We paid money to find this out?

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive

Forty-three thousand dollars. 

That’s what the County paid Polco/National Research Center to find out that Marin-ers value the natural environment of Marin and want to protect it, the desire to stay vigilant in disaster preparedness and to provide housing for all. 

Yep, we paid good money to find that out. Did it come as a shock to anyone?

This is a quick hit from the Marin opinion newspaper column Properly Subversive. The full column appears in print on Nov. 22. You can reach the writer by email at shermfrederick@gmail.com.)