Archive for February 2024
Marin Economic Forum’s ‘Forecasting the Future’ Sees Shrinking Population and a Need for County Brainpower to Improve Local Businesses and Workforces
In using state data, Eyler showed a graphic that predicts Marin County’s population is expected to shrink by 7% by 2060. “This is Marin County, unfortunately, but that depends on your perspective,” he said. “If you like seats in a restaurant, if you like relatively wealthy people demanding houses and having only one or no kids in that house, that is good news. If you are a small-business owner and you want choice in terms of workers, this is bad news.”
Read MoreMarin Theatre Company Opens 2024 With Guadalís Del Carmen’s ‘Bees & Honey’ – Thru March 10
What does it take to survive as a couple? Inspired by the Juan Luis Guerra song “Como Abeja Al Panal,” Bees & Honey by Guadalís Del Carmen is an intimate, two-actor portrait of a Dominican couple’s love and dreams in New York City, featuring pivotal moments in a year of their lives. When unforeseen tragedy strikes, the pair must reckon with how their love – and future – is put to the test.
Read MoreCalMatters: EVs Are Everywhere in Mill Valley and Marin – But the Trendline is Not Going in the Right Direction
But while sales of electric cars are still growing, it’s a slower pace of growth than the previous year: 2022 sales increased 38% from 2021. During the final three months of 2023, Californians purchased 103,127 electric cars, an 8% increase over the same period in 2022.
Read MoreCity Council Unanimously Backs 1 Hamilton Development: ‘Nothing Can Change Your Life Trajectory More than the Place You Grew Up In’
“We have an opportunity to change the life trajectory of 44 families,” Carmel added. “Nothing can change your life trajectory more than the place you grew up in. This is really exciting and gratifying – I can’t imagine a better moment.”
Read MoreMarin IJ: Mill Valley Seniors for Peace Celebrates 20 Years of Activism
The group is celebrating 20 years as an organization, which is still going strong with its ranks growing. It has more than 100 members and volunteers across the county.
Read MoreA Pair of Landmark Mill Valley Institutions – the Community Center and the MV Middle School – Are at Odds as District Seeks Solution for Future Students
“This process may feel rushed,” Nakatani told the board and attendees who were able to attend the meeting in person. “But we have been engaging with our community partners since last September. We want to make sure it’s clear that no decision has been made.”
Read MoreTam High Grad Night Hosts Fundraiser to Support 2024’s Safe & Sober Grad Night 2024 – Support Our Grads!
This is the last time the seniors gather as a class to connect and have some fun. The entire Mill Valley Community Center is transformed into a Mystic Midnight! From late night swimming, ping pong, billiards and fire pits to tattoo artists, corn hole, food and other surprises – it is fun for everyone!
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