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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of October 14

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Yes on L Campaign Hosts a Series of Community Forums on Monday, Oct. 14th, 7-8pm @ Assembly, 319 Miller Ave., Followed by Forums on Oct. 28th at Assembly and Oct. 29 at Assembly

On Monday, October 14th fromĀ 7-8 PM at Assembly at 319 Miller Ave., a community forum about Measure L, an important local initiative aimed at securing Mill Valley’s future. This is your chance to learn how Measure L will provide the funding needed to protect our city from wildfire risks, maintain critical infrastructure like roads and emergency routes, and support needed maintenance for our beloved library and community center. With unanimous support from the Mill Valley City Council and endorsements from 12 former Mayors, Measure L has also been backed by key local organizations including the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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Tamalpais Velo Club Joins the MV Chamber – Get Ready to Learn More about the Thrilling Opportunities to Get Out on Your Bike With a Fantastic Group of People Across a Range of Abilities!

“Based in Mill Valley, we host weekly rides every Saturday and Sunday morning, and Wednesday evening, exploring the beautiful roads and trails around the North Bay and beyond. Our club is built around the joy of cycling and the unique camaraderie it fosters. Our mission is to develop a diverse group that enjoys cycling in a non-competitive environment, promote cycling skills and etiquette, and be ambassadors for the sport, all while having fun.”

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County’s Hopes for an Innovative Proposal to Split Marin City Affordable Housing Between 150 Shoreline Hwy. in Tam Junction & 825 Drake Ave. in Marin City Hits a Legal Hurdle

What remains murky, however, is what the practical effect will be on the project, if Freccero sticks with his tentative ruling. ā€œI had lots of questions before, and I still have them,ā€ Freccero said. ā€œI’m trying to understand what happens next.ā€ Over $30 million dollars in tax-exempt bonds to finance the project have already been sold. Save Our City, an advocacy group, filed suit in May 2023 to void the Marin County Board of Supervisors’ 3-2 decision in March 2023 to approve the issuance of up to $40 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for use in underwriting the planned building at 825 Drake Ave.

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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of October 7

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Sacramento Bee: With a 7.40 Rating, Marin Would be the 7th Happiest Nation in the World, Between the Netherlands and Canada, if it Were its Own Country

ā€œWe find that happiness is aligned with specific quality of life ratings. In particular, jobs, leisure, and housing,ā€ Baldassare said, according to the report. ā€œIn our polling, we also looked at personal finance. But the biggest change we’ve seen over time has been satisfaction with jobs, which went from 52% saying they were very satisfied in our first polling to 31% today.ā€ Other polling, by Gallup, asked Californians to rate their satisfaction of life from 1 to 10. A research team from the University of Oxford then compiled all 215,801 responses into a map of the state, broken down by county.

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Dick Spotswood: Marin Must Face Change as Housing, Traffic Challenges Persist

“There are benefits to a workforce that isn’t compelled to commute daily from East Bay counties with lower housing prices. Having grocery store cashiers, teachers, police officers and firefighters who live and work in the towns they serve outweighs any conceived downsides. Traffic is a plague common to all prosperous suburbs. We’re in fantasyland if we believe that congestion on Highway 101 and Marin’s east-west boulevards will ever evaporate.”

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