by mvchamber | Jan 6, 2025 | City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Health & Wellness, Spirituality
“Although price growth has slowed since rates have returned to historic norms and inventory has increased this year, supply remains tight, and affordability has deteriorated, so a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels is still a few years out, even though sales are...
by mvchamber | Jan 2, 2025 | City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Health & Wellness, Spirituality
You have (hopefully) heard by now that Marin is in the midst of a housing crisis, and that if we don’t address it head on, we may ultimately lose the local control we have over where new housing appears within our community. Jennifer Silva, a longtime housing...
by mvchamber | Dec 16, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Housing
California’s property insurance market has been reeling after a series of devastating and costly wildfires over the last decade, with estimated losses of more than $35.8 billion. Insurers have argued that outdated voter-approved regulations enacted in the late 1980s...
by mvchamber | Dec 14, 2024 | City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Health & Wellness, Housing
The economic system in America is functioning exactly as it was designed. The homelessness we see all around us is a sure sign that our capitalistic system is working the way it was meant to. I consider capitalism to be a system imposed on the working class. It...
by mvchamber | Dec 8, 2024 | City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Health & Wellness, Spirituality
Dick Spotswood’s columns remain a must-read. His latest is spot on: The post-pandemic trend to work from home has decreased the number of Marin residents commuting to San Francisco. Those new home-based workers patronize local restaurants, retail shops, grocery...
