Entries from March 2010

Sonoma Latina Serving Up Paella

Date March 24, 2010

On Friday, March 26th, Sonoma Latina Grill will be hosting a Seafood Paella and Wine under the tent from 6:30 to 8:30pm. They are located at Hamilton Market Place on Nave Drive in Novato. Maven loves their food.
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Maven’s Moment of Zen – Thank You Mister President

Date March 22, 2010

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This is the moment captured when health care reform passed last night. After all the republican lies that have got many people to fight against their own interests, we [...]

March 20th is Dixie Little League Opening Day

Date March 17, 2010

OPENING DAY

Every year, at the end of March, we always look forward to the Little League Opening Day Parade which starts with the sound of a firetruck siren. We always try to stand outside with our son and wave. This year our son will be among those kids.
March 20th will be the opening day of [...]

Tiburon Film Festival Opens with East, West, East

Date March 14, 2010

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The 9th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival will be opening with an Italian/Albanian comedy, East, West, East: The Final Sprint on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at 7PM at the Playhouse Theater [40 Main Street, Tiburon] . Directed by Gjergj Xhuvani and set in 1990, East, West, East the film follows an Albanian cycling [...]

PG&E To Spend Millions Maintaining Their Monopoly

Date March 13, 2010

PG&E wants you to amend the state constitution this June so they will never have to worry about any competition ever again.
On the June 8, 2010 voters will see a PG&E backed proposition on the ballot, Proposition 16. According to Ballotpedia, Prop 16 will require a 2/3 vote of local voters before any local government [...]

The Marinwood-Lucas Valley Blackout of 2010

Date March 9, 2010

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Last night at approximately 6:25pm, power went out for about 4400 customers in the Lucas Valley-Marinwood area. According to PG&E this was a substation related outage.The outage lasted to 7:50 pm. Residents took the opportunity to visit each other by candlelight and kids got to see what it was like to live “in the old [...]

Supervisor Adams’ Seat May Be A Contest

Date March 8, 2010

After running uncontested last term, it looks like this time District 1’s Marin County Supervisor, Susan Adams will have company on the ballot this election. The MarinIJ reports that former Marin Assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni has taken out papers to run and plans to file before the Friday deadline. One of the main reasons cited for [...]

Wouldn’t You Look Smart With This Fashion Accessory!

Date March 3, 2010

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Nothing shows the world how you love Marin more than this fabulous arm candy of a bookbag. This bookbag, as well as many other I [HEART] Marin items at our Cafepress shop. We even have I [HEART] Marin thongs for the ladies and boxer shorts for that special guy. Maven wears her MARIN POLITICS/MARINMAVEN.COM black [...]

Spring in Blackstone Canyon

Date March 3, 2010

Blackstone Canyon

The trees of Marinwood are erupting in blossoms, even as we are being drenched with rains that make the hillsides surreal green. Maven got a break in the weather on Sunday and a chance to have some quality time with her son. Being a full-time working mom and blogger for both Marin Maven and [...]

Privatization of Novato Waste Water on June Ballot

Date March 2, 2010

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On June 8th, Novatoans will be asked to vote on whether the Novato Santitary District can privatize operations of a 90 million dollar water waste treatment plant. The proposal would outsource to a French company, Veolia North America. According to the California Healthy Communities Network, a project of non-profit Tides Center, the company has a [...]

Maven’s Census Awareness Week Special

Date March 1, 2010

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Almost exactly 220 years ago the United States had its first census, and we are now bracing ourselves for the 2010 census. In February and March census forms will be mailed out. There will be select public sites for those who did not receive one by mail. April 1st will be Census Day. Between May [...]