Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope In Steven Spielberg’s re-make of “War of the Worlds” movie, an EMP event knocks out power and reduces civilization to bands of hunter-gatherers, struggling to survive and, of course, avoid getting their blood sucked out by invading aliens from another … [Read more...] about When the lights go off: Marin Civil Grand Jury issues report on the upcoming need for Micro Grids
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3 playful ideas for achieving the unicorn goal of lifespan equity in Marin
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The news advisory from the Marin County Public Health Department read: “New Public Health Dashboard: Local Data for Local Action.” Local data, of course, is a good thing. The more we know about our community, the better action we can take. So, we now … [Read more...] about 3 playful ideas for achieving the unicorn goal of lifespan equity in Marin
Summer Slam fast-pitch softball reboots in San Anselmo this weekend
(Marinscope: When you absolutely, 100% want Marin news.) This weekend, July 7 - 9, Marin will witness the return of the Marin Summer Slam Girls Fastpitch Softball tournament after a nine-year hiatus. Twenty-five Bay Area girls fastpitch softball teams (seven to twelve years old) from Sonoma … [Read more...] about Summer Slam fast-pitch softball reboots in San Anselmo this weekend
Oh, the talent that resides at the College of Marin
The Marin Art and Garden Center is currently displaying “Novel Art: Creativity & Community in the College of Marin Fine Arts Department.” Above is entitled “Offshore Islands" by Betty M. Wilson. The display celebrates some of the most exciting and influential artists who have taught in the … [Read more...] about Oh, the talent that resides at the College of Marin
Marin County Fair goers: Leave your car behind
Visitors to the 2023 Marin County Fair should consider bus service, train service, or pedal power when arriving at or leaving from the Marin County fairgrounds in San Rafael. All fixed-route bus rides countywide will be free all five days of the fair, which starts Friday, June 30, and runs … [Read more...] about Marin County Fair goers: Leave your car behind
Marin upgrades wildfire response capability this fire season
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Marin County Fire Department (MCFD) have announced a partnership to enhance wildfire response capabilities in Marin County. Under the agreement, PG&E will provide the County with one of its cutting-edge BlackHawk UH-60 helicopters for the upcoming … [Read more...] about Marin upgrades wildfire response capability this fire season
Gun control drive: Gavin Newsom takes his hipster rhetoric on the road: ‘I got four damn kids, dude’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope After a political lifetime of trying to do an end-run around the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment on the right to bear arms, Gov. Gavin Newsom has thrown in the towel. California has the strictest gun control rules in the nation, but it’s not making a … [Read more...] about Gun control drive: Gavin Newsom takes his hipster rhetoric on the road: ‘I got four damn kids, dude’
Something like the tragic N.Y. subway death will happen in Marin … it’s just a matter of time
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The death of mentally ill homeless man Jordan Neely on a subway car in New York at the hands of former Marine veteran Daniel Penny is, quite possibly, the morality play of our time. Neely, who has a history of violence, threatened passengers with … [Read more...] about Something like the tragic N.Y. subway death will happen in Marin … it’s just a matter of time
100 years ago, old Fred Nave was thrown by his horse
Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago June 1923 – The monster dredger Monarch is now at work on the new canal near Novato. – The Class of 1923, twenty in number, the largest class ever graduated from the Novato Grammar School, received their diplomas at the commencement exercises … [Read more...] about 100 years ago, old Fred Nave was thrown by his horse
Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The Biden Administration indicted its primary political foe – former President Donald Trump – making America the world’s newest banana republic. It feels like we are at the end of the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charlton Heston finds the Statue … [Read more...] about Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become