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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To modernize learning environments, classrooms and libraries; renovate outdated school facilities improve energy efficiency; enhance student access to technology; make health and safety renovations; upgrade playgrounds and playfields; and replace outdated windows and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems, shall the Lagunitas School District issue $5,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an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>\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>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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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. 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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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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. Multiple studies have debunked the link, however, and the substance has been eliminated from most vaccines in the U.S. for more than 10 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue of vaccinations has again made news recently after actress Jenny McCarthy, an \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/jenny-mccarthys-dangerous-views.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outspoken proponent of the belief that they are linked to autism and an active campaigner against vaccines\u003c/a>, was named a co-host on “The View.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or watch Mnookin discuss the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImF9BDC30lY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link between more affluent communities and vaccine opt-outs\u003c/a> here…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/ImF9BDC30lY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you still have questions, read \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/08/23/5-things-you-should-know-about-vaccines/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Things You Should Know About Vaccines\u003c/a> on KQED’s State of Health blog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And here’s KQED Public Radio’s Forum show \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201308220900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">segment\u003c/a> on new efforts putting pressure on parents to vaccinate their children …\u003c/p>\n\n",
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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. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_107451\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/19/107354/whale-washes-ashore-on-stinson-beach/whale/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107451\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-107451\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/08/whale-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"The adolescent fin whale was unable to get back out to deeper waters. (Courtesy of Shawn Johnson, Marine Mammal Center)\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The adolescent fin whale was unable to get back out to deeper waters. (Courtesy of Shawn Johnson, Marine Mammal Center)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A 45- to 50-foot \u003ca href=\"http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/finwhale.htm\">fin whale\u003c/a> died after stranding on the north side of Stinson Beach early this morning. Veterinarians are assembling a necropsy team to explore the cause of death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What they're doing is trying to see if they can actually pull the animal out of the water higher up on the beach, so that they can safely do a postmortem on the animal,\" said Kate Harle of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/\">Marine Mammal Center\u003c/a>. \"We have to figure out how the animal died, first and foremost. And then from there we'll actually figure out how to dispose of the animal correctly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts believe the whale washed up around midnight during high tide. A volunteer with the Marine Mammal Center first spotted the animal at 7:15 a.m. It lived until midmorning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harle said that, based on its size, it was probably a juvenile. This is the fourth fin whale the Marine Mammal Center has responded to since 2010. It's the first whale of any species it has responded to at Stinson Beach since 2006.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fin whales are the second-largest species of whale in the world, and can grow to be 75 feet long. They're an endangered species, typically found in deep offshore waters. They can live to be 80-90 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Video shows the whale, still alive, thrashing around in the shallow water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"//www.tout.com/m/0pvriw/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"388\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"//www.tout.com/m/o2uxa4/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"388\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Fin whale washes ashore at Stinson Beach \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/itMLOoKVJY\">pic.twitter.com/itMLOoKVJY\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Frankie Frost (@FrankieFrost1) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FrankieFrost1/statuses/369498144095997952\">August 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Fin whale at Stinson Beach is dead. Will be buried at beach. No cause of death, but no external injuries visible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Mark Prado (@MarkPradoIJ) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MarkPradoIJ/statuses/369509971496407040\">August 19, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Molly Samuel contributed to this article.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Photo: RVSD Courtesy press photo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yesterday, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/main/newsroom/press-releases/2013/arrest-in-manila\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin County district attorney announced\u003c/a> that former \u003ca href=\"http://rvsd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Valley Sanitary District (RVSD)\u003c/a> general manager Brett Richards had been arrested in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines, following a bizarre year that started with his abrupt emailed resignation from the agency in July 2012 and his subsequent disappearance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The arrest happened on July 11. Since then, the former wastewater manager has been held in Manila awaiting proceedings, according to the DA, before he will be sent back to Marin County on charges of the misappropriation of public funds, embezzlement and multiple counts of money laundering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/main/newsroom/press-releases/2013/arrest-in-manila\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the press release\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On March 5, Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian filed a criminal complaint and obtained a felony arrest warrant from the Marin County Superior Court, and bail was set at $1 million. Through its continuing investigation, the D.A.’s office learned that Richards had fled the United States, and the tracking of his financial records traced him to the Philippines.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn’t the beginning of the story, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED readers and listeners may remember the Ross Valley Sanitary District and Richards from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2010/12/23/huge-marin-sewage-spill/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two back-to-back sewage spills in 2010 totaling 842,000 gallons in Kentfield, near the College of Marin\u003c/a>. Richards and the sanitary district, which serves most of central Marin, blamed the spills on “environmental terrorism.” Large amounts of debris, including “large pieces of road asphalt and rubber from the Kent School running track, along with two hard hats, chunks of clay dirt and a big piece of wire nest,” were found clogging up the pipes and it was believed by the agency to have been deliberately put there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sanitary district has found itself in the middle of a glut of lawsuits in the last few years — including one with construction company JMB over the spill, \u003ca href=\"http://larkspurcortemadera.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/corte-madera-considers-loan-request-from-rvsd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one with the wastewater treatment agency of which it is a part\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://larkspurcortemadera.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/sanitary-district-settles-one-lawsuit-begins-another-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one with an LLC that had entered into an option to purchase land from the agency but then fell into dispute about that land\u003c/a>. In 2011, RVSD was the subject of a third Marin County grand jury report criticizing the agency for its mismanagement, excessive litigation and business practices that appeared to be increasing costs for residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103908\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103908\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/07/20120622__BrettRichards_200-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Brett Richards, the former general manager of RVSD, was arrested in the Philippines. Photo: RVSD\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brett Richards, the former general manager of RVSD, was arrested in the Philippines. Photo: RVSD\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The name of the report? \u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/gj/reports-and-responses/reports-responses/2010-11/~/media/Files/Departments/GJ/Reports%20Responses/2010/Ross%20Valley%20Sanitary%20District.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“The Ross Valley Sanitary District: Not Again!”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opposition to the board and to Richards’ management grew as rate increases and pipe fixes became increasingly contentious. Dire warnings from the district about a lack of funding fueled concerns. And private security was frequently in attendance at board meetings during the height of the debates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2012, ratepayers went to the ballot box, ousting incumbent board member Marcia Johnson and electing newcomers (though well known in the community) Frank Egger and Mary Sylla — who found herself the subject of a rambling and angry letter from Richards criticizing her for her campaign and opposition to his policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/rosskentfieldgreenbrae/ci_20936778/critical-letter-from-ross-valley-sewer-district-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the Marin Independent Journal, which also has the letter in full\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In the letter, Richards, who has been the district’s manager since 2008, suggests that Sylla has been speaking ill of him or untruthfully, but the language is vague.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having heard numerous stories from others about the words you speak regarding me, it seems fitting to send you this note,” the letter continues. “Frankly, I had hope (sic) you were a better person than you represent yourself to be.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_20924457/dick-spotswood-ross-valley-sanitary-district-chief-needs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Marin IJ published an editorial\u003c/a> arguing that the general manager had received a $350,000 loan from the district to secure housing but hadn’t bought any property, he reportedly stopped coming into work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richards was hired in 2008 and paid $163,000 a year, which was raised to $197,000 in 2009. Under his contract, he also was prohibited from being fired in the 90 days before a board election or 180 days after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After failing to come into work for weeks, Richards emailed his resignation in late July 2012, according to the district lawyer. In September, Richards \u003ca href=\"http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/brett-richards-takes-the-ross-valley-sanitary-distric8a7bfb7b6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started a blog to expose the truth about the campaign against him and RVSD\u003c/a>. Ross Valley Sewer Truth, which dove into a number of political issues that had been hot topics, such as sewage agency consolidation, is now defunct and has been taken down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/brett-richards-takes-the-ross-valley-sanitary-distric8a7bfb7b6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The purpose of the blog? According to the author, it will disclose, in the order of events, Ross Valley Sanitary District happenings between 2008 and 2010.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the pages that follow, you are going to learn about board members, mayors, councilpersons, lawyers, public employees, those who are willing to subject themselves to a carefully shielded power group, and what happens to those when they don’t. In addition, we’ll be talking about the better part of $300,000,000 [stet] because part of the story is who has and who desires the power to control it, what some will do to keep it, and what some will do to get it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t take long for Marin leaders to begin passing the blog’s URL from inbox to inbox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With some of the things that are written here, I would expect it is [Richards],” said Larkspur Councilman Larry Chu. “I don’t know what he intends to do with this, or if he feels some kind of injustice and needs to put his side of the story out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The writer says the blog is an “invitation” for the public to be the jury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Am I crazy? I hope you’ll read on and decide for yourself.