Monday, May 23, 2016

Environment : Safety and Sustainability

Pesticides : I will work to remove pesticides and herbicides from use in our County and establish a permaculture approach to all landscape projects.

Bike/Ped : I believe in providing safe AND sustainable bike/ped infrastructure to encourage walking and biking.

Federal funding for transportation projects : I will work to bring funding to areas of most need. If elected, the days of spending one million dollars to build four block impervious sidewalks so a handful of people can have a "more convenient walk to the yogurt store" will be over.
So will waiting more than six years for a supposedly "safer route to schools" that ends up being quite the opposite.

Reminder : Register by TODAY : May 23rd to Vote June 7th

Dear Friends :

Please remember to register today to vote in the primary on June 7th!

http://registertovote.ca.gov/

Thank you for being engaged in civic process.

Best Regards,
Mari

Saturday, May 21, 2016

“I don’t believe in littering our beautiful landscape with signs.”

Point Reyes Light Article About Campaign Signs Littering Our Landscape: 
Ms. Tamburo, meanwhile, said she may distribute a few recycled “I Love Marin” bumper stickers she’s collected from the county fair and repurposed as an advertisement. “Just a few creative snips here and there, and now it says ‘Mari’ on it,” she said. “I don’t believe in littering our beautiful landscape with signs.”
Here's one way to creatively repurpose the Marin County Visitors' Bureau bumper sticker :


A fresh perspective and a couple of scissor snips gives you two messages : "I Love You" AND "Vote Mari" 
You can use one, the other - or both. 

Imagine if a bunch of us had "I Love You" messages on our cars. Might reduce road rage while we are sitting in traffic! 
Think about it. 

--- MMT 


p.s. : To get your bumper sticker (already paid with your tax dollars) call : 1-866-925-2060 
or just sign up for the Marin Visitor Bureau e-newsletter by clicking this link and scrolling to the bottom of the page : http://visitmarin.org/media/newsletter-archives/

p.p.s. : Also, here's another idea - analog version : grab an old copy of Marin magazine, tear off the cover,  a pair of scissors and some tape - attach it to your car or house window (from the inside, of course.)






Thursday, May 19, 2016

Marin Watersheds Packet for Homeowners Elevation Program

This is the information mentioned at the May 18th Candidate Forum - although the deadlne is past to receive assistance in filling out the form before the June deadline. please call if you have questions.

http://www.marinwatersheds.org/documents/Packet-for-homeowners_001.pdf

Related :

Stormwater credits idea

The Voiceless have a Voice : A Journalist's Job is to Amplify It

Sharing this story because it reflects my view of what a public servant should be - a voice for the voiceless. An advocate for the people.

http://www.cjr.org/first_person/buttry_story.php

Candidate Forums : Video of Corte Madera Candidate Forum May 18th : Upcoming May 19th & 21st

Video from May 18th Forum :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdj2iyk96Ks

May 19th : Muir Woods Park Community Association : On May 19, 2016 at 7:00pm Muir Woods Park Community Association is hosting a "Meet the Candidates Night" moderated by IJ columnist Dick Spotswood at the clubhouse - 49 Ridge Ave. which is just off Panoramic Highway in Mill Valley. This was not taped.

May 20th : Mari Mack & Livin' Like Kings plus friends Tomas D., Dore Coller, Roberta Donnay, Willow Van de Hoek, at the the San Geronimo Valley Community Center - a benefit for their arts fund. I had originally intended this to be a benefit for the Affordable Housing Association, but they passed on our offer to help so as not to make it seem as if they were endorsing my candidacy. Politics is a funny thing. So, hopefully, after the election, we can do another show as a benefit for that organization. The SGVCC has a wonderful vibe - it's everything that a community center should be. First did a gig there about 20 years ago with Greggs Eggs. Sending love and light to all. Hope you can make it.

May 21st : Candidate Forum and potluck hosted by Homestead Valley Community Association : 4:30 - 8pm  :  315 Montford Avenue, Mill Valley. Parking is limited.

Related :
May 6th, 2016 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wqIs-3Eh3g
May 9th, 2016 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsbOnz89kxc
May 18th, 2016 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdj2iyk96Ks

Saturday, May 14, 2016

May 18th : Lion's Club of Corte Madera Candidate's Night, Blues for Bernie at Slim's

May 18th :

Inline image 1  Lions Club of Corte Madera

Candidates Night  : Wednesday the 18th at our Community Center at 498 Tamalpais Drive.  Doors open at 6:15pm, and we plan to get underway by 6:55pm
The Lions Club, as a non-political service organization, will not be making any endorsement.

