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And by “tonight,” yes, we mean Feb. 12, 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those seeking alternatives to a Golden Gate Bridge toll increase of two bucks over the next five years seem to be pretty much out of luck. The options listed on the \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/TollIncreaseProposal2014.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District website\u003c/a> suggest that the options are pretty much six of one, half a dozen of the other. The four options the district wants feedback on all add up to a $2 increase. It’s simply a matter of how quickly that increase is implemented — all at once or bit by bit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2) The Golden Gate Bridge District Manages Much More Than a Bridge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the agency that manages the bridge, is “basically a transit agency,” according to its general manager and CEO Denis Mulligan. “We spend over half of our tolls on subsidizing bus and ferry service,” Mulligan said on \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201402100930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s “Forum\u003c/a>“. “We carry 25 percent of all trips from the North Bay into the city on our buses and ferries during commute periods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3) Currently No Sidewalk Toll Is on the Table\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201402100930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During “Forum’s” discussion\u003c/a>, several listeners inquired about charging pedestrians and cyclists who use the bridge. Mulligan made it clear that a sidewalk fee will not defer the proposed auto toll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When (the board) put forward the proposals they did not include a sidewalk toll, so at this juncture they could not approve a sidewalk as part of the toll increase.” said Mulligan. “That having been said – they have the discretion to impose a sidewalk toll. There were turnstiles up until 1971 where people dropped a dime in to get on the bridge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan said that the bridge sees about 10,000 pedestrians a day during the summer and about 6,000 cyclists daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4) The Bridge District Receives No Local Tax Support\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters and opponents of the toll increase repeatedly pointed out the bridge’s lack of tax support during “\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201402100930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum’s” discussion\u003c/a>. Mulligan used the fact to support the higher toll: “We do not receive sales tax measure money or property tax measure money from San Francisco or Marin counties, so tolls are the source of our principal subsidy for bus and ferry service.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/TollIncreaseProposal2014.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The district’s website\u003c/a> lists “transit fares, grants, and advertising/concessions” as other sources of revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Susan Deluxe, a Marin-based activist and opponent of the toll hike, views the lack of tax support as one reason to reform how the bridge is managed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marin has to man-up and find a different way to fund public transit,” said Deluxe. “It’s totally unsustainable. It’s not the Golden Fleece Bridge, it’s not the Cash Cow Bridge, and Marin County and San Francisco — the largest percentage of riders across the bridge are from those two counties – they’re not ATM machines.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She drew comparisons to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District\u003c/a>. According to Deluxe, “Property tax is their biggest source of funding, 29 percent of their budget comes from property tax, county sales tax contributes 8 percent, the fare box another 17 percent. So it’s not rocket science — this is how other counties do it and we need to do it, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5) The Bridge District Has Been Criticized for Overpaying Its Leaders\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Deluxe’s other complaints against the bridge district is that it is top-heavy with too many managers, who earn too much money. And a user who identified himself by the name “JonMW72” left this comment on “Forum’s” website:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The salaries of management are a bit outrageous if you look at the publicly available database. What is the deputy GM of the bridge doing making $176,000 a year? Deputy GM of the bus division makes $323,000 a year. A ‘paint superintendent’ makes $118,000 …”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan responded to the criticism by citing measures to control staff costs:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve taken a variety of steps to reduce the cost of staff, both those staff that are still here, through changes in medical coverage, contributions from employees, employees paying part of their pension, but also (by) reducing the number of employees. We have 25 percent fewer employees than we had a decade ago.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6) Bridge Traffic Numbers Are Stalled\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district says that its costs are rising while bridge traffic and thus, toll revenue, is staying the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/TollIncreaseProposal2014.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citing the district’s website\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fuel for the buses and ferries and steel and paint for the bridge are more expensive today than in 2008 when tolls were last increased. At the same time, toll revenues have remained flat as traffic volumes have not grown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan mentioned on “Forum” that “ferry ridership is up 7 percent compared to a year earlier, and our regional bus service is up 3 percent.” He did not elaborate on how those increases are helping, if at all, to recover rising operating costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7) Improvements and Maintenance Projects Are Planned\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A “Forum” listener asked Mulligan to explain what the public will get in return for the increased tolls. His response:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We have growing capital needs on the bridge. The bridge is 76 years old, and we also have growing capital needs on our 40-year-old bus and ferry facilities. So we have an array of projects coming up, and one of the most visible ones is later this year we’ll install a movable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge. Those things cost money.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Mulligan also mentioned the district’s $75 million commitment to the Doyle Drive retrofit, as well as improving ramps and gangways on ferry terminals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We go to Washington, D.C., and we go to Sacramento to get other people’s money, but we need some toll dollars to match those. Over the next 10 years, our capital costs are anticipated to be $1.4 billion. 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Mulligan made it clear that a sidewalk fee will not defer the proposed auto toll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When (the board) put forward the proposals they did not include a sidewalk toll, so at this juncture they could not approve a sidewalk as part of the toll increase.” said Mulligan. “That having been said – they have the discretion to impose a sidewalk toll. There were turnstiles up until 1971 where people dropped a dime in to get on the bridge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan said that the bridge sees about 10,000 pedestrians a day during the summer and about 6,000 cyclists daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4) The Bridge District Receives No Local Tax Support\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters and opponents of the toll increase repeatedly pointed out the bridge’s lack of tax support during “\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201402100930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum’s” discussion\u003c/a>. Mulligan used the fact to support the higher toll: “We do not receive sales tax measure money or property tax measure money from San Francisco or Marin counties, so tolls are the source of our principal subsidy for bus and ferry service.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/TollIncreaseProposal2014.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The district’s website\u003c/a> lists “transit fares, grants, and advertising/concessions” as other sources of revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Susan Deluxe, a Marin-based activist and opponent of the toll hike, views the lack of tax support as one reason to reform how the bridge is managed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marin has to man-up and find a different way to fund public transit,” said Deluxe. “It’s totally unsustainable. It’s not the Golden Fleece Bridge, it’s not the Cash Cow Bridge, and Marin County and San Francisco — the largest percentage of riders across the bridge are from those two counties – they’re not ATM machines.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She drew comparisons to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District\u003c/a>. According to Deluxe, “Property tax is their biggest source of funding, 29 percent of their budget comes from property tax, county sales tax contributes 8 percent, the fare box another 17 percent. So it’s not rocket science — this is how other counties do it and we need to do it, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5) The Bridge District Has Been Criticized for Overpaying Its Leaders\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Deluxe’s other complaints against the bridge district is that it is top-heavy with too many managers, who earn too much money. And a user who identified himself by the name “JonMW72” left this comment on “Forum’s” website:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The salaries of management are a bit outrageous if you look at the publicly available database. What is the deputy GM of the bridge doing making $176,000 a year? Deputy GM of the bus division makes $323,000 a year. A ‘paint superintendent’ makes $118,000 …”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan responded to the criticism by citing measures to control staff costs:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve taken a variety of steps to reduce the cost of staff, both those staff that are still here, through changes in medical coverage, contributions from employees, employees paying part of their pension, but also (by) reducing the number of employees. We have 25 percent fewer employees than we had a decade ago.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6) Bridge Traffic Numbers Are Stalled\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district says that its costs are rising while bridge traffic and thus, toll revenue, is staying the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/TollIncreaseProposal2014.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citing the district’s website\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fuel for the buses and ferries and steel and paint for the bridge are more expensive today than in 2008 when tolls were last increased. At the same time, toll revenues have remained flat as traffic volumes have not grown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan mentioned on “Forum” that “ferry ridership is up 7 percent compared to a year earlier, and our regional bus service is up 3 percent.” He did not elaborate on how those increases are helping, if at all, to recover rising operating costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7) Improvements and Maintenance Projects Are Planned\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A “Forum” listener asked Mulligan to explain what the public will get in return for the increased tolls. His response:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We have growing capital needs on the bridge. The bridge is 76 years old, and we also have growing capital needs on our 40-year-old bus and ferry facilities. So we have an array of projects coming up, and one of the most visible ones is later this year we’ll install a movable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge. Those things cost money.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Mulligan also mentioned the district’s $75 million commitment to the Doyle Drive retrofit, as well as improving ramps and gangways on ferry terminals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We go to Washington, D.C., and we go to Sacramento to get other people’s money, but we need some toll dollars to match those. Over the next 10 years, our capital costs are anticipated to be $1.4 billion. And we anticipate we’ll need about $370 million of tolls to maximize the amount of federal and state grants we can get.