Planning for the Recovery in Marin The road ahead for the North Bay HOW HAS MARIN COUNTY
handled the health and economic crises of 2020? And how will it recover in the future? From the July 29, 2020, online program “Marin Recovers: Looking Ahead in the North Bay.” This program was supported by the Marin Community Foundation and Relevant Wealth Advisors. Mike Blakeley, CEO, Marin Economic Forum Gabriella Calicchio, Director of Cultural Services, Marin County Omar Carrera, CEO, Canal Alliance Vicki Larson, Lifestyle Editor, Writer, Columnist, Marin Independent Journal— Moderator VICKI LARSON: It’s nearly the end of July. Along with the rest of the Bay Area, Marin is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. Plans to fully reopen the county have had to be slowed as county leaders try to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus in the area. Of course the entire county, like the rest of the country, has been dealing with this since March and many of our lives—our work, shopping, school—look totally different than they did just a few months ago. The impact on the Marin community has been profound. We are a different place than we were just a few short months ago. Today we’re going to talk to three community leaders in Marin who are facing the pandemic in different ways. We often talk about case counts, hospitalizations and, sadly, deaths when we’re talking about COVID-19. But today we’re
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