🌱 Patch AM: Why Larkspur’s mayor is questioning MCE’s ‘green’ power claims.

Morning Larkspur! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Larkspur's mayor is questioning MCE's 'green' power claims.

Also on today's calendar: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Fairfax Theatre Co. Sept. 18 - 26 and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Low clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 80, low: 53.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MCE draft highlights concerns about 'power content label' (marinij.com) — Larkspur Mayor Stephanie Andre is pressing MCE for clearer answers on how much of its popular "light green" electricity plan actually comes from new long-term clean power. Her questions, echoed by local environmental advocates, challenge the agency's reliance on renewable energy credits and could influence how 1.8 million Bay Area customers, including Larkspur residents, understand the true climate impact of their electricity.
   

📸 Around Larkspur

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Larkspur

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• "The Importance of Being Earnest" Fairfax Theatre Co. Sept. 18 - 26 →
  Fairfax Pavilion, Fairfax
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Bone Health & Aging: Building Strong Bones Now →
  The Kove, Inside Northgate Mall, 5800 Northgate Dr, Suite 80 San Rafael, CA, 94903,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Principal Coffee
  Adaline E. Kent Middle Greenbrae, CA 94904
  8:45 am
• Larkspur Library (Marin) →
  Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Ariel Gordon Trunk Show →
  10:00 am
• 20 Years of the MET in cinema - new MET season at the Lark →
  549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Journey To Bliss: Yin, Yoga Nidra, Sound Bath →
  Citrine, 489 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur
Friday September 25
• SAFETY LAST (1923) - MOVIE WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA - LARKSPUR →
  Larkspur CA
  7:00 pm
• The Sound and the Fury Fest →
  Peri's Tavern, 29 Broadway, Fairfax
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Bon Air 18th Annual Invitational Car Show →
  50 Bon Air Center, Larkspur
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• MPC Fall Retreat →
  Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross
  10:00 am
• Spirit of Marin 2026 →
  San Rafael CA
  10:30 am
• Creative Writing w/ Abby Wasserman →
  Mill Valley CA
  10:30 am
• The Collage Club: Cut, Paste, Create Together! →
  Mill Valley CA
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My older dog swallowed a rock.
  She was not yet in distress but if the rock shifted there could have been a blockage with severe repercussions. She was scheduled for endoscopy the… (Nextdoor Larkspur)

• Tamalpais Union High School District posted a job opening for Paraeducator - Special Ed: 2026-27 School Year - Multiple Locations in Larkspur. Apply here.
• College of Marin posted a job opening for English Instructor - Full Time, Tenure-track in Kentfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Larkspur here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kentfield

• Prep football analysis: Cardinal Newman's statement over Riordan; plus Windsor and Vintage's emergence (pressdemocrat.com)

Corte Madera

• Thirdlove to Open First Pennsylvania Store at King of Prussia Mall (whatnow.com)
• Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Marin and beyond (marinij.com)
• 8 Best Matchmaking Services in New York for 2026 (nextluxury.com)

Mill Valley

• Marin IJ Readers' Forum: Mill Valley Chamber supports Measure P childcare tax (marinij.com)
• Photos: Marin observes California Biodiversity Day (marinij.com)

Ok Larkspur! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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