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8) Some People Want to Do Away with the Bridge District Altogether\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really need to shift the conversation of the debate to restructuring, sunsetting, reorganizing — whatever word you want to use — the Golden Gate Bridge District,” said Deluxe. “It’s just not relevant anymore and it’s become an obstacle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would like to see the (\u003ca href=\"http://www.mtc.ca.gov/\">Metropolitan Transportation Commission\u003c/a>) really study this issue,” said Deluxe. “That’s where it needs to land — is have them do a serious study to see what it would take to restructure the bridge district — whether Caltrans runs the bridge — I mean the bridge makes money — or whether it remains a stand-alone special district if that still makes sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marin has been trying to reform and get rid of the Golden Gate Bridge District since 1988, when we passed an advisory ordinance calling for a toll-increase moratorium until the 19-member board was at least appointed.”said Deluxe. “That passed by 72 percent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_125857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/467299859.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-125857\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/467299859-640x419.jpg\" alt=\"Pedestrian on San Francisco's Embarcadero during Bay Area's first major storm of 2014. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedestrian on San Francisco's Embarcadero during Bay Area's first major storm of 2014. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) \u003ccite>((Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Anyone who dares discuss our weather, climate or California's drought seems to take it as a moral duty to remind everyone that, despite anything you might have seen or heard during the storm of the past few days, we've still got a major water problem on our hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Craig Miller, an editor in our KQED Science unit, talked about the storm's impact with Jeff Mount, co-founder of the Center for Watershed Studies at UC Davis. The question, as Craig put it, was: \"So, was this a 'February Miracle?' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the answer, according to Mount, is, \"Not even close.\" He pointed to the fact that the rich plume of tropical moisture that brought heavy rain to Northern California (also known as an \u003ca href=\"http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/atmrivers/\" target=\"_blank\">atmospheric river\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/pineapple-express-bringing-significant-rains-to-droughtstricken-calif\" target=\"_blank\">Pineapple Express\u003c/a>) had a relatively narrow impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'We would like to have the next series of storms directed our way, if you can manage that.'\u003ccite>Marty Grimes,\u003cbr>\nSanta Clara Valley Water District\u003c/cite> \u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"This atmospheric river kind of sat in one spot and hosed one part of the state,\" Mount said. \"We're in a statewide drought, and so this did basically nothing to relieve anything basically south of Sacramento.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moisture was focused on the North Bay, across the lower part of the Sacramento Valley and into the American River watershed. The storm dumped heavy rain and snow on the Sierra, and that triggered massive flows in the American and its tributaries and has led to a rapid rise in \u003ca href=\"http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryDaily?s=FOL\" target=\"_blank\">Folsom Lake\u003c/a>. As of Monday evening, the lake has risen nearly 20 feet since last Wednesday, while storage has increased by 50 percent, from 162,000 to 243,000 acre-feet. Still, Folsom is at just 25 percent of capacity and less than half its average level for early February.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lake Oroville, the main storage facility for the State Water Project and the state's second-biggest reservoir, has seen an increase of 70,000 acre-feet in the last few days. It's still far below normal levels. The state's other major reservoirs saw less impressive gains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guarded optimism and outright dejection\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how you see the last few days depends largely on where you happen to be. Reactions from water agency officials Monday ranged from guarded optimism north of San Francisco Bay, where some areas got a deluge, to outright dejection in the South Bay — an area that was merely brushed by the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most attention-getting single statistic from the weekend's rain: the 23.51 inches that fell on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night. That's a mind-boggling total, and more so when you compare it to the amount of precipitation that falls in nearby locations like San Francisco, where the average \u003cem>annual\u003c/em> rainfall is just under 21 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That big rain total hints at how Mount Tam is different from the surrounding lowlands. With the right set of conditions, the half-mile-high mountain acts like a sail, catching rain-bearing storm winds coming in from the Pacific. And when those winds are loaded with water, as they were this weekend, lots and lots of rain can fall. That combination of factors makes Mount Tam the key to Marin County's year-round water supply. The Marin Municipal Water District's seven reservoirs all depend on streams that originate on the mountain's slopes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before last week, Mount Tam was about as dry as everywhere else in the Bay Area. In January, the mountain's Middle Peak weather station recorded .06 of an inch of precipitation — the same amount of non-rain that fell on downtown San Francisco for the month. The prolonged dry spell, dating back to the beginning of January 2013, meant the Marin district's reservoirs have been dwindling at precisely the time of year they should be rising to brim-full. The district reported last week reservoir levels were down to 53 percent of capacity and 66 percent of normal for this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And after the storm?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libby Pischel, public information officer for the MMWD, said 14.76 inches of rain fell at Lake Lagunitas on Mount Tam's north flank. As a result, reservoirs had climbed to \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/documents/waterwatch140209.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">64 percent of capacity\u003c/a> on Monday, with runoff still flowing into the district's lakes. That's 76 percent of the normal level for this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district has requested a 25 percent voluntary cut in water use from customers, and Pischel says the storm doesn't change that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Even though this was a very significant storm and gave us a very significant amount of rain, we do need to be cautious,\" Pischel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that MMWD customers who haven't already shut off their landscape irrigation systems ought to do so now. \"With this rain, you don't need to irrigate,\" Pischel said. \"Since that's the No. 1 use of water, that will save a lot.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A little relief for Willits\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm also dumped heavy rain on Willits, a Mendocino County town of 5,000 that's one of 17 communities in the state with critically low water supplies. The city has imposed 35 percent mandatory consumption cuts on all water customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adrienne Moore, the Willits city manager, said the town got 6.61 inches of rain since last Wednesday. That increased the city's water supply, she said, but the town's reservoirs are still at just 25 to 30 percent of capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It definitely was helpful, but it has not at all pulled us out of a drought yet,\" Moore said. \"We would need to have several similar storms like that to consider the drought a non-issue.\" She compared the 250 acre feet in water that flowed into Willits' reservoirs to \"pouring a cup of coffee into a 5-gallon bucket.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As cautious as water managers sound north of the Golden Gate, at least they saw some meaningful improvement in water supplies over the weekend. That's not the case for the South Bay's biggest water agency, the Santa Clara Valley Water District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Waiting for the rain gauges to move\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the rain stayed well to the north of the valley and its reservoirs, and district spokesman Marty Grimes summarized the impact this way: \"Last Thursday, our local reservoir storage was 31.6 percent, and today it's 31.7 percent.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grimes came across as so disappointed by those numbers that I asked, \"Are you as bummed out as you sound?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He laughed. \"I was looking at the rain gauges and reservoir gauges all weekend long, and I was waiting to see them respond,\" he said. \"And I was looking at that Doppler radar map with those nice red and orange waves (signifying heavy rain) going across the North Bay, and it just made me more and more dejected to see we weren't getting any in the South Bay, or very little.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley district has asked users for a 10 percent voluntary cutback in water consumption. With the district heavily dependent on water supplies from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that will be severely curtailed this year, he urged customers to consider steps like planting drought-tolerant plants. He also had a request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We would like to have the next series of storms directed our way, if you can manage that,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, it will be a wait for that next storm. The National Weather Service expects rain to stay well to the north of the central Bay Area for the rest of the week, with a slight chance of rain as far south as San Jose over the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lake Oroville, the main storage facility for the State Water Project and the state's second-biggest reservoir, has seen an increase of 70,000 acre-feet in the last few days. It's still far below normal levels. The state's other major reservoirs saw less impressive gains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guarded optimism and outright dejection\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how you see the last few days depends largely on where you happen to be. Reactions from water agency officials Monday ranged from guarded optimism north of San Francisco Bay, where some areas got a deluge, to outright dejection in the South Bay — an area that was merely brushed by the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most attention-getting single statistic from the weekend's rain: the 23.51 inches that fell on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night. That's a mind-boggling total, and more so when you compare it to the amount of precipitation that falls in nearby locations like San Francisco, where the average \u003cem>annual\u003c/em> rainfall is just under 21 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That big rain total hints at how Mount Tam is different from the surrounding lowlands. With the right set of conditions, the half-mile-high mountain acts like a sail, catching rain-bearing storm winds coming in from the Pacific. And when those winds are loaded with water, as they were this weekend, lots and lots of rain can fall. That combination of factors makes Mount Tam the key to Marin County's year-round water supply. The Marin Municipal Water District's seven reservoirs all depend on streams that originate on the mountain's slopes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before last week, Mount Tam was about as dry as everywhere else in the Bay Area. In January, the mountain's Middle Peak weather station recorded .06 of an inch of precipitation — the same amount of non-rain that fell on downtown San Francisco for the month. The prolonged dry spell, dating back to the beginning of January 2013, meant the Marin district's reservoirs have been dwindling at precisely the time of year they should be rising to brim-full. The district reported last week reservoir levels were down to 53 percent of capacity and 66 percent of normal for this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And after the storm?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libby Pischel, public information officer for the MMWD, said 14.76 inches of rain fell at Lake Lagunitas on Mount Tam's north flank. As a result, reservoirs had climbed to \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/documents/waterwatch140209.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">64 percent of capacity\u003c/a> on Monday, with runoff still flowing into the district's lakes. That's 76 percent of the normal level for this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district has requested a 25 percent voluntary cut in water use from customers, and Pischel says the storm doesn't change that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Even though this was a very significant storm and gave us a very significant amount of rain, we do need to be cautious,\" Pischel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that MMWD customers who haven't already shut off their landscape irrigation systems ought to do so now. \"With this rain, you don't need to irrigate,\" Pischel said. \"Since that's the No. 1 use of water, that will save a lot.