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Danna Lewis’ Luscious Leadership Monthly – 💫 June 2025 From the Bedroom to the Boardroom—Your Experience of Yourself and the World Matters. Let’s Create One That Energizes, Aligns and Sustains You

June 1, 2025

Luscious Leadership Launches: A New Monthly Newsletter to Light the Way – Where Presence Meets Power. Marin-based leadership coach, author, and Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce team member Danna Lewis has launched a powerful new monthly newsletter: 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. The Luscious Leadership newsletter is your monthly dose of soul-sourced strategy, sacred rhythm, and whole-life well-being. Each edition begins with a themed reflection published on Danna’s blog, offering insight and inspiration for the month ahead. But subscribers receive so much more—exclusive content designed to help you embody your leadership and live with luscious intention.

Marin IJ: ‘Reckless’ US Stiffs Marin Schools on $14.5M in Mental Health Grants

May 5, 2025

“MCOE is actively working to seek clarification on what that means and how the grants might be reinstituted,” he said. “The office will appeal this decision and will pursue legal action as necessary.” Lisa Miller, an assistant superintendent at the county office, said staffing and students at five Marin school districts — Miller Creek, Sausalito Marin City, Shoreline Unified, San Rafael and Novato — will be directly affected. “Hundreds of kids in Marin County are going to miss receiving really important services if this funding stream ends,” Carroll said. “There should be plenty of public outrage about this.”

Marin IJ: Marin City Bus Shelter Art Project Honors Community’s Black Pioneers

April 21, 2025

“Her granddaughter and my brother are married,” she said. “So the legacy doesn’t stop — because we are a close community. Even though a lot of first-generation people who came here are gone, their legacy continues.” The bus shelter art project is part of an ongoing effort to tell the enclave’s Black history led by Felecia Gaston, a local historian, educator and nonprofit executive who has partnered with the county’s schools and libraries to teach this California story. “There were maybe 20,000 Black people who worked in the shipyard from 1942 to 1945,” said Gaston. “We selected a few because we actually have their oral histories.”

SF Chronicle: People Say California Has No Seasons – This Bay Area Resident Has Proved Them Wrong

April 9, 2025

Killion studied history at UC Santa Cruz, but he also studied art and the art of fine books. “I wanted to do my own book,” he said. The result was “28 Views of Mount Tamalpais,” produced at UC Santa Cruz’s Cowell Press. You could see the influence of the Japanese masters in Killion’s work. And you could see the influence of his own world. “It’s in my blood,” he said. “I grew up in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais.’’

Mill 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.

January 3, 2025

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.

Marin IJ’s Leanne Battelle: What Came & Went in Marin’s Food Scene in 2024

January 2, 2025

Mill Valley got its first swanky day-through-midnight craft cocktail and chef-driven food venue with the opening of Corner Bar in April, moving into the prominent downtown space briefly occupied by Coho in 2023 and, before that, Vasco for 23 years. In July, Petaluma-founded Angela’s Organic Ice Cream debuted its fourth North Bay location in Mill Valley. In August, Tam Valley resident and chef Tony Adams opened 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.

Scop Family’s Chabad Mill Valley, Throws a Shofar in the Park Event in Old Mill Park – Oct. 3rd, Old Mill Park

September 28, 2024

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. “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.”

Sweetwater Music Hall Is Ready to Showcase the San Francisco 49ers’ Hoped-For Championship Run in 2024

September 26, 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.

Danna Lewis, a Multi-Faceted Life Coach, Author, Brand Advisor, Radio and Podcast Host and Much More, Unveils the 2nd Edition of Her Book, ‘The Indisputable Gift of Men’

September 3, 2024

Lewis recently put out the second edition of her book, The Indisputable Gift of Men (DreamSculpt Books), which spawned from finding herself in the midst of the most joyful, heartbreaking, and empowering romantic encounters of her life after years of hearing women, including herself, complain about men. She calls the book “a collection of intimate stories that invites you to unlock caustic, emasculating, judgmental conversations around dating and relationships.” She says she hopes that women who read it will release resentment, increase gratitude, and multiply enjoyment of and with men. In reaching a bountiful moment in her career, Lewis acknowledges plenty of bumps along the way and says she’s thriving because of and not in spite of those challenges.

The 2024-25 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide Is Here!!

August 28, 2024

Within the Guide, you’ll discover the pulse of Mill Valley through the eyes of our local experts – the residents and business owners who make the town a special place. From hidden neighborhood gems to must-try eateries, from exhilarating outdoor treks to chic boutique finds, we’ve got you covered. Don’t miss our showcase of stunning architectural photos that reflects our creative spirit. Mill Valley is more than just a place; it’s a community driven by passion and innovation. Our dedicated nonprofits, businesses, and engaged citizens are constantly working to enhance and preserve the town’s unique character. From the beautification of Lytton Square to the free-fare bus system on bus 17, to the grooming of the legendary Dipsea Trail, to the artistic installations that grace our parks and roads – this is Mill Valley.