Best Bets!
• Santa Margarita Neighborhood Cleanup Walkways - 9/17/11
• Support Warm Wishes - 9/25/11
• Ready, Set, Go! - Wildfire preparations
• Whistlestop July newsletter
• Terra Linda Game Night
• New Subdivision in Lucas Valley ?
• SMART Train Update
• Glean Team: Don't let your home-grown produce go to waste!
• SmartMeters continued
• Brewfest - 7/30/11
• County Development Codes to be amended
• Northgate's 2nd Annual 'Concerts Under the Oak' Series!
• The Community Media Center of Marin and
Marin TV Celebrate Two Years of Operations!
• Saturday Night/Sunday Morning Car Crash
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Save the Date: Santa Margarita Neighborhood Cleanup Walkways - Saturday, 9/17/11, 9-Noon, T.L. Rec. Center sign in. Questions? Carolyn at 499-9234
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Support Warm Wishes
Click the link below to download a Bocce Tournament Registration Form:
http://marinlink.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2011-Bocce-signup-sheet-and-raffle-flyer.pdf
Click the link below to download a Bocce Tournament Sponsorship Form
http://marinlink.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Warm-Wishes-2011-Sponsorship-form.doc
Bill Hamm and MarinLink
invite you to
Warm Wishes 7th Annual Bocce Ball Tournament
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Check in 9:30am /Start 10:30 am
Albert Park 550 B Street San Rafael
Come one come all and join in the FUN!
No experience necessary
Master of Ceremonies: Bill Hamm
Tickets $45.00/$55.00 after Sept 1st
- Includes Lunch, Beverages & Awards.
PLEASE support Warm Wishes with a Bocce Ball Court Sponsorship $200
(also. consider donating an auction/raffle item!)
Raffle tickets are tax deductible:
5 tickets for $20.00! 15 for $50.00! 25 for $65.00!
For information contact MarinLink 415-472-0211
Registration starts at 9:30 and Tournament begins at 10:30. Silent Auction closes at 2:00!
Save the date!Come assemble backpacks on December 3rdat Unity of Marin, 8AM
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Entry Form (Please Print)
Make checks payable to Warm Wishes and mail to:
Warm Wishes 5800 Northgate Mall Suite 250, San Rafael 94903
Player # 1_________________________________ $_____
Player #2_________________________________ $______
Player # 3_________________________________ $______
Player # 4_________________________________ $______
Court Sponsorship:
Company: Name________________________________________
Phone_________________________________________________ $______
Also, I would like to purchase _______raffle tickets.
( 5 tickets for $20.0 0 15/$50.00, 25/$65.00) $______
I cannot come but would like to purchase ______raffle tickets $______
Wish I could be there..here is my donation to Warm Wishes! $______
TOTAL $_________
Deadline: All entries must be received by September10th ( fax 415-472-0221)
Bocce Ball Invitational
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNTIES
Bocce Ball Event Sponsorship - $1,000
• Lead sponsorship includes:
• Your company name on the Welcome Banner to be displayed at Tournament and December's Warm Wishes event.
• Your company name in all local advertising promotions and newspaper articles, press releases, day of event program.
• Your company name and company link on the Warm Wishes and MarinLink Websites.
• 8 Registration fees for the Bocce Ball Invitational ($400.00 value).
Luncheon Sponsorship - $500.00
• Luncheon sponsorship includes:
• Your company name on the Welcome Banner to be displayed at Tournament and December's Warm Wishes event.
• Your company name in all local advertising promotions and newspaper articles, press releases, day of event program.
• Your company name and company link on the Warm Wishes and MarinLink Websites.
• 4 Registration fees for the Bocce Ball Invitational ($200.00 value).
Court Sponsorship - $200 (Eight Available)
• Your company name on the Welcome Banner to be displayed the day of the event and at the December's Warm Wishes Event.
• Your company name displayed on the court the day of the event
• Your company name in all local advertising promotions, newspaper articles, press releases, day of event program.
• 2 Registration fees for the Bocce Ball Invitational ( $100.00 value)
Beverage Sponsorship - $200
• Your company name on the Welcome Banner to be displayed the day of the event and at the December's Warm Wishes Event.
• Your company name in all local advertising promotions, newspaper articles, press releases, day of event program.
• 2 Registration fee for the Bocce Ball Invitational ($100.00 value).
Awards Sponsorship - $150
• Your company name on the Welcome Banner to be displayed the day of the event and at the December's Warm Wishes Event.
• Your company name in all local advertising promotions, newspaper articles, press releases, day of event program.
• 1 Registration fee for the Bocce Ball Invitational ($50.00 value).
Silent Auction and Raffle Items gratefully accepted! Please call MarinLink to donate415-472-0211!
Here is the Sponsorship Form
Your Name __________________________________________________________
Business Name._______________________________________________________
Work Phone____________________________Cell Phone_______________________________
Company Address______________________________City____________St._____Zip______
Email Address__________________________Logo sent in________________
Charge card number____________________________MC__Visa __Other__Exp date________
Check Payable MarinLink/Warm Wishes: I have enclosed a check for: $____________
Questions? Contact: Mary O'Mara to secure your sponsorship for the "Warm Wishes Bocce Ball Invitational"
info@warmwishes.org415-472-0211 non profit # 20-0879422
"I wondered why somebody didn't do something, then I realized I was somebody." Unknown Author
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Ready, Set, Go - Preparing for a Wildfire!
http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Assets/Fire/MAIN+PAGE+PHOTO+GALLERY/Letter+from+the+Fire+Chief+Ready+Set+Go+Program+Launched.pdf
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Whistlestop July Bulletin - http://issuu.com/pacificsun/docs/wsxp_july2011?viewMode=magazine&mode=embed
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CPC Terra Linda Game Night
Biweekly Fridays, 6 pm - 9 pm
Christ Presbyterian Church
620 Del Ganado
Check www.cpcterralinda.org for updates, or 'Like' our page on Facebook
to get announcements and make game requests.
We have a large library of games, and you may bring in your own, or make requests for either games to be brought in or for players for special games. We have a nice mix of party, casual and heavier gamers.
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New Subdivision in Lucas Valley ? The project plans for the Rocking H 1 project are now on-line:http://egovwebstg.marinpublic.com/depts/CD/Main/comdev/CURRENT/major_projects.cfm
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SMART Train Update
The Downtown Station Area Plan Workshop #2 Summary Report has been completed and can be viewed online here: http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Assets/CDD/Planning/DT+SAP+Workshop+2+Summary+06+2011.pdf
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Join the MO Glean Team!
from Marin Organic farms to your schools and community centers
Glean with us this Tuesday, July 5th, at both Indian Valley and County Line!