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A little relief for Willits\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm also dumped heavy rain on Willits, a Mendocino County town of 5,000 that's one of 17 communities in the state with critically low water supplies. The city has imposed 35 percent mandatory consumption cuts on all water customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adrienne Moore, the Willits city manager, said the town got 6.61 inches of rain since last Wednesday. That increased the city's water supply, she said, but the town's reservoirs are still at just 25 to 30 percent of capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It definitely was helpful, but it has not at all pulled us out of a drought yet,\" Moore said. \"We would need to have several similar storms like that to consider the drought a non-issue.\" She compared the 250 acre feet in water that flowed into Willits' reservoirs to \"pouring a cup of coffee into a 5-gallon bucket.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As cautious as water managers sound north of the Golden Gate, at least they saw some meaningful improvement in water supplies over the weekend. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81968\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-81968\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/drakesoysterfarm20121129-640x413.jpg\" alt=\"Strings of mother shells for growing oysters at Drakes Bay Oyster Co., in 2007 photo. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strings of mother shells for growing oysters at Drakes Bay Oyster Co., in 2007 photo. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update Wednesday 10:15 a.m.:\u003c/strong> The owner of the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. says he'll appeal his imminent eviction from Point Reyes National Seashore to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday rejected Kevin Lunny's request for a rehearing of his case. Lunny has been seeking to overturn a 2012 decision by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to end the oyster operation's lease at the seashore and allow the National Park Service to proceed with plans to convert the property to wilderness uses. But Lunny says he isn't finished yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/ci_24909002/court-denies-drakes-bay-oyster-co-petition-have\" target=\"_blank\">the Marin Independent Journal reports\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Lunny said in a statement late Tuesday he will take his fight to the Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We believe the court's decision not to rehear our case is incorrect, and that the dissenting opinion from Judge Watford will prevail,\" Lunny said. \"Because of that, we are requesting our case be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. We are grateful for our thousands of supporters, partners, customers and patrons that have supported our small, family-owned farm for four generations. We remain committed to succeeding in our fight to remain open and serve our community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a September ruling 9th Circuit Judge Paul J. Watford wrote in a dissenting opinion Lunny's request for an injunction should have been granted. That provided the oyster company's supporters hope the court might re-consider that 2-1 ruling.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (Tuesday): \u003c/strong>The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has closed another legal door on the Drakes Bay Oyster Co.'s bid to reverse a federal decision that will force it to shut down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court today announced that a three-judge panel \u003ca href=\"http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2014/01/14/13-15227_order_amended_opinion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">voted 2-1 against Drakes Bay's request\u003c/a> for an en banc hearing of its case, which challenges former Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar's refusal to grant an extension of the oyster operation's lease at Point Reyes National Seashore. By the same vote, the same panel last September rejected an appeal from Drakes Bay owner Kevin Lunny for a preliminary injunction to head off the eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At issue in the case is the conflict between Lunny's decade-old campaign to win an extension to the oyster company's lease and National Park Service plans to designate Drakes Estero, the operation's site, as wilderness. \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinmagazine.com/Marin-Magazine/November-2008/The-Oyster-War/\" target=\"_blank\">Lunny has long maintained \u003c/a>that the park service not only could but should extend the 40-year \"reservation of use and occupancy\" first granted in 1972 when the government bought the property from the operation's previous owner. The National Park Service, operating under provisions of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/pore/parkmgmt/upload/lawsandpolicies_publiclaw94_544.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">1976 Point Reyes Wilderness Act\u003c/a>, informed Lunny in 2005 of its intention not to extend the lease beyond its expiration date in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Lunny's chief allies, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, lobbied for an extension of the lease and in 2009 managed to win approval of legislation authorizing the secretary of the Interior to grant a 10-year extension to the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. After a long review process marked by charges that the National Park Service had manipulated data to show the oyster farm was harmful to the environment, \u003ca href=\"http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=332286\" target=\"_blank\">Salazar declined to extend the lease\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among other reasons, Salazar cited the government's original agreement to purchase the oyster farm's property, Park Service policy limiting commercial operations in national parks and wilderness areas, and the requirements of the 1976 Point Reyes law. He also acknowledged the scientific uncertainty over the oyster operation's environmental and recreational impacts, but said in his view that studies backed the view that letting the lease expire \"would result in long-term beneficial impacts to the estero’s natural environment.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salazar's decision required Drakes Bay Oyster Co. to vacate its premises within 120 days, a departure delayed when \u003ca href=\"http://causeofaction.org/assets/uploads/2012/12/115478606-DBOC-Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lunny filed suit in December 2012\u003c/a> to block the Interior secretary's action. The lawsuit alleged that Salazar had violated the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires an assessment of agency impacts on the human environment, and the federal Administrative Policy Act, which guides government decision-making policies. Ultimately, a federal judge in San Francisco rejected Lunny's request for a preliminary injunction to halt the Department of Interior's action, leading to the 9th Circuit appeal and today's decision denying a rehearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case has caused a split between environmental groups that support wilderness restoration at Point Reyes and leaders of the sustainable food movement, who praise Drakes Bay as a model operation. Both sides submitted \"friend of the court\" briefs during the Drakes Bay appeal. A group of local restaurateurs were among those who \u003ca href=\"http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2013/04/03/13-15227_Drakes_Bay_amicus_brief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">filed a brief\u003c/a> arguing that closing the operation \"would have a broad, negative and immediate impact, on the local economy and the sustainable agriculture and food industry in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the school children of the workers who live in the housing units onsite, and, in the longer term, on food security and the U.S. balance of trade.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today's decision to deny the en banc review, in which a larger panel of 9th Circuit judges would have considered Lunny's request, leaves just one option for a further appeal: The U.S. Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peter Prows, one of several lawyers who has represented Lunny in fighting the Interior Department's decision, said in December that he was prepared to take the case to the nation's highest court if the en banc hearing was denied. \"I don't see any reason why we wouldn't take it to the Supreme Court,\" he \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/ci_24648124/appeals-court-urged-reject-drakes-bay-oyster-case\" target=\"_blank\">told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a>. \"It's a bigger issue than just the oyster farm.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Drake-s-Bay-Oyster-Co-s-options-are-running-out-5142560.php\" target=\"_blank\">The San Francisco Chronicle reports\u003c/a> the company is considering further legal action:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Spokeswoman Tina Walker said the company is \"strongly considering\" a Supreme Court appeal, and disagrees with the Ninth Circuit's decision to \"eject our historic, family-owned oyster farm.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Drakes Bay Oyster Co. has been allowed to continue operating while its case has been litigated. It would need to seek another court order to remain open while appealing to the Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the ruling released today by the 9th Circuit:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe id=\"doc_73963\" src=\"//www.scribd.com/embeds/199698950/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reporting on California land policy, planning and conservation is supported by a grant from the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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This is simultaneously a perk of the job and an occupational hazard — one’s memory merges shows and guests, and too often we become blasé about interviews that give listeners \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/series/700000/driveway-moments\">driveway moments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, when you produce a show, you tend to be overly critical of it and engage in a lot of Monday-morning quarterbacking. You get mad at yourself because a guest was too tepid, a topic wasn’t discussed enough, or you let an off-topic call on air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All that is to say, if those of us who work in radio recommend a show, chances are it warrants listening. 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From the get-go he called me “The Kras.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Friday Host Dave Iverson:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo shows that were memorable for me: our program on kindness, which in turn prompted a show on apologies. What was striking to me was how each of those programs seemed to strike a real chord with listeners. It reminded me that as important as it is for Forum to cover policy issues, people’s lives, deep down, aren’t really about issues. What sticks inside us is often more basic. And getting a chance to hear stories about everyday moments that were turning points in someone’s life, in this case an act of kindness or an an apology, can be as important as our more usual fare. It’s the same reason we’re drawn to NPR’s \u003ca href=\"http://storycorps.