
NEWSLETTERS 2025
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January 2025
In this issue:
MVFREE News
• POLICE
— Stark Racial Disparities in Marin County Policing
— ACTION: Support Countywide Equitable Policing Effort
— Marin Civilian Oversight Commission Applications Open
• EDUCATION
— ACTION: Stop Racism in California Schools
— Racial Justice Task Force Tackles Inequity in Local Schools
Community News
—Fired SR Officer Wins Reinstatement as Felony Charges Continue
Reflections
• Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Black History Month
NEWSLETTERS 2024
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December 2024
In this issue:
MVFREE News
• POLICE TEAM: Marin Sheriff Oversight Diluted and Delayed, but not Dead
• EDUCATION TEAM: Students Seek Accountability for Racist Acts Through Education Code Amendment (TAKE ACTION).
• HOUSING TEAM: Novato City Council Quietly Criminalizes Homelessness
Calendar of Events
Community News
• Judge Sides with Save Our City - Developer Needs to Find New Funding
Reflections
• So There Was an Election
• MVFREE 2024 Highlights
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October 2024
In this issue:
MVFREE News
• ACTION ALERT: Stand Up for Civilian Oversight of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office
• Supervisors Rubberstamp Sheriff’s Military Arsenal—Again
• MVFREE Endorses Ida Times-Green for Governing Board of Tamalpais Union High School District
• Can Tam High Turn the Tide on Racial Hatred?
Calendar of Events
Community News
• Marin County Free Library posts resources re: Indigenous People’s Day and Native American Heritage Month
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July 2024
In this issue:
MVFREE News
• Police Team: Sheriff Unions Impede Launch of Civilian Oversight
Calendar of Events
Community News
• Housing: Workforce Rent Subsidies Available, Justice for Renters Act and Affordable Housing Bond Measure
Reflections
• George Floyd Remembrance
• Juneteenth
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May 2024
In this issue:
MVFREE News
George Floyd Speaks
DEI Art Gallery in the MV Aquatic and Fitness Center
MVFREE Events
Community Events
Community News
Reflections
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April 2024
In this issue:
Government Team: Strong Community Support Fails to Save Marin Human Rights Commission
Police Team: Civilian Oversight Commission Update
Arts and Recreation Team: Permanent DEI Art Gallery Opening Up in Mill Valley’s Recreation Center State
MVFREE Meetings and Events
Community Meetings and Events
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January 2024
In this issue:
MVFREE Acknowledgements (Martin Luther King Jr., Day
Community Events
Police Team
— Supervisors Approve Expansive Surveillance Technology
— Facts About Racial Profiling in Marin
— Supervisors Approve Sheriff’s Military Arsenal
NEWSLETTERS 2023
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November 2023
In this issue:
Housing Team
Hamilton Affordable Housing Update:
Private Club at 60 Throckmorton?
Opposition to Development at 825 Drake in Marin City
Police Team
• Race Based Calls to Police in Mill Valley: Update
Parks and Recretion Team
• DEI Training for Coaches of Youth Sports in Mill Valley is now mandatory
MVFREE in the News: Sheriff’s Military Arsenal
Stories We Are Following
MVFREE Meetings and OutingsDescription goes here
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September 2023
In this issue:
• Coordinating Team Meeting: Thurs., October 12, 2023, 7:00 p.m. ALL MEMBERS WELCOME! Agenda will be sent out by separate email.