Gleaned food is produce which would otherwise be left in the fields because it doesn't meet the strict aesthetic requirements of restaurants and retail markets. This can account for up to 20% of what is grown, and throughout the year may include potatoes, squashes, spinach, leeks, beets, carrots, arugula, lettuces, meats, eggs, yogurt, ice cream and more!
So far over 130,000 pounds of local certified organic products have been gleaned and delivered to participating schools, camps, and underserved communities throughout Marin, offsetting their costs and therefore allowing them to serve local and organic options while staying within their limited budgets. Each week the program enables 10,000 children to eat organic foods grown from Marin soils.
Join our Glean Team today! There's plenty of food to glean and so many people to feed. Many hands make light work. Please contact Program Manager Scott Davidson at (415) 663.9667 or scott@marinorganic.org.
MO Glean Team in the News:
www.marinij.com/westmarin/ci_12760030
cbs5.com/video/?id=52143@kpix.dayport.com
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District One Supervisor News Bulletin
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/BS/main/sups/sdistr1/docs/July_2011.pdf
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SmartMeter Update
PG&E was one of the first utilities in the U.S. or Canada to roll out wireless meters, but as others begin, it is gratifying and helpful to see fierce opposition arise --Southern California, Maine, Texas, Connecticut, Illinois, British Columbia . . .Here's an account of a lively Santa Barbara meeting: http://www.independent.com/news/2011/jul/06/smart-meter-smack-down/ Although health effects remain at the top of the list of the objections to SmartMeter technology, privacy is a close second. You'll appreciate this attention-getting four-minute commentary on privacy issues: http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=5008
An apt look at the situation --worth a read. (Link to original at bottom.)
Sonoma County Citizens Against Wireless Radiation is a group of retired teachers, parents, grandparents and concerned citizens.
Vicki
Save the Humans
Standing up against Smart Meters
By Sonoma COunty Citizens Against Wireless Radiation
What an interesting idea! We have "Save the Dolphins, Whales, Planet,
Ecosystem, Animals," and many other such groups. How is it possible
that we are willing to care for salamanders but not for our fellow
human beings, whose health is being compromised by society's obsession
with the personal conveniences of wireless, radiation-emitting
technology?
Smart meters and other wireless, radiation-emitting technologies are
causing many of us, at least 3 to 15 percent of the population,
according to California Department of Health's statistics, to develop
electromagnetic hypersensitivity-or worse. Why are people being
marginalized, made sick and forced to become environmental refugees?
Many have had to leave their homes in search of a new place to live
without wireless radiation. This has become almost impossible with the
advent of smart meters.
There is mounting evidence from the US Army, scientists and physicians
going back to the 1950s showing the effects of wireless
electromagnetic radiation on the human body at a cellular level. In
May, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for
Research on Cancer classified radio frequency electromagnetic fields
as possibly carcinogenic to humans based on an increased risk for
gliomas, which are malignant types of brain cancer associated with
wireless phone use. Mobile phone use is listed in the same
"carcinogenic hazard" category as DDT, lead, engine exhaust and
chloroform. Cell towers, wi-fi, smart meters, DECT phones, cordless
phones and other wireless devices emit the same non-ionizing
electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell phones.
Some of the other adverse health effects include depression,
cardiovascular disorders, sterility, autism, neurodegenerative
diseases, leukemia, strokes, breast cancer, brain cancer, acoustical
neuromas, breathing dysfunctions, confusion, ear pain, tinnitus,
headaches and many other symptoms.
We are calling on you, "the People," to help protect the health of all
members of our communities from the exponentially increasing danger of
electromagnetic radiation. Write to your state and federal
legislators, the California Public Utilities Commission and the
governor, asking them to stop the smart meter program and adopt the
precautionary principle toward all forms of wireless radiation.
http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/07.13.11/openmic-1128.html
The EMF Safety Network has launched a new short survey on "Wireless Utility Meter Safety Impacts." I completed the 25 questions in a couple of minutes. You can take the survey whether or not you have a new meter on your home, in your neighborhood or area. It's anonymous, of course, unless you choose to make comments that can be shared.
Please take it if you're interested, and pass it on to others, especially to people who have experienced problems of any kind as a result of SmartMeter installation. The data will be helpful to the Network.
Thanks.
Vicki
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQK37LJ
Onward, Vicki
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Friday, July 29, 6:30-8pm, Oak Plaza by Kohl's
Northgate's 2nd Annual 'Concerts Under the Oak' Series!
This month, we have the Department of Rock coming to light up the stage! By day, these five agents run the Department of Rock. By night, they defend your right to party with extraordinary "Rock Hero" abilities. You'll rock out to the best rock music of the 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond. You will explode with satisfaction hearing these songs exactly as you remember them. The Department of Rock and its agents have performed, recorded and worked with some of the greatest national and international producers, recording artists, and pro-audio companies in the world such as members of Aerosmith, Journey, Tesla, Led Zeppelin, Scorpions, White Stripes, Metallica, Linkin Park, Buck Cherry and Ronnie Montrose.
BJ's Brewhouse will again be serving up their refreshing beers and our featured restaurant for the night? Panera Bread!! Come early to grab a table or feel free to bring your own seats! The concerts will be held on the last Friday of the month, June-September. A portion of the food and beverage proceeds will again benefit the San Rafael Promenade path. More details can be found on our website link below or on the attached flyer.
http://shopatnorthgate.com/Events/Details/36013
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Saturday Night/Sunday Morning Car Crash
Hi Carolyn,
As the neighborhood watch woman maven, you might be interested to know that there was a huge crash right in front of our home last night (12:12am) that totaled my roommates car parked on the street. I was standing in my bedroom and listened to the longest sound of metal on metal I have ever heard except in movies. Because it was so close I was waiting to feel the house shake thinking a car was headed for our garage.
After informing my roommate Nahata that her car just got crashed into (because I could now see something of what happened from my little catwalk outside my bedroom), we went downstairs to ever increasing people pouring from their homes. The terrifying sound was so very loud for a much longer than usual time. This was no car smashing into a car and then the sound dies.
Here right behind Ric and my cars parked in our driveway is a newer SUV turned over, smashed to hell and right behind it on the street is Nahata's car with a huge deep gash all along the top of it. Glass, car bits, sleeping bags, tree limbs, shrubbery debris is everywhere piled up on the sidewalk and driveway. Flashlights, concerned people in their pajamas (some are barefoot ... not a good idea) are looking into the car that is on it's back like a smashed turned over beetle or turtle to see how many people are inside and are they alive. That was the worst part. Did someone pay with their life or with their future ability to be normal? Silent prayers were in the space amidst the talk of 'did you hear this?' and 'I was in my bedroom when I heard this huge sound' and "I was just locking my front door as the sound stopped me in my tracks', 'last time their was an accident on this road was ....'. It was the normal talk of this abnormal incident. The talk that comes when we want to calm ourselves and make sense of this thing that came from nowhere in the middle of the night.
