SMART
Why is the SMART train so unsuccessful?
As someone who has done extensive analysis of the financial condition of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train, I decided to ask ChatGPT a simple qu... … more »
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G. Lion
How to resolve the upcoming Marin School Districts' Financial Crisis
Declining enrollment + fast rising costs = very fast rising costs per students Abstract Marin County’s public school system is facing a looming financial crisis,... … more »
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Adena-Ishii
Inside the Berkeley Mayoral Election - Part 6
In his January 16 column for The New Yorker, Jay Caspian Kang wondered: “Is California going through the early stages of a political realignment that has not qu... … more »
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Berkeley City Council
Inside the pervasive news media bias in the Berkeley mayoral election
Missing context, misleading stories helped boost longshot Adena Ishii into the city's top office. Part Three of this series on the Berkeley mayoral election ... … more »
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TBP
Considering The Real Impacts of Sales Taxes
According to the Census Bureau’s report, “Census of Governments” in calendar year 2022, 789 billion dollars was raised through general and special sales taxes acro... … more »
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Marin Post
The Marin Post - Most Read Articles in 2024
These are the most read articles on the Marin Post during the entire 2024 calendar year, listed in order of readership. Many thanks to the entire Marin Post com... … more »
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SMART
Comments on the SMART Draft Strategic Plan
Every five years, the SMART Board must adopt a “Strategic Plan.” The one adopted on Wednesday is the next one in line. The fundamental problem with this st... … more »
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CVP
Paradigm Shift – Part II: Housing Unaffordability May Be Just Beginning
Karl Marx famously wrote, "Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains." In the mid-1700s, when the Industrial Revolution began, approxi... … more »
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Joseph Alvarado
Save the Carnegie – Vote “NO” on Measure P
Why save the Carnegie? The Carnegie Library is a vital part of San Rafael’s identity. It is located in the heart of San Rafael’s downtown, on San Rafael's main ... … more »
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Guy
Prop 5 = Property Tax Crisis 2.0
A PROP 5 "NO" VOTE is the 2nd most important vote this November The first property tax crisis During the 1970s, Seniors were challenged to keep their homes d... … more »