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What has he done since then? How did he end up in the Philippines? What happened to the $350,000 loan? If only he still updated the blog, perhaps we would know.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED readers and listeners may remember the Ross Valley Sanitary District and Richards from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2010/12/23/huge-marin-sewage-spill/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two back-to-back sewage spills in 2010 totaling 842,000 gallons in Kentfield, near the College of Marin\u003c/a>. Richards and the sanitary district, which serves most of central Marin, blamed the spills on “environmental terrorism.” Large amounts of debris, including “large pieces of road asphalt and rubber from the Kent School running track, along with two hard hats, chunks of clay dirt and a big piece of wire nest,” were found clogging up the pipes and it was believed by the agency to have been deliberately put there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sanitary district has found itself in the middle of a glut of lawsuits in the last few years — including one with construction company JMB over the spill, \u003ca href=\"http://larkspurcortemadera.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/corte-madera-considers-loan-request-from-rvsd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one with the wastewater treatment agency of which it is a part\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://larkspurcortemadera.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/sanitary-district-settles-one-lawsuit-begins-another-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one with an LLC that had entered into an option to purchase land from the agency but then fell into dispute about that land\u003c/a>. In 2011, RVSD was the subject of a third Marin County grand jury report criticizing the agency for its mismanagement, excessive litigation and business practices that appeared to be increasing costs for residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103908\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103908\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/07/20120622__BrettRichards_200-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Brett Richards, the former general manager of RVSD, was arrested in the Philippines. Photo: RVSD\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brett Richards, the former general manager of RVSD, was arrested in the Philippines. Photo: RVSD\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The name of the report? \u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/gj/reports-and-responses/reports-responses/2010-11/~/media/Files/Departments/GJ/Reports%20Responses/2010/Ross%20Valley%20Sanitary%20District.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“The Ross Valley Sanitary District: Not Again!”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opposition to the board and to Richards’ management grew as rate increases and pipe fixes became increasingly contentious. Dire warnings from the district about a lack of funding fueled concerns. And private security was frequently in attendance at board meetings during the height of the debates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2012, ratepayers went to the ballot box, ousting incumbent board member Marcia Johnson and electing newcomers (though well known in the community) Frank Egger and Mary Sylla — who found herself the subject of a rambling and angry letter from Richards criticizing her for her campaign and opposition to his policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/rosskentfieldgreenbrae/ci_20936778/critical-letter-from-ross-valley-sewer-district-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the Marin Independent Journal, which also has the letter in full\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In the letter, Richards, who has been the district’s manager since 2008, suggests that Sylla has been speaking ill of him or untruthfully, but the language is vague.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having heard numerous stories from others about the words you speak regarding me, it seems fitting to send you this note,” the letter continues. “Frankly, I had hope (sic) you were a better person than you represent yourself to be.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>After \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_20924457/dick-spotswood-ross-valley-sanitary-district-chief-needs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Marin IJ published an editorial\u003c/a> arguing that the general manager had received a $350,000 loan from the district to secure housing but hadn’t bought any property, he reportedly stopped coming into work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richards was hired in 2008 and paid $163,000 a year, which was raised to $197,000 in 2009. Under his contract, he also was prohibited from being fired in the 90 days before a board election or 180 days after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After failing to come into work for weeks, Richards emailed his resignation in late July 2012, according to the district lawyer. In September, Richards \u003ca href=\"http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/brett-richards-takes-the-ross-valley-sanitary-distric8a7bfb7b6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started a blog to expose the truth about the campaign against him and RVSD\u003c/a>. Ross Valley Sewer Truth, which dove into a number of political issues that had been hot topics, such as sewage agency consolidation, is now defunct and has been taken down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/brett-richards-takes-the-ross-valley-sanitary-distric8a7bfb7b6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The purpose of the blog? According to the author, it will disclose, in the order of events, Ross Valley Sanitary District happenings between 2008 and 2010.