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Health Officials: ‘We’re Underselling’ the ‘Ridiculously Encouraging Vaccine’ ā ‘It’s Going to Save Your Life’
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 21, 2020. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II). With Marin County’s COVID-19 case counts dipping a bit since the horrific post-holiday surge that triggered an indefinite…
Read MoreWith Support from MV City Council, MV Chamber Calls for Restoration of Outdoor Dining ASAP as Eateries Prioritize Measures to Keep Customers, Employees Safe
Scenes from the Miller Takeover, summer 2020. For Marin restaurants, late 2020 presented a puzzling predicament: with outdoor dining banned as part of the state’s stay at home order, they were forced to rely entirely on takeout and delivery throughout the holiday season and to operate at a tiny fraction of their usual operations. The nearly bare…
Read MoreWedding & Event Planner Khadija Hansia-Gibson Awaits Normalcy in 2021, Loving Family Time in the Meantime
At center, Limelight Productions’ founder Khadija Hansia-Gibson, with husband Rondell Gibson and son Eesa. Clockwise from top right, photos by Wedding Documentary, Burgundy Visuals, From SF With Love, Usman B Photograph, Greer Rivera Photography and Vivian Chen. Courtesy images. As real estate agent Karron Martin laid the groundwork for her wedding four years ago, she knew…
Read MoreCounty: ‘Unprecedented’ Spike in COVID-19 Cases Means State’s Stay-at-Home Order Likely to Be Extended, Leaving ‘No Margin’ For Reversing Outdoor Dining Ban
Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis. Courtesy image. [UPDATE 1.12.21: Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis said this week that the state will be increasing the frequency of its evaluations of the ICU capacity metric that serves as the trigger remaining under the stay at home order. That allows the Bay Area…
Read MoreFrom Paid Family Leave & Police Reform to More COVID Data, Here Are Some of the New Laws in Effect as of Jan. 1
California State Assembly room. Photo Copyright Ā© 2005 David Monniaux via Wikimedia Commons. As happens at the beginning of every new calendar year, a slate of new laws went into effect in California on Jan. 1, and many of the new legislative arrivals reflect the tumult of 2020, when wildfires, the pandemic and criminal justice reform were…
Read MoreTakeout Shakeout: Without Indoor or Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery Are Seamless & Safe ā Here’s the 411
As of the first week of January, Marin remain’s under the state’s Stay-at-Home order, halting both indoor and outdoor dining as COVID-19 cases continue to spike and ICU capacity, the primary metric under the order, remains below the 15% minimum in the Bay Area region. Despite the continued massive setback, Mill Valley’s restaurants have…
Read MoreLocal Residents Debut Awesome Foundation’s Marin Chapter, Doling Out $1,000 Grants to Businesses & Nonprofits With Great Ideas That Need Funding
Sit down in any cafe throughout the 94941 – OK, maybe not in the past 10 months – and you’re bound to overhear a conversation about a great idea, either from an entrepreneur or someone hoping to make a difference for those in need. A group of Mill Valley residents have decided to organize themselves…
Read MoreLongtime Mill Valley City Council Member Stephanie Moulton-Peters Takes Oath as New District 3 Supervisor
District 3 Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters takes the oath of office from Congressman Jared Huffman on December 30. Courtesy image. Stephanie Moulton-Peters, a three-term member of the Mill Valley City Council, officially joined the Marin County Board of Supervisors this week as the representative for residents of District 3 in Southern Marin. Moulton-Peters was administered the oath of…
Read MoreNewsom Previews $4.5 Billion 2021 Budget for Pandemic Recovery, Including $1B for $25K Small Biz Relief Grants
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week proposed a $4.5 billion spending plan for 2021, a budget that adds $575 million to the $500 million the state set aside in November to provide small businesses with grants between $5,000 and $25,000. Newsom’s proposal seeks a total of $1.075 billion for the State’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, with priority given to “regions…
Read MoreEO Products to Close EO Exchange Shop in Downtown MV After Nearly a Decade ā 25% Off Sale Thru. Jan. 17
EO Products, the San Rafael-based natural and organic personal care products company co-founded by longtime Mill Valley resident Susan Griffin-Black, is closing its EO Exchange retail shop in downtown Mill Valley, the company announced this week. The shop, which opened in 2012, is holding a customer appreciate sale, with 25 percent off all products through its…
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