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StoryCorps\u003c/a>. We all have a hunger to hear a good story, one that resonates within us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Senior Producer Dan Zoll:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Forum team is still talking about Michael Krasny’s fascinating interview with \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201302280930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxer Mike Tyson\u003c/a>, who was refreshingly open and willing to address tough questions and uncomfortable subjects, including the time he discovered his ex-wife Robin Givens with Brad Pitt. Tyson may be the only guest to have called Michael “\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/kqed/mike-tyson-calls-michael\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kraz-ster\u003c/a>.” The former heavyweight champ also talked passionately about his love of pigeons, the dangers of economic inequality, and military history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another program that stands out was our show on Propositions B and C on San Francisco’s November ballot. At Forum we take great pride in our election coverage. This year, there were not many high-profile issues on local ballots, but one exception was these two measures, which involved a proposal for the construction of a high-rise on the Embarcadero waterfront. Host Dave Iverson did a stellar job of breaking down a complex and contentious topic. Our panel was knowledgeable, passionate and well-matched, and featured one politician and one activist on each side. I think it was one of those shows that was both a service to voters and engaging radio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Producer Judy Campbell: \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe did a really fun show on the “Magic and Mystery of the Bay Area’s Fog.” It was great to hear so many people chime in with their love, and their hate, for the fog, including a bar pilot who guided ships through the bay, who said that navigating a boat in the fog is like driving down a highway with the hood up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another favorite was our show marking the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Michael talked with four Californians whose lives were profoundly affected by the war — a woman who lost her son, a veteran of the war, an Iraqi translator who now lives in San Jose and a woman with small children whose husband was deployed. It was a very personal and illuminating look back at the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Producer Irene Noguchi\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMy choice is “\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201308161000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Case for Kindness\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea for this show stemmed from a commencement speech that short story writer George Saunders gave at Syracuse University. Instead of doling out witty career advice, he asked graduates to do one thing: be kinder. We asked our listeners for their stories of kindness, or times when they wished they’d been kinder. I was fortunate to answer the phones that day, and some of the stories nearly brought me to tears. (Some of the best stories: A concentration camp survivor who remembered a starving child sharing food with him, a woman whose childhood bullies called her years later to apologize, and an alcoholic who tracked down his long-lost daughter — also an addict — and took her to Alcoholics Anonymous with him.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My second pick is our show on efforts to save African elephants. Researching this show was both informative and heartbreaking. We get to do a lot of in-depth research on the topics we cover, and for this show, I was talking to world experts who described both the caring nature and gentleness of the elephants they studied, and the horror of elephants being slaughtered for their tusks over the decades. At this rate, I wonder if my future grandchildren will ever see a wild African elephant; it’s still hard for me to imagine any species we’ve grown up with no longer existing. 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And getting a chance to hear stories about everyday moments that were turning points in someone’s life, in this case an act of kindness or an an apology, can be as important as our more usual fare. It’s the same reason we’re drawn to NPR’s \u003ca href=\"http://storycorps.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StoryCorps\u003c/a>. We all have a hunger to hear a good story, one that resonates within us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Senior Producer Dan Zoll:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Forum team is still talking about Michael Krasny’s fascinating interview with \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201302280930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxer Mike Tyson\u003c/a>, who was refreshingly open and willing to address tough questions and uncomfortable subjects, including the time he discovered his ex-wife Robin Givens with Brad Pitt. 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The county grew by nearly 26,000 people to a total of roughly 1.6 million residents — a growth rate of 1.7 percent compared to a statewide rate of 0.9 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Statewide, 103,000 more people left California than came here during the July 2012-July 2013 period — a decline that has continued since 2001. But in the Bay Area, 4,800 more people moved in than left, with Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa and Santa Cruz counties picking up the biggest gains. Santa Clara and San Francisco counties, where most of the area jobs are, saw 3,522 and 1,824, respectively, move away. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118632\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 442px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/15/listeners-weigh-in-gentricication-is-_____________/attachment/93075709/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-118632\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-118632 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/93075709.jpg\" alt=\"Thinkstock Image\" width=\"442\" height=\"386\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thinkstock Image\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In nearly every \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum\u003c/a> show on \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/priced-out/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Priced Out\u003c/a>, KQED’s series on affordable housing in the Bay Area, many listeners and commenters opine, to paraphrase, “Build Baby Build.” That is to say, San Francisco simply needs to accept its popularity and booming economy and build more housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Forum decided to take up the question, “\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201311251000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can the Bay Area build its way out of a lack of affordable housing?\u003c/a>” The answer, to paraphrase again, is “It’s complicated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Forum guests agreed that building needs to be part of the solution, they also agreed that creating housing is a complex problem, requiring a multi-pronged, nuanced approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a person who enjoys listening, the full Forum show is online \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201311251000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>. But if you’re short on time and just want the highlights, this post’s for you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1.Work backwards\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are so many places for a new housing development to start — a plot of land, a vacant building, heck, just the need for housing itself is a starting point. But according to Peter Cohen, co-director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfccho.org/\">Council of Community Housing Organization\u003c/a>, the best way to ensure affordable housing is to first consider who will live in a given building, and then take the steps necessary to achieve housing for that population. \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">If Bay Area officials are serious about providing housing for the middle class, they need to start with that in mind.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Affordable housing is typically built for a very specific income-level of household and also for a particular population. Maybe it’s built for seniors, maybe it’s for families, and maybe it’s for transitional-age youth. So the calculation at the front – of how much those rents or those ownership prices will be — is already known, and then that works backwards into operating costs and construction costs, and the subsidy is calculated from there. But it’s very intentional about who we are building for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Prioritize regional solutions \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Too often San Francisco gets all the attention. But unfortunately a lack of middle-class-friendly housing is not unique to San Francisco, and the solution won’t be found within its 49 square miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The rest of the region has not done its share,” said Gabriel Metcalf, executive director of \u003ca href=\"http://www.spur.org/\">SPUR\u003c/a>, a San Francisco-based urban planning organization. “It has not either permitted enough affordable housing or simply has not created walkable places. So the pressure on San Francisco is all the greater. We need help from the rest of the region to solve this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘That’s the problem – the places where it’s good to build a lot of new housing for the regional growth is also where you have the greatest degree of gentrification.’\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Cohen points out that some regional planning does take place, specifically at the hands of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/housingneeds/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of Bay Area Governments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The state on a regular basis, every 5 to 7 years, comes up with some calculations of projected housing needs based on the growing workforce in every part of the state of California,” said Cohen. “The Bay Area gets what is called a ‘\u003ca href=\"http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/housingneeds/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Housing Needs Allocation\u003c/a>.’ Those, in turn, are distributed to each county and city as their share of the housing production that they need to produce over the next 5 to 7 years. And that’s broken down by affordability level. San Francisco has its share, Burlingame has its share, Concord has its share. The crisis we’re in on a regional level is not a whole lot different from San Francisco, except the factors are different. We are dramatically underproducing low-income housing and middle-income housing across the region, and from a numbers standpoint, overproducing market-rate housing. So there is a structural problem with the market relative to need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But often, despite a region’s good intentions, \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/contracostatimes/ci_24562439/lafayette-mayor-homeowners-debate-growth-at-state-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local officials have a hard time getting their communities on board\u003c/a> with such plans. And that brings us to our next point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Drop the NIMBY-ism\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[NIMBY-ism] is probably the biggest problem we face,” said Karen Chapple, associate director of the \u003ca href=\"http://iurd.berkeley.edu/\">Institute for Urban and Regional Development\u003c/a> at UC Berkeley. “We don’t have an easy solution. I think it’s changing over time as people see that their own kids can’t live in their cities. Eventually they come to their senses, but they’re still going to fight the apartment building on their block.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Consider public transportation when planning and pricing\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an October \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201310311000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussion on the state of the Bay Area real estate market\u003c/a>, Carolyn Said, who covers economics and real estate for the San Francisco Chronicle, made the point that Solano County is a great place to live if you can work an off-schedule or work from home. In other words, if you don’t have to commute. Some of the least affordable (or should we say “less expensive”) areas in the Bay Area remain that way because a lack of transit infrastructure makes them less appealing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Chapple, public transit needs to be part of the affordable housing discussion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our cost of housing is not just how much we pay for rent and utilities, or mortgage and utilities,” said Chapple. “It’s also location, and how much that is costing us. How efficient is the location?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to think of transportation costs as part of this overall affordability question, which is where the regional issue becomes so salient… \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">We think we’re adding affordability out in Antioch, but in reality, we’re actually adding more transportation costs.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to be very strategic in thinking about where we’re going to put this housing,” Chapple continued. “So let’s look at our corridors, because that’s where there isn’t that much community objection. Let’s look at El Camino Real, let’s look at San Pablo Avenue, let’s look at Telegraph Avenue, and let’s incentivize building on these corridors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Peter Cohen warns that vulnerable populations often live along those transportation corridors and he cites concerns with \u003ca href=\"http://onebayarea.org/regional-initiatives/plan-bay-area.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan Bay Area\u003c/a>, a regional transportation and housing plan aimed at accommodating growth while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201307220900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan Bay Area\u003c/a> is essentially a growth vision for all the population of the region over the next 20 years or so, and 75 percent of it goes into those El Camino Real corridors or those urbanized neighborhoods,” said Cohen. “Which, from a land use standpoint and an urbanism standpoint, is good. … [But] if you overlay that with where there are communities that are actually vulnerable for displacement – gentrification displacement – it’s a very close match. That’s the problem – the places where it’s good to build a lot of new housing for the regional growth is also where you have the greatest degree of gentrification.