Twitter Operatives Weekend

June 7, 2009

Marin Maven is addicted to Twitter, the newfangled killer application that all the kids are using.

This 16 y.o. girl from Marin has been missing since 5/29. If you know anything that will help, please alert the authorities. As a mother, Maven can only imagine what having a missing child feels like.

Vote for @marinmommies Nick’s Parents’ Picks 2009. They are ahead at 64%, but less than 40 days to go we have plenty of time to make it even more lopsided. Wee! Speaking of Marinmimmies, they have feature information on the Memorial fund for Novato DUI victim Melody Osheroff’s family. Donate @ any Wells Fargo in Marin.

Shock! Marooned In Marin conservative blogger calls Obama, the “Fourth Dixie Chick” Maven predicted when listening to Obama’s speech in Egypt this week,that conservatives would react by saying, “Look, Obama is a muslin!” Why are conservatives so predictable? Why can’t they surprise us with a rare instance of fair-mindedness? Well, actually, there is one notable case, Ted Olson, who fought on the wrong side of Bush v. Gore is joining David Boies, who represented Gore are teaming up to challenge the ban on same sex marriage on the federal level.

“The constitution protects individuals’ basic rights that cannot be taken away by a vote. If the people of California had voted to ban interracial marriage, it would have been the responsibility of the courts to say that they cannot do that under the constitution. We believe that denying individuals in this category the right to lasting, loving relationships through marriage is a denial to them, on an impermissible basis, of the rights that the rest of us enjoy…I also personally believe that it is wrong for us to continue to deny rights to individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation.” – Ted Olson

Despite how eloquently he speaks about gay rights, many groups are questioning his motives believing that it is far premature to bring gay marriage to the federal courts. The danger is that if you bring the issue to the Supreme court too early, you may lose and wipe out same sex marriage laws on the state level.

@marinij: Man sues over SMART tax, saying Marin didn’t provide two-thirds approval. The man is Dennis Fishwick, a former Novato councilman. While Sonoma approved of the Measure with 73.5, Marin voters only supported it at 62.5%. With both counties together the vote was tallied at 69.5%. Fishwick charges that SMART’s intent was to water down the Marin vote to push SMART through.

@MoreMarin wrote about ‘Water Report Claims Marin Does Not Need A Desal Plant’. Personally, Maven believes the money that would be spent to create a desalinization plant would be better spent encouraging both commercial and residential customers to convert lawns into water gardens and use rain barrels and gray water systems. Maven wrote about this here. The desalinization plant will also be in-taking water in an area of the bay that has had oil and waste spills, so I am not sure about the quality of water the plant would be starting with.

Needing a rooster like a fish needs a bicycle…@jessicapirie Except Tiburon, every city in Marin allows each home to raise up to 8 chickens, but no roosters are allowed. It would be cool to have backyard source of fresh eggs and chicken manure for the garden wouldn’t it?

@marinij_opin, or the MarinIJ Opinion page featured a letter by Adam Davis, “Why Marin Clean Energy is vital.” Now Maven has heard that the California legislature is threatening to undermine Community Choice power via SB695. Check out our post about Marin Clean Energy here.

@KevinGongHiking let us know about an updated SF/Marin hikes map with thumbnails, ratings, and summaries. Once you have burnt a lot of calories hiking, you can join @rusticbakery or Rustic Bakery who will be a part of new eco-cafe re-opening in Muir Woods next Tuesday, all local and organic foods will be sourced from Marin! @whywine suggests a great way to wash down those eco-goodies — a Marin County Pinot Noir Tasting on June 13th, in Larkspur.

Speaking of wine, Stubbs Winery in Petaluma, one of the first organic wineries will be hosting a benefit for educational development programs in Afghanistan on next Saturday, June 20th, 5:30 to 8:30 at Stubbs Vineyard – 1000 Marshall Petaluma Road, Petaluma, California 94952. The tickets are $60 each.

@Reelpolitik via @nprpolitics reminds some of us how old we are when on Thursday they marked Jerry Brown’s 35 year anniversary of his winning the California Democratic Gubnatorial Primary.

The Tiburon Film Society will present the Bolivian/Japanese film, Pachamama, at the Bay Model located at 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito [Phone: (415) 332.3871] on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 @ 6 PM.

@LibLarge reports that Marin County rock history may get new chapter if legendary Sweetwater reopens as nonprofit nightclub. An old friend of Maven points out that Sweetwater has always been a non-profit.

Sign of the times from @Ash_Craigslist: Unemployed in Marin – A networking group is forming at Aromas in San Rafael on this Wednesday, June 10th at 4pm.

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