By Michael Leifer Was grabbing a cup of joe at the San Anselmo Roastery and ran into Kelly, my dear friend and the owner. He was commanding the bean roasting machine, pulled a lever and a delicious wafting aroma of cooked coffee beans poured out. He turned to me with a warm smile, stringy blond … [Read more...] about Marin Stories: Thanks Oscar Salabert
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Compare and contrast
The View from The Hill/Lew Tremaine Living on Bolinas road has been interesting this year. A major slide occurred last winter just below Sky Oaks Road, which created a one lane road with traffic lights to regulate the flow in either direction, often causing a several minute delay. The work … [Read more...] about Compare and contrast
It’s not just smoke anymore
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I could fill this whole column – and a few more to boot – recounting Hunter Biden’s wild prostitute binges and his pathetic attempts to cover them up. Telling the IRS that a $10,000 sex club fee was a “golf membership”? C’mon, man. That ain’t gonna … [Read more...] about It’s not just smoke anymore
Kamala’s stove, COVID vaccination rates and ‘thank you’ for standing up for Jews
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick ‘Tis the season … to get sick. The Marin County Health Department is doing its best to warn residents that the worst is yet to come as the flu, COVID and RSV bear down on the Bay Area. Thanks to the federal government’s missteps and … [Read more...] about Kamala’s stove, COVID vaccination rates and ‘thank you’ for standing up for Jews
New Sausalito shop with vintage treasures
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Krystal Gambie is a native of the legendary Gates Co-Op enclave at Waldo Point. Her father, the late Charles Michael Haas II, known on the waterfront as Michael Woodstock, was an editor, shop owner and teacher. Her mother, Penny Berardi, was the Co-Op … [Read more...] about New Sausalito shop with vintage treasures
Bike safety is important in Marin
Marin Forum/Felix Shuldiner As the sun sets over the picturesque streets of Marin, it's not uncommon to spot cyclists pedaling their way through the scenic beauty and tranquility of our tight-knit communities. E-bikes, with their electric assistance, have become a popular mode of transport for … [Read more...] about Bike safety is important in Marin
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
Don’t give Evil a pass
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive There are people in this wonderfully free and tolerant country – some right here in Marin – who believe the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel was overblown, a hoax or somehow justified. It is astoundingly delusional and it is a wake up call for good people to … [Read more...] about Don’t give Evil a pass
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
Barbarians at the gates
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Like barbarians of old, bad guys drive into the peaceful villages of Marin from the east and north to plunder our stores and sell fentanyl to our kids. That’s why we need to improve our defenses with license-plate readers on our borders. OK, that may be … [Read more...] about Barbarians at the gates