The Redwoods, A Community of Seniors in Mill Valley, Touts Environmental & Cost Reduction for Residents: Participation in Marin Municipal Water Program Has Reduced Water Usage by 33%!

The Redwoods, A Community of Seniors in Mill Valley, Touts Environmental & Cost Reduction for Residents: Participation in Marin Municipal Water Program Has Reduced Water Usage by 33%!

The Redwoods, Mill Valley’s Community of Seniors, has been working to reduce its water usage through participation in Marin Water’s “Cash for Grass” program that offers rebates to homeowners and businesses that replace grass with drought tolerant landscapes....
Former Colleagues of Vicki Larson Share What Made Her Such a Fantastic Journalist & Milley Award Recipient: ‘Her Work Engages Communities, From ‘How It Is’ Essays to ‘Six-Word Stories’ & Challenging us to Become Better Within our Communities

Former Colleagues of Vicki Larson Share What Made Her Such a Fantastic Journalist & Milley Award Recipient: ‘Her Work Engages Communities, From ‘How It Is’ Essays to ‘Six-Word Stories’ & Challenging us to Become Better Within our Communities

By Jim Welte It is the 33rd anniversary of the Milley Awards for Creative Achievement, and on Sunday, October 27, seven creative and accomplished Mill Valley citizens—a couple and five individuals—will be honored at an elegant buffet and program in the town’s...
Homestead Valley’s Relentless Gem Tim Ryan, a Milley Award Winner, Once Again Creates the Latest Iteration of the Homestead Valley Fork, Makes the Case That Art Outshines Destruction

Homestead Valley’s Relentless Gem Tim Ryan, a Milley Award Winner, Once Again Creates the Latest Iteration of the Homestead Valley Fork, Makes the Case That Art Outshines Destruction

Readers of this space know that we are longstanding Tim Ryan enthusiasts, particularly for his unending creativity and community spirit – see here, here and here, to name just a few.  In an IJ piece entitled “Homestead Valley man creates whimsical public art...
Sacramento Bee: With a 7.40 Rating, Marin Would be the 7th Happiest Nation in the World, Between the Netherlands and Canada, if it Were its Own Country

Sacramento Bee: With a 7.40 Rating, Marin Would be the 7th Happiest Nation in the World, Between the Netherlands and Canada, if it Were its Own Country

By Andrew Sheeler How happy are you, really? A committee of California lawmakers looked into the issue and released a report showing more Californians are unhappy, while happy Californians are more likely to be better off financially and live near the coast. The...