As light is appearing on the scene from my other roommate Ric opening our garage door and pulling out a painters lights the police start arriving. People are shouting 'don't move him' to whoever thinks its a good idea to move the driver ... now determined to be the only one the car. Someone says, 'his head is bleeding'. I can't look at that part so I focus on the surrounding horror.
As we are all milling telling our version of the story, the firetrucks arrive with the EMTs, the police are now fully on the scene and some sort of order descends upon what is never orderly. We collectively think we are grateful to live in such a place that order can descend on something like this and that people trapped in cars now upturned with such disorder can be taken care of and walk again.
As I walk south past the wreck on the sidewalk, I see that the corner of shrubbery on our property has been taken out. It is clear this was a different trajectory than someone running into a parked car which is why the sound went on for as long and terrifyingly as it did. Then I listen as a neighbor from down the road states they heard the car going 'really, really fast' past their house. They estimated 75 miles an hour. Of course it is impossible to know, but .... I think 'yeah, I have seen cars going really, really fast on this road'.
I stayed up long enough to know that the young man driving was extracted safely and taken to the hospital with no more than cuts and bruises (thank God). As he lay on the gurney he kept saying how sorry he was. His license plate was from Nevada. One if the cop standing around said he will be alright. We were all so relieved to hear that. Broken metal on cars is so much easier to take than broken bodies that can't or won't ever mend.
I awoke this morning and walk down the street. Now in the light of day, one can see that the trajectory of the car was straight from the corner of Corte La Paz where the car should have made a turn and didn't. It hit the neighbors yard, the wheels turned ever so slightly by the bolders placed on the ground for what looks like just such a purpose, ran into the shrubbery bordering our property, which looks like it curved it again and cruised the top of Nahata's car by now turned over and landing on it's back.
End of story? No. Just the beginning for my friend and her car and for the young man driving and his car. She is being about as graceful as one can hope to be in this mess. End of story for the cars that speed on this road? I hope not. There were many stories that came forward from the milling crowd about how Las Gallinas used to be really unsafe until they changed it to what we see today. Used to be unsafe? Jeez. I listen every day to cars going 40-50 miles an hour in what I think is a 25 miles an hour zone. Put a couple cops on this street and the coffers of San Rafael will be filled with all the speeding ticket money is a thought I have had many times.
I am so happy no one was seriously injured and hope that it won't take that for us to respond to what clearly needs to be another assessment of the mini-freeway that Las Gallinas has turned into between Freitas and Lucas Valley. Now as the weekend bicyclists make their usual ride past our house, I can hear the various versions 'oh my, what happened' as people see the remaining bits of broken glass that surrounds my friend's totaled car. Without knowing what actually happened, it is inconceivable to imagine how her car could look the way it does as it sits there innocently on the road. It is still the site of a serious accident, although the other car has long since been towed and most of the debris has been swept up or swept into the gutter. Nahata now gets to go through the long and arduous process of working with her insurance agent to replace her car. We wish her well with that as we all think of similar stories of our own. Personally, I would like to have the young man driving the other car visit us and tell us what happened. I don't know why I want this ... it somehow just seems like the right thing to do. Will it happen? I doubt it, and I don't even know if it would help with anything. Maybe he should take on working with Nahata's insurance agent. Who knows? What I do know is this is a difficult street that people somehow treat differently than a 25 mile per hour residential street and that needs to stop. No pun intended.
By www.yoursoulfulgarden.com To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is the essential investment for the well-being of our planet.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Controlled Burn Completed on July 7th in Terra Linda
This burn was located between the ends of Montecillo Road and Diego Drive. The burn was conducted in conjunction with the Marin County Open Space District as part of an ongoing effort to control non-native Goat Grass that is in the area.
The burn was supported by personnel from the Marin County, Marinwood, Novato, Larkspur, and San Rafael fire departments. Personnel from the Open Space District were also on hand to assist and to monitor the burn area throughout the afternoon for any potential flare ups.
Pictures courtesy of Fire Commissioner Larry Luckham.
We successfully completed another goatgrass controlled burn in Terra Linda. I’d like to thank all the county and local fire teams who made this possible, especially San Rafael Fire for all their resources, support and leadership on the burn today, and Tim Walsh and Marin County Fire’s
Tamalpais Crew who helped coordinate the burn, cut the line around the 3‐acre project, and co‐lead the burning effort.
I also want to thank our Superintendent, Brian Sanford for coordinating with the Fire
Departments and for feeding all the firefighters. Several neighbors came out to watch and show
their toddlers the fire engines. I received nothing but positive comments!
Until next year…
Mischon Martin
NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM MANAGER
Sunday, February 27, 2011
BEST BETS: Events and Newslets
Affordable Housing
Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance
Free CPR training in March!
Marin Teen Girls Conference
San Rafael City Snapshot e-news
Clothing Swap Fun!
Two Marinwood Burglaries
George's Club at Senior Access
Fire & Ice Ball
11th Annual Marin Library Book Sale
Report from San Rafael Fire Chief
Anecdotal Experiences with SmartMeters
SMART train planning
Gap Closure Project Celebration !
The Economics of Happiness ; )
Corporate Control? Not in These Communities
Beautiful Sebastopol House Share - $550
Affordable Housing
NPH and Greenbelt Alliance are excited to share with you an advance copy of our “Miles from Home” report. We think it’s worth the wait! To download a copy, click on the link at the end of this email.
“Miles from Home” highlights the terrible impact the lack of workforce housing has on the environment and traffic in Marin County. As you will see in the report, we have an opportunity to preserve Marin's position of environmental leadership by increasing affordable housing opportunities so that more people who serve Marin can live closer to where they work.
The release of “Miles from Home” is a tremendous opportunity to shift the public discourse on affordable housing from one based on myths and fear to one based on facts and the needs of the community. But in order to take back the discourse we need to keep the momentum going after the report is made officially public Thursday morning. The best way we can sustain this momentum is to submit as many Letters to the Editor as possible to local publications that do stories about “Miles from Home”.
We hope that we can count on you to be among those who submit a Letter to the Editor. I will follow up with links to any articles that are written, but wanted to give you the heads up now. The letters will be most effective if we begin drafting them right now in anticipation of the press coverage of “Miles from Home” we hope to see on Thursday and Friday.
In addition to the link below, I have included a press release to aid you in drafting a Letter to the Editor. It is critical that all of the letters we submit reinforce a similar message: to preserve Marin's position of environmental leadership, we need to increase affordable housing opportunities so that more people who serve Marin can live closer to where they work.
