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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Jan. 22

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Zócalo Public Square: With Its Focus on Education, Health Care, and Gun Control, California Creates a Gold Standard for Longevity

The problem is that so few people are moving here. The biggest reason for that is well known: The cost of living in the Golden State is among America’s highest. But less well known is that our high costs buy you more living. Literally. On average, Californians live to 79, which beats the American average by more than two years, along with the average of all but three other states.”

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Chamber Music Marin Continues 2023-24 Concert Series With the Black Oak Ensemble’s ‘Silenced Voices’ Created by Jewish Composers Silenced by the Holocaust – January 28, 5pm

The concert will include selections from their concert and recording project, ā€œSilenced Voices,ā€ string trios created by Jewish composers silenced by the Holocaust. About Silenced Voices:Ā  AurĆ©lien’s mother, a history teacher who comes from a Sephardic family, devoted her life to bringing awareness to the Holocaust. One of her proudest endeavors was bringing students every year on a teaching voyage to Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Terezin.

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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Jan. 15

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Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative Makes the Case for Addressing the Massive Glut of Off-Street Parking Requirements

“Marin doesn’t need all of this parking,” write Silva and Wells. “Towns have wildly different policies, based more on accidents of history than sound analysis. For multi-family housing, Mill Valley requires 25% more parking than Tiburon, and Fairfax requires 32% more than San Anselmo. These dramatic differences wouldn’t occur if parking mandates were scientifically based. Excess parking consumes too much land.”

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Feel the 94941 Love: WorldAtlas Shines a Light on ‘7 Picture-Perfect Towns in Northern California’

The visitor center for this old-growth redwood forest, named in honor of the influential American author, activist, and naturalist, is just over three miles west of Mill Valley. Cameras struggle to capture both the height and depth of this magical place. In town, the quiet, yet communal streets crisscross around Lytton Square, rewarding aimless afternoon strollers with cool coffee shops and unexpected boutiques.

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