Editorial: Colbert leads strong group in primary for District 2 supervisor seat
It has been nearly 50 years since Greenbrae activist Barbara Boxer won the Second District seat on the Marin Board of Supervisors, clinching the last wide-open race for the post since then. On the...
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Editorial: Stephanie Andre tops strong group in race for Larkspur Council seat
Stephanie Andre, candidate for Larkspur City Council in Larkspur, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) It has been a busy few years for the Larkspur City...
View ArticleEditorial: IJ endorses Ross Town Council candidates, Measure E
On the March 5 ballot, Ross voters have a pretty easy choice when it comes to filling seats on their Town Council. Three candidates are running for three seats. William Kircher Jr. is seeking...
View ArticleEditorial: San Anselmo should stay in Marin Flood Control District and vote...
When Ross Valley voters passed the flood control tax in 2007, it was a sign of a community consensus for a plan to protect homes and businesses from destructive flooding. The vote came after the...
View ArticleEditorial: Jared Huffman rises above challengers in March primary
Since he was first elected to Congress in 2012, Democrat Jared Huffman has been reelected by more than 70% of the voters. In 2022, in Marin, he received 82.8% of the vote. On the March 5 ballot,...
View ArticleEditorial: Damon Connolly is best choice in Assembly primary election
Marin’s representative in the state Assembly, Damon Connolly, is seeking reelection on the March 5 ballot. He should be retained. The San Rafael Democrat brings a breadth of experience that should make...
View ArticleEditorial: Cautious rent control plan makes sense for Larkspur
Some senior residents with fixed incomes are being priced out of Larkspur as certain landlords raise rents significantly year after year. Faced with the very real prospect of longtime residents being...
View ArticleEditorial: Vote yes on Measure A for Tam Union High School District facilities
On March 5, voters will be asked to pass Tamalpais Union High School District’s Measure A capital bond measure. Yes, another local school tax. Tam District voters see more than others because they have...
View ArticleMarin IJ endorsements for Tuesday’s primary election
Here are the IJ editorial board endorsements published so far for Tuesday’s election. The editorial board did not write endorsements for every race on the ballot. Marin races District 2 supervisor:...
View ArticleEditorial: Voters should approve Prop. 1’s approach to mental health
Proposition 1 is pricey. It’s complex. It’s a bold but imperfect approach to managing the state’s worsening mental health crisis. Driven by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the measure is the only statewide...
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Editorial: Brian Colbert’s experience makes him best choice for District 2...
Heather McPhail Sridharan, candidate for Marin County Supervisor, district 2, photographed in San Rafael, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) In March, in a race for...
View ArticleEditorial: Prop. 2 fails to fix broken California school bond program. Vote no.
California’s program for funding school construction is broken, favoring local districts that already have access to money over those that don’t. A statewide $10 billion bond measure on the Nov. 5...
View ArticleEditorial: IJ recommends Coler, Ackerman, Egger for Fairfax Town Council
Fairfax has had a politically tumultuous year. There’s a battle over local rent control. The small town decided to get involved in global politics with the Town Council passing a “peace proclamation”...
View ArticleEditorial: Tam district’s scaled-down Measure B worthy of support
The Tamalpais Union High School District is back on the ballot with a new bond measure, trimmed down from its March proposal that won a majority of the vote, but narrowly short of the 55% supermajority...
View ArticleEditorial: Prop. 36’s smart response to crime, addiction, homelessness
California faces rapidly increasing homelessness, steadily rising retail theft and a startling escalation of opioid-related deaths. The three are interconnected and must be addressed. Proposition 36...
View ArticleEditorial: Kate Colin, Rachel Kertz best for key seats in San Rafael races
San Rafael is facing a lot of changes and challenges. It is going to continue to see a lot of growth. Homelessness continues to be a vexing issue and the city has to facilitate changes to protect...
View ArticleEditorial: Thier, Nikfar best for Tiburon Town Council
In Tiburon, on the Nov. 5 ballot, two incumbents are facing two challengers, including a long-retired mayor. Councilmembers Holli Thier and Isaac Nikfar are the incumbents. Thier is seeking her third...
View ArticleEditorial: IJ recommends Russell, Sandoval in MMWD races
Three years ago, Marin Municipal Water District, which had already been conserving, faced a warning that the system was running out of water. Then, after years of every rainstorm seemingly bypassing...
View ArticleEditorial: IJ recommends Carmel, Jones, Joachim in Mill Valley City Council race
On the Nov. 5 ballot, Mill Valley voters have a field of five strong candidates from which they have the job of picking three people who will serve them on the Town Council for the next four years....
View ArticleEditorial: California’s $10 billion Prop. 4 favors politics over sound policy
Proposition 4 on California’s November ballot calls for borrowing $10 billion to fund scores of environmental proposals that unfortunately are more the product of politics than good policy. Voters...
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