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the pages that follow, you are going to learn about board members, mayors, councilpersons, lawyers, public employees, those who are willing to subject themselves to a carefully shielded power group, and what happens to those when they don’t. In addition, we’ll be talking about the better part of $300,000,000 [stet] because part of the story is who has and who desires the power to control it, what some will do to keep it, and what some will do to get it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t take long for Marin leaders to begin passing the blog’s URL from inbox to inbox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With some of the things that are written here, I would expect it is [Richards],” said Larkspur Councilman Larry Chu. “I don’t know what he intends to do with this, or if he feels some kind of injustice and needs to put his side of the story out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The writer says the blog is an “invitation” for the public to be the jury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Am I crazy? I hope you’ll read on and decide for yourself.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What has he done since then? How did he end up in the Philippines? What happened to the $350,000 loan? If only he still updated the blog, perhaps we would know.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_98803\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/coho-salmon-ordinance-in-marin-county/4311923836_80ee57768b_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98803\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98803\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/06/4311923836_80ee57768b_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Marin County's Lagunitas Creek, home to a run of wild coho salmon. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marin County’s Lagunitas Creek, home to a run of wild coho salmon. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Lagunitas Creek watershed in Marin County has been the scene of a low-key drama over the past couple of decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The network of creeks draining toward Tomales Bay from Mount Tamalpais is home to one of the last viable wild populations of coho salmon on our part of the California coast. Coho are an endangered species — listed by both the state and federal governments — and are getting all sorts of help to save them from extinction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteers have transported fish from drying pools to running streams. They have ripped out nonnative blackberry and ivy to plant \u003ca href=\"http://www.mostlynatives.com/plant-characteristics/riparian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">natives\u003c/a>, like big leaf maple or strawberry tree, along creeks. Those efforts, and the return of the big fish to the little creeks with the autumn rains, have provided a feel-good story for Bay Area TV news crews and nature lovers alike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the latest effort to help the coho goes further and has angered some of the people who own property along the creeks. A proposed \u003ca href=\"http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/comdev/advance/Documents/Draft_SCA_Ordinance_PC%20Revisions_05172013.pdf\">ordinance\u003c/a> would restrict development within 100 feet of streams. Property owners say the ordinance will make their land less valuable; environmentalists say that the law doesn’t go far enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county Planning Commission unanimously passed the ordinance and it goes before the Board of Supervisors on June 18. As the vote approaches, the two sides have stepped up their campaigning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a possible sign of the tension around the issue — or maybe a simple act of vandalism — someone arrived on the banks of San Geronimo Creek last month and ripped out salmon-monitoring equipment used by \u003ca href=\"http://www.spawnusa.org/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salmon Protection and Watershed Network\u003c/a>, the group that has led the campaign to save the coho that still come back to the local creeks to spawn every year. The group — yes, it goes by the moniker SPAWN — uploaded this video, showing someone ripping the monitoring station out of the creek:\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/jAJGJm9Ht4g?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fate of coho salmon in the Marin streams could have ramifications far beyond the North Bay.\u003c!--more--> What happens to coho salmon there could affect the species throughout North America, said Eric Ettlinger, an aquatic ecologist at the Marin Municipal Water District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the southernmost stable population in North America,” he said. “It’s very important for California because our fish likely have adaptations to live where the water is warmer than it is farther north.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the climate gets warmer, the Marin fish might share these adaptations with coho farther north, providing a measure of protection for the species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Marin coho have gone through a tough time in recent decades. Though biologists did not keep a close count until the 1990s, they estimate that thousands spawned each year in the Lagunitas watershed until half a century ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the winter of 1995-1996, biologists have estimated the population at about 500 adults. Then in 2008, the number dropped to about 50 adults, low enough that the population might start inbreeding. “A population that stays at that level has a severe risk of extinction,” said Ettlinger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dams that provide much of the water for Marin County cut off about half of the salmon’s habitat, Ettlinger said. But he added that the construction of buildings and roads, the introduction of nonnative plants and the removal of wood from streambeds also played a role.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmentalists want a buffer along the streams to protect plants that shade the water, provide food for the salmon, prevent erosion and runoff, and slow currents that can harm baby salmon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its current draft, the ordinance doesn’t go far enough, said SPAWN Executive Director Todd Steiner. “The ordinance creates a 100-foot streamside buffer but has exemptions that allow anyone to develop within it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, it exempts ephemeral streams — those that dry up in the summer — unless they have vegetation of the type that lives on streams. And it exempts additions to buildings if the additions are 500 square feet or less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 23, SPAWN released a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/30/98296/letter-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98753\">letter\u003c/a> from 140 scientists calling for a more restrictive ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side of the debate, the \u003ca href=\"http://sgvstewards.org/news/articles/may2013_petition.html\">San Geronimo Valley Stewards\u003c/a>, a group of property owners, said the ordinance goes too far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Niz Brown, the group’s treasurer, says she owns three pieces of property on which development would not be possible under the ordinance because it is so restrictive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes sense to exempt ephemeral streams because they don’t have fish in them, she said. “They’re really not streams, they’re ditches,” said Brown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said salmon populations are rebounding, so the protections aren’t necessary. She pointed out that the Marin coho population has come back since 2009.