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Show affordable housing the money\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen also goes on to criticize Plan Bay Area for its lack of monetary teeth:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no funding source for the affordable housing that’s necessary to make that kind of vision work,” he said. “It’s just basically a numerical game plan and then the market builds. But the market only builds for a segment of that need and without the money, what you have is a recipe for displacement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just how much does it cost to build affordable or subsidized housing? A lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It probably costs, depending on who you’re building for, a few hundred thousand dollars in subsidies per unit,” said Gabriel Metcalf. “And maybe a third of that [comes from local sources]. So call it a $100,000 in subsidy, locally, per unit. You can kind of multiply that by how many people you want to help, and you can help thousands of people, but there will still be hundreds of thousands of people who are not going to get one of those units.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Think beyond the single-family unit\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did a study on the East Bay of the potential for building in-law units, and compared it to the potential for building multi-family buildings, and we found that about half of our in-field developments should be coming from in-law units,” said Karen Chapple. “In many of our larger lots it’s very hard to assemble, it’s very expensive. It can cost one quarter the amount to build an in-law unit in the back of a single-family home. That said, it does need to be price controlled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco city officials are starting to recognize the role that secondary units can play in easing the housing crunch. San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener has \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=69198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed allowing in-law units to be built in his district\u003c/a> and Board of Supervisor President David Chiu introduced legislation that would \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-in-law-proposal-would-make-units-legal-5011267.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalize existing secondary units\u003c/a> that were built illegally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What do you think Bay Area officials should do to increase the amount of affordable housing in the region? We welcome your suggestions in the comments below.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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So the calculation at the front – of how much those rents or those ownership prices will be — is already known, and then that works backwards into operating costs and construction costs, and the subsidy is calculated from there. But it’s very intentional about who we are building for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Prioritize regional solutions \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Too often San Francisco gets all the attention. But unfortunately a lack of middle-class-friendly housing is not unique to San Francisco, and the solution won’t be found within its 49 square miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The rest of the region has not done its share,” said Gabriel Metcalf, executive director of \u003ca href=\"http://www.spur.org/\">SPUR\u003c/a>, a San Francisco-based urban planning organization. “It has not either permitted enough affordable housing or simply has not created walkable places. So the pressure on San Francisco is all the greater. We need help from the rest of the region to solve this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘That’s the problem – the places where it’s good to build a lot of new housing for the regional growth is also where you have the greatest degree of gentrification.’\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Cohen points out that some regional planning does take place, specifically at the hands of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/housingneeds/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of Bay Area Governments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The state on a regular basis, every 5 to 7 years, comes up with some calculations of projected housing needs based on the growing workforce in every part of the state of California,” said Cohen. “The Bay Area gets what is called a ‘\u003ca href=\"http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/housingneeds/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Housing Needs Allocation\u003c/a>.’ Those, in turn, are distributed to each county and city as their share of the housing production that they need to produce over the next 5 to 7 years. And that’s broken down by affordability level. San Francisco has its share, Burlingame has its share, Concord has its share. The crisis we’re in on a regional level is not a whole lot different from San Francisco, except the factors are different. We are dramatically underproducing low-income housing and middle-income housing across the region, and from a numbers standpoint, overproducing market-rate housing. So there is a structural problem with the market relative to need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But often, despite a region’s good intentions, \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/contracostatimes/ci_24562439/lafayette-mayor-homeowners-debate-growth-at-state-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local officials have a hard time getting their communities on board\u003c/a> with such plans. And that brings us to our next point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Drop the NIMBY-ism\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[NIMBY-ism] is probably the biggest problem we face,” said Karen Chapple, associate director of the \u003ca href=\"http://iurd.berkeley.edu/\">Institute for Urban and Regional Development\u003c/a> at UC Berkeley. “We don’t have an easy solution. I think it’s changing over time as people see that their own kids can’t live in their cities. Eventually they come to their senses, but they’re still going to fight the apartment building on their block.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Consider public transportation when planning and pricing\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an October \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201310311000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussion on the state of the Bay Area real estate market\u003c/a>, Carolyn Said, who covers economics and real estate for the San Francisco Chronicle, made the point that Solano County is a great place to live if you can work an off-schedule or work from home. In other words, if you don’t have to commute. Some of the least affordable (or should we say “less expensive”) areas in the Bay Area remain that way because a lack of transit infrastructure makes them less appealing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Chapple, public transit needs to be part of the affordable housing discussion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our cost of housing is not just how much we pay for rent and utilities, or mortgage and utilities,” said Chapple. “It’s also location, and how much that is costing us. How efficient is the location?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to think of transportation costs as part of this overall affordability question, which is where the regional issue becomes so salient… \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">We think we’re adding affordability out in Antioch, but in reality, we’re actually adding more transportation costs.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to be very strategic in thinking about where we’re going to put this housing,” Chapple continued. “So let’s look at our corridors, because that’s where there isn’t that much community objection. Let’s look at El Camino Real, let’s look at San Pablo Avenue, let’s look at Telegraph Avenue, and let’s incentivize building on these corridors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Peter Cohen warns that vulnerable populations often live along those transportation corridors and he cites concerns with \u003ca href=\"http://onebayarea.org/regional-initiatives/plan-bay-area.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan Bay Area\u003c/a>, a regional transportation and housing plan aimed at accommodating growth while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201307220900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan Bay Area\u003c/a> is essentially a growth vision for all the population of the region over the next 20 years or so, and 75 percent of it goes into those El Camino Real corridors or those urbanized neighborhoods,” said Cohen. “Which, from a land use standpoint and an urbanism standpoint, is good. … [But] if you overlay that with where there are communities that are actually vulnerable for displacement – gentrification displacement – it’s a very close match. That’s the problem – the places where it’s good to build a lot of new housing for the regional growth is also where you have the greatest degree of gentrification.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Show affordable housing the money\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen also goes on to criticize Plan Bay Area for its lack of monetary teeth:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no funding source for the affordable housing that’s necessary to make that kind of vision work,” he said. “It’s just basically a numerical game plan and then the market builds. But the market only builds for a segment of that need and without the money, what you have is a recipe for displacement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just how much does it cost to build affordable or subsidized housing? A lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It probably costs, depending on who you’re building for, a few hundred thousand dollars in subsidies per unit,” said Gabriel Metcalf. “And maybe a third of that [comes from local sources]. So call it a $100,000 in subsidy, locally, per unit. You can kind of multiply that by how many people you want to help, and you can help thousands of people, but there will still be hundreds of thousands of people who are not going to get one of those units.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Think beyond the single-family unit\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did a study on the East Bay of the potential for building in-law units, and compared it to the potential for building multi-family buildings, and we found that about half of our in-field developments should be coming from in-law units,” said Karen Chapple. “In many of our larger lots it’s very hard to assemble, it’s very expensive. It can cost one quarter the amount to build an in-law unit in the back of a single-family home. That said, it does need to be price controlled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco city officials are starting to recognize the role that secondary units can play in easing the housing crunch. San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener has \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=69198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed allowing in-law units to be built in his district\u003c/a> and Board of Supervisor President David Chiu introduced legislation that would \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-in-law-proposal-would-make-units-legal-5011267.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalize existing secondary units\u003c/a> that were built illegally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In an election year marked with low voter turnout, voters passed a controversial measure on gun control in Sunnyvale, struck down waterfront development plans in San Francisco and largely said yes to school bonds across the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/118853084\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A quick overview of Bay Area election results:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Prop. A - Passed - This ensures city retiree health care funds are not used for other budget items.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. B - Rejected - Voters said no to a new luxury housing, retail and recreational development along the waterfront. (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/06/election-2013-sf-waterfront-development-measures-lose\">More on the defeat of Props. 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More results can be found on local government websites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/49566/122611/Web01/en/summary.