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Marin median home price nearly $1 million for 2014, but 'there's a kink in the hose'
2015-01-25 22:41:17| Real Estate - Topix.net
The year 2014 saw a 13 percent jump in home prices, multiple offers and eager buyers, but it might best be remembered for what one real estate agent deemed "a kink in the hose." The median price jumped to $999,000, according to the Marin County Assessor's Office, and observers deemed 2014 "a good year."
Marin business forecasters see slow, steady expansion in 2015
2014-12-08 04:00:02| Grocery - Topix.net
A shopper browses on Grant Avenue in the Old Town section of Novato. The street is home to numerous shops and small restaurants, in addition to a Whole Foods Market that opened in 2010.
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New ruling denies Marin jurisdictions power to ban smart meters
2014-12-07 03:22:43| Energy - Topix.net
The California Public Utilities Commission has issued a preliminary decision denying a request from several counties and municipalities - including the county of Marin, Fairfax and Ross - to allow local governments or multi-unit buildings to opt out of smart meter installation by Pacific Gas and Electric and other state utilities. "I know for a lot of residents in Fairfax the decision does not resolve the issues that we raised," Fairfax Councilman Larry Bragman said, briefing fellow council members on the decision Wednesday night.
Marin peaks get new fire detection devices
2014-10-26 03:06:52| Energy - Topix.net
Marin residents can feel a little bit safer from fire danger now that high-tech remote fire detection cameras are watching over the county from four critical peaks. The $207,000 system, funded by a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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Intensifying summer winds could impact sea life off Marin coast
2014-07-13 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Summer winds are intensifying along the Marin Coast and climate change is a likely cause, a new study says. The winds, which blow parallel to the shore and draw cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface in a process known as "upwelling," have increased over the last 60 years in three out of five regions of the world, including the California Coast according to an analysis published earlier this month in the journal Science. At this point "we don't know what the implications...