Susan Kirsch describes a spine-chilling scenario where a newly created joints powers authority could determine the zoning and design of parcels in your neighborhood.
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Host John Flavin reveals why the seemingly innocent signs in these pictures are part of a government conspiracy to confuse and confound locals and visitors. You can’t believe everything you see on signs!
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Peter Singleton answers Host John Flavin’s questions regarding the why’s and the wherefore’s of the recently filed citizen lawsuit to stop the implementation of the Plan Bay Area. As the primary citizen representative to the Pacific Legal Foundation which filed the suit, Peter has first hand knowledge of why the suit was filed and the …
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Host John Flavin points out the humor and the absurdity of events reported in the various police blotters in Southern Marin, courtesy of the Marin Scope website.
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Host John Flavin interviews Evette Davis, San Francisico public relations guru and newly published author about her book “Woman King”. Ms. Davis tells why she wrote the book and the interesting reason she chose vampires and witches as main characters. She also has some good advice for authors looking to self-publish their works.
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Host John Flavin interviews Bob Silvestri, architect, developer, builder, activist and author, about the dark side of the current Marin County plans for affordable housing and environmental stewardship. He presents solid evidence that the plans fail miserably on both counts. Don’t miss this show!
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Host John Flavin takes you on a tour of Southern Marin from the sublime to the absurd…and pokes some fun along the way.
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Host John Flavin interviews David Wolfe, Legislative Director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association regarding capital appreciation bonds, such as the ones used to finance Sausalito’s public safety buildings in 2006, and other threats to Proposition 13 and the taxpayers’ pocketbooks.
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Host John Flavin is tired of being treated by local governments like a mushroom, kept in the dark and fed manure. He has a solution.
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Mitchell talks with director Jim Dunn and lead actor Michael Barr about ‘Scapino’, the summer production of the Marin County-based ‘Porchlight Theater Company’, which is enjoying it’s 12th season at the Marin Art and Garden Center’s Redwood Amphitheater in Ross, California.
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Host John Flavin doesn’t think it is too much to ask for local governments to show taxpayers all the obligations they will need to pay one year, three years and five years from now. Such costs are currently either so foggy or not detailed that no one has a clear picture of what the costs …
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Host John Flavin uses the failure of the San Francisco strict housing laws to either increase availability of rental housing or stabilize rents as an example of the saying “Man Plans and God Laughs”. He suggests the current Marin efforts to increase affordable housing could also make the Big Guy chuckle if not outright roar.
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A continuation of my interview with Marin County author Barry Spitz. Spitz has written numerous books about the hiking trails and the history of Marin County, including ‘Tamalpais Trails’ and ‘Dipsea: The Greatest Race’.
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Host John Flavin reveals the white elephant in the Senate Conference Hearings on Sexual Assault in the military –combat, testosterone and psychopaths.
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Mitchell talks with Marin County writer and historian Barry Spitz about his books ‘Tamalpais Trails’ and ‘Dipsea: The Greatest Race’. ‘Tamalpais Trails’ is considered by many to be the definitive work on the 160 trails which criss-cross Mt. Tamalpais. Spitz talks about the trails and also about ‘The Dipsea’, America’s oldest cross-country race, for which …
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Part 2 of Mitchell’s interview with Bay Area go-to dialect coach and actor Lynne Soffer. Soffer, who is also an accomplished actor, talks about her background and theater education, language, working with actors and her most recent project as dialect coach for the San Francisco Playhouse production of ‘Abigail’s Party’, written by British playwright Mike Leigh. …
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Host John Flavin notes the famous line attributed to de Toqueville “We get the government we deserve” and, after reviewing how clueless many voters are about their government, concludes we don’t deserve very much.
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Mitchell chats with the Bay Area’s ‘go-to’ dialect and voice coach Lynne Soffer… Soffer, who is also an accomplished actor, talks about her background and theater education, language, working with actors and her most recent project as dialect-coach for the San Francisco Playhouse production of ‘Abigail’s Party’, written by British playwright Mike Leigh.
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Host John Flavin reveals some interesting statistics about Sausalito that he discovered in the course of answering the question “what percentage of the Sausalito population rent?”
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Host John Flavin reviews a number of occasions where the cover up has done more damage than the crime and advises President Obama to be careful lest his statements regarding the Benghazi consul attack be construed as a cover up.
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Host John Flavin admits he is addicted…to the comments following political articles posted on the Web. He cites a recent example, gives suggestions on how to filter comments and recommends his readers adopt his addiction.
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Mitchell continues his interview with Sausalito ‘Ultrarunner’ David Wronski.
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Did you know that the host of “The Field Trip” is also a celebrated hairstylist in Fairfax? Well, a story in this week’s IJ has details and a fine 1960’s portrait! Check it out… By Nels Johnson Marin Independent Journal FAIRFAX HAIRSTYLIST Mitchell Field, who has cut, curled and colored clients in salons across the …
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Mitchell talks with Sausalito-based ‘Ultrarunner’ David Wronski about his experiences with running incredibly long, non-stop distances… Wronski was the youngest-ever finisher in the Brazil 135 mile run, and finished the 168-mile Lake Tahoe Rim Trail run…in 68 hours!
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Host John Flavin proposes all politicians should take an oath to “do no harm”. He provides examples of potentially harmful political actions and suggests ways his listeners can stem the bleeding.
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