Marin: Median home price drops to $1.6 million and sales rise
The average price for a single-family home in Marin was $1.6 million last month, down $10,000 from July of last year, according to new data from the county assessor’s office. During the same period, the median price for a single-family…
Bay Area loses thousands of jobs as tech layoffs rattle economy
Bay Area employers have cut thousands of jobs amid a troubling economic downturn, suggesting that layoffs in the struggling tech industry are also hurting employment prospects in the region as a whole. Much of last month’s job losses in the…
A memorable phone call with former First Lady Barbara Bush – Marin Independent Journal
I have met many charismatic people in my life. But why do we immediately think of men when we think of charisma? I have met and spoken with many charismatic men, including Pope John Paul II, former President George HW…
Some bar patrons can’t see the forest for the trees – Marin Independent Journal
“I should write a book,” the woman said, without anyone asking her to. In fact, the whole thing was such an illogical incident that two people turned away from her and a third made a slicing motion across her throat,…
The couple from North Bay are committed to the nutrition of seniors even in their golden years
A Marin County couple has been helping seniors avoid starvation for 20 years and has no plans to retire, even though they are older than some of the people they care for. With 79-year-old Ruth Schwartz at the wheel and…