Later that evening : 

I am thrilled to announce that Tommy Castro has invited me to join his set at the "Blues for Bernie" event at Slim's in San Francisco. This show also features Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Terrie Odabi, The Bey Paule Band!
Very excited to just share in this historical moment in some small way. So generous of him - definitely comes from the Johnny Nitro school of kumbaya blues.

Slim's Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:00 PM (PDT) San Francisco, CA
Here is the facebook event :
https://www.facebook.com/events/1758256497752964/
Tickets are $27.00 - all proceeds go to the Bernie campaign

Feel the Bern!

May 15 : Grand Opening : Bernie Office Opens in Mill Valley :

Hello Again!

Hope to see you at the Grand Opening for the Mill Valley Bernie Headquarters :
May 15th - 1- 5 pm : 239 Miller Avenue #4
I visited the office just the other day - it's upstairs in the back. Yellow Victorian, just after the Marin Horizon School Toddler Cottage (I kid you not.)

RSVP here  :
https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/volunteeractivityormeetings/gpgpsx

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Call for Support : Democracy for Action Endorsement Process

Dear Friends and Supporters :
Our campaign is under consideration for a Democracy for America endorsement. Please take a moment to voice your support. Thanks in advance!

https://www2.democracyforamerica.com/endorsement_applicants/464-mari-tamburo-campaign

--- MMT

To learn more about the endorsement process, please go here.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

What's a Nice Singer Like You Doing in a Race for Supervisor?


Congratulations, you found the website of the blues and soul singer who is running for Marin County Supervisor.

Why? I'm running because I think I have something to contribute.

I'm not a politician. I do not want to become a politician. I just want to serve. Politicians are sales people. Public servants are customer service people. I have a customer service background.

What inspired me to run? My experience during that RIDICULOUS million dollar slab that was built with funding from a grant application full of false information - remember that?

Read the full post on Medium 


Press : Marin IJ Overview of All District 4 Candidates

http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20160416/NEWS/160419848

Be sure to check out the comments. Very enlightening - further proof that we need to tap into the brainpower of our community!

ox,
Mari

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Upcoming Events : May 2016

Monday, May 9th, 7:00 pm in the San Rafael City Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth Street, San Rafael. Please carpool!

Thursday, May 12th, 7:00 pm : Sustainability Counts! with ALL the Candidates from District 2,3,4 (not Judges candidates.) San Rafael City Council Chanbers, 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA

May 18th, 7:00 pm : Corte Madera Candidates' Forum : District 4 Candidates
Corte Madera Community Center 498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, California 94925

May 19th, 7:00 pm : Thursday, May 19 at 7 PM - 8 PM  : Muir Woods Community Clubhouse 49 Ridge Ave, Mill Valley

Friday May 20th : Mari Mack and Friends : Songs of Hope and Change : w/ Roberta Donnay, more artists TBA : Let's gather up our creative friends at San Geronimo Valley Community Center to raise some funds for the San Geronimo Valley Affordable Housing Association! This is a grassroots solution to a growing problem - and it's scalable!

More info :
The San Geronimo Valley Affordable Housing Association is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that owns and operates three shared housing units rented to six low-income seniors on Sage Lane, and the Mobile Home Park with 19 owner occupied spaces on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Forest Knolls. It is their intention to create, preserve and manage affordable housing in the San Geronimo Valley of Northern California.
Vision: We envision a culturally diverse and vibrant San Geronimo Valley community that retains its unique, rural and natural qualities while offering housing opportunities for people of all income levels and walks of life.

btw- I'm inviting all the other candidates on May 20th so we can have a chance to meet and mingle in a less formal setting. -
San Geronimo Valley is a valley in Marin County, California, composed of four unincorporated towns: Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, and Lagunitas. Residents of San Geronimo Valley and surrounding areas refer to it as "The Valley." Wikipedia
Address6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, CA 94963

Saturday May 21st : 4 - 8 pm : Homestead Valley Community Center, 315 Montford Avenue, Mill Valley - this one is a potluck as well as a forum, so come early if you want to ingest some tasty homemade treats.