If you need any further guidance or assistance feel free to contact me. *Please send me a copy of any Letters to the Editor you do submit to publications. Click on the yellow link to download the report:https://www.yousendit.com/download/T2pIV28zcVgwMEZFQlE9PQ
Thank you!
Melody Lopez, Program Coordinator
Marin Community Housing Action Initiative
The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
(415) 491-4731 - melody@nonprofithousing.org
FREE CPR Saturday coming up on March 12.
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Sponsor a girl for the day to attend the
MARIN GIRL TEEN CONFERENCE
On March 5, 2011
Help support the future face of Marin women
by sponsoring a Marin Teen Girl today.
YES! I want to SPONSOR_____girls at $25each
TOTAL______________
The purpose of this conference is to create a safe forum for Marin's teenage girls to explore their place in the world, gain confidence to make good choices and experience local community support that helps to make their dream a reality
Please tell all the 13-18 year old girls you know to COME! Scholarships are available!
MARIN TEEN GIRL CONFERENCE
Make checks payable to CAM/MWC and mail today!
Check out our website at www.marinteengirl.org
Your contribution may be tax deductible.
Contact your tax professional for further information
Name__________________________
Address ________________________
City, State,Zip ________________________
Hosted by the Marin Women's Commission
Please add that you are from the O'MARA TEAM!
Checks can be sent directly to the Conference or to my address below:
Thank you for your support!
Mary
Mary O'Mara, MBA
MarinLink, Executive Director
5800 Northgate Suite 250 ( Mezzanine)
San Rafael, CA 94903
Office: 415-472-0211
Cell: 415-259-8334
fax: 415-472-0221
City News in the e-newsletter "Snapshot" from Interim City Manager
http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/City_Manager/Snapshot.htm
CLOTHING SWAP!
Host: Millie Anderson - millieander@comcast.net
Phone: 415-987-8636
When: Saturday, March 19 from 02:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: Dance With Sherry Studio4140 Redwood Hwy, Ste 8 Terra Linda, CA 94903
PRESS RELEASE: FROM THE MARIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
TWO MARINWOOD BURGLARIES
DATE: February 22, 2011
Released By: Lt. Barry Heying 415-499-7272
On Friday February 18, 2011 Sheriff's Deputies responded to two reports of residential burglary in Marinwood. Deputies determined that one home in the 300 block of Blackstone Drive had been forcibly entered between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 5:25 p.m. Friday. The resident reported returning home to find the front door forced open and off its hinges. The home was ransacked with jewelry and loose change taken.
The second home in the 2800 block of Heatherstone Drive, was entered forcibly between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Friday with thieves prying open side door to the garage. Taken from that home were two large flat screen televisions, an X-Box video game system and loose change. The suspects also cut the phone lines to the home.
Deputies canvassed the neighborhood Friday evening for witnesses.
Given the fact that some large items were taken, the suspects undoubtedly used a vehicle to leave the scene.
Writing down a license number of a suspicious vehicle can be very helpful and can often help deputies to solve theft cases. Residents are asked to be observant of people and activities in their neighborhood and report suspicious persons to their local law enforcement agency.
Anybody with information should call sheriff's detectives at 499-7265 or remain anonymous and possibly receive a cash reward by calling Bay Area Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
George's Club at Senior Access is an important place for families living with dementia and chronic health conditions. For a family member who is living with dementia, it is creative arts, music, exercise and camaraderie. For the family caregiver it is respite, giving the gift of time.
There are compelling personal stories of how a traumatic injury turned Ray Lorber into a family caregiver without warning and Kim Belgarde's father was hospitalized while taking care of her mother, who lived with Alzheimer's disease. It is often overwhelming. And that's when you need your neighbors the most.
George's Club at Senior Access might be the neighbor you need if you are a family living with memory loss. Neighbors helping neighbors, we're here for you.
Thank you for welcoming us into the neighborhood!
Warmly, Cris Chater
Executive Director, Senior Access, www.senioraccess.org
Mimi Schreiber, Marketing Director, Senior Access
FIRE & ICE BALL
Mill Valley CERTs, you may be interested in attending and supporting
the second annual Fire and Ice Ball in Sausalito on April 2 this year.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
IDESST Hall
511 Caledonia Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m
MCs Darya Folsom from KRON in the morning & sportscaster Vernon Glenn from KRON
Live Music, Entertainment, Silent Auction, Finger Food, No-host Bar, and more surprises..
For more information, go to www.friendsofsmcert.org
This event was very successful last year and raises money to equip the three CERT trailers which store emergency equipment at the three
Southern Marin fire stations, Sausalito (Station One), Tam Valley (Station Four), and Strawberry (Station Nine). These trailers can
be hauled to locations affected by major disasters, and utilized by CERTs. It's a good cause.
11th Annual Book Super Sale to Benefit County Libraries
It’s that time again! The 11th annual Book Super Sale happens on the weekend of March 26/27 at the National Guard Armory in San Rafael (Armory Drive across from the Civic Center). The sale is FREE to the public both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Members get in prior to general hours (Saturday 8-10 a.m.) Memberships are available at the door for $25.00.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Marin County Free Library, the sale features more than 30,000 books in 35 popular categories. This event is our largest and only event held outside of our ongoing retail outlet (Book Place, 1608 Grant Avenue). Note that half of what will appear at the sale was never offered at our store.
This year we’ve reduced prices for most categories! That means even bigger savings for attendees. Prices start at 50¢ for small-size paperbacks, and hardback books range from $1-2 in most categories. Children’s books will be 25-75¢. Support your County libraries while stocking up on some real finds. Better Books and collectibles are individually-priced. Pricing is reduced further on Sunday, and a Bag Sale wraps up the event Sunday afternoon. Cash or check only, please.
A Silent Auction will take place Saturday with items available for viewing around 10am, and the bidding between 10:25-10:45.
Proceeds will benefit the ten branches of the Marin County Free Library.
Follow the signs to locate the Armory. For more information, a list of auction items, and a map, please visit the Friends website at http://marinlibraryfriends.marin.org; email inquiries may be sent to mcflfriends@pacbell.net.
From the San Rafael Fire Chief to All Personnel:
Please accept of few updates on Fire related activities and initiatives:
1) Please accept my personal thanks and appreciation for your continued efforts. Recent saves of both people and property, continue to demonstrate the value and capability of the men and women that serve with the San Rafael Fire Department.
2) As you all know, we lost our dear friend and Fire Commission Chairman, Chuck Daniels late last year. A brief tribute to Chuck"In Memoriam" is now available on our website. We are pleased to report that Dr. Stephen Mizroch was elected Chair of the San Rafael Fire Commission at our meeting last week. Commissioner Larry Luckham was elected Vice-Chair. We will be interviewing candidates to fill our Commission vacancy on March 21st. Updated information concerning the San Rafael Fire Commission is available on our website.
