Bay Club buys
Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills Club, the 8-acre swim and tennis club in Novato, has been acquired by The Bay Clubs Company. The purchase price was not disclosed, the North Bay Business Journal reported last week.
In Marin, the company also owns Bay Club Marin, Bay Club Ross Valley and the StoneTree Golf Club in Novato.
Sausalito
street fest
All signs point to a big turnout for Sausalito’s inaugural “A Toast to Sausalito” street festival on Caledonia Street from 1-5 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 21. The event will stretch five blocks from Bee Street to Johnson Street and feature live music and interactive performances on three stages, 35 artist booths, 15 local merchants, three artist competitions, and beer, wine, and spirits tasting from more than 40 winemakers, distilleries, and breweries.
Attendance is free.
Prescribed burn
The Marin County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed fire operations on Wednesday (Oct. 18) October 18 at China Camp State Park in cooperation with California State Parks.
Portions of the McNears Fire Trail and Oak Ridge Trail may be temporarily closed on the day of the burn and for one to three days thereafter, depending on conditions.
Visitations
New Century Chamber Orchestra presents Visitations on Sunday, Nov 5, from 3-5 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Tiburon. Journey into the beyond with New Century as they offer music for communing with spirits in a candlelit evening of orchestral and choral works. Cost: $30 to $70. For more info see http://ncco.org or call 415-357-1111 or email info@ncco.org.
Climate actions
State Parks Director and San Rafael resident Armando Quintero will share his perspectives on statewide climate actions and their local implications at San Rafael’s quarterly Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) roundtable. 4-6 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 19) at San Rafael City Hall.
Homework help
The Homework Helpers program, created and run by high school students and the Marin County Free Library, is offering free one-on-one Homework Help sessions for students in grades 3 through 10 at the Fairfax library every Monday from 4-5 p.m. Homework Helpers strongly believe that all kids should have equitable access to homework help, and this dedicated community of volunteers creates a welcoming safe space for any student who would like to attend. Whether it is a one-time visit to help prepare for a test or weekly visits, they welcome your participation.
Sewer loans
Home and business owners are responsible for part of the sewer lateral from the clean out of their homes to the district sewer main on the street. Sewer lateral replacements and septic to lateral conversions can be very costly. Ross Valley Sanitary District is offering grant and loan programs up to $1,500 to help residents and property owners of Ross Valley offset the costs of fixing leaky and damaged lateral sewer pipes. Qualification for these programs is not based on income. Most applicants are eligible for funding.
Food equity
Community feedback is influencing the way Marin County Parks is directing tax revenue to address important local needs. Case in point: The first application period is opening this fall for nonprofits and other agencies to apply for almost $1.6 million from the Parks Measure A tax toward advancing community priorities that support all facets of Marin food systems, ranging from community gardens to carbon farming and more.
Measure A, otherwise known as the Marin Parks, Open Space, and Sustainable Agriculture Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2022, is a countywide quarter-cent sales tax. By law, a portion of Measure A funds must be used to support a sustainable food system.
Examining needs through an equity lens, Parks worked with the Marin Food Policy Council, the Marin Community Foundation, the Agricultural Institute of Marin, and other members of the Marin Countywide Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) to identify new opportunities to assist those in need. Parks also worked with its own County of Marin teammates — the Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures, the UC Cooperative Extension (Marin UCCE), and the County’s Office of Equity, and listened to community input throughout the process. The County’s Race Equity Budget Tool was utilized as well.
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