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Here’s a roundup of recent headlines on vital subjects:
DEI & Housing Headlines
Californians’ PG&E bills to rise nearly $400 a year in 2024
Two Marin food bank pantries to close by 2025 due to funding cuts
Dick Spotswood: Marin’s ‘Housing First’ model needs an element of ‘housing now’
Marin allocates $1M toward land trust for housing
Marin County on track to streamline ADUs
Marin Voice: Supervisors slipped up by not putting limits on sheriff’s military arsenal
Marin City fathers find relief in debt reduction plan
Marin City residents file federal suit over housing project
Marin County eyed for unlimited transit pilot program
Marin softens housing development affordability requirements
Marin City health center set to open new building
Marin educational equity project thrives from modest origins
SMART outlines ‘doomsday’ scenario if tax renewal fails
Marin Voice: Mill Valley’s 1 Hamilton would definitely further fair housing commitment
California legislature passes bills removing roadblocks for new housing
Marin IJ wins lawsuit for San Rafael police arrest file
Marin Voice: Apparent bias fuels East Mill Valley group’s housing lawsuit against city
Marin Voice: Residents of Marin City continue to be left out of housing discussions
Has Alameda’s new deal hacked the opposition to Bay Area housing construction?
You can earn $100,000 a year in these Bay Area counties and still be ‘low-income’
Marin Voice: Mill Valley needs affordable housing now, wherever it fits
California has 11 of largest housing shortages in US, study says
Editorial: In order for Marin to see how well they work, ADU hurdles must be cleared
Newsom signs off on bills to increase California housing production, bolster tenant protections
Helping San Quentin inmates get an education – and a future
Marin projects allocated $2.53M in state budget
Dick Spotswood: Public’s interest in San Rafael police investigation isn’t going away
Mill Valley to mandate quake retrofitting for some buildings
Mill Valley developer seeks ‘builder’s remedy’ project in Fairfax
Can Reparations Bring Black Residents Back to San Francisco?
Vicki Larson: Marin wants justice and we want it now
Marin jurisdictions might alter inclusionary zoning housing policies
Mill Valley clears housing element for state review
San Rafael resident appeals 162-apartment ‘mega project’
Marin Voice: Community schools offer strategy toward educational equity
Marin County’s housing element rejected by state
PG&E connection delays add to California’s housing woes, advocates say
Marin’s mandated housing: Much planned, little ‘affordable’ Marin cities risk ‘builder’s remedy’ over housing plan delays
California Voice: The next phase of housing reforms is climate-safe ownership
COVID-19 & Impacts
Spotswood: San Francisco commute numbers aren’t bouncing back so far
San Rafael advances new outdoor dining regulations
Spotswood: With some adjustments, dining parklets should be permanent
San Rafael approves outdoor dining program
Tiburon businesses seek downtown modifications
Novato looks to allow more downtown parklets
Fairfax outdoor dining permit program extended
Tiburon takes deeper look at downtown street closure program
Novato embraces downtown street closures for businesses
IJ Columnist: Future Should Be About People, Not Cars
Dick Spotswood: Voters just gave everyone at MMWD a clear message
Fairfax approves fees for parklet program
Marin group spawned from COVID mandates backs school board, municipal candidates
Vicki Larson: We are living in the worst-case scenario
Marin reckons with state law removing racial covenants
Marin County struggling to recruit, retain employees
Larkspur council to consider design standards for parklets
How San Francisco North Bay restaurants are tackling inflation pressures
Sausalito extends Caledonia Street outdoor dining program
Wildfires, Health & Climate Change
Editorial: Marin fire chief’s record speaks for itself
Marin sea-level defense costs estimated at $17B
Editorial: As MMWD takes action, it must also make investment
‘This is an outrage’: MMWD water bill surge stuns some ratepayers
Marin Voice: We must approach recycled water solution with open mind
Caltrans details $1.6B plan for elevated Highway 37 causeway near Novato
Major insurance companies may pull out of all US states with high risks of storms, wildfires
Marin Water District adopts budget to bolster water supply
Marin jurisdictions could face costly unfunded stormwater mandates
Highway 37 to become Bay Area’s newest toll road
Marin County water rates to see huge jump under newly approved plan
Marin Voice: Conservation goes hand in hand with building a resilient water supply
Parched California Misses a Chance to Store More Rain Underground
Welcome to 21st century fire: You’re not safe
Dick Spotswood: Bay Area needs large-scale solutions to sea level rise
Dick Spotswood: Turning MMWD around will take years, but process is underway
Marin Voice: Artificial turf athletic fields are not best answer
California aims to lower fire insurance costs for homeowners
Photos from the king tides show what permanent sea level rise could look like in San Francisco Bay Area by 2050
Marin Voice: California must continue to incentivize rooftop solar
Marin County moving to require new construction be all-electric
Marin wildfire agency outlines $20M in projects
Editorial: It’s time for Caltrans to address Southern Marin flooding problem
Marin Voice: Focus on climate solutions Marin can implement in the next 5 years