3) For the past several years, the Marin County Fire Department - Tam Fire Crew has been graciously hosted by the Novato Fire Protection District at FS #5. The Tam Fire Crew is a nine month seasonal Fire Crew that has grown from a Pilot Program and provides Marin County with a 13 person crew for emergency/non-emergency work under the capable guidance of Fire Captain/Crew Superintendent Tim Walsh (SUP 15). Over the past few months, we have been discussing an opportunity to allow the Tam Crew to utilize FS #3 at 30 Joseph Ct., which has essentially not been staffed for the past 17 years. Fire Station #3 (Camp 15) appears to be well suited for the Tam Crew's needs and ideally situated. Between the two agencies, we believe we can make the necessary improvements to have the Tam Crew in place for the start of the fire season in June. Based on our agreement to date, the Tam Crew has begun improving the facilities at FS #3. San Rafael and the Tam crew will be working together to clean up the living area of the facility and grounds. Plans and challenges are also being addressed for future expansion into the apparatus area. This partnership will be good for San Rafael, Marin County and the Tam Crew and also allows us to continue to build upon an already great relationship. The Tam Crew has provided outstanding emergency and preventative work in San Rafael. A good example of recent efforts include the fuel reduction project that was completed last week along the Scettrini Fire Road (see attached) and please accept a link to a few Tam Crew Pictures. We are currently working to draw up an agreement with Marin County for the use of the facility. The crew will be off for the next three months and starting operations once again in July 2011. Captain Tim Walsh will remain on-duty making preparations for this year's firefighting and fuel reduction and efforts. Please extend a warm welcome to Captain Walsh (Sup 15) and the Crew members. Also, be sure to offer them any assistance and support you can as we make this worthwhile transition.
4) Please be advised that Probationary Firefighter/Paramedic Sean Holleman has separated from the department. As you can expect, the SRFD will continue to maintain its high standards of demonstrated capability, care and compassion for all personnel. Sean came by for a visit today and was in good spirits, thankful for the opportunity here and optimistic about the future. He already has a few good prospects. We are appreciative of the department's efforts to assist Sean during his time with the SRFD and wish him the best of success in the future.
5) Following our EMS delivery system enhancements over the past two years, we continue to have a percentage of calls that require the use of outside agencies and the number of incidents continues to grow. To address this, we will be introducing an SRFD managed Basic Life Support (BLS) level of EMS to San Rafael. At this time, we are planning to use hourly EMT's from personnel utilized to form the Marin County Tam Crew. Personnel will potentially be assigned to a peak load schedule on a part-time basis. The BLS Unit will compliment our existing ALS service with SRFD managed BLS care. The additional tier of service adds value and capability; greater efficiency; provides additional capacity and opportunities within and beyond EMS Area B; serves as a unique recruitment venue; does not threaten or replace current positions; does not increase OT and demonstrates financial leadership during difficult times. Both Fire Chiefs are supportive of the partnership to utilize hourly EMT's from the Tam Crew. This effort keeps a portion of the Tam Crew here year round, balances their experience and once again, will serve as a recruitment opportunity for San Rafael of qualified individuals. We will be working with the SRFA and Marin County to address the various steps necessary to place the SRFD BLS unit into service over the coming months. No decision has been made on where the BLS unit will be stationed.
6) We are continuing to discuss a DRAFT framework for a "No Cost" Initial Action Agreement between San Rafael and Marinwood. The new agreement has minimal impact along with a potential change in the map boundaries for E-58 (see attached). We were directed to draft this solution and Chief Roach has stated that he supports it. Although nothing has been finalized at this point, any modification to the map boundaries should only impact the potential assignment of a single engine response (fire alarm, medical or hazard investigation). In the mean time, there is no change to our existing agreement which continues until June 30, 2011.
7) Concurrently, we are also pursuing the potential re-assignment of Medic 56 to FS #3 at 30 Joseph Ct. We expect to initiate this by July 1, 2011. The move will actually allow us to more effectively respond to medical incidents in San Rafael. We will be working to see that appropriate personnel, facility and equipment needs are met to accomplish this effort.
8) We have four current vacancies and will experience several expected retirements over the next several months. We also do not have a current Firefighter/Paramedic eligibility list. We are currently working with the City and SRFA on how to best address recruitment and hiring and should have further information on both hiring and promotions in the next 30 days.
9) Once again, the media is focusing on Public Safety salaries. In some respects this hasn't changed much since I started and can recall a headline in the late 70's when it was reported that an LA County Firefighter/Paramedic had earned over 100k in salary. What the article didn't say is that the department had a large number of vacancies at the time and this individual spent most of his life at the firehouse helping people and the department. In other respects though, the current economy and a negative sentiment of public salaries and pensions in light of the Bell fiasco, make telling the story today a bit more challenging. I firmly believe though, that we generally have a compelling story to tell about our services (well maybe not always.60 Minutes called me once about a fire investigator.) and that we continue to maintain an outstanding level of public support. We are also doing our best to be fiscally accountable with our budget while managing a wide range of fire department responsibilities, personnel and resources, in a cost effective and efficient manner. In my discussions with the Marin IJ yesterday, we went over how we accomplish and maintain staffing in order to obtain 24/7 coverage and that our authorized strength is cost effectively limited to 69 personnel and that we use Firefighters that are off-duty to fill vacancies on both a voluntary and mandatory basis as they occur. Obviously the impact of not filling vacancies is the temporary closure of a fire company and it is the desire of our City Council, Community and this Fire Chief, to keep all Fire Stations open and fully staffed at all times. We also discussed the effectiveness of the 56 hour work schedule that Firefighters maintain and the 2912 hours worked over the year or roughly 1/3rd of the time away from their families. We reviewed the varying ability of Firefighters to work voluntary overtime depending on their personal circumstances and went over the vacancies rate in 2009, in addition to the leave created by vacation, sickness and injury. Also identified the cost difference in most cases between paying OT vs. new hire w/full benefit load and that some staffing costs are attributed to our participation with the Master Mutual Aid Plan in California and the result of Strike Team assignments (up to two weeks) and that the reimbursement is generally provided to the City. Also discussed the measures we use to guard against stress and fatigue, public perceptions of compensation paid to Public Servants and working within the approved budget. Identified we are trying to achieve a balance of available staffing hours amongst eligible firefighters and that the use of OT went down in 2010 due to filling vacancies and lower Statewide fire activity all the while providing an outstanding level of service to the San Rafael Community.
