Maven comes home to see her family, do laundry, blog, and search the Internet for Marin news items and what happens? Well, there is this site called Topix, which takes local newspaper articles, sorts them by city, and allows people to comment on news articles. What was amazing to me is that it seems to [...]

Posted in Living in Marin 467Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2009/04/26/on-the-homefront-edition/On+the+Homefront+Edition2009-04-27+03%3A34%3A11marinmaven

66% of the women incarcerated have minor children, and 80% in prison have substance abuse problems. The documentary film, “Moms Living Clean” by my friend, Sheila Ganz shares startling statistics and moving stories of women bravely trying to put their lives together. The film highlights a wonderful program in San [...]

Posted in Living in Marin, Parenting, film 440Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2009/04/06/documentary-trailer-featuring-marin-organization-is-up/Documentary+Trailer+Featuring+Marin+Organization+is+Up2009-04-07+02%3A15%3A14marinmaven

Where did the week go? It probably blew through with that wind that plagued us this week. Driving up North on 101 to work every morning I noticed the hills of the Silviera Ranch/St. Vincents were not only carpeted green, but with huge patches of purple, orange gold, and yellow. The wildflowers are out in [...]

Posted in Living in Marin, Motherhood, Parenting, causes, education 437Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2009/04/04/the-week-is-not-near-its-here/The+Weekend+Is+Not+Near%2C+It%27s+Here.+2009-04-04+17%3A10%3A54marinmaven

 
Special thanks to one of my favorite bloggers over at Marin Real Estate Bubble. This blog is the place where we can have an intelligent discussion of Marin real estate and the consequences of the housing bubble. Even though the data points to home values plummeting, and the sense is that the correction has some [...]

Posted in Living in Marin, Marin Utilities, economics, education, real estate 422Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2009/02/28/working-for-the-weekend-edition/Working+for+the+Weekend+Edition2009-02-28+16%3A21%3A50marinmaven

I was just minding my own business and working on being tan, ready, and rested when all hell breaks loose in my own community over the whole Marinwood Plaza plan. Long-time readers of this blog know that I have special interest in what happens to that eyesore of a plaza just off the Marinwood exit. [...]

Posted in Developments in Marin, Living in Marin, Marin Politics, Susan Adams, marinwood village 368Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/07/15/summer-staycation-interruptus-or-the-marinwood-report/Summer+Staycation+Interruptus+or+The+Marinwood+Report2008-07-16+01%3A57%3A47marinmaven

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 [...]

Posted in Living in Marin, Parenting, causes, film 301Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/29/documentary-highlights-marin-mothers-living-clean/Documentary+Highlights+Marin+Mothers+Living+Clean2008-03-30+00%3A47%3A15marinmaven

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 [...]

Posted in Parenting, california politics, education 292Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/23/mavens-alert-fight-for-our-public-schools/Maven%27s+Alert%3A+Fight+For+Our+Public+Schools2008-03-23+16%3A58%3A07marinmaven

As you may have heard, Touchtone Climbing Gym, Class 5 in San Rafael will be closing at the end of March 2008. Their landlord gave them 60 days to move out. The closure means that Marinites that want to have a climbing gym have to trek over to Berkeley. My impression of this place is [...]

Posted in Living in Marin 282Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/17/class-5-climbing-gym-needs-new-marin-location/Class+5+Climbing+Gym+Needs+New+Marin+Location2008-03-17+18%3A23%3A25The+Maven

The Marin IJ reported this morning that Marin and the world lost rocker, Chuck Day, after a long illness. Day is best known for the guitar riff from Secret Agent Man from 1966 (the year I was born). He played with the Mamas and the Papas and Johnny Rivers. It turns out he was also [...]

Posted in In Memoriam, Living in Marin, Video Marin 276Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/12/fairfax-loses-rock-legend/Fairfax+Loses+Rock+Legend2008-03-12+16%3A22%3A05The+Maven

Last night I went to the Moving Ahead With Obama meeting at the Sausalito Cruising Club at 300 Napa Street in Sausalito. While I thought the evening among Obama supporters was very enlightening and inspiring, I think I found a really cool place to hang out. The Sausalito Cruising Club is a private club that [...]

Posted in Living in Marin, Rant or Rave 272Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/09/mavens-raves-sausalito-cruising-club/Maven%27s+Raves%3A+Sausalito+Cruising+Club2008-03-09+22%3A40%3A24The+Maven

This trailer is for the 42 minute film, “Family Court Crisis: Our Children At Risk” was created for the Center for Judicial Excellence by Kathleen Russell Consulting. Kathleen Russell recently ran for the Mar
in Healthcare District Board. The Center for Judicial Excellence (CJE) is a community-based organization “established to improve the judiciary’s public accountability and [...]

Posted in Marin Courts & Law, Parenting, Video Marin, film 269Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/09/marin-family-court-crisis/Marin+Family+Court+Crisis%3F2008-03-09+18%3A27%3A08The+Maven

It has come to our attention that a Terra Linda High Senior, Alex Moore, ended his own life last Friday. We are heartsick for his family, friends, and fellow students.
Suicide Prevention & Community Counseling operates a 24-hour crisis hotline at 499-1100.

Posted in In Memoriam, Parenting 258Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/03/in-memoriam/In+Memoriam2008-03-04+05%3A59%3A20The+Maven

In Marin, everything seems idyllic. We have beautiful homes, picturesque surroundings, lovely spas, and perfect looking families. What strikes against this perfectness is that the number one violent crime in this county is domestic violence.

Posted in Living in Marin, causes 248Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/02/19/domestic-violence-it-happens-here/Domestic+Violence%3A+It+Happens+Here2008-02-19+17%3A49%3A52The+Maven

In a October 31st article, Marin IJ reports that there is a proposal floating around to have old fashioned electric trolleys connecting cities and towns of Marin. The architects estimate it would cost $20 million to $50 million to get a demonstration line running between The Depot in Mill Valley and the ferry terminal in [...]

Posted in Developments in Marin, Living in Marin, Our 101, Rant or Rave, SMART, global warming 192Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2007/11/04/not-trolleys-not-smart-bart/Not+Trolleys%2C+Not+SMART...+BART2007-11-04+20%3A23%3A31The+Maven

One of my favorite websites, Marin POS, a site that has been documenting the outrageous real estate market through pictures and pretty realtor prose. In other words, as Marinite says, testing the Bigger Fool Theory. The most recent properties has the following write up:
“Former grateful dead retreat! (in the early 1970’s). This is a very [...]

Posted in Developments in Marin, Living in Marin 110Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2007/06/05/bigger-fool-theory-its-variations/Bigger+Fool+Theory+%26+It%27s+Variations2007-06-05+18%3A17%3A30The+Maven