By Niccolo Caldararo Reading about the fires in Hawaii and how people in paradise are reliving the recent wildfires is terrible. However, it must be clear to most people that we are beset by multiple disasters, most a result of climate change, our lives, our towns and our county safety are … [Read more...] about Marin Forum: Rangers, community, trust and disaster
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Marin Forum: It’s not easy being green and affordable…
By Teliha Draheim California has a conflict of interests. California’s climate policy, with its unrealistic expectations about the benefits of electrification, appears to conflict with California’s unrealistic expectations about building affordable housing. The concept that … [Read more...] about Marin Forum: It’s not easy being green and affordable…
Wait, what happened? And you let the guy go?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The episode last week in the girl’s restroom at Mill Valley Middle School, and the police department’s press release on the matter, raise questions. Here’s what we are told: On Monday, Oct. 30, at about 4:30 p.m. officers received a call for help … [Read more...] about Wait, what happened? And you let the guy go?
From one scoundrel to the next
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Even though my old newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, spent many-a column inches chronicling (and sometimes exposing) the self-serving duplicity of Nevada’s late U.S. Senator Harry Reid, I didn’t say a thing when McCarran International Airport was … [Read more...] about From one scoundrel to the next
The women who are the backbone of Fairfax Town Hall
Lew Tremaine/The View from The Hill There are two women at Fairfax Town Hall who deserve to be recognized. They would be Linda Neal and Michelle Gardner. Linda has been working in town as associate principal planner since I hit town in 1984. She has always been highly professional and … [Read more...] about The women who are the backbone of Fairfax Town Hall
In Marin when ‘equity’ means ‘hate’
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I despise the word “equity” as it is used today. For example, consider this statement from the Marin County Office of Equity. “Dear Community, “Welcome to the Marin County Office of Equity newsletter! Autumn is upon us. In September and … [Read more...] about In Marin when ‘equity’ means ‘hate’
A little transparency from town leaders, please
Lynnette Shaw/Listen Up I am pleased to see that after I spent my campaign last year pointing out we need our streets repaired, our sidewalks fixed, our firehouse renovated, more police and firefighters hired, that all these things are starting to happen. Of course the Town Council is taking the … [Read more...] about A little transparency from town leaders, please
Questions for a Comrade
The Fairfaxian/Mike Ghiringhelli Why are the Democratic Socialist of America ( DSA) so involved with the Fairfax Town Council? When were they elected, and by whom, to run our town? You may ask yourself, who are the Democratic Socialists of America? Many people in our town were … [Read more...] about Questions for a Comrade
The Fairfaxian: 10 things I love about Fairfax
The Fairfaxian/Mike Ghiringhelli We are so happy to bring you the new Ross Valley Reporter. Many of you have expressed your interest and enthusiasm that local news is back in our community. Please continue to spread the word. This new venture is just getting off the ground, and there … [Read more...] about The Fairfaxian: 10 things I love about Fairfax
Hamas sealed its own fate; now on the same historical shelf as the Greater German Reich
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Hamas sealed its own fate with this month’s brutal attack on Israel. In the pantheon of human depravity, Hamas now must be put on the same shelf as the Greater German Reich in the ‘30s and ‘40s. If you are Hamas, then you must be treated like a Nazi war … [Read more...] about Hamas sealed its own fate; now on the same historical shelf as the Greater German Reich