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Barge Omphale: The navel of the universe in its day in Sausalito

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Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Last week we told the story of the Spreckles Boathouse being moved to Waldo Point Harbor. The boathouse had an equally noteworthy neighbor there for many years: the ark Omphale. Thanks to Sausalito Historical Society co-founder Phil Frank, we can now … [Read more...] about Barge Omphale: The navel of the universe in its day in Sausalito

I just read the Marin County Sheriff’s Department annual report for 2023, all in all a good report

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive A couple of things jumped out at me in reading  the annual Marin County Sheriff’s Department report today. (It is now on the Sheriff’s website, by the way.) – When use of force was applied, 86.9 percent of the time it was applied on men; 11.5 … [Read more...] about I just read the Marin County Sheriff’s Department annual report for 2023, all in all a good report

Marin looks for ‘equity’ in all the wrong places

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Some Marin roads are more racist than others, according to  the County Board of Supervisors. Beginning today, roads that have benefited from white privilege all these years will get less attention than roads serving more diverse travelers. (See … [Read more...] about Marin looks for ‘equity’ in all the wrong places

And now for something completely different — Cowboy Church?

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I have no beef – zero, nada – with religious traditions not my own. This Easter we experienced, as the boys in the old Monty Python comedy troupe used to say, “something completely different.”  Instead of the traditional Easter Mass, we attended a … [Read more...] about And now for something completely different — Cowboy Church?

Marin City: I hope this makes a few people uncomfortable

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive “(Marin City) is not a community that is willing to accept being treated as a stepchild” – the Rev. Floyd Tompkins, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. I take the good reverend at his word when he says Marin City residents do not accept being treated as … [Read more...] about Marin City: I hope this makes a few people uncomfortable

Sea rise be damned, this new arts building in Sausalito will float … well, sort of

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Sausalito’s going to build a “climate-resilient” arts building in the Marinship. It is designed, they say, to survive the much feared idea of sea rise. What, this new building is gonna float? Well, in a way. The bottom floor will be water-sealed … [Read more...] about Sea rise be damned, this new arts building in Sausalito will float … well, sort of

Lifespan disparity is real inequity; Rep. Huffman says I’m all wet on his response to Alaska drilling and who is 007 without sexist quips?

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive There’s an old joke about a man with a maimed  left hand who goes to church and prays for God to make his hand like the other one. Instantly, he has two maimed hands. I’m reminded of that with  today’s news that Marin – for the umpteenth time … [Read more...] about Lifespan disparity is real inequity; Rep. Huffman says I’m all wet on his response to Alaska drilling and who is 007 without sexist quips?