Posts Tagged ‘Diversity Equity & Inclusion’
Fox KTVU: Outcry as Tamalpais Union High School District Rejects a Petition and Pleas That Sought to Maintain Services for Black Students at the School at Tam High
Some parents thought it would be deeply harmful to roll back this progress and that their removal would not only send a demoralizing message to Black students and families—it would also contradict the district’s stated commitments to equity and inclusion. At a time when many students are still reeling from the trauma of those incidents, continued investment in their success and well-being is not optional—it is a moral and educational imperative.
Read MoreMarinIJ: After Much Angst, Marin County Planning Commission Has Signed off on a Five-Story, 32-Apartment Building in Tam Valley
The Tamalpais Valley project also has attracted criticism because of its location in an area that has been classified as a flood zone by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the scant number of parking spaces being supplied; and its height. Several planning commissioners expressed concerns about these and other issues during a hearing on Thursday. County planning staff the county is powerless to mandate any changes that aren’t based on strict, objective design standards and gross threats to public health. “Understand that we cannot require any parking for this project,” Marin County Planning Manager Jeremy Tejirian said.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of June 1st
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Read MoreKron 4: Petition Started to Keep Support Services for Black Students at Tamalpais High School
KRON4 asked Deberry if she thinks there’s any correlation between the national narrative and her local school board vote. “I hope that isn’t it because what we’re dealing with here is active acts of racism. We aren’t even having a conversation about wanting to increase the population of African American or Jewish students on campus,” Deberry said. “We’re saying that we would like them to feel safe from racist incidents that are happening at the campus.”
Read MoreMarin Voice: Governor Newsom Should Protect CalHome Funding in New Budget
The lack of support for this problem has widespread implications that go far beyond the struggles of individuals and families. Communities suffer from the transience encouraged by rental housing. Local economies are deprived of the investment homeowners make and the stable supply of workers who set down roots for the long term. Children without stable housing live more disrupted lives with poorer educational outcomes, which prevents them from accessing high income-earning opportunities as they grow into the next generation of potential homebuyers. Families that are unable to build generational wealth struggle to contribute to societal wealth.
Read MoreDick Spotswood: Marin Cities Need Stronger Say in Design as Housing Approvals Flow
Encourage new housing only near freeways. Fortunately, most of the housing described above is close to Highway 101. Fairfax is the obvious exception. As Corte Madera Councilmember Eli Beckman said, “Our town is meeting its housing mandate by locating new units near the freeway.” That limits in-town traffic increases and preserves most of the small-town character. To make even these modest improvements to current state housing laws, our North Bay state legislative delegation and those in other suburban counties need to get aggressive on our behalf.
Read MoreBay Area Reporter: After Spahr Center’s Closure & With a Major Pride Event Set for June 7th in Mill Valley, The Marin LGBTQ+ Center Is Leasing Space from the Marin Multi-Cultural Center at 709 Fifth Ave.
The new center has raised $50,000 thus far, Spahr said. The center’s rent is $1,200 a month, Otton confirmed. The top expenses are rent, insurance, and program costs, Spahr stated. “We too have basic operational expenses and will use some for community building events,” Spahr stated. “As you know, we are all volunteers and we hope to raise enough money to be able to employ staff one day. It is a community effort.”
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of May 25th
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Read MoreConnie Leyva and Steven Glazer: Meta & Google Garnered Tens of Billions of Dollars in Q1. Should Tech Pay Their Share to Mitigate the Impact of their Products? Tax Big Tech to Mitigate Harm on Kids
We have a common and accepted practice of requiring housing developers, or any business that creates an impact on its neighbors, to mitigate the damage to communities from their actions. These fees pay for traffic, school and environmental impacts. We should now assess the same cost to these technology platforms for the harms they have caused to California teens, the public school system and independent news reporting. No one likes new taxes, but most people understand the necessity if the money is going to compelling needs, with accountability and oversight. In this case, the new proposed tax would only be paid by the entities causing the harm. Last month, Google, Meta and Amazon reported first-quarter profits in the tens of billions of dollars.
Read MoreMarin IJ Earns Statewide Awards For News Coverage, Photos, Opinion Section & Much More!
The Marin Independent Journal has been a beacon of top-notch journalism for decades, and this year has been no different.The organization earned 20 awards — including five first-place honors — in an annual statewide journalism contest. The California News Publishers Association announced the results of its California Journalism Awards at a gala in Universal City on May 17. The association, which distributes awards by circulation division, includes hundreds of publications. The judges honored the IJ with a first-place award for in-depth reporting for a six-part series on President Trump’s impact on Marin. The paper also took the top prize for outstanding local news coverage of the November 2024 elections.
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