March 5, 2011, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites, San Rafael

The Marin Women’s Commission is hosting a Marin Teen Girl Conference, for girls ages 13 to 18. Attendees will come from all middle and high schools in Marin.

This conference will give teen girls the tools, resources, ideas and support they need to empower them to lead the lives they want.

The conference will kick off with Keynote Speaker Jess Weiner, a columnist for Seventeen Magazine and a Global Ambassador for the Dove Self-Esteem Fund.

Workshop and break-out sessions will be offered with experienced facilitators and presenters on a variety of topics including:

• Too Stressed to Think? — How To Deal With Being Stressed
• Real Friends vs. the Other Kind In Your Social Life, What Are Your Standards?
• Sex Smarts — Everything That Has To Do With Sex
• The Modern Relationship–The Teen Relationship Bill of Rights
• Prepare and Beware — Be Smart, Don’t Start
• Family Feud — Communicate and Negotiate
• Over It! — Eating Disorders, Self Image
• The Inner War — Depression

The conference will also feature a Teen Exhibit Mall with information and resources from businesses and local service providers.

For more information, to register, or to join as a sponsor, visit: www.MarinTeenGirl.org

Californians want a path forward—not left or right—but one
right step after another. California Forward and Supervisor
Susan L. Adams invite you to join Sunne Wright McPeak in an
important dialog about our state and its future and how we can
help move California in the right direction—closer to its people.

We need your help in finding ideas to fix our state.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors
Chambers, Room 330

California Forward is a nonpartisan, nonprofit working
to fix state government and restore the California
dream. We are working to create a “smart” government that’s small enough to
listen, big enough to tackle real problems, smart enough to spend our money
wisely in good times and bad, and honest enough to be held accountable for
results.

Sunne McPeak is the CEO of California Emerging Technology Fund

RSVP to: http://www.cafwd.org/page/event/detail/cafwdcivicdialogue/jts.

Contact Stacy Danielson with questions: (916) 491-0022.

If you are a person with a disability and require this document in an alternate format (example: Braille, Large Print, Audiotape, CD-ROM), you may request an alternate format document by using the contact information below.

If you require an accommodation (example: ASL Interpreter, reader, note taker) to participate in any county program, service or activity, you may request an accommodation by calling Susannah Clark, (415) 499-7342, TTY number 473-4381 or by e-mail at sclark@co.marin.ca.us not less than four work days in advance of the event.

Board of Supervisors Meetings: February 1, 8, 15, 22

Under California’s Constitution and laws, the five members of the Board of Supervisors serve as the legislative and executive body of Marin County. The Supervisors also serve as the governing board of the Open Space District, Housing Authority, Redeveloment Agency, Transit District, Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, County Free Library, and various other local entities.
Within limits prescribed by the State’s Constitution and laws, the Board enacts ordinances, determines policies, adopts annual budgets, fixes salaries, is responsible for ensuring that mandated functions are properly discharged, and supervises the activities of County departments.

The Board’s agenda is available at:
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/efiles/BS/AgMn/cybagnda.htm.

You can also visit the Government Channel at:
www.co.marin.ca.us/G-Channel/Default.aspx, which is a great way to view public meetings and to stay current on matters coming to the Board of Supervisors and other policy-setting agencies. You can view webcasts of public meetings and have access to all documents submitted on agenda items, watch interviews with our key policy-makers on current issues, and access public health updates.

The Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD) manages 34 open space preserves offering visitors outstanding scenic vistas, redwood groves, cascading waterfalls, opportunities for wildlife viewing, and other natural amenities. Preserves are managed primarily for natural resource preservation and, with the exception of trails used by pedestrians, mountain bicyclists, and equestrians, do not contain recreational facilities of the type found in parks. The MCOSD manages approximately 18,500 acres of land.

• LAFCO, January 13, 7:00 p.m. San Rafael City Council Chambers.,
  lafco.marin.org
• ABAG, go to website for agenda and time of meetings, www.abag.org.
• Marin Transit District, January 31 , 10:00 a.m., BOS Chambers,
  www.marintransit.org
• Transportation Authority of Marin, January 27, 7:30 p.m., BOS
  Chambers, www.tam.ca.gov
• Criminal Justice Behavioral Health Committee Meeting, January 26,
  9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 324, Civic Center

Public is always welcome. Check websites to confirm meeting
date and time.

Stop by Marinwood Plaza to visit with neighbors, pick up fresh fruits and vegetables, or a bouquet of flowers while enjoying local musicians and viewing crafts from Marin’s artisans. Snack on site with delicious peanut butter pancakes and fresh espresso.

“The community has really embraced this,” said Rick Kellner, the “Dough Dude” of Feel Good Bakery of Alameda who sold various breads. “We are getting a good flow. We have great variety of businesses here and we have a great weather day.”

Marinwood Plaza at Marinwood Avenue and Miller Creek Road, San Rafael. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This community project includes a mural by the Conservation Corp North Bay earlier this year.

This market started at the beginning of 2010 and is a partnership of veteran vendors of the Civic Center Farmers’ Market. The organizers, Kelly Smith and Ron Gradinger envision this as a grassroots community venture that will give back 5% of the proceeds to the local Dixie School District. It will also feature a six morning a week coffee cart where residents can walk or drive through to get lovingly made cup of coffee. As soon as the word went around about the possibility of a Farmers’ Market in an old shopping center, you could feel the excitement in the neighborhood.

Ben Mattman, a hotel executive chef said “Last week in the Marinwood market, I saw red walnuts. I had never seen them before. Next week, I will cook a special dinner for a wine society and I will use them in a dish,” he explains. The dish will be butternut squash tortalloni with brown butter-sage sauce, garnished with pieces of the red walnuts.