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The Martha Co. Property

Martha My Dear

A unanimous vote from the Tiburon

Town Council has paved the way for the contribution of $1 million toward the preservation of the 110-acre Martha Co.

property on the Tiburon Peninsula. Marin County needs $26.1 million to purchase the property from the Trust for Public Land and has voter-approved funds from Measure A tax revenue, left over bond measures and Measure M. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to save a truly beautiful and vital piece of Tiburon,” says Tiburon mayor Jon Welner.

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Courtesy of Chamber Music Marin (top); www.stock.adobe.com/Roman Bodnarchuk (bottom) Trio con Brio Copenhagen

Music in Mill Valley

Chamber Music Marin (www.chambermusicmarin. org), formerly Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, is celebrating its new name and the 50th season of its Chamber Music Concert Series. The nonprofit’s next concert features piano trio ensemble Trio con Brio Copenhagen. The performance takes place February 12 at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church in Mill Valley.

New Insight on Homelessness in Marin

The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services has learned that homelessness in Marin County grew by 8.5 percent in 2022. A key finding from the point-in-time count analysis also revealed that 78 percent of people experiencing homelessness locally were Marin residents before they lost housing. “Rising rents, a slow climb out of the pandemic, and growing demand for housing without adding to the supply combine to price people out of housing and into homelessness,” said board of supervisors president Katie Rice. To help address this issue, Marin officials are getting $5 million in state funds to provide services and housing, with the Richardson Bay Regional Agency receiving $3 million of those funds to house people illegally living on boats anchored near Sausalito.

Liholiho Yacht Club

Fine Dining for a Cause

Ravi Kapur and his team from the newly renovated Liholiho Yacht Club in San Francisco are participating in the James

Beard Foundation’s 2022–2023 Taste America culinary

series on January 22. Chef Kapur is collaborating with 2014 James Beard Foundation Rising Chef of the Year semifinalist Andrew Le. Guests can expect a three-course meal with beverage pairings. Proceeds from ticket sales go to Liholiho Yacht Club, Chef Le’s restaurants in Hawaii and the James Beard Foundation’s national programming that is rooted in racial equity, women’s leadership, advocacy and sustainability for the culinary industry.

High Hopes for Marin City Funding

New investments are being made in Marin City. Gov.

Gavin Newsom has signed a budget trailer bill that will allocate $3 million to the Marin City Community

Services District to remodel its community center. The district has long hoped for funding to build a swimming pool and to revitalize the community center to host programming and services. An additional $10 million included in a separate budget trailer bill will address the community’s flooding issues.

Microgrants for Marin Microbusinesses

The Marin Microbusiness Grant Program has distributed one-time-only funds to local businesses that have been hard-hit during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grants were awarded to qualified applicants through a random lottery.

111 Small-business owners in Marin County received grants $2,500 Amount awarded to each microbusiness 211 Number of applications received 148 Businesses that were deemed qualified after a review process 61 Percentage of female awardees 5 Military veteran awardees 51 Percentage of minority awardees 50 Awardees in the fields of art/entertainment; professional or technical services; and housecleaning and janitorial 50 Percentage of businesses located in San Rafael, Novato and West Marin

Gallerist Jessica Silverman’s display ofJudy Chicago’s, “Rearrangeable Rainbow Blocks,” 1965/2022

FOG Fair Returns

FOG Design+Art (www.fogfair.com) returns with the ninth edition of its fair January 19 to 22 at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture in San Francisco. This year’s event boasts 45 booths featuring 48 galleries from cities such as New York, Milan and Mexico City. In addition to the exhibitions on view, musician Linda Ronstadt will be honored at the Innovators Luncheon on January 19, an annual event that celebrates those who have made a transformative contribution to their field. This year’s fair also sees the return of the programming series FOG Talks as well as Stanlee Gatti’s installation 21POP.

Wellness at Dr. Wilkinson’s

Trevor Logan, creative director of House of Better, is leading a series of free wellness and cooking classes at Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs (www.drwilkinson.com). The “Better You!” series continues in 2023, with nutritionist Mary Sheila Gonnella, founder of Occidental Nutrition, kicking off the year with nutrition-based classes. Explore micro- and macronutrients at “Eating for Health Overview” on January 12, and on February 16 the “Fermentation + Gut Health” class covers digestive support.

San Rafael Cannabis Delivery Relief

The San Rafael City Council has approved a tax cut for cannabis delivery operators.

Through December 2024, cannabis delivery businesses in the city will pay a 2 percent special business tax, a reduction from 4 percent. “Here in San Rafael, the cannabis delivery services have seen some early success, but with increased regulation and taxation at the state level, it is becoming more challenging,” says San Rafael mayor Kate Colin of the council’s decision.

A new play by Joe Barison

RESERVATIONS

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL R COHEN January 27 – February 12, 2023

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