10) Our wellness evaluations are coming up. Thank you for your ongoing support of this worth while life saving initiative. It certainly does this Chief's heart good as well as your own, to see the coordinated company level fitness activity and interest in nutrition. We hope to continue enhancing our program and appreciate the contributions with equipment, participation and effort.after all, it's for life and family.
11) We ask that you continue to keep Marin County Fire Department Engineer Jamie Byrnes in your thoughts and prayers. Jamie has some challenges ahead and needs the ongoing support of our Fire Family. It can happen to any one of us at any time. Life is precious.
Help out wherever you can, we can make a huge difference in people's lives.
Respectfully,
SMARTING UNDER PG&E’S HEAVY-HANDED APPROACH,
SUN VALLEY RESIDENTS MEET WITH NORTH SAN RAFAEL COALITION
NSRC members hosted guests from the Sun Valley Neighborhood Association at the home of Carolyn Lenert last Thursday. The visitors talked about health and electrical problems resulting from PG&E’s recent installation of wireless SmartMeters. The concerned SVNA residents are seeking to raise awareness and to appeal for help from the city council, reasoning that people in other neighborhoods may be experiencing difficulties also, or may be apprehensive about longer-term risks.
A sampling of Sun Valley residents’ experiences:
Kim felt fine in the morning, and by late afternoon was in bed with an excruciating headache and severe ringing in her ears. By nighttime her husband found the culprit --a new electric SmartMeter installed on the side of their house earlier that day, despite a promise from PG&E that installation would be delayed until the next year. This woman cannot find full relief anywhere in her home, and repeated calls to PG&E to remove the meter have been met with refusal. Seated side-by-side in Carolyn’s Terra Linda living room Thursday night, the couple told how their lives changed in a single day. “I was in excellent health before the meter was installed, Kim said. “Since then I have frequent splitting headaches. Tinnitus and fatigue are constant. I often feel disoriented and unable to focus or follow thoughts. I cannot sleep without medication, and in desperation we’ve pitched a tent outside, away from the house. Recently I’m experiencing nausea, and sometimes can’t work.” Bob put a hand on Kim’s shoulder. “It’s a nightmare,” he said, “--an awful ordeal spanning almost five months now.” His voice was choked. “She’s just not the same person. She’s seen doctors, we’ve hired an electrician, an electrical engineer, an expert in filtering electricity --the money is going, and she’s still miserable.”
From a man who lives on another block: “I can no longer sleep in my own bedroom. In October, without my knowledge or permission, PG&E installed a SmartMeter three feet from where I laid my head at night. Since then I’ve experienced heart palpitations, heart arrhythmia and insomnia. I sleep better in another room, but the arrhythmia is still an issue. Houses on either side of mine have SmartMeters facing my house, fifteen feet from my walls. To feel unsafe in my own home is deeply disturbing to me. But I’m even more concerned about the two little girls --six and nine-- who live in a neighboring house and now have a meter attached to the wall of their shared bedroom.”
Another Sun Valley man began suffering serious sleep disturbance two days after a SmartMeter was installed on his neighbor’s home; he does not have is own meter yet.
After two meters were installed at a rented duplex, one tenant began having migraines, debilitating fatigue, agitation, and concentration/memory problems. The other tenant has recently been hospitalized with severe anxiety and agitation “never experienced before in my life.”
Two more residents have had major, potentially-costly electrical problems, including malfunctioning appliances and dead outlets. One of these homeowners was told she would have to rewire her entire kitchen. Fortunately the other resident alerted her to the cause: her new SmartMeter. She was saved close to a thousand dollars.
Why are people getting sick from SmartMeters?
The human body is bioelectric, essentially functioning like an antenna. Radio was the first pervasive wireless transmission in our world, then TV and computers. Add the widespread use of cell phones and towers, WiFi, and numerous other wireless devices, and we have come to live in an “electrosmog soup” to which our bodies are increasingly sensitive. Epidemiologists who have tracked 20th century diseases (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma, autism, attention deficit disorder, etc.) have found that increases in these conditions parallel the spread of electrification from the early 20th century to the present. (Dirty Electricity by Samual Milham, MD, MPH)
In the last two decades we have seen a proliferation of wireless technology, during which time 3-5% of the population has begun to experience the serious and disabling effects of electrosensitivity, and another predicted 30-35% are experiencing milder symptoms that may become more serious in time. Arguably, we all have a threshhold or “tipping point.”
SmartMeters are disruptive to the body in at least three ways:
The non-thermal radio-frequency radiation itself is harmful, especially at close proximity. SmartMeter deployment is relatively new, but nonetheless a large body of science exists that predicts deleterious cumulative effects.
SmartMeters transmit in high intensity pulses. PG&E refuses to disclose this peak power. While the pulses are a tiny fraction of a second in length, their erratic nature (and possibly the unknown peak intensity) distresses the nervous system and other body systems. Our bodies were designed to live in harmony with the steady electric charges of the earth.
SmartMeters can also create “dirty electricity,” an additional source of electromagnetic frequency (EMF) caused when radio waves are re-radiated by powerlines and magnified by the internal wiring of a building.
What are the symptoms?
A partial list: headaches/migraines, tinnitus, heart palpitations, fatigue, nausea, agitation, anxiety, sleep disturbance/insomnia, memory and concentration difficulties, behavior problems in children. The longer-term effects of non-ionizing, non-thermal radiation include more serious problems, particularly cancers (Sage reports below).
Why aren’t we protected by regulatory agencies, safety standards or the ADA?
The FCC is strongly influenced by industry, and has not updated exposure standards since 1996. Among industrialized nations, only the UK has standards worse than the U.S.. These outdated standards for thermal units (think microwave ovens) were all that the CPUC was required to apply to PG&E’s large-scale, historically-unprecedented SmartMeter program. Not even an Environmental Impact Report was required.
PG&E defends the safety of the program by referring to the outdated 1996 standards, and even then, new research has determined that under real-life use conditions, non-compliance with the current lax FCC standards is likely. (first Sage reports link below)
Many countries identify electrosensitivity as a disability. Sweden, for example, has over 300,000 registered electrosensitive citizens protected by law. The Americans With Disabilties Act acknowledges electrosensitivy, but the condition is not recognized as a
disability with full protection.
Most countries are developing smart grids, but it is important to understand that our federal government did not mandate the use of wireless meters. Safe, wired solutions exist (Italy uses fiber optics, for example), but PG&E did not choose such an option. Other municipalities are making wired choices or adopting a cautious approach to their programs: (Victoria, Australia; Hawaii; Chattanooga, Tennesee; Ontario, Canada).
Why didn’t the California Commission on Science and Technology report sound an alarm and suggest application of the Precautionary Principle?
The eight-member CCST panel included a number of members with business interests. The panel chose either to ignore or not to consider a sizable body of science that points to harmful effects of radio frequency radiation. As a consequence, scientists from all over the world submitted responses that chastise this report and refute its conclusions (second Sage reports link below).