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/DEPTS/RV/ELECTION-INFO/ELECTION-RESULTS\" target=\"_blank\">Marin County\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://vote.sonoma-county.org/CONTENT.ASPX?SID=1009&ID=2456\" target=\"_blank\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgov2.org/INDEX.ASPX?PAGE=3979\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://racetracker.shapethefuture.org/SUMMARY_RESULTS.ASPX?ELECTION_ID=1\" target=\"_blank\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/SANTA_CLARA/49877/121005/WEB01/EN/SUMMARY.HTML\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://%20http//WWW.VOTESCOUNT.COM/NOV13/RESULTS.HTM\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Cruz County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunnyvale\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Measure A - Passed - This puts and end to odd-year elections in Sunnyvale, syncing their local elections with the county and state election cycles. Several current elected officials will gain an additional year in office.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure B - Passed - Sunnyvale's hotel tax will be increased by 1 percent.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure C - Passed - Sunnyvale gun owners must lock up their firearms when not in their possession and report a missing or stolen firearm within 48 hours. In the city, you can’t possess magazines with more than 10 rounds and ammunition sales will be tracked.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>School Measures\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Prop. P - Rejected - Voters said no to a $130 million bond measure that would reopen and renovate several schools.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. R - Passed - Renews existing parcel taxes for Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District for 10years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. S - Passed - Gives Las Lomitas (K-3) in Atherton and La Entrada (4-8) in Menlo Park a $60 million bond for facility improvements.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. W - Passed - Voters approved a $23 million bond to rebuild O'Connor Elementary School in Menlo Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>City measures\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Prop. Q - Passed - Reduces the utility tax from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent for four years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. T - Passed - Increases the business license tax to $115.28 per 1,000 cubic feet of liquid storage capacity. This is expected to put $400,000 in the city's coffers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. U - Passed - Increases the business license tax over a period of years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. V - Rejected - Voters rejected a measure that would have placed a tax on telecommunications in Pacifica.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prop. X - Passed - Continues a special parcel tax for four years.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Measure A - Passed - Voters approved a $5 million bond measure for upgrades, modernization and repairs for Lagunitas School District campuses.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure B - Passed - Adds a half-percent to the sales tax for six years in Corte Madera.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure C - Passed - Adds a half-percent to sales tax for five years in Larkspur.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure D - Passed - Adds a half-percent to sales tax for 10 years in San Anselmo.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure E - Passed - Extends and increases the San Rafael sales tax, setting it at three-quarters of a percent for 20 years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure F - Passed - Voters approved a $394 million bond measure for seismic-safety upgrades for Marin General Hospital and to enhance and modernize emergency and medical facilities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure G - Passed - Increases the annual fire tax for the Kentfield Fire Department to 10 cents for every square foot of building space.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure H - Passed - Extends the Marinwood Community Services District's special tax for parks maintenance through the 2016-17 fiscal year.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure I - Passed - Authorizes a $49 parcel tax for Mesa Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Measure J - Rejected - Denies a $7 million bond measure to upgrade Strawberry Recreation District.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other Elections\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Don't see what you're looking for? More results can be found on local government websites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/49566/122611/Web01/en/summary.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/DEPTS/RV/ELECTION-INFO/ELECTION-RESULTS\" target=\"_blank\">Marin County\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://vote.sonoma-county.org/CONTENT.ASPX?SID=1009&ID=2456\" target=\"_blank\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgov2.org/INDEX.ASPX?PAGE=3979\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://racetracker.shapethefuture.org/SUMMARY_RESULTS.ASPX?ELECTION_ID=1\" target=\"_blank\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/SANTA_CLARA/49877/121005/WEB01/EN/SUMMARY.HTML\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://%20http//WWW.VOTESCOUNT.COM/NOV13/RESULTS.HTM\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Cruz County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117208\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/04/117182/Marin-County-election-2013-ballot-measures/early-voting-begins-in-north-carolina/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117208\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-117208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/402_transform.jpg\" alt=\"Marin County residents are voting on various sales tax increases and bonds. (Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marin County residents are voting on various sales tax increases and bonds. (Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marin residents will vote today on a number of tax measures, and also choose representatives to serve on the councils of six different cities and towns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Four Marin municipalities have measures on the ballot to boost local sales taxes. \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Measure F\u003c/span> will be closely watched: It's a $394 million general obligation bond to pay for a major rebuild of Marin General Hospital (under state law, Marin General has until 2030 to make seismic upgrades, and the hospital wants to expand and enhance its facilities).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MEASURE A – SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, LAGUNITAS SCHOOL DISTRICT \u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">(55 percent approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>To modernize learning environments, classrooms and libraries; renovate outdated school facilities improve energy efficiency; enhance student access to technology; make health and safety renovations; upgrade playgrounds and playfields; and replace outdated windows and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems, shall the Lagunitas School District issue $5,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no bond money taken by the state or used for teacher or administrator salaries? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look up your polling place\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/alco_ssl_app/rov/voter_info/voter_profile.jsp?formLanguage=E\" target=\"_blank\">Alameda Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cocovote.us/current-election/where-do-i-vote/#Search\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Costa Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/voting-information/polling-places/find-your-polling-place/find-your-polling-place-app\" target=\"_blank\">Marin Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://secure.countyofnapa.org/VoterInfo/\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfelections.org/tools/pollsite/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shapethefuture.org/apps/voterlookup/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">San Mateo Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://eservices.sccgov.org/rov/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/november_6th_2012_general_election/pollinglookup.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Solano Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smartvoter.org/ca/sn/\" target=\"_blank\">Sonoma Co.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Are you in favor of this $5 million bond measure for upgrades, modernization and repairs for school district campuses?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE B – SALES TAX TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL GENERAL SERVICES — TOWN OF CORTE MADERA\u003c/strong> (majority approval required)\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>The Town of Corte Madera Essential General Services Measure. To maintain essential Town services including but not limited to: current levels of local fire prevention, flood control, streets and potholes, disaster preparedness, safe routes to schools, and senior and youth programs, shall the Town enact a half-cent sales tax for 6 years, requiring a citizen's oversight committee review and annual examination to ensure funds are spent locally as promised for the benefit of Corte Madera residents? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Do you want to add a half-percent to sales tax for six years for local services, projects and programs, such as maintaining local fire protection, flood control and street repair programs and senior and youth activities?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Argument filed with county clerk's office pdf\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE C — \u003cstrong>STREET REPAIR SALES TAX & ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE — CITY OF LARKSPUR\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> (majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Larkspur Street Repair/Essential City Services Measure. To repair aging and deteriorating neighborhood streets and roads; repair potholes; maintain police and fire protection;maintain 9-1-1 emergency/medical response; clear hazardous and flammable brush to prevent fires and improve emergency vehicle access;and maintain essential city services,shall the City of Larkspur enact a ½ cent sales tax for 5 years with annual performance reviews, independent annual audits, citizens oversight, and no money for Sacramento?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Do you want to add a half-percent to sales tax for five years to pay for local services, projects and programs, such as fixing city streets and maintaining essential city services?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20C.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE D — SALES TAX FOR SAN ANSELMO STREET REPAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY & ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE — TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO \u003c/strong>(majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>To repair potholes, repave roads, reduce traffic congestion, maintain and improve sidewalks/drainage/street medians, preserve public safety, and improve other general Town services, facilities, and infrastructure, shall the Town of San Anselmo establish a one-half percent (.5%) sales tax for ten years, with annual independent audits, mandatory public expenditure reports, and an independent citizens' oversight committee with all funds staying in San Anselmo under local control?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong>Do you want to add a half-percent to sales tax for 10 years to pay for local projects, services and programs, such as fixing streets and maintaining town services?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20D.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20D.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Argument filed with county clerk's office\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE E — SAN RAFAEL STREET REPAIR/ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE — CITY OF SAN RAFAEL \u003c/strong>(majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>Shall the City of San Rafael extend the existing one-half percent local sales tax and increase the rate by one-quarter percent to provide funding that cannot be taken by the State, and can be used to preserve essential city services for a period of 20 years, including: maintaining rapid emergency police/fire response times, maintaining adequate numbers of on-duty firefighters/paramedics/police, ensuring earthquake safe police/fire stations, maintaining community centers and repairing city streets?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong>Do you want to extend and increase the local city sales tax, setting it at three-quarters of a percent for 20 years, to maintain city services and pay for seismic-safety repairs for emergency services buildings?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20E.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">MEASURE F —\u003c/span>\u003c/a> MARIN HEALTHCARE DISTRICT BOND — MARIN HEALTHCARE DISTRICT\u003c/strong> (2/3 Approval Required)\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>To make seismic upgrades to Marin General Hospital to meet stricter California earthquake standards and keep open Marin County's only Designated Trauma Center; to expand and enhance emergency and other medical facilities; to provide the latest lifesaving medical facilities for treatment of heart, stroke, cancer and other diseases, and to reduce ER wait times, shall the Marin Healthcare District issue $394,000,000 in bonds to improve Marin General Hospital and related facilities with new construction, acquisitions, and renovations?