Thursday, November 26, 2009
Home Prices Increase in Marin County
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I just wanted to let everyone know that I have posted my latest findings about the Marin real estate market. The article's focus is on home prices and sales showing an increase in Marin County. The entire article can be found at this location.
Friday, November 20, 2009
New Program to Allow Residents Access to Studios of Novato Artists
A new outreach program of the Novato Arts Center will allow the public to enter their artists’ studios between the hour of 11AM and 4PM on the first Sunday of every month except May. First Sunday Open Studios begins in December and will allow visitors into the studios of more than 40 working artists in three buildings located at the historic, former Hamilton Air Force Base. The individual buildings are located at 500 Palm Drive, 501 Palm Drive and 781 Hamilton Parkway.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Marin County Transit Bus Route Changes
Several Marin Transit bus routes will undergo changes in March, 2010. The majority of the changes involve reduction of operating hours of certain routes, generally by an hour. Midday service is also being discontinued on some routes. Routes to be affected by the changes include: Route 17 (Mill Valley - San Rafael), Route 19 (Tiburon - Marin City), Route 22 (San Anselmo - Sausalito), Route 23 (Fairfax-San Rafael), Route 29 (San Anselmo-San Rafael), Route 36 (Canal-San Rafael Transit Center-Marin City), Route 45 (San Rafael Transit Center-Terra Linda), Route 49 (San Rafael Transit
Center-Hamilton), Route 51 (Novato), and Route 52 (Novato-San Rafael).
Friday, November 6, 2009
Mother of 8 Embezzles from Elderly Marin Couple
Here some sad local news: An elderly couple, living in Marin, were victims of embezzlement. Who would do such a thing?.....
An almost fifty year old lady with eight children. Jane Macam McClellan has entered into a plea deal and has admitted to a single count of embezzlement.
Although the Marin County District Attorney initially believed that McClellan stole almost one hundred thousand dollars from the couple
(the wife is almost 100 years old and the husband is just over ninety), McClellan's lawyer denied those claims saying it was more like
seven grand.
Sentencing will take place on December 8th, with McClellan facing up to four years in prison.
An almost fifty year old lady with eight children. Jane Macam McClellan has entered into a plea deal and has admitted to a single count of embezzlement.
Although the Marin County District Attorney initially believed that McClellan stole almost one hundred thousand dollars from the couple
(the wife is almost 100 years old and the husband is just over ninety), McClellan's lawyer denied those claims saying it was more like
seven grand.
Sentencing will take place on December 8th, with McClellan facing up to four years in prison.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Marin Real Estate Video Update Online
Just wanted to let everyone know that I just put my latest Marin real estate video update online.
A quick summary of the video:
As of the time I recorded it, there were nearly 1100 homes on the Marin market. Out of those homes, 22 percent were under contract. The current market features more homes than usual that are priced under a million dollars. There are just over fifty homes on the current market, priced over a million dollars. Out of those, five were under contract. Get the rest of my latest report at my Marin real estate website.
A quick summary of the video:
As of the time I recorded it, there were nearly 1100 homes on the Marin market. Out of those homes, 22 percent were under contract. The current market features more homes than usual that are priced under a million dollars. There are just over fifty homes on the current market, priced over a million dollars. Out of those, five were under contract. Get the rest of my latest report at my Marin real estate website.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Professional Tennis Returns to Marin Area
Professional tennis is coming back to Marin. The Tiburon Peninsula Club will welcome back professional tennis players for a tournament during the week of October 12th. The tournament will have a prize purse of $50,000.
Since 2003, the last time Tiburon hosted the tourney, there have been several exhibitions with tennis superstars, but no official pro events. The tournament will be called the RBS Tiburon Challenger, after the title sponsor, Royal Bank of Scotland.
Tiburon lost the event due to an 18 - month renovation project, following which it took 2 years to secure an event on the USTA’s calendar again.
Players competing in the tournament won’t be announced until September 22nd, though Challenger events usually draw players ranked between 85 and 120 in the world.
Since 2003, the last time Tiburon hosted the tourney, there have been several exhibitions with tennis superstars, but no official pro events. The tournament will be called the RBS Tiburon Challenger, after the title sponsor, Royal Bank of Scotland.
Tiburon lost the event due to an 18 - month renovation project, following which it took 2 years to secure an event on the USTA’s calendar again.
Players competing in the tournament won’t be announced until September 22nd, though Challenger events usually draw players ranked between 85 and 120 in the world.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Larkspur Based Company Delivering Coffee to Military Personnel Overseas
Green Beans Coffee, headquartered in Larkspur, has enacted a charity program in which donors can buy a cup of coffee for military personnel overseas. The program, called “Cup of Joe for a Joe”, enables people to go online at www.GreenBeansCoffee.com and make a donation to cover the cost of a cup of coffee, chai tea, smoothie, or whatever the recipient wants that is sold by Green Beans Coffee stores. The donor can also leave a note, allowing the service personnel to respond on a secure email server.
The campaign is the brain-child of Novato resident Clay Lingo when he worked for Kodak several years ago. He was having a conversation with the company’s accountant about the company’s charitable efforts when he came up with the idea. The accountant introduced Lingo to the Green Beans brass, and now he works for them full-time.
There are sixty-five Green Beans locations spread around East Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East , some within the borders of US military installations. Military personnel must register with Green Beans to be eligible. There currently is no Green Beans location in Marin, but company officials say that there is a possibility that one will open up in the near future. There is a Green Beans at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield.
The campaign is the brain-child of Novato resident Clay Lingo when he worked for Kodak several years ago. He was having a conversation with the company’s accountant about the company’s charitable efforts when he came up with the idea. The accountant introduced Lingo to the Green Beans brass, and now he works for them full-time.
There are sixty-five Green Beans locations spread around East Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East , some within the borders of US military installations. Military personnel must register with Green Beans to be eligible. There currently is no Green Beans location in Marin, but company officials say that there is a possibility that one will open up in the near future. There is a Green Beans at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield.
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