What can I do to stop SmartMeters?
* Call or write to the San Rafael City Council. Ask for public discussion of this matter.
* Call or write to the CPUC through their website to ask that installation be halted.
* Attend a protest at the CPUC on Feb. 16, at noon, 505 Van Ness.
* Speak for one-two minutes at a CPUC meeting on Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m..
* Call Governor Brown to ask that CPUC President Michael Peevey be removed.
* Support Huffman’s AB 37. This legislation needs public discussion also. Without the inclusion of important amendments, it will not be strong enough to help people in multi-unit buildings or in urban or suburban neighborhoods like ours (contact SVNA member Vicki Sievers for details)
To learn more about SmartMeters and RF radiation
emfsafetynetwork.org
stopsmartmeters.org
www.eon3.net" www.eon3.net/
A short informational “cartoon” by Canadian scientist Magda Havas, PhD
http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtb8dTgB3LE
New research results on SmartMeter exposure and FCC compliance
http://sagereports.com/smart-meter-rf/
Responses from top scientists refuting CCST report conclusions
http://sagereports.com/smart-meter-rf/http:/sagereports.com/smart-meter-rf/?page_id=282
An interview with a Wellington installer whistleblower
Recent articles in the San Rafael News Pointer
To contact Sun Valley residents:
George Mills, Sun Valley Neighborhood Association representative to Federation of San Rafael Neighborhoods:ggmills@pacbell.net
Vicki Sievers (SVNA member who prepared this article): victoriasievers@earthlink.net 454-0104
SMART train
The Civic Center Station Area Plan Advisory Committee is hosting a community visioning workshop on Wednesday, March 9, 6 to 9 p.m. Attached is a flyer for your information, and to forward to your friends, co-workers and family who may be interested in helping to shape the future of the area around the future SMART station in north San Rafael. Please note that staff will have an update on the project for the Planning Commission at a May meeting. To RSVP to the workshop, please contact Rebecca Woodbury at 485-3076.
HOV Gap Closure Project Celebration To Be Held on March 11
Ribbon Cutting Celebration to be held March 11
Construction of the first segment began in January 2002 and was completed in the southbound direction in February 2009 and in the northbound direction in April 2009. The project includes 1.2 miles of class 1 bike path on the west side of the highway which was opened on December 20, 2010 for public use.
TAM and its partners wish to thank the adjoining businesses and community for their cooperation and patience during the construction of this project, and ask everyone to join us to celebrate the completion of the carpool lane project in San Rafael.
WHEN: Friday, March 11, 2011, 3:00-5:00 PM
WHERE: Park and Ride Lot At Lincoln off-ramp from southbound US 101
We hope to see you there!
THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS!
Monday, March 14: Save the Date for SSR and Pachamama presentation of 'The Economics of Happiness': Localizing Marin's Economy. Feature film on the pitfalls of globalization, followed by facilitated discussion of how Marin can achieve equitable prosperity and resiliency rooted in where we live. 7:00, The Marin Youth Center, 1115 Third Street, San Rafael. $10 donation requested (free to members; no one turned away). Locally popped popcorn!
Corporate Control? Not in These Communities
Municipalities across the country are passing ordinances reclaiming their citizens' rights from corporate interests.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/corporate-control-not-in-these-communities
Dear Friends,
We (me and Gayla) are looking for a wonderful roommate to share our exquisite house at the end of a private road.
The house sits on 1/2 acre, with lots of apple trees, wild turkeys, and occasional foxes.
We have a great situation here, very cool people, temple-like sanctuary inside, great kitchen, decks, garden, etc.
Love it if you know someone who might fit the bill!
Best,
Mary
Beautiful Sebastopol House Share - $550
Sunny bedroom (11 X 12.5) in spacious 3 bedroom-2 bath home with two women and one cosmic cat.
Additional shared space includes: Bathroom with jacuzzi tub and shower, a beautiful open living room, dining room, sitting area and kitchen with vaulted ceilings; wood stove as well as central heat; W/D; Storage; Huge landscaped front and back yards with decks, fruit trees, and garden.
We are seeking an honest, mature, and responsible person who values open communication and a healthy lifestyle; someone who is easy to get along with and who would enjoy a peaceful, harmonious sanctuary on a quiet cul-de-sac with rural feel, five minutes south of Sebastopol.
Location: Convenient to Hwy 116 & Hwy 12 about 15 minutes to Hwy 101 (off Bloomfield Road, near Hardcore Cafe).
Sorry, no more pets, no smoking, no drugs or digital music (just kidding about the music). Must know how to recycle.
Space is available Feb 15th.
Rent is $550 (due on the first) + 1/3 utilities (averages $100/month) plus $850 deposit.
Please have references and verifiable resources.
Please note: There is a possibility of shared office space for small additional rent ($50)
Please call 415-609-9213 and vm message (Mary) or respond to the email: oconnmar@gmail.com
Sustainably yours,
Mary O'Connor
Sustainable Leadership Institute
415-609-9213
www.EcoVisionarySuccess.com
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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01/19/11, 7-9pm PERSONAL & PROPERTY SAFETY with San Rafael Police Department. Santa Margarita Neighborhood Association Invites You to become more aware and informed and catch up with your neighbors!! FREE. Location: 620 Del Ganado Road, Room 6, San Rafael, CA 94903.
01/21/11 - 03/12/11 "CAN DO" - A Multi-Media Exhibition. From the "Edge" Artists' Group. Exhibition Dates: January 21 - March 12, 2011. Opening Reception: Friday, January 21st, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. In this inventive exhibit, the artists literally make artworks from cans, or reference "can" in some way, while drawing attention to issues of waste and recycling. The artists typically work in varying mediums, but this time the can constraint led to divergent artworks which are whimsical as well as thought provoking. Expect to discover how many interpretations are possible for one concept, in Can Do. And Do Not Miss the Can Do "Bus"!
01/25/11 - 7pm "APPEAL OF PROPOSED ROOF MODIFICATION at 774 Del Ganado Road" under the Eichler Zoning Overlay. Objections to proposed plan will be heard, discussed and decided by the Planning Commission. Please plan to attend this important event about your planned community. City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901. Carolyn Lenert will be presenting. CarolynLenert@msn.com or 499-9234.
02/16/11, 7-9pm TIME TO TALK! Santa Margarita Neighborhood Association Invites You! Based on the practice of good, effective conversation, this evening we'll examine how you can use conversation and community to advance your vision of cultural change. Among other things, we'll explore Jeremy Rifkin's idea of the empathic civilization, the new gross national happiness movement, and ongoing efforts for wealth equality. The presenter is Cecile Andrews, author of Circle of Simplicity, Slow is Beautiful, and Less is More. FREE. Location: 620 Del Ganado Road, Room 6, San Rafael, CA 94903.