Thanks and keep doing what makes your heart sing - and together, we'll create a more peaceful, organic world.

ox,
Mari

Related :

http://artsboretum.blogspot.com/2016/05/marin-county-district-4-supervisor-race.html

Friday, May 6, 2016

Worth Watching : Voter Rights and Recidivism

When we restore voting rights to ex felons, we welcome valuable perspective to the voting process and reduce recidivism  - when we have a stake in the community, we are more likely to take care of it.

http://fusion.net/video/299027/ex-felon-voting-baltimore-maryland/

District 4 Candidates Forum : May 9th, 7:00 pm in San Rafael


League of Women Voters' Public forum for the District 4 Supervisor race on at the San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

http://www.marinlwv.org/events/2016/5/9/candidate-forums-marin-county-supervisor-district-4
  Directions

National : Recommended Read : Bill Moyers on a Contested Convention

http://billmoyers.com/story/a-contested-convention-is-exactly-what-the-democratic-party-needs/

Sustainability Counts : Candidates Forum : May 12th

Well, it's  good thing we cancelled that May 12th show. Good thing a Supervisor has two aides. I feel as if I'm on a regiona

Election forum for the candidates for Supervisor
Thursday May 12, 2016 @ 6:30-9pm
San Rafael Community Center * 618 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901



SUSTAINABILITY COUNTS
Candidates Forum

May 12 2016
6:30-9 pm
San Rafael Community Center

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Conversation : Bikes on Trails

OK, kids - here's the way I see it. The cornerstone of my campaign is increased communication - I made a statement in the IJ about my current position about bikes on trails. So far, the research I have done gives me pause on this issue.
I received a letter from a citizen who wants to change my mind about it and he makes some good points. I want to know how you feel about bikes on trails AND your proposed solutions to potential conflicts. Reason being, I never claimed to have all the answers, so I'm reaching out to the collective creativity that exists in our community.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/mari-tamburo/conversation-about-bikes-on-trails/1179252768773161
If you are not on facebook,  please send an email to me about your thoughts on this subject. mari4marincounty (at) gmail (dot) com

Thanks,

Mari


Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Reminder : Wednesday, May 4th at the Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station

https://dancepalace.org/events/point-reyes-village-association-forum

Directions to the Dance Palace from Novato Take Novato Boulevard out past Stafford Lake to the Point Reyes-Petalumna Road. Turn left when you come to the stop sign at Point Reyes Petaluma Road. At the stop sign by the bridge, turn right, following the sign to Point Reyes. The Point Reyes-Petaluma Road deadends at Highway One north of town. Turn left, going south on Highway One. At the botton of the hill, Highway One takes a big left-hand turn and goes through town. Don't turn; instead, go straight one block to the stop sign. Turn right at the stop sign, onto B Street, go one block to the corner of 5th and B, and you will see the Dance Palace on your left.

 Directions to the Dance Palace from the East Bay Take Highway 580 across the Richmond San Rafael bridge to Highway 101 North. Take the Central San Rafael exit, going west. This will put you Third Street which then becomes Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Stay on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, through San Anselmo, Fairfax, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Lagunitas, and Samuel Taylor State Park, until Sir Francis Drake Boulevard deadends at Highway One in Olema. Turn right, going north, on Highway One. Go approximately four miles into the town of Point Reyes Station. As you come into town, you will cross a small green bridge. The first left after the bridge is "B" Street. Turn left. Go four blocks, to the corner of 5th & B Streets, where you will see the Dance Palace on your left.

 Directions to the Dance Palace from San Rafael Take Third Street west, which then becomes Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Stay on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, through San Anselmo, Fairfax, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Lagunitas, and Samuel Taylor State Park, until Sir Francis Drake Boulevard deadends at Highway One in Olema. Turn right, going north, on Highway One. Go approximately four miles into the town of Point Reyes Station. As you come into town, you will cross a small green bridge. The first left after the bridge is "B" Street. Turn left. Go four blocks, to the corner of 5th & B Streets, where you will see the Dance Palace on your left. OR Take Lucas Valley Road west until it dead-ends at Nicasio Valley Road. Turn right, go through the town of Nicasio, and out to the Point Reyes-Petaluma Road. Turn left. When you come to the stop sign, turn right to go over the bridge. The PR-Petaluma Road will deadend at Highway One. Turn left (south) down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, Highway one takes a complete left hand turn through town. Do not turn; go straight one block to the stop sign. Then turn right on B Street, go one block, and you will see the Dance Palace on your left.

 Directions to the Dance Palace from Petaluma Take 101 South to the East Washington Street exit. Turn right on East Washington, and follow it to Petaluma Boulevard. Turn left on Petaluma Boulevard and drive through town. Turn right on D Street, which becomes the Point Reyes-Petaluma Road. The Point Reyes-Petaluma Road deadends at Highway One north of town. Turn left, going south on Highway One. At the botton of the hill, Highway One takes a big left-hand turn and goes through town. Don't turn; instead, go straight one block to the stop sign. Turn right at the stop sign, onto B Street, go one block to the corner of 5th and B, and you will see the Dance Palace on your left. Printer-friendly version

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Endorsement : Edward Denebeim

"...when it comes to jobs, housing, planning, inclusion, culture, behavioral health, Mari Tamburo has the life history and interest to make a difference and improve quality of life for people and other living things. " Edward Denebeim