STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL State IOUs - Who Gets Them and Who Doesn't This is the day California Controller John Chiang announced that he would be forced to begin issuing IOUs, also known as registered warrants, if the Governor and Legislature h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, 8 hours ago
LOCAL PUBLIC ISSUES MMWD Conservation Summit Set The Marin Municipal Water District has announced that it will host a Conservation Summit, "Conserving Together," on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Deadline for registration is Monda... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, on Jul 1, 2009 at 2:17 pm
LIFE IN MARIN July 11, 2009 "Twilight" Bike Race Street Closures in San Rafael Plan accordingly, on Saturday, July 11, 2009 several downtown San Rafael streets will be closed off to traffic from 12 Noon to 10:00 PM for the San Rafael Twilight Criterium B... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kimmy, a resident of the Terra Linda neighborhood, on Jul 1, 2009 at 10:55 am
LOCAL PUBLIC ISSUES Upfront: The dukes of hazardous waste While Marin has been patting itself on the back for beating state targets to divert waste from landfills, the amount of material the county actually is dumping hasn't declined... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jul 1, 2009 at 9:29 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 9:29 am.
LIFE IN MARIN Highway 101 gets new soundproofing As part of the $200 million California Department of Transportation freeway widening project, a new soundwall is going up on the west side of Highway 101 in San Rafael.
Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 30, 2009 at 8:26 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.
LOCAL PUBLIC ISSUES Letter of the Week: Barriers to Zero Waste I'm writing in regards to your recent story on the Redwood Landfill and the fight for zero waste ["The Dukes of Hazardous Waste," June 5].
Read the full story here http://w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 30, 2009 at 4:18 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 9:38 am.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL EPA Grants California Waiver The US Environmental Protection Agency today granted California's request for a waiver "enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 2:23 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 8:59 am.
LIFE IN MARIN Get $3 off THREE SISTERS on Friday, July 3 Pictured are Porchlight Theater Company actors and newlyweds Nick Sholley and Thais Harris at their wedding ceremonies held in San Francisco in 2008. Photo courtesy of Nick S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kim Taylor, a resident of the Novato neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 12:28 pm
FOR THE LOVE OF ANIMALS Reading Dog Body Language: Fear, Anger and Happiness Can you read your dog’s body language? Many people do a creditable job understanding their own dog, even though they’ve had no formal training in it. That’s because though dog... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marin Humane Society, a resident of the Bel Marin Keys neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 9:40 am
CRIMES AND INCIDENTS Long History of Political Cheaters ZERO: Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina--yes, the same Republican congressman who vehemently voted in favor of the impeachment of President Clinton for his cigar-in-the-Oval... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 29, 2009 at 5:02 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
BOOKS AND POETRY Books: Play it again, Sam For anyone whose memory of "The Maltese Falcon" involves a tight-lipped Humphrey Bogart sparring with the rotund Sidney Greenstreet, or clutching the statuesque Mary Astor, Jo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:29 pm.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL Income of Wealthy Rising Faster A new California Budget Project report http://cbp.org/pdfs/2009/0906_pp_IncomeGaps.pdf finds: Income gains of the wealthy outpaced those of middle-income taxpayers in recent y... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:27 pm
MUSIC Music: Nitty Gritty, wild and crazy... When Steve Martin decided to stop using his banjo as a prop in his comedy act--usually accompanied by an arrow through his head--he called his old friend John McEuen, the lead... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:10 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 10:04 am.
CRIMES AND INCIDENTS Behind the Sun: The Pursuit of happiness The Pacific Sun was brushing up on the Franco-Prussian War 25 years ago this week.
Read the full story here http://www.pacificsun.com/story.php?story_id=3192 post... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 29, 2009 at 2:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 29, 2009 at 2:48 pm.
SUSTAINING MARIN How Best to Sustain Marin's Water Supply? HOW BEST TO SUSTAIN MARIN’S WATER SUPPLY?
Jim Fryer, former water conservation manager of Marin Municipal Water District, has seriously dented the District's major assumpti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ed Mainland, a resident of the Bel Marin Keys neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2009 at 8:34 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 30, 2009 at 5:48 pm.
SUSTAINING MARIN Getting to Zero Waste in Marin GETTING TO ZERO WASTE IN MARIN
As many testified at the Marin Waste Joint Powers Authority's public workshop May 14, Marin has to get to Zero Waste faster. That's the Coun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ed Mainland, a resident of the Bel Marin Keys neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2009 at 8:26 pm
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL Senior Democrat says Obama's czars are Unconstitutional! Senior Democrat says Obama's czars are unconstitutional!
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As of last week, Czar Kenneth Feinberg has the authority to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by food for thought, a resident of another community, on Jun 27, 2009 at 10:07 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 28, 2009 at 10:39 am.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL Letters Now here's an idea with legs...
Read the full story here http://www.pacificsun.com/story.php?story_id=3199 posted Friday, June 26, 2009, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 27, 2009 at 6:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 28, 2009 at 9:27 am.
LIFE IN MARIN Open letter to Spirit Rock from Cheryl Lynne Rubbo SRMC@spiritrock.org
Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein, teachers and staff,
I am writing to express my shock and deep disappointment with the Spirit Rock community.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by ChiMasters, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, on Jun 27, 2009 at 3:50 pm
LOCAL PUBLIC ISSUES My Fair Levy and Ross Valley Redevelopment
A jubilant Henry Higgins (re-enacted by Michael Rex) congratulated giggly Colonel Pickering (re-enacted by Scott Couture) as the two professional designers pranced their way... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Louise L Mathews, a resident of the San Anselmo neighborhood, on Jun 27, 2009 at 12:53 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 29, 2009 at 1:26 pm.
LOCAL PUBLIC ISSUES Upfront: Taking 'care' of business While political dogma swirls around the national debate over healthcare in general and Medicare expenditures in particular, Medicare has tried quietly to cut funding for what ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 26, 2009 at 3:38 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 10:19 pm.
MUSIC Not sure whether to mourn Michael Jackson I loved Michael Jackson as a teen in the 1980s, and still listen to Off the Wall and Thriller regularly. But with everything that happened after those albums, I'm not sure whe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sarah Miller, a resident of the Nicasio neighborhood, on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:56 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 29, 2009 at 6:41 pm.
FOOD AND RESTAURANTS Food: The dark crystal The other day as I was stirring brown sugar into a brine for pork, I got to thinking how crucial an ingredient this sugar is. Creamed with butter for cookies, combined with ch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 26, 2009 at 9:19 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 9:19 am.
TRAVEL-LEISURE Single in the Suburbs: No country for old men On a recent trip to Costa Rica, my friend Donald discovered he's middle-aged. A full-length mirror forces most of us into this harsh realization once we hit 40ish. So I'm not ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, on Jun 26, 2009 at 9:12 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 27 minutes ago.