Help Wildcare stop the killing of Point Reyes Fallow and Axis Deer by contacting Senators Feinstein and Boxer, Congresswoman Woolsey, and Speaker Pelosi. As spring fawns are born the danger is that they may starve without their mothers. It really isn’t necessary.
Our elected officials need to hear your voice by May 9, 2008!
Contact Information:
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Posted in Lynn Woolsey, Point Reyes Deer, Senator Boxer, Senator Feinstein 321Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/join-wildcare-in-stoping-the-deer-kill-in-point-reyes/Join+Wildcare+in+Halting+the+Deer+Kill+in+Point+Reyes2008-05-01+07%3A42%3A04marinmaven

The much hailed April 24th “postponement” of the Light Brown Moth spraying by Migden and Schwartzenegger will only temporarily delay the spraying. Marin is still scheduled to be sprayed in August 2008. This means everyone is invited to attend a panel on May 5th and attend the rally on May 10th to protest the spraying. [...]

Posted in Green Marin, Pesticides, Stop the Spray 320Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/the-fight-against-the-spray-continues/The+Fight+Against+the+Spray+Continues2008-05-01+06%3A47%3A44marinmaven

On the way to Mark Leno’s fundraiser I got stuck in Southbound traffic on 101. Guess what? The 580 ramp is done!
Rumble in the Bubble
Oh, by the way, I am not paying you royalties Brian Leubitz. You could come up to try to collect, but it will cost you 5 bucks and a lot [...]

Posted in Carole Migden, Joe Nation, Mark Leno, california politics 319Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/the-humpday-roundup/The+Humpday+Roundup2008-05-01+01%3A34%3A25marinmaven

When national and local politics collide or when Clinton supporters and Obama supporters collide it feels like a B-Sci-fi-flick.
I was invited by Mark Leno’s people to join them for a fund raiser, and I went as an observer as I had not endorsed any candidate (still haven’t).
Prior this event, I read Dick Spotwood’s article about [...]

Posted in Carole Migden, Hillary Clinton, Joe Nation, Marin Politics, Mark Leno, Obama, california politics, elections 317Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/a-meditation-on-when-national-and-local-politics-collide/A+Meditation+on+When+National+and+Local+Politics+Collide2008-04-30+23%3A21%3A34marinmaven

The following sign is on our magnetic board in the kitchen:
SAVE!
- Coffee Grinds
-Used Coffee Filters
-Used Tea Bags
- Vegetable waste (incl. potato peels)
- Fruit waste
- Human Hair
- Egg Shells
- Plain Cardboard
- Moldy and Burnt Bread
- Lint from dryer

Posted in Compost Maven, Green Marin 318Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/compost-maven-my-journey-towards-zero-waste/Compost+Maven%3A+My+Journey+Towards+Zero+Waste2008-04-30+21%3A56%3A49marinmaven

Some people do live blogging of debates, but they don’t have a huge honking camera to schlep around and a 17″ laptop. So this coverage is kinda like the Olympics on NBC. Just pretend it is in real time!

Posted in california politics 315Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/26/the-state-senate-debate-part-3/The+State+Senate+Debate%2C+Part+32008-04-27+03%3A01%3A40marinmaven

Each candidate for State Senate got a 2 minute opening statement. In their opening statements each candidate really established their differences early. Joe Nation focused on education and jobs, but also local issues up here in the North Bay like the Rohnert Park casino proposal. He pledged to never vote to suspend Proposition 98, an [...]

Posted in Carole Migden, Joe Nation, Mark Leno, elections 314Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/26/the-state-senate-debate-opening-statements/The+State+Senate+Debate%2C+Opening+Statements2008-04-27+00%3A24%3A40marinmaven

Evelyn Woo and everyone at the 6th Assembly District Democrats Club should really pat themselves on the back for putting together last night’s State Senate Forum at College of Marin. Joe Nation, Mark Leno, and Carole Migden all showed up last night and the evening really did give you the feel for each candidate.

Posted in Carole Migden, Joe Nation, Marin Politicians, Marin Politics, Mark Leno, california politics, elections 313Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/25/last-nights-state-senate-forum/Last+Night%27s+State+Senate+Forum2008-04-25+20%3A23%3A37marinmaven

Cindi de Channes Photography
cindi@sonic.net
707-769-1924
Since it is wedding season again, I am going to be plugging local wedding vendors. For more ideas, check out my site Wedlightly.com. Cindi de Channes Photography is a local photographer I have admired for awhile who does both wedding and portraiture. Cindi is a native of Marin, raised in San [...]

Posted in Events 312Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/24/wedding-maven-cindi-de-channes-photography/Wedding+Maven%3A+Cindi+de+Channes+Photography+2008-04-24+16%3A10%3A19marinmaven

This Friday, April 25th parents and community members will rally local
representatives at the Civic Center (Jury Parking Lot) at 3:30 pm as part of the PTA Flunk-the-Budget Fridays and organized by Save Our Schools. There will be speakers from 3:30 pm to 4:00. Scheduled speakers include: Joe Nation, Carol Migden, Mark [...]

Posted in Jared Huffman, Joe Nation, Marin Politicians, Marin Politics, california politics, education 310Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/23/parents-and-community-rally-to-save-our-schools-friday/Parents+and+Community+Rally+to+Save+Our+Schools+Friday2008-04-23+22%3A57%3A59marinmaven

Okay. I started this on Earth Day and then got sidetracked about the Pennsylvania Primaries. All I am saying is I am starting to have this tingling sense that the Democratic Party is going to mess up what was their race to lose. Amazing.
Coffee, Tea & Happy Plants
In keeping with our household goal for zero [...]

Posted in AB1920 309Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/23/happy-earth-day-edition/Happy+Earth+Day+Edition2008-04-23+17%3A51%3A24marinmaven

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Carole Migden Raises A Fist, originally uploaded by mattmills.
“You’ve got to figure out if you want to be Miss Congeniality or change the law. It is a hard world.” [...]

Posted in Events 308Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/07/carole-migden-raises-a-fist/Maven%27s+Migden+Monday2008-04-07+17%3A41%3A49The+Maven

Where have I been? Well, in the past few days I have been hiking in the hills behind Marinwood where I live. The weather has been too nice to stay inside and blog. If you go up Heatherstone Drive and go up Heatherstone Lane, you pass a cluster of McMansions to a watertank.

Posted in Marin Hiking 307Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/07/hiking-maven-big-rock-ridge/Hiking+Maven%3A+Big+Rock+Ridge+2008-04-07+17%3A19%3A17marinmaven