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🌱 Patch AM: How much more will San Anselmo pay for shared fire protection?
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Good morning San Anselmo! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How much more will San Anselmo pay for shared fire protection?
Also on today's calendar: Bone Health & Aging: Building Strong Bones Now and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 52.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ross updates fire district fee agreement (marinij.com) — San Anselmo's share of Ross Valley Fire Department costs is rising slightly after Ross approved a new joint powers agreement that lowers its own annual bill. The change shifts more of the district's $13 million budget onto San Anselmo, Fairfax and Sleepy Hollow, sparking debate in Ross about fairness and how much each community should pay for shared fire protection.
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📸 Around San Anselmo
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Anselmo
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★ Featured events ★
- Bone Health & Aging: Building Strong Bones Now →
The Kove, Inside Northgate Mall, 5800 Northgate Dr, Suite 80 San Rafael, CA, 94903,
11:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- "The Importance of Being Earnest" Fairfax Theatre Co. Sept. 11 - 26 →
Fairfax Pavilion, Fairfax
3:00 pm - Evening Book Group →
Library, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo
7:00 pm - Bilingual Spanish Storytime →
Imagination Park, 541 San Anselmo Avenue, San Anselmo
10:30 am - Community Challah Bake →
Town Council Chambers, 525 San Anselmo Avenue, San Anselmo
3:30 pm - Community Challah Bake →
110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo
3:30 pm - San Quentin Film Festival & Peace Festival present the award winning film Healing Through Hula →
San Geronimo Valley Community Center
5:30 pm - "The Importance of Being Earnest" by the FTC Sept. 11 - 26 →
Fairfax Pavilion, Fairfax
7:30 pm - San Geronimo Valley Community Center's Peace Fest presents a Community Crystal Bowl Sound Bath →
San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo
6:00 pm - San Geronimo Valley Community Center's International Day of Peace Art and Music Festival →
San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo
2:00 pm - Writing with AI: Bring It To Life →
110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo
11:00 am - The Sound and the Fury Fest →
Peri's Tavern, 29 Broadway, Fairfax
8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- hi All just triple checking.
I have been attempting to sell some high end boots on ND and there has been no interest .. but just today I went to lower the price "boost sales"… (Nextdoor Ross Avenue)
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in San Rafael. Apply here.
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Cashier Team Member (Front End Service) - Part Time in San Rafael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Anselmo here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ross
- September 11 in Russia:. 1812 — The first Russian settlement in California, founded in the spring of the same year, was named Ross (later known as Fort Ross). 1813 — The Kamennoostrovsky Bridge was opened in Saint Pet.. (news-pravda.com)
Fairfax
- Bay Area native's film shows how surfboards made from trash became catalyst for change (mercurynews.com)
- Chaz Rodriguez leads Kennedy football past Granada Hills to retain rivalry trophy (dailynews.com)
- Bay Area bar owner pleads guilty to DUI that injured pedestrian (mercurynews.com)
San Rafael
- Affordable Housing Proposed at 88 Vivian Street, San Rafael (sfyimby.com)
- Marin nears resolution on troubled San Rafael cemetery (marinij.com)
Ok San Anselmo! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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