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_98732\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/30/98296/salmon-redd-counts/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98732\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98732\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/06/salmon-redd-counts-300x201.png\" alt=\"Scientists estimate the number of adult salmon by doubling the number of redds, or nests. (Courtesy of the Marin Municipal Water District)\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scientists estimate the number of adult salmon by doubling the number of redds, or nests. (Courtesy of the Marin Municipal Water District)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the winter of 2012-2013, biologists estimated there were about 486 adults. Ettlinger said changes in ocean conditions seem to have played an important part in the recent fall and rise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the latest count still falls well short of the 1,300 that would be required to change the fish’s status from “endangered” to “threatened,” and is a small fraction of the 2,600 that would classify them as “recovered,” said Charlotte Ambrose, recovery coordinator for the National Marine Fisheries Service in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Ettlinger said ephemeral streams really \u003cem>are\u003c/em> important to salmon. Unlike artificial ditches, ephemeral streams flow into larger streams, affecting the water quality. Even when they appear dry, Steiner said, water flows beneath the surface.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That brings us back to the banks of a creek you can see flowing all year round, San Geronimo, the scene of last month’s vandalism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The person shown on the 31-second SPAWN video — you can’t see much about who it is, though the individual appears to be Caucasian, barefoot and have jeans rolled up—destroys a monitoring station consisting of a net that funnels the fish into a box where researchers count and examine them before releasing them back into the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SPAWN’s Todd Steiner said some of the equipment belonged to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and some to his group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SPAWN is offering $500 for information leading to the conviction of the culprit. The organization requested that anyone with useful information contact Andy Harris at andy@tirn.net or call the SPAWN office at (415) 663-8590.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, SPAWN has repaired the equipment, and plans to continue monitoring the rise and fall of the rare fish.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The group — yes, it goes by the moniker SPAWN — uploaded this video, showing someone ripping the monitoring station out of the creek:\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/jAJGJm9Ht4g?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fate of coho salmon in the Marin streams could have ramifications far beyond the North Bay.\u003c!--more--> What happens to coho salmon there could affect the species throughout North America, said Eric Ettlinger, an aquatic ecologist at the Marin Municipal Water District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the southernmost stable population in North America,” he said. “It’s very important for California because our fish likely have adaptations to live where the water is warmer than it is farther north.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the climate gets warmer, the Marin fish might share these adaptations with coho farther north, providing a measure of protection for the species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Marin coho have gone through a tough time in recent decades. Though biologists did not keep a close count until the 1990s, they estimate that thousands spawned each year in the Lagunitas watershed until half a century ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the winter of 1995-1996, biologists have estimated the population at about 500 adults. Then in 2008, the number dropped to about 50 adults, low enough that the population might start inbreeding. “A population that stays at that level has a severe risk of extinction,” said Ettlinger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dams that provide much of the water for Marin County cut off about half of the salmon’s habitat, Ettlinger said. But he added that the construction of buildings and roads, the introduction of nonnative plants and the removal of wood from streambeds also played a role.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmentalists want a buffer along the streams to protect plants that shade the water, provide food for the salmon, prevent erosion and runoff, and slow currents that can harm baby salmon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its current draft, the ordinance doesn’t go far enough, said SPAWN Executive Director Todd Steiner. “The ordinance creates a 100-foot streamside buffer but has exemptions that allow anyone to develop within it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, it exempts ephemeral streams — those that dry up in the summer — unless they have vegetation of the type that lives on streams. And it exempts additions to buildings if the additions are 500 square feet or less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 23, SPAWN released a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/30/98296/letter-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98753\">letter\u003c/a> from 140 scientists calling for a more restrictive ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side of the debate, the \u003ca href=\"http://sgvstewards.org/news/articles/may2013_petition.html\">San Geronimo Valley Stewards\u003c/a>, a group of property owners, said the ordinance goes too far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Niz Brown, the group’s treasurer, says she owns three pieces of property on which development would not be possible under the ordinance because it is so restrictive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes sense to exempt ephemeral streams because they don’t have fish in them, she said. “They’re really not streams, they’re ditches,” said Brown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said salmon populations are rebounding, so the protections aren’t necessary. She pointed out that the Marin coho population has come back since 2009.