• Save the Date:MVFREE Outing: An Evening with Emory Douglas, Thursday, October 26, 2023, 5-8 pm, James Dunn Theater, College of Marin
• MVFREE Outing: Kehinde Wiley Exhibit
• Police Team
— Facts About Racial Profiling in Marin
— Supervisors Approve Sheriff’s Military Arsenal• City Government Team
— DEI Consulting Firm Hired to Help Guide City’s DEI Process
• Housing Team
— Local Rent Control Hot Topic
• Community Events
— Cascada de Flores in Concert on Saturday, October 7 from 3 - 4 pm in Marin City: oes here
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July 2023
In this issue:
Housing Team
— MVFREE Supports Save Our City
Police Team
— Next Steps for Civilian Oversight of Marin Sheriff’s Office
— MVFREE Joins in Supporting SB 474
— Police Team’s Eye on What’s Happening in the County and the State
City Government Team
— MVFREE Expresses Concerns About Full Transparency and Seeks to Engage More Fully with City DEI Initiatives
MVFREE Meetings and Events
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May 2023
In this issue
• Housing Team Update
• Police Team Update
• MVFREE Events and Meetings
— All members invited to attend the monthly Coordinating Team meetings.
• ANNOUNCING: MVFREE Outings!
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March 2023
In this issue:
Education Team Update
Police Team Update
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January 2023
In this issue:
• Police Team
— Weigh in on Civilian Oversight Of Marin Sheriff’s Office - Take Action - Complete the Survey!
— MVFREE Partners with Mill Valley to End Race-Based Calls to Police
• Housing Team
— City Council Gives “OK” for 1 Hamilton Drive
• City Government Team
— Update on City Manager’s Working Group
• Education Team
— Lunar New Year Event at Tam Valley Elementary on Tuesday January 31
— Edna Maguire and Bayside MLK Academy Host MLK Jr. Day of Service
— Other News: DEI Workshops and New School Board Members
NEWSLETTERS 2021 - 2022
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November 2022
In This Issue:
• Police Team
— MVFREE Confronts City’s Denial of MVPD Racial Profiling
— Board of Supervisors Rubberstamps Sheriff’s Military Arsenal• Housing Team
— MVFREE Joins in Support of Golden Gate Village Residents’ Council Plan; Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022
— Richardson Terrace Project
— 1 Hamilton Drive Project, Public Hearing on November 30, 2022• Education Team
—MVSD Hires Tenisha Tate-Austin to Facilitate DEI Efforts
—Play Marin’s 2nd Annual Walk-A-Thon Supports Diversity and Inclusion
— MVMS Inclusion Pilot Brought to MVMS Through Dedication to Special Education
— Heart of the Village Presented Discussion on Teens in Mill Valley• Recreation and Arts
— Update from the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee• Community Events
— Mill Valley United Against Hate Week, November 13-19, 2022
— Mural Installation in Marin City, Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 1-3 pm -
September 2022
In This Issue:
Meet Jamillah Jordan, Marin County Director of Equity
Police Team - Racial Profiling
October 3, 6:30 p.m. City Council Meeting
Housing Team - Desegregate Mill Valley?
Community Events
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June 2022
In This Issue:
• Juneteenth Events
• MVFREE Celebrates Asian History Month
• Buffalo and Uvalde: Acknowledgement of Those Slain
• Police Team
• MVFREE Battles Harms From On Campus Police
• Housing Team Update
• EducationTeam Update
• Parks and Rec Team Update
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April 2022
In This Issue:
• Education Team (Events and Training for DEI Chairs)
• Housing Team (Golden Gate Village Resident Council Revitalization Plan, Mt. Tam Community Land Trust)
• Police Team (MVPD Stop Data Underscores Urgency of MVFREE Police Team)
• City Government Team (MVFREE and MVCAN Host City Council Candidate Forum)
• Parks and Rec Team (Contracts for MV Sports Clubs Require Coach DEI Training, New Swim Instruction Program and Adaptive Play Structure, Development of Tam Transportation Loop)
• Upcoming Community Eventson goes here -
November 2021
In This Issue:
City Council Meetings
Walk-A-Thon
Housing Team Update
Police Team Update
World Cafe Recap
“Spread Love” Pop Up
Renaming Building at Tam High
Tiburon City Council Election
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October 2021
In This Issue:
City Council Meetings
World Cafe Update
Housing Group Update
Police Group Update
Police and Education
Other News
News at MVSD
News at Tam High School
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September 2021
In This Issue:
• City Council Meetings
• Housing Group Update
• