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California Democratic Convention, originally uploaded by Kethryvis.
This weekend there is a convention for the California Democratic Party and we are monitoring the buzz from the event. It seems that […]

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Rep_Woolsey, originally uploaded by b_luecke.
“After all of this excitement, no one wants our party’s nominee to be chosen by the votes of a handful of super delegates. It […]

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Marinwood Plaza, originally uploaded by denisecastellucci.
The last time we talked about the Marinwood Plaza, we were all doing the happy dance because we heard that the Marinwood Plaza […]

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In the fury to clean up America, the 1986 war on drugs has sent record numbers of women to prison and their children into an overburdened foster care system. Several states have denied substance abusing pregnant women their constitutional and human rights by prosecuting them for their addiction as opposed to addressing it as […]

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Could your family do without lights, television, radio, computers, and all the electric devices you have plugged in for sixty minutes?
Tonight at 8pm local time, people in the Pacific Time will be turning off their lights in their businesses and homes. Will you join us?
Some people will make light of this effort, stating that it […]

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Within the hour the City of Larkspur City Council will be posting the agenda for a Wednesday, April 2nd Workshop on SMART which will be open to the public. As we wait with almost toe-curling anticipation for them to post the details, I will keep you amused. Pretend Donna Summer is belting out “Last Dance”, […]

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At 9:02am: The CHP is reporting a collision North Bound 101 at Tiburon Blvd with an ambulance responding. There are 3 unknown vehicles with bicyclist on the right hand side. It appears to be a collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist. This incident has disappeared. At 9:07 they are reporting a bicycle in the […]

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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that at 2:43 pm today there was a multi-vehicle crash on the Golden Gate with major injuries and 11 vehicles involved which closed the bridge. KPIX reports that ten or 11 vehicles involved in the pileup blocked three southbound lanes and two northbound lanes.
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MMWD has sent out the notices to homeowners and ratepayers that they want to raise our rates again. The increase will raise rates for the average customer 9.7%, and customers in the lowest tier by 8.9%.
There will be a water rate information workshop on Thursday, April 3 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the […]

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I am thinking about who I should vote and endorse for our California State Senator. At this point I think the race is between Mark Leno and Joe Nation. Carole Migden is pretty much toast, in my humble opinion. Her pleading no contest to reckless driving made her vulnerable to being challenged for her […]

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[First of all I want to apologize for a database error that wiped the original version of this post away. I am not sure what happened, but my post on wireless cafe’s wiped out the Woolsey article with a comment. My initial attempts to correct did not seem to do the trick. I think I […]

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Parents in Marin are organizing to sign a petition: Stop Careless Budget Cuts in California. This petition urges the Governor to prioritize cuts and save some funding for our schools, and the disabled and poor who would be most affected by the proposal.  It  also points out the absurdity of his proposal to increase funding […]

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While attending the North Bay Sustainable Business Green Drinks mixer this past February, I met Carrie Bachelder from The Away Station. The Away Station would provide a central place in the North Bay where residents and contractors to send their unwanted items and construction and deconstruction waste. The materials can be sorted, rehabilitated. and reused […]

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BUSTED! I had already talked about Carole Migden’s campaign fund problem – 89 campaign finance violations.
Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that State Senator Carole Migden has been fined and has agreed to pay $350,000, the highest penalty against a candidate for state office. Today, it will be up to at least 3 of […]

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