Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive From Binford Road outside Novato, to the path along Mahon Creek in San Rafael and now in the bucolic Peri Park in Fairfax, homeless encampments befuddle local governments in Marin. Some of it has to do with misguided policies that place the … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Marin’s 3 steps to Crazy Town on the issue of homelessness
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Join the Fairfax Problem Solvers Club
Lynnette Shaw/Listen Up I have been contacted by several Fairfax citizens who are very concerned by the unresponsive-to-the-public Fairfax Town Council. Since the TC cannot seem to hear our pleas for help or change their direction in order to get things sensibly done for the betterment … [Read more...] about Join the Fairfax Problem Solvers Club
Rep. Huffman lashes out at ‘chaos and dysfunction’
Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement: “Nine months of chaos and dysfunction just culminated in the first-ever removal of a sitting Speaker of the House. The obvious takeaway is that extreme MAGA Republicans are incapable of governing. Kevin … [Read more...] about Rep. Huffman lashes out at ‘chaos and dysfunction’
A new life for the storied ferry Klamath
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society A recent visit to the restored ferry Klamath at Pier 9 in San Francisco brought to mind the many incarnations she has been through over the past 99 years. Today the Klamath is headquarters for the Bay Area Council, a think tank of business leaders … [Read more...] about A new life for the storied ferry Klamath
Drunk, unlicensed driver broadsides cop car in Canal District of San Rafael
A drunk driver slammed into a police car, slightly injuring a San Rafael Police Department officer at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 30). The officer was on patrol driving through the Canal District at the intersection at Francisco Boulevard East and Bellam Boulevard when a speeding Dodge … [Read more...] about Drunk, unlicensed driver broadsides cop car in Canal District of San Rafael
Fire prevention: Goats can be a good friend
Dave Marston/Writers On The Range Goats are particularly good at one thing: Eating. Unlike a horse or cow that leaves noxious weeds behind, goats eat the whole menu of pesky weeds, bushes and small trees. That means goats can be one of the answers to the growing problem of tinder-dry, highly … [Read more...] about Fire prevention: Goats can be a good friend
The Fairfaxian: Welcome back Ross Valley Reporter
Mike Ghiringhelli/The Fairfaxian Well, well, well. It’s good to be back. I guess not much has happened since I’ve been away – for the past decade and a half. If anyone can still remember this column from years ago when newspapers ruled supreme and Fairfax was still a small quaint … [Read more...] about The Fairfaxian: Welcome back Ross Valley Reporter
I love my funky, artsy, musical Fairfax
Lynnette Shaw/Listen Up I am excited and proud to be part of the re-launch of the Ross Valley Reporter. Fairfax has always been a cannabis loving town which I discovered when I moved here in 1984. I have enjoyed tons of public support in my crusade to legalize marijuana and to stop the … [Read more...] about I love my funky, artsy, musical Fairfax
Homelessness in Fairfax is way out of control
Lew Tremaine/View From The Hill By way of introduction, my name is Lew Tremaine. I am a former editor of the Ross Valley Reporter and later a columnist for the paper. I served 12 years on the Fairfax Town Council, three years as Mayor. I am pleased to return the pages of this … [Read more...] about Homelessness in Fairfax is way out of control
Al Poncia preserved ranching life in Marin
A sustainable agriculture advocate, Tomales cattleman and founding member of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Al Poncia, has died. He was 83. He is credited for making possible much of the protected land in Marin County. He died Aug. 28 of pancreatic cancer. A memorial, open to the public, is … [Read more...] about Al Poncia preserved ranching life in Marin