Category Archive: A Different Slant

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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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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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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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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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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Host John Flavin proposes tongue in cheek the revival of the 1960’s Marincello development plan as a way of centralizing the negative impacts of the proposed One Bay Area Plan.

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Host John Flavin provides some useful information for what listeners should do before and after an earthquake.  He gained these insights firsthand while dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey.

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Host John Flavin reviews the old and the new programs aimed at rejuvenating our educational system and concludes they miss the boat.  John arrives at his own conclusion as to what will fix the problem and, in Slanted style, it’s simple and direct.

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Host John Flavin brings you up to date on the behind the scenes action of the approaching America’s Cup competition.

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Host John Flavin wonders whether Neil Young was blind to discrimination right here in California when he wrote the song Southern Man which was so reproachful of the South.  John submits evidence as to why he thinks Mr. Young might owe the South an apology.

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Host John Flavin weighs the beauty of our surroundings in Southern Marin against the beastly local behavior of intolerance for another’s position.

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Host John Flavin describes the ongoing attack by government planners against the suburbs and single family home ownership, despite all the research that supports customer demand continuing for such single family residences.  What’s going on?  Listen to the show.  

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In response to a listener request, Host John Flavin looked into the cost of the new downtown restrooms in Sausalito and reports on what he uncovered.  

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