order to overcome home rule reg... more »
Nick Waranoff — Orinda
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Minority Set Asides
In a recent Marin Independent Journal article by Richard Halstead regarding the scheduling of infrastructure projects using a racial component, Mr. Halstead does not include the following: Cities routinely do minority contractors' set asides for ... more »
Richard Johnson — Novato