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Are you in favor of a $394 million bond measure for seismic-safety upgrades for Marin General Hospital and to enhance and modernize emergency and medical facilities?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20F.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20F.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE G — Emergency Services Parcel Tax — Kentfield Fire District\u003c/strong> (2/3 approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>To maintain rapid emergency medical response services, protect our homes and businesses from fire, keep property insurance rates manageable, and continue the District's long term fiscal well-being, shall the voters of Kentfield Fire District repeal the existing fire tax and replace it with a special tax of 10¢ per building square foot, retain the existing rate for vacant parcels, and increase the District's appropriations limit, with all revenue staying in our local community?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Do you want to increase the annual fire tax for the Kentfield Fire Department to 10 cents for every square foot of building space?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20G.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE H — COMMUNITY SERVICES TAX — MARINWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT \u003c/strong>(majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>Shall the appropriations limit established for Marinwood Community Services District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution be increased over the appropriations limit established by said article for each of the four fiscal years 2013-2014 through 2016-2017 in the amount equal to the revenue received from the special tax for park maintenance services previously approved by the voters in March, 2005?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Do you want to extend the district's special tax for parks maintenance through the 2016-17 fiscal year? The tax costs about $179 per household.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20H.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE I — MESA PARCEL TAX — CITY OF SAN RAFAEL \u003c/strong>(2/3 approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Shall Resolution No. 11 of the Board of Commissioners of Mesa Park be confirmed, establishing a special tax of $49 per year per improved parcel, commencing with fiscal year 2014-2015 and continuing for a period of 4 years, for the maintenance and operation of Mesa Park located at 110 Mesa Road,and shall the appropriations limits be confirmed in the amount equal to the tax revenues received by this parcel tax?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Do you want to authorize a $49 parcel tax? Mesa Park residents approved a \u003ca title=\"Mesa Park District parcel tax, Measure E (June 2008)\" href=\"http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Mesa_Park_District_parcel_tax,_Measure_E_(June_2008)\">$45 dollar parcel tax\u003c/a> in 2008, which expired this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20I.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 16px\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE J — RECREATIONAL FACILITY MAINTENANCE & REPAIR BOND — STRAWBERRY RECREATION DISTRICT\u003c/strong> (2/3 approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Shall the Strawberry Recreation District incur bonded indebtedness of not to exceed $7,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction and completion of certain recreational improvements, including but not limited to main building improvements, new bathrooms, pool area renovations with a new pool house, new playground features and activity spaces, enhanced plaza and seating, hillside amphitheater, tennis courts, athletic field improvements and bleacher seating, for the benefit of the District, its residents and children?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Are you in favor of a $7 million bond measure to upgrade Strawberry Recreation District's worn facilities, used by thousands annually?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20J.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20J.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE B – SALES TAX TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL GENERAL SERVICES — TOWN OF CORTE MADERA\u003c/strong> (majority approval required)\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>The Town of Corte Madera Essential General Services Measure. To maintain essential Town services including but not limited to: current levels of local fire prevention, flood control, streets and potholes, disaster preparedness, safe routes to schools, and senior and youth programs, shall the Town enact a half-cent sales tax for 6 years, requiring a citizen's oversight committee review and annual examination to ensure funds are spent locally as promised for the benefit of Corte Madera residents? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Do you want to add a half-percent to sales tax for six years for local services, projects and programs, such as maintaining local fire protection, flood control and street repair programs and senior and youth activities?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Argument filed with county clerk's office pdf\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE C — \u003cstrong>STREET REPAIR SALES TAX & ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE — CITY OF LARKSPUR\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> (majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Larkspur Street Repair/Essential City Services Measure. To repair aging and deteriorating neighborhood streets and roads; repair potholes; maintain police and fire protection;maintain 9-1-1 emergency/medical response; clear hazardous and flammable brush to prevent fires and improve emergency vehicle access;and maintain essential city services,shall the City of Larkspur enact a ½ cent sales tax for 5 years with annual performance reviews, independent annual audits, citizens oversight, and no money for Sacramento?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Do you want to add a half-percent to sales tax for five years to pay for local services, projects and programs, such as fixing city streets and maintaining essential city services?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20C.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE D — SALES TAX FOR SAN ANSELMO STREET REPAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY & ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE — TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO \u003c/strong>(majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>To repair potholes, repave roads, reduce traffic congestion, maintain and improve sidewalks/drainage/street medians, preserve public safety, and improve other general Town services, facilities, and infrastructure, shall the Town of San Anselmo establish a one-half percent (.5%) sales tax for ten years, with annual independent audits, mandatory public expenditure reports, and an independent citizens' oversight committee with all funds staying in San Anselmo under local control?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong>Do you want to add a half-percent to sales tax for 10 years to pay for local projects, services and programs, such as fixing streets and maintaining town services?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20D.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20D.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Argument filed with county clerk's office\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE E — SAN RAFAEL STREET REPAIR/ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE — CITY OF SAN RAFAEL \u003c/strong>(majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>Shall the City of San Rafael extend the existing one-half percent local sales tax and increase the rate by one-quarter percent to provide funding that cannot be taken by the State, and can be used to preserve essential city services for a period of 20 years, including: maintaining rapid emergency police/fire response times, maintaining adequate numbers of on-duty firefighters/paramedics/police, ensuring earthquake safe police/fire stations, maintaining community centers and repairing city streets?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong>Do you want to extend and increase the local city sales tax, setting it at three-quarters of a percent for 20 years, to maintain city services and pay for seismic-safety repairs for emergency services buildings?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20E.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">MEASURE F —\u003c/span>\u003c/a> MARIN HEALTHCARE DISTRICT BOND — MARIN HEALTHCARE DISTRICT\u003c/strong> (2/3 Approval Required)\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>To make seismic upgrades to Marin General Hospital to meet stricter California earthquake standards and keep open Marin County's only Designated Trauma Center; to expand and enhance emergency and other medical facilities; to provide the latest lifesaving medical facilities for treatment of heart, stroke, cancer and other diseases, and to reduce ER wait times, shall the Marin Healthcare District issue $394,000,000 in bonds to improve Marin General Hospital and related facilities with new construction, acquisitions, and renovations?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Are you in favor of a $394 million bond measure for seismic-safety upgrades for Marin General Hospital and to enhance and modernize emergency and medical facilities?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20F.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20F.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE G — Emergency Services Parcel Tax — Kentfield Fire District\u003c/strong> (2/3 approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>To maintain rapid emergency medical response services, protect our homes and businesses from fire, keep property insurance rates manageable, and continue the District's long term fiscal well-being, shall the voters of Kentfield Fire District repeal the existing fire tax and replace it with a special tax of 10¢ per building square foot, retain the existing rate for vacant parcels, and increase the District's appropriations limit, with all revenue staying in our local community?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Do you want to increase the annual fire tax for the Kentfield Fire Department to 10 cents for every square foot of building space?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/editorial/ci_24413037/marin-ij-election-endorsements-decision-day-november-2013?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com\">Marin Independent Journal\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20G.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE H — COMMUNITY SERVICES TAX — MARINWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT \u003c/strong>(majority approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>Shall the appropriations limit established for Marinwood Community Services District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution be increased over the appropriations limit established by said article for each of the four fiscal years 2013-2014 through 2016-2017 in the amount equal to the revenue received from the special tax for park maintenance services previously approved by the voters in March, 2005?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell:\u003c/strong> Do you want to extend the district's special tax for parks maintenance through the 2016-17 fiscal year? The tax costs about $179 per household.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20H.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. If you find one please let us know at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ohubertallen@kqed.org\">ohubertallen@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>MEASURE I — MESA PARCEL TAX — CITY OF SAN RAFAEL \u003c/strong>(2/3 approval required)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How the ballot reads:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Shall Resolution No. 11 of the Board of Commissioners of Mesa Park be confirmed, establishing a special tax of $49 per year per improved parcel, commencing with fiscal year 2014-2015 and continuing for a period of 4 years, for the maintenance and operation of Mesa Park located at 110 Mesa Road,and shall the appropriations limits be confirmed in the amount equal to the tax revenues received by this parcel tax?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a nutshell: \u003c/strong> Do you want to authorize a $49 parcel tax? Mesa Park residents approved a \u003ca title=\"Mesa Park District parcel tax, Measure E (June 2008)\" href=\"http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Mesa_Park_District_parcel_tax,_Measure_E_(June_2008)\">$45 dollar parcel tax\u003c/a> in 2008, which expired this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments for:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/~/media/Files/Departments/RV/Elections/Nov%202013/Ballot%20Measures/Measure%20I.pdf\">Argument filed with county clerk's office (pdf)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arguments against:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None found. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/aVQ9IolNeQQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Thuy Vu\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Marin County, health experts are alarmed at a trend concerning childhood immunizations and the parallel rise of at least one disease that may be related. They’re seeing a steady rise in the number of Marin parents who choose \u003cem>not\u003c/em> to have their children vaccinated, and they now fear the numbers are high enough to threaten the health of the broader community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law requires that before children can enter kindergarten, they must be vaccinated for nine diseases, including chickenpox, measles and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pertussis\u003c/a> (better known as whooping cough). But parents can get around the law by filing a \u003ca href=\"http://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements/california.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal belief exemption\u003c/a>, a short, signed statement that vaccines are against their personal beliefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Marin, personal belief exemptions have doubled over the past decade to nearly 8 percent, the highest opt-out rate in the Bay Area and one of the highest in the state. Meanwhile, in April and May of this year, county public health officials reported \u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/main/newsroom/health-and-wellness-notices/2013/pertussis-advisory\">a significant rise in pertussis cases\u003c/a>. (\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/07/10/whooping-cough-staging-comeback-in-california/\">Whooping cough cases have been on the rise\u003c/a> in California and across the country; as of the end of June, Marin had reported more cases than almost any other county in the state.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At many schools in the county, vaccination levels are now below what’s needed for \u003ca href=\"http://www.vaccines.gov/basics/protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">herd immunity\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Herd immunity is an important concept because we need to have 85 to 95 percent of children in a community vaccinated in order to protect the community,” said Dr. Nelson Branco of \u003ca href=\"http://www.tamalpaispediatrics.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamalpais Pediatrics\u003c/a>. “When the herd immunity is low, we start to see outbreaks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on Vaccinations\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-vaccines-look-up-your-school-online/\">More California Parents Opting Out of Vaccines; Look Up Your School Online\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/21/marin-vaccinations/\">Marin Vaccination Opt-Outs Increase, Despite the Science\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/08/23/5-things-you-should-know-about-vaccines/\">5 Things You Should Know About Vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/30/vaccine-refusals-fueled-california-whooping-cough-epidemic-personal-belief-exemption/\">Vaccine Refusals Fueled California Whooping Cough Epidemic\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Dr. Branco finds the opt-out trend so troubling that he decided to take a stand last spring. His office refuses to see patients who don’t get the MMR shot for measles, mumps and rubella by age two.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Playing with fire\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Measles is dangerous. Infants under one can’t be immunized for measles,” Dr. Branco said. “In the 2008 outbreak in San Diego, there were 11 children who were ill with measles. Four of them were exposed in their doctors’ waiting room. We didn’t want that happening in our waiting room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamalpais Pediatrics has about 8,000 patients. After the new policy was put in place, 20 families left Dr. Branco’s practice. Many of them went to \u003ca href=\"http://www.pediatricalternatives.com/main_page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pediatric Alternatives\u003c/a>, which accepts families that don’t want to get all of the standard vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We get a lot of families that come to us that want to vaccinate, but they’re really concerned about the fact that they might have to give five or even six vaccines to their 2-month-old,” said Pediatric Alternatives’ Dr. Sarabenet Sequeira.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">We know that the same ingredients that caused the outbreak at the end of last year are present at the beginning of this year.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Dr. Sequeira says she believes most immunizations offer far more benefits than risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This fall, county health officials sent a survey to 3,000 parents of kindergarteners asking about their feelings on vaccines. They’re hoping the results will help them better understand why parents opt out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re also hoping a new law in January will help reverse the trend by requiring parents to consult with a health care provider before asking for a personal belief exemption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even under that law, however, parents can sidestep the consultation by claiming a religious exemption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Matt Willis, recalls how he came very close to shutting down a school to unvaccinated children toward the end of the last school year after a pertussis outbreak made 100 students ill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that the same ingredients that caused the outbreak at the end of last year are present at the beginning of this year,” Dr. Willis said. “It’s partly because we have so many parents who are opting out of vaccines” on behalf of their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far this year, the county has seen 140 cases of whooping cough. The problem extends well beyond Marin, as in 2010, more Californians came down with whooping cough than in any year since 1947. \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/30/vaccine-refusals-fueled-california-whooping-cough-epidemic-personal-belief-exemption/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten babies died\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The video above is from the premiere episode of \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/newsroom/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>KQED NEWSROOM\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, a weekly news magazine program on television, radio and online, featuring \u003cstrong>Thuy Vu\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>Scott Shafer\u003c/strong>. Tune in to KQED Public Television 9 on Friday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. to watch the entire show. Listen to a rebroadcast at KQED Public Radio 88.5 FM on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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(\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/07/10/whooping-cough-staging-comeback-in-california/\">Whooping cough cases have been on the rise\u003c/a> in California and across the country; as of the end of June, Marin had reported more cases than almost any other county in the state.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At many schools in the county, vaccination levels are now below what’s needed for \u003ca href=\"http://www.vaccines.gov/basics/protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">herd immunity\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Herd immunity is an important concept because we need to have 85 to 95 percent of children in a community vaccinated in order to protect the community,” said Dr. Nelson Branco of \u003ca href=\"http://www.tamalpaispediatrics.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamalpais Pediatrics\u003c/a>. “When the herd immunity is low, we start to see outbreaks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on Vaccinations\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-vaccines-look-up-your-school-online/\">More California Parents Opting Out of Vaccines; Look Up Your School Online\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/21/marin-vaccinations/\">Marin Vaccination Opt-Outs Increase, Despite the Science\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/08/23/5-things-you-should-know-about-vaccines/\">5 Things You Should Know About Vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/30/vaccine-refusals-fueled-california-whooping-cough-epidemic-personal-belief-exemption/\">Vaccine Refusals Fueled California Whooping Cough Epidemic\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Dr. Branco finds the opt-out trend so troubling that he decided to take a stand last spring. His office refuses to see patients who don’t get the MMR shot for measles, mumps and rubella by age two.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Playing with fire\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Measles is dangerous. Infants under one can’t be immunized for measles,” Dr. Branco said. “In the 2008 outbreak in San Diego, there were 11 children who were ill with measles. Four of them were exposed in their doctors’ waiting room. We didn’t want that happening in our waiting room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamalpais Pediatrics has about 8,000 patients. After the new policy was put in place, 20 families left Dr. Branco’s practice. Many of them went to \u003ca href=\"http://www.pediatricalternatives.com/main_page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pediatric Alternatives\u003c/a>, which accepts families that don’t want to get all of the standard vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We get a lot of families that come to us that want to vaccinate, but they’re really concerned about the fact that they might have to give five or even six vaccines to their 2-month-old,” said Pediatric Alternatives’ Dr. Sarabenet Sequeira.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">We know that the same ingredients that caused the outbreak at the end of last year are present at the beginning of this year.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Dr. Sequeira says she believes most immunizations offer far more benefits than risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This fall, county health officials sent a survey to 3,000 parents of kindergarteners asking about their feelings on vaccines. They’re hoping the results will help them better understand why parents opt out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re also hoping a new law in January will help reverse the trend by requiring parents to consult with a health care provider before asking for a personal belief exemption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even under that law, however, parents can sidestep the consultation by claiming a religious exemption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Matt Willis, recalls how he came very close to shutting down a school to unvaccinated children toward the end of the last school year after a pertussis outbreak made 100 students ill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that the same ingredients that caused the outbreak at the end of last year are present at the beginning of this year,” Dr. Willis said. “It’s partly because we have so many parents who are opting out of vaccines” on behalf of their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far this year, the county has seen 140 cases of whooping cough. 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Ten babies died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What the research says\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many parents have opted out of vaccinations due to a belief that they are linked to autism, despite a strong scientific consensus that it is not the case. The phenomenon of opting out of vaccines gained momentum after a 1998 study implicating the measles mumps and rubella vaccine appeared in The Lancet medical journal. The journal \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/health/research/03lancet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retracted the paper\u003c/a> in 2010 after its author, Andrew Wakefield, was found to have had significant financial conflicts of interest and to have committed ethical violations while conducting his research. In 2010, after he lost his medical license in Britain, he said, “I never made the claim at the time, nor do I still make the claim that MMR is a cause of autism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-vaccines-look-up-your-school-online/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find vaccination rates for kindergarten students in each California school\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>No other studies have found a link between vaccines and autism. In 2012, a study published in Nature found that the more advanced age of men who have children \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">may be contributing to the surging rates of autism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some parents who have opted out have focused on an alleged connection between \u003ca href=\"http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/UCM096228\">thimerosal\u003c/a>, a preservative that has been used in vaccines, and autism. 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