02/15/11 DEADLINE FOR 2011 Spring Juried Exhibition - Call for Entries. Open to all Marin and Bay Area Artists; Juror: Virginia Breier, Virginia Breier Gallery. deadline to submit: February 15th. Exhibition Dates: March 25- May 28, 2011. Opening Reception: March 25th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Entry form online at the Falkirk web site, http://falkirkculturalcenter.org/PDF/Juried%202011EntryForm.pdf Or contact beth.goldberg@cityofsanrafael.org, 485-3328. Falkirk's 2011 Annual Juried Exhibition presents work by artists throughout the Bay Area, as well as Marin County. Artwork in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and sculpture, is included in this popular annual exhibition.
03/07/11, 1-3pm REMEMBERANCE WRITING 101 WORKSHOP with Claudia Carroll. Marin Osher Jewish Community Center 150 San Pedro Road, San Rafael Monday, March 7, 1-3 P.M.: an intro presentation: $5 From there, a signup sheet will be available for a six week workshop, Mondays, March 14-April 18, 1-3 P.M. at the Center. This is not Jewish history-oriented, but open to all. The cost was set by the program director, at $60 for the six week workshop, payable to MJCC. ! © Claudia Carroll cjcarrollbooks@yahoo.com
GRAFFITI Now there are three NEW ways to report graffiti and litter issues in the community: Telephone, Quick-Form and Email. Either way you report it, make sure to include as much information as possible: location, type of issue, colors, tag name and upload a picture, possible.
1. Telephone: Call 800.311.1493 - use this number to report all graffiti: simply say the name of the agency you believe is responsible: City of San Rafael, ATT, Comcast, or PGE and you will be forwarded to the correct voicemail. If you don't know who should get the call, just say "graffiti", leave all the location details and your return number and we will take it from there.
2. Quick-Form - if you really care about making sure we know about the graffiti, then you can add it on our new interactive map. Simply type in all of the details and we will receive time-stamped alerts. This enables you to track completion from the comfort of your own computer! www.srTaskForce.org
3. Email: Send all of the details to info@SRtaskForce.org
WANTED: $1280 2+ bedroom/1.5+ bath Home, Townhouse, Cottage or Duplex (Terra Linda (West) Mature female, pet/child/substance free with excellent references. Kind, Clean, Quiet, Considerate, Conscious and Responsible...Inviting extremely quiet, clean, carpeted sanctuary with natural light, abundant closet-storage space, efficient furnace/AC, good water pressure/temperature, harmonious neighbors and kindly owner/manager. Indefinite lease or long term housesit/sublet (6 - 12 months) situation ~~ No houseshare, common walls or ceilings (will consider upper unit if structure is well insulated/quiet). Prefer $1280 monthly rent tho welcome creative financial terms if space is worth more, including professional services trade: business success coach; visionary/strategic consultant; clarity coach, professional organizer/Feng Shui advisor; writer/editor specializing in books, web content, marketing materials, correspondence, templates and policy manuals; project catalyst/manager; design and implement networking/marketing campaigns; identify and cultivate client, contract, capital, candidate, conference and media leads; recruiter/HR Consultant; client/product rep; marketing maven; branding/PR Specialist; certified mediator/meeting facilitator; Please reply if you have - or know of - a lease or long term sublet/housesit opportunity. Happy holidays and New Year! HSeelig@pacbell.net
TEMPERATURE RISING: A Scientist, His Work and a Climate Reckoning By JUSTIN GILLIS; Published: December 21, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/science/earth/22carbon.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a2 "As he watches these difficulties, Ralph Keeling contemplates the unbending math of carbon dioxide emissions first documented by his father more than a half-century ago and wonders about the future effects of that increase.
FROM JARED HUFFMAN representing the 6th Assembly in Sacramento: Happy Holidays! The past year was difficult for all of us, with the economy recovering more slowly than I had hoped and California's fiscal and governance problems continuing. The year ahead will be filled with challenges, but I believe it will also be the beginning of California's comeback. For now, the holiday break is a welcome opportunity to draw strength and inspiration from family, friends, and faith. As I begin my fifth year of representing the North Bay in the Assembly, I want to share with you one of the things about this district that energizes and inspires me: our small business pioneers who are not only providing jobs and contributing to our economic recovery, but are also incorporating environmental stewardship and social responsibility into their businesses. Since taking office in December of 2006, I've recognized 48 such businesses with my monthly "Sustainable North Bay Award." Below are profiles of my 2010 award winners - a remarkable group of entrepreneurs whose vision and innovation are proving that business success and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand. Please accept my best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and peaceful New Year.
NOW OPEN!!! The Away Station! A Marketplace of Reuse. We are a reuse building materials department located at Fairfax Lumber in Fairfax, California. http://theawaystation.org/ [Ed. Note: where is "away" anyway?]
MARIN COUNTY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE - 680 TRAIL UPDATE - http://www.maringov.org/Depts/PK/Our%20Work/OS%20Main%20Projects/680%20Trail.aspx MCOSD published a new section under Negative Declaration/Initial Study Documents called Results from Mitigations Public Workshop. You will find three documents including: Working Group Notes; Additions to the Mitigation and Monitoring Program; FAQs; Additionally, MCOSD updated Technical eports, adding two documents: Wetland Delineation Report; Wetland Delineation Map. [Ed. Note: but it seems these things just happen by magic!]
OFT-RECALLED BABY CRIBS ARE "OUTLAWED" - Drop side cribs blamed in 32 deaths since 2000. One million cribs recalled since 2005. Check with http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html Consumer Products Safety Commission. Per The Wall Street Journal.
YES! TEN MOST HOPEFUL STORIES OF 2010 - http://www.yesmagazine.org/whatcounts/archive.html?utm_source=decjan11&utm_medium=yesemail&utm_content=subs&utm_campaign=archive
HON. SUPERVISOR SUSAN ADAMS IS NOW THE PRESDIENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS! Her wonderful 10-page newsletter is now available for January at http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/bs/main/sups/sdistr1/newsletterarchive.cfm Don't miss this!
SMART TRAIN.Upcoming Station Area Plans related items include:
- On January 3, the City Council considered the appointment of a new member to the Civic Center Station Area Plan Advisory Committee due to a recent resignation.
- On January 6, the Redevelopment Agency Citizen Advisory Committee met to discuss issues pertaining to the Downtown Station Area Plan.
In case you haven't heard, SMART's initial segment may include Downtown San Rafael after all. Stay tuned during the next few months for more news on this. Here are a couple of articles on the subject, check with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and Patch.com
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