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_98732\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/30/98296/salmon-redd-counts/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98732\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98732\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/06/salmon-redd-counts-300x201.png\" alt=\"Scientists estimate the number of adult salmon by doubling the number of redds, or nests. (Courtesy of the Marin Municipal Water District)\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scientists estimate the number of adult salmon by doubling the number of redds, or nests. (Courtesy of the Marin Municipal Water District)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the winter of 2012-2013, biologists estimated there were about 486 adults. 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"disqusTitle": "Meet the Man Who Has Lived Rent-Free Near Sausalito for 50 Years ... On an Illegal Boat",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_97842\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 241px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/Ale-Ekstrom.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-97842\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/Ale-Ekstrom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ale Ekstrom, who's been living on the water for over 50 years. (Photo: Sam Harnett)\" width=\"241\" height=\"161\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ale Ekstrom, who's been living in an \"anchor-out\" for more than 50 years. (Photo: Noam Eshel) \u003ccite>(Noam Eshel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marin County is one of the most expensive places to live in the Bay Area, which in turn is one of the most expensive places to live in the country. Unless you live in an \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=anchor-out\" target=\"_blank\">anchor-out\u003c/a>, that is—then your housing costs are practically nil. Anchor-outs are boats that people are living illegally off the coast of Sausalito, and they are \u003ca href=\"http://www.alamedasun.com/local-and-hometown/9833-marina-owners-complain-of-anchor-out-abuses\" target=\"_blank\">not without controversy\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This \u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Everything-Floats-Their-HouseBoats-What-Its-Like-to-Live-on-the-Dock-of-the-San-Francisco-Bay.html\" target=\"_blank\">2012 Smithsonian Magazine piece\u003c/a> addresses the checkered history of Sausalito's houseboat community, which includes both the anchor-out boats and those moored on the docks ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>During the 1950s and ‘60s, as the Beats gave way to the hippies, the chance to construct rent-free homes out of abandoned boats and flotsam was a siren song that drew a spectrum of characters. Some were working artists ... who bought and improved old boats. There were also musicians, drug dealers, misfits and other fringe-dwellers. The waterfront swelled into a community of squatters who, as [houseboat resident and Whole Earth Catalog creator Stewart] Brand puts it, “had more nerve than money ....\" Through the early 1970s, the Sausalito houseboat scene was a sort of anarchist commune.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A conflict with land interests ensued, and a \"long and ugly battle known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=houseboat+wars\" target=\"_blank\">The Houseboat Wars\u003c/a>\" followed, in which \"ultimately, the developers more or less prevailed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While hundreds of houseboats are currently docked at Sausalito's harbor, since the recession in 2007 the number of anchor-outs beyond those moorings has grown from about 100 to 150. I went out recently to visit one of the oldest members of this community, Ale Ekstrom, who's been living on an anchor-out for more than 50 years. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinij.com/sausalito/ci_21339925/lib-at-large-ale-eckstrom-is-grandfather-sausalitos\" target=\"_blank\">Marin Independent Journal calls him\u003c/a> \"the grandfather of Sausalito's storied anchor-outs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Ekstrom's boat, you need a boat; he lives about a quarter-mile offshore, in a wooden naval search-and-rescue ship from 1942. It’s about 30 feet long, with a little house perched on top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't get that many people who take the trouble to come all the way out to the boat,\" he tells me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLhKYSfT7T8]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ekstrom hasn't lived on solid ground since leaving Kansas to join the Navy. He says he was a radarman in the '50s and was sent down to the Marshall Islands for a series of atomic bomb tests. After witnessing the explosions, Ekstrom, who is 76, says, he never expected to live much past 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He joined the floating community in Sausalito after he left the service, playing folk music, living off the grid and on the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ekstrom takes me through a trap door to the bottom of the ship. Passing some crowded storage areas, we reach a washroom with a claw-foot tub. The boat also has a kitchen and a living room, packed but orderly—shelves of books, a miniature upright piano in the center. Knickknacks abound. Ekstrom has a a furnace, plus 500 gallons of fresh water and even a generator. 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There were just some ruins, old boats and ships and things along the mudflats here.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He looks out the window at Strawberry Point, which used to be undeveloped but is now covered with sprawling houses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They’re too large for single family dwellings and they’re too close together,\" he says. \"You can’t throw a piss pot out your window without staining your neighbor’s wall.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ekstrom lives on Social Security and says he can't save up enough money to give the boat a good bottom cleaning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Oh I'm overwhelmed by the boat,\" he says. \"You see signs of dry rot all around it. Sooner or later it will be impossible to keep this old boat afloat any longer.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Ekstrom doesn't plan on leaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wonder what people without boats could possibly do with all that extra time. It's taking care of the boats and dancing around for the emergencies and all that has kept me limber.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we shove off, Ekstrom pulls out his old Navy bosun’s whistle and blows us a goodbye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/93395769\"]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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