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Novato Art & Wine turns 30

The Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music turns 30 years old this year with more fanfare than…

Announcements May 18, 2013 at 10:49 am

0 1 Recommend Shelley Klaner

Drake High School Class of 1963 50th reunion. Sept 14, 2013 www.drakehi63.com/index.cfm…

Announcements May 17, 2013 at 09:36 pm

0 Recommend Bob Schram

Neighborhood Garage Sale May 18 & 19

Come to a fantastic garage sale on Saturday and Sunday, May 18th & 19th, 9-2 Clausing Ct…

Buy | Sell | Trade May 17, 2013 at 09:37 am

0 Recommend Marsha Molloy

The New Patch

Thank you Novato Patch as we the Novato voters love the new site. We are sick and tired of…

Opinion May 17, 2013 at 08:17 am

11 1 Recommend Peter

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Craig Belfor May 18, 2013 at 06:06 pm

Julia-I see that you've totally embraced censorship. Is that why you don't have much disagreement on…Read More your blog about your high HOA fees? Thanks for reconfirming my fears that the Patch has turned into a tool of those who pay for propaganda at the expense of truth. The power is not with the voter, but with those who count the votes, and opinions are votes.

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Roger May 18, 2013 at 05:19 pm

Belford, I agree with you that the new format is not user friendly. I can't find recent articles on…Read More affordable housing or on the N. Redwood building ban.

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Craig Belfor May 18, 2013 at 01:51 pm

What's with the ads blocking out the posts? I know you gotta pay the bills, but don't throw out the…Read More baby with the bath water.

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June 1, 2013 Concert, 4 pm St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble Санкт-Петербургский мужской ансамбль…

Announcements May 17, 2013 at 08:06 am

0 Recommend John Kuhlman

Rummage Sale..this Saturday!

Come and shop and support the American Cancer Society Relay for Life team.....we are having…

Buy | Sell | Trade May 17, 2013 at 07:07 am

0 Recommend Kimmy

Auditions - "Lion in Winter" with NTC

AUDITIONS FOR "LION IN WINTER" directed by award winning director Kris Neely. produced by NTC…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 01:20 pm

0 Recommend Sandi Rubay, President NTC

Carolina Boutique Trunk Show at Pacheco Plaza Friday May…

Carolina Boutique welcomes the designer Trunk Show by 'twelfth street by cynthia vincent'…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 01:02 pm

0 1 Recommend Megan Gast

New site

Patch and James Stockdale have more in common than one would ever suspect..for those of you…

Opinion May 16, 2013 at 10:41 am

5 Recommend Bob Ratto

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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.

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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."

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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.

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Ways for Novato Teachers to Save in the Classroom

Why are Novato teachers continuing to pay for school supplies out of their own pocket?…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 08:22 am

0 Recommend Jessica Mitchell

Novato Tween & Early Teen (Age 12-14) Ten Day Effective…

Gain essential life skills at the Tweens and Teens Protocol Academy Effective Communicator…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 07:36 am

0 Recommend Trisha Russo

Novato Children 7-11 Five Day Etiquette Essentials Summer…

Have fun while learning timeless skills at the Protocol Academy Etiquette Essentials 5-Day…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 07:35 am

0 Recommend Trisha Russo

Novato Tween & Early Teen (Age 12-14) Five Day Etiquette…

Learning invaluable skills has never been more fun at the Protocol Academy Etiquette…

Announcements May 16, 2013 at 07:33 am

0 Recommend Trisha Russo

Fragmented and Disjointed is new format says Yoda

Tina-I just checked and this is quite a change- I liked the old format because I could see…

Opinion May 15, 2013 at 11:33 pm

8 1 Recommend Eleanor Sluis

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Tina McMillan May 17, 2013 at 11:41 am

Peter I am not sure which group you are referring to. I belong to Novato Community Alliance and…Read More Novato Homeowners Association. Both are grassroots groups working with local government to ask much needed questions regarding Plan Bay Area. Your comments are reminiscent of a previous poster named Bud Lite who was engaged in heated exchanges. Since his name continued to evolve it was only his message that made him recognizable. No one can give you the world but NCA and NHA are both resources that can provide information and discussion of important local issues.

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Peter May 17, 2013 at 11:28 am

Hello, It took our groups letters to get the change as we do not want to read someones garbage…Read More that takes twenty posts to say one thing . I have never had a heated exchange with you but I can tell you I was sick of reading your garbage like a lot of other people were. You and your group promised the world, told it the only way you wanted the outcome to be and got caught by the real people of Novato

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Tina McMillan May 17, 2013 at 08:45 am

Peter aka Bud Lite Welcome back. Its good to know some things never change, like folks that troll…Read More for a heated exchange.

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IS ANYONE ELSE AS FRUSTRATED, ANGRY AND HORRIFIED AT THE NEW…

I got home opened up my email and went to Patch to read the news. Little did I know that…

Opinion May 15, 2013 at 10:40 pm

15 2 Recommend Tina McMillan

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Roger May 18, 2013 at 05:10 pm

Tina, I agree that we should avoid the Patch until it returns the old format. Advertisers will jump…Read More out as well be because frequent users like you are leaving. Let's skip away.

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Joe May 17, 2013 at 02:16 pm

They will cry and complain on the computer all day and night . The will do everything to get their…Read More way except what counts . Get Involved,Run for the office or shut up .

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Novato Chess Club May 17, 2013 at 02:02 pm

I like the fact we have a voice; it will improve. Go Novato, and the active citizens

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"My Medical Choice" -- Your Thoughts?

Angelina Jolie recently revealed in a NYT editorial that she underwent a preventative double…

Opinion May 15, 2013 at 02:55 pm

0 Recommend Drew Himmelstein

Museum of the American Indian

I just found out that the Museum of the American Indian in Miwok Park has run out of funds and…

Opinion May 15, 2013 at 01:24 pm

0 Recommend John Sammons

Building Moratorium

I just saw a short news segment about 2 hours ago on KTVU channel 2 news about how the Novato…

Opinion May 15, 2013 at 10:33 am

1 2 Recommend Rico

Tracey Ruiz May 15, 2013 at 10:55 am

We had a story yesterday on Novato Patch with very lively discussion. Unfortunately it didn't…Read More migrate over with the new format. I'm hoping it will pop up soon.

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