Marin County, people, places, culture and real-estateThe Strawberry Design Review Board will be meeting Tuesday night to discuss a plan for a 7 unit development in the Strawberry area, an unincorporated area of Mill Valley. The development would include four “affordable” housing units and 3 homes sold at market rate. The development would take place on a 16.5 acre lot near the intersection of North Knoll Road, Bay Vista Drive and Eagle Rock Road (north of Tiburon Blvd).
The affordable homes will be under 1,500 sq feet each. The market rate homes- supposedly 6,200 to almost 7,500 square feet. Those are some big houses! I completely understand residents concerns about traffic. The traffic congestion clearly needs to be addressed, but I don’t don’t buy the argument that the “affordable” homes will bring down the values in the neighborhood. The neighborhood already varies pretty widely. In actuality, the larger homes will probably bring values up.
Want more info? Attend the hearing at 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 27 at 118 East Strawberry Drive in Mill Valley. Have an opinion? I would love to hear your thoughts!
On Monday, I took the kids to the Halloween Heroes event at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Halloween Heroes is described as “an indoor Halloween wonderland for kids of all ages.” Put on by the 
yummy food and beverages donated by top Bay Area restaurants. The kids enjoyed hot dogs, cotton candy, lemonade, candied apples and more along with trick or treat booths while we sipped a glass of vino and perused the silent auction. Now I like that kind of trick or treating!
We saw tons of Bay Area sports “celebrities” including the 49ers cheerleaders and mascots from all the teams. There was so much to do, we didn’t have time to do it all before the sugar high came down.
Did you know Marin County, California has the one of the highest breast cancer rates in the country? Despite a fear for the future, I never felt an immediate worry until last year. Not close to 40, no need for a mammogram, right? Well, wrong. Really, really WRONG.
Unfortunately, when you are younger, breast cancer cancer isn’t something you really think about, so early detection doesn’t always happen. By the time Andrea was diagnosed, the lump in her breast had been growing for many, many months. Andrea immediately began grueling treatments- radiation, chemotherapy and a partial removal of her breast. Thankfully, she successfully finished her last round of chemo in the early summer. The process was a nightmare. I would love to have Andrea tell you the whole story. Unfortunately while fighting for her life, Andrea also had to fight doctors in order to get the correct treatment she needed. Aren’t they supposed to be on your side?
Despite her tremendous ordeal, Andrea maintained her amazing sense of humor. I think she decided before she even finished her treatments that she would be walking in the 3 day race for the cure in Phoenix, Arizona this November. After everything she went through, she is determined to help others. Always looking for the humorous side of things, Andrea named her team “