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Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial Board: CEQA Reforms Clear a Path for Housing
The two bills signed by the governor create sweeping exemptions for urban infill housing developments up to 20 acres. Projects still will have to exclude sensitive areas like wetlands, prime farmland and protected species habitat. Predictable regulatory review without prolonged lawsuits should lower development costs and allow more projects to go forward more quickly and less expensively.
Read MoreGolden Gate Bridge Hikes Toll Rates July 1 and Rescinds DEI Resolutions, Fearing Loss of Federal Funds
The district that operates the Golden Gate Bridge has removed diversity, equity and inclusion language in policy documents to avoid backlash from the Trump administration. A $400 million federal grant to support the final five-year phase of the seismic retrofit of the iconic span was potentially at stake, said Denis Mulligan, general manager of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Bridge tolls are the districtās primary source of revenue, and, unlike most other transit agencies, the district receives no dedicated state or local tax funding.
Read MoreDanna Lewis’ Luscious Leadership Monthly ā š« June 2025 From the Bedroom to the BoardroomāYour Experience of Yourself and the World Matters. Letās Create One That Energizes, Aligns and Sustains You
Luscious LeadershipĀ Launches: A New Monthly Newsletter to Light the Way ā Where Presence Meets Power. Marin-based leadership coach, author, and Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce team memberĀ Danna LewisĀ has launched a powerful new monthly newsletter:Ā Luscious Leadership. Designed to help readers create lives and leadership styles that energize, align, and sustain them, this grounded yet soulful resource invites you to lead with more presence, purpose, and pleasure. TheĀ Luscious LeadershipĀ newsletter is your monthly dose of soul-sourced strategy, sacred rhythm, and whole-life well-being. Each edition begins with a themed reflection published onĀ Dannaās blog, offering insight and inspiration for the month ahead. But subscribers receive so much moreāexclusive content designed to help you embody your leadership and live with luscious intention.
Read MoreMarin IJ: āRecklessā US Stiffs Marin Schools on $14.5M in Mental Health Grants
āMCOE is actively working to seek clarification on what that means and how the grants might be reinstituted,ā he said. āThe office will appeal this decision and will pursue legal action as necessary.ā Lisa Miller, an assistant superintendent at the county office, said staffing and students at five Marin school districts ā Miller Creek, Sausalito Marin City, Shoreline Unified, San Rafael and Novato ā will be directly affected. āHundreds of kids in Marin County are going to miss receiving really important services if this funding stream ends,ā Carroll said. āThere should be plenty of public outrage about this.ā
Read MoreMarin IJ: Marin City Bus Shelter Art Project Honors Communityās Black Pioneers
āHer granddaughter and my brother are married,ā she said. āSo the legacy doesnāt stop ā because we are a close community. Even though a lot of first-generation people who came here are gone, their legacy continues.ā The bus shelter art project is part of an ongoing effort to tell the enclaveās Black history led by Felecia Gaston, a local historian, educator and nonprofit executive who has partnered with the countyās schools and libraries to teach this California story. āThere were maybe 20,000 Black people who worked in the shipyard from 1942 to 1945,ā said Gaston. āWe selected a few because we actually have their oral histories.ā
Read MoreSF Chronicle: People Say California Has No Seasons ā This Bay Area Resident Has Proved Them Wrong
Killion studied history at UC Santa Cruz, but he also studied art and the art of fine books. āI wanted to do my own book,ā he said. The result was ā28 Views of Mount Tamalpais,ā produced at UC Santa Cruzās Cowell Press. You could see the influence of the Japanese masters in Killionās work. And you could see the influence of his own world. āItās in my blood,ā he said. āI grew up in the shadow of MountĀ Tamalpais.āā
Read MoreMill Valley Resident Audra Weiss, 57, Passed Away on Dec. 31, with her husband and children by her side. Audra was a quiet yet powerful force who walked through life exuding grace, strength and class.
Born and raised in Coram, NY, Audra graduated from the Whitman School at Syracuse University and forged a career in healthcare communications. She met her husband Jim through a mutual friend and found they had been living parallel lives. He also went to Syracuse, bled Orange and worked in the same field but they had never met. Like “When Harry Met Sally,” they built a strong friendship that led to an unbreakably strong marriage of nearly 25 years. She knew from the get-go that she’d happily trade in her stellar professional career for a lifelong role of motherhood.
Read MoreMarin IJ’s Leanne Battelle: What Came & Went in Marinās Food Scene in 2024
Mill Valley got its first swanky day-through-midnight craft cocktail and chef-driven food venue with the opening ofĀ Corner BarĀ in April, moving into the prominent downtown space briefly occupied by Coho in 2023 and, before that, Vasco for 23 years. In July, Petaluma-foundedĀ Angelaās Organic Ice CreamĀ debuted its fourth North Bay location in Mill Valley. In August, Tam Valley resident and chef Tony Adams openedĀ Mill Valley Pasta Co., a downtown retail store catering to cooks and gift givers alike. Adams also operates a factory store in San Rafael and maintains a strong presence at seven Bay Area farmers markets along with other retail outlets.
Read MoreScop Family’s Chabad Mill Valley, Throws a Shofar in the Park Event in Old Mill Park ā Oct. 3rd, Old Mill Park
Chabad Mill Valley, the local chapter of one of the largest Hasidic groups and Jewish religious organizations in the world, has been in Mill Valley for nearly 20 years. Chabad Mill Valley founders Rabbi Hillel and Chana Scop have another reason to celebrate. They’re hosting Shofar in the park with a Tashlich ceremony at Old Mill Park. Meet at the Amphitheater.Ā “Join us to hear the sounding of the Shofar on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, followed by Tashlich!” says Chana Scop. “Adults and children of all ages are welcome.”
Read MoreSweetwater Music Hall Is Ready to Showcase the San Francisco 49ers’ Hoped-For Championship Run in 2024
Facing a number of key injuries as they dive through the early weeks of a long NFL football season, the 49ers moved to 2-2 on the season with a convincing 30-13 win over the Patriots (1-3) on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.
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