Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive When District Attorney Lori Frugoli’s press release came across the transom, I read it and said to myself: “Jeez, did the Catholic Church really sign off on this?” I later got the answer. It was a big NO. The “resolution” touted by Frugoli as “justice” … [Read more...] about An unsatisfactory result from the Marin County District Attorney’s Office
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‘Go back to where you came from’
Robert C. Koehler/My Turn This is basic American politics – what I might call spiritual ignorance: a dismissal of refugees fleeing war, famine, and poverty as global sludge, clogging up our way of life. So many media stories about the border – our border – begin with an unquestioned presumption. … [Read more...] about ‘Go back to where you came from’
11 months and Novato’s much-praised female police chief is gone … something’s off
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Eleven months? That's all Beth Johnson could take? Color me disappointed. I expected Novato's top cop to make longer than that. Less than a year ago, Novato announced that Beth Johson would be the town's new police chief. She was hailed as the town’s … [Read more...] about 11 months and Novato’s much-praised female police chief is gone … something’s off
Growing pains in Old Sausalito
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society In February 1985 the Sausalito News carried an article entitled “Sausalito, Past and Present,” which chronicled the challenges faced by the early developers: The gentlemen who first conceived the idea of the Sausalito Land and Ferry Company did not … [Read more...] about Growing pains in Old Sausalito
Farmington, a town in need of a jolt
Dave Marston/My Turn The good news these days about Farmington, New Mexico, is that the air looks clear. That’s a huge change. For 60 years the air was dingy, polluted by two, enormous coal-fired power stations in nine units that produced 3,723 megawatts of generation — enough to power … [Read more...] about Farmington, a town in need of a jolt
Move Binford Road semi-mobile homeless camp to Muir Woods
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I don’t know if I’d call it “amazing” how so many people claim to love and protect Marin’s environment, only then to shrug a collective shoulder at the Binford Road homeless encampment. “Strange” might be a better word. Protecting the environment … [Read more...] about Move Binford Road semi-mobile homeless camp to Muir Woods
Aren’t you glad we banned plastic straws?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive This column specializes in “fart in the elevator” questions. Here’s a good one for Marin elected officials. You’re hell on plastic straws, banning them under the woke rubric that they contribute to a trashy environment. Now, we’re on the verge of … [Read more...] about Aren’t you glad we banned plastic straws?
2024: Deja vu all over again?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Honestly, I never thought he’d do it. At the age of 80 and showing signs of decline, Joe Biden is actually – no joke – running for re-election. And here’s the kicker: He’s the worst president in recent memory and if he lives long enough, he’ll probably … [Read more...] about 2024: Deja vu all over again?
Fairy tales from Washington, D.C., about California’s ‘climate ready’ coastline
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be the only one in Marin who reads the Washington press releases funneled through Rep. Jared Huffman’s office. The format is boilerplate rhetoric laden with Washington-ese about how the good representative from San … [Read more...] about Fairy tales from Washington, D.C., about California’s ‘climate ready’ coastline
Four stray facts you ought to know, including the long needed name change of ‘Black John Slough’ to ‘Pinkston Sough’ in Novato … it took long enough
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive (“Properly Subversive” is a commentary written by Sherman R. Frederick for Marinscope Community Newspapers, the “mother ship” of the Novato Advance, San Rafael News-Pointer, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, Twin City Times and the Sausalito … [Read more...] about Four stray facts you ought to know, including the long needed name change of ‘Black John Slough’ to ‘Pinkston Sough’ in Novato … it took long enough