Bob Ratto May 24, 2013 at 02:08 pm
Tina
I think your last paragraph is absolutely on point. When ABAG/MTC provide items such as…Read More "grants" for things like "outreach", and cities accept them (such as San Rafael did with the PDA's) they often fail to recognize that the "strings attached" do not take into account the full internal and external financial and other impacts on existing communities, and those areas are the ones that are ultimately left holding the proverbial bag.
While ABAG will state that communities ultimately maintain control over things like zoning, this is more than a bit disingenuous, as the carrots being dangled are often too tempting to reject, and the stick that will be used for non compliance will be far reaching.
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All Boards » Novato Chess Club May 25, 2013 at 12:34 am
Congratulations to the program and participates. A wonderful year at SJMS. Great leadership
Craig Belfor May 25, 2013 at 06:52 am
I know just the place. It has all that you require, except one thing. The neighbors are not…Read More conscious. They're dead. It's called heaven. Good luck in your search, and I hope you beat out the stampede of people who dream of the same thing.
NovatoAVID May 23, 2013 at 07:27 am
Excellent---"for going the extra mile for others." Service Above Self is…Read More Rotary....Excellent!
Tina McMillan May 24, 2013 at 09:53 am
Ventress
Totally understand your frustration. I continue to email Jim and use the button at the…Read More bottom of the front page to send comments about problems with the new format to the tech team.
I suspect they don't care unless they are made to care. Brent really took Patch to heart and responded to every person as if they were all important. That is part of what made him such an exceptional editor.
So far Jim has contacted me twice, once to chastise my use of the word terrorist and then to correct my spelling of Pat Eklund's name. I added a "c".
I am not sure how to bridge the gap with the new guys but have not given up entirely due to the encouragement from Pete and Joe. They have renewed my belief that the news is for everyone and we mustn't allow trolls to take over.
Bill L. Johnsome Jr May 23, 2013 at 02:45 pm
Ventress ,
Common sense tells you if you block your e mail address you will receive nothing . The…Read More trolls have not taken over as they have just put people like you out of business with your phony stories . Why do we need to keep reading your crying when you say you are gone ? Please take your friends with you as the regular readers do not want your garbage
Shelley Klaner May 21, 2013 at 03:01 pm
Moylans has always been there for us. They rock! They also provided the brew for my biz opening…Read More party and they are an important part of Novato.
NovatoAVID May 19, 2013 at 08:40 am
Thankful for Moylan's Brewing, and their commitment to the community. Support locally owned business…Read More first in Novato.
Karen Dionne May 21, 2013 at 08:56 am
Where's the daily/weekly weather report? It used to be at the top of the front page? I really liked…Read More reviewing it with just a glance.
Peter May 20, 2013 at 10:16 am
This new site is great . I wonder if the Posters who wanted to run the old Patch site with all…Read More the phony garbage/ postings are sneaking a peak to see a new / better patch . They all complained and said they will quit if not changed back. Guess what folks We have always told you if you want change you need to get out of your computers face and take action . We did just that and look at our reward, A new site for regular people who have common sense .. Thank You Patch
Craig Belfor May 18, 2013 at 05:51 pm
Making us start over is the plan to wear us down. Free press is paid for by advertisers, and…Read More pressure is put out to stifle stories. That's what the tobacco industry did to 60 Minutes, and the Isreli government did to the Goldberg Report. The United Nations couldn't put out the story of mass genocide of the Palestinian people, and we'll be kicked off the blog soon because we don't advertise.
Tina McMillan May 18, 2013 at 04:36 pm
Craig
I thought I was being overly suspicious but the new site eliminated months of research and…Read More commentary and has replaced it with irrelevant banter and Ads.
It won't even let you edit thoughts into smaller blocks or comment directly to another post. It is the ultimate dumbing down of Patch.
If you have been following the Plan Bay Area debate here is a link to the response from the Supervisor's:
http://www.marincounty.org/Main/~/media/Files/MarinGov/Board%20Actions/20130514CDAPlanBayArea-LTR.pdf
There is also a presentation by the Marin Economic Forum on
Plan Bay Area: Is it good for the region? Is it good for Marin?
Calendar: Novato Community Alliance
Title: Marin Economic Forum on Plan Bay Area
Date: 30.05.2013 18:30 - 20:30
Location: Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael
" A forum sponsored by the Marin Economic Forum on the Plan Bay Area will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 30th in the Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael. Panelists will be Plan Bay Area proponents Marin Supervisor Steve Kinsey; Napa County Supervisor Mark Luce, president of ABAG; and critics Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute, author of "Gridlock"; and Thomas Rubin, an Oakland-based transportation consultant and former chief financial officer of the Southern California Rapid Transit District. Moderator will be Marin Superior Court Judge Verna Adams. Admission is free."
Craig Belfor May 18, 2013 at 02:54 pm
We got sold down the river by the developers. Under the guise of a new improved format, they just…Read More erased our history. Now we have to start defending our town all over again, while they are already in gear. Some of the opponants of AH can't get on anymore. Brent would not have allowed this to happen. Maybe that's why he left so suddenly, and unexpectedly.
Novato Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint Honors Osheroff
A Novato checkpoint will be held in memory of 9-year-old Novato resident Melody Osheroff who was killed by a drunk driver in May 2009.
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