Saturday February 26, 2022

David P. Donery, Town Manager

The San Anselmo Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee Presents a Celebration of Black History Month

During the month of February your Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee has contributed articles about Black History. This week’s piece includes two interviews, one with James Baldwin and the other with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From the committee member who contributed, “For me these interviews stand out and make such a statement on how the United States has for centuries treated our Native people, African, Chinese, Japanese, and Central & South Americans.”

James Baldwin Discusses Racism | The Dick Cavett Show
MLK Talks New Phase Of Civil Rights Struggle, 11 Months Before His Assassination | NBC News

Backyard Do's & Don'ts

Fire Smart Marin is promoting a shift towards fire-smart landscaping and highlights the new responsibilities that this poses to local landscapers, nurseries, and real estate agents in their new You Tube video.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_tX9-odUTU

Mah Jongg is back!

Mah Jongg Drop-Ins are back in person!! Play Mah Jongg and make new friends every Thursday from 10:00am-4:00pm every Thursday in the Vista Room at the Isabel Cook Community Center for only $2 per day!
For more details, please e-mail Kevin MacLeod at kmacleod@townofsananselmo.org
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National Nutrition Month

Join the Ross Valley Seniors on Thursday March 3, 11:00am, at the Fairfax Women’s Club as we celebrate National Nutrition Month with a Healthy Cooking Demonstration with Nutrition Tips provided by Karen Arnold, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
To RSVP and for more details, please e-mail Kevin MacLeod at kmacleod@townofsananselmo.org

Subscribe to the Countywide Cybersecurity Newsletter

At the County of Marin, its Information Services and Technology (IST) Department has the responsibility to manage technical security systems. Now, those experts are sharing their notes with everyone via a monthly e-newsletter called Marin CyberSafe News. Registration is now open on the Information Security and Compliance page of the County website. Subscribe to the newsletter and stay one step ahead.

Help the San Anselmo Public Library serve you better by answering some questions about Library Services. We're interested in knowing your needs and your satisfaction with services. We welcome your feedback.
Click here to answer our short survey.

Serve as a full voting member on a wide variety of Town committees. Youth Commissioner terms last one full year (July through June).

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO:

Serve your community
Represent your school and the youth of San Anselmo
Learn about and participate in the municipal process
Boost your college application

THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

- ARTS COMMISSION
- BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- HISTORICAL COMMISSION
- LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
- OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
- PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
- CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION

HOW TO APPLY:

To be eligible, you must be a student and San Anselmo resident, who will have completed their Freshman year of high school by June 2022. To apply, submit an application online.
The deadline for applications is February 28th

TOWN BOOKS HOURS

HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday: 10 – 4
DONATIONS: Wednesday - Saturday: 10 – 4

YES! We are finally reopening again. You just can’t keep a great bookstore down. Our volunteers are back and looking forward to seeing you, catching up on news, and selling you some books. We have been taking donations during most of this last shut-down and our shelves are loaded with the best of the best.

DONATIONS will be accepted any time the store is open. Please limit your donations to 3 bags or boxes per day.

Masking is required at all times. Please be respectful of other customers and our volunteers.

For more information, call 415-526-3791 or go to townbooks.org. Proceeds benefit the San Anselmo Public Library.

Community Survey for Tamalpais Union High School District Facilities Master Plan

The TAM District is currently in the process of creating a Facilities Master Plan (FMP). This plan will be used to identify facility needs that exist at each of their schools, prioritize improvements based on urgency and importance, and develop a plan for completing the upgrades.

Please provide your input by completing their FMP Survey (linked here)

The deadline for taking the survey is April 26, 2022.

February 2022 Fire-smart Tips from UC Marin Master Gardeners

Remove dead trees
Consider creating separation by increasing spacing between tree canopies while considering flat vs sloped terrain.
Maintain vertical clearance of at least 3X the shrub’s height between the tops of shrubs and the bottom of the tree canopy. This can be done by pruning the shrub down, or by pruning smaller, easily ignitable tree branches up, or by using both methods.
Plant spacing, size control and maintenance are more important than type of plant.

Additional Information can always be found on the Marin Master Gardeners website. https://marinmg.ucanr.edu/BASICS/FIRESMARTLANDSCAPING/

Help Keep the Flower Baskets in
Downtown San Anselmo

Donations are being accepted to help
fund this annual community effort

The San Anselmo Beautification Committee has launched
its 2022 fundraising campaign to raise funds for the annual
hanging flower basket program in the downtown.

There are two ways you can contribute:

Donate by visiting the program’s GO FUND ME PAGE or
Mail a check to:

San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 2844, San Anselmo, CA 94979
(please mark check for “baskets”)

For more information about this project contact:
Nancy Altman at nnaltman@me.com