When paying bills during holiday season preparations, remember this: The first installment of the 2023-2024 property taxes becomes delinquent at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec.11. Marin County taxpayers are being asked to pay online, by phone or by mail, rather than in-person. Property tax payments can be … [Read more...] about Happy holidays and, oh, by the way, your property taxes due by Dec. 11
Ross Valley
Revolution in the Fairfax air
Lew Tremaine/The View from The Hill Revolution is indeed in the air and residents who are fed up with the current Town Council are proceeding with a recall effort against a yet to be defined number of council members. This entails finding replacement candidates. Several residents have … [Read more...] about Revolution in the Fairfax air
C’mon, Fairfax, let’s do the right thing
Lynnette Shaw/Listen Up We have problems in Fairfax. One of them is state mandated housing. As a Problem Solver, here is my thinking: Because of a silly, extremely juvenile Town Councilmember’s personal feud with Mr. Michael Macintosh, owner of the Marin Town and Country Club, his large … [Read more...] about C’mon, Fairfax, let’s do the right thing
Fairfax Town Council looks at pilot program to kick start rent control before a public vote
Ross Valley Reporter At a meeting this Wednesday (Dec. 6) the Fairfax Town Council plans to kick-start its unimplemented rent control measure by creating a pilot program ahead of a public vote in November. The agenda released last week says the Council is slated to “Accept a report on Renter … [Read more...] about Fairfax Town Council looks at pilot program to kick start rent control before a public vote
Santa coming to San Anselmo
Holiday festivities take plan this weekend in San Anselmo. … [Read more...] about Santa coming to San Anselmo
Meet the Don of Downtown Fairfax
The Fairfaxian/Mike Ghiringhelli The year was 1944. World War II was raging, Franklin D. Roosevelt was our country's president, a loaf of bread was nearly 10 cents, the average monthly rent was $50, and in the small town of Fairfax, California, a future icon was born. Meet the … [Read more...] about Meet the Don of Downtown Fairfax
Organization seeks candidates interested in public service on the Fairfax Town Council
Ross Valley Reporter A newly formed political action committee is hosting a potential-candidate session to find people interested in running for Fairfax Town Council. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Coffee Roastery in Fairfax. The group MarinResidents.org put … [Read more...] about Organization seeks candidates interested in public service on the Fairfax Town Council
Another gasoline station ban
MarinscopeSan Anselmo became the latest town to jump on the bandwagon to ban new or expanded gas stations. A first reading passed last week and the final vote will take place at a future meeting. Petaluma was the first city to make the move. It did in 2022. Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Windsor and … [Read more...] about Another gasoline station ban
Sheriff’s Department collecting toys for kids
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a pre-holiday celebration and toy give-away at the Southern Marin (Marin City) Substation on Dec. 19, and at the West Marin (Pt. Reyes) Substation on Dec. 21. The day is a fun experience where children (ages 2-12) can visit a “Big Guy in a Red … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Department collecting toys for kids
Marin roads rated: Good in Larkspur; not so much in Fairfax
Ross Valley Reporter The Metropolitan Transportation Commission ranks roads in Marin and the Bay Area every year. This year, kudos went out to Larkspur’s roads, which vastly improved from a “poor” rating in 2017 to “very good” mark in 2022. However, as a whole Marin County roads only rated … [Read more...] about Marin roads rated: Good in Larkspur; not so much in Fairfax