Marin County Archives - Page 3 of 3

Affluent Marin Educrats Drive Old Dixie Down

April 22, 2019 3:14 pmApril 22, 2019 4:07 pm

As ABC news reports, “A Marin County school district voted to change its name that many consider racist.” Critics of the Dixie School District, readers learn, argued that the word “Dixie” was too closely linked with slavery and the Confederate...

Governor’s Lawsuit Against Huntington Beach: State Overreach vs. Local Control

February 26, 2019 2:37 pmFebruary 28, 2019 4:29 pm

California Charter Cities have a certain level of autonomy over local affairs. Zoning ordinances is one of these. While the state legally regulates the process of zoning, it is not allowed to regulate the substance. And that is at the...

Huntington Beach Sued While Marin County Exempted from Affordable Housing Requirements

January 31, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 3, 2019 8:20 am

While Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach for failing to provide enough additional “affordable housing,” his own home county of Marin is enjoying a moratorium on affordable housing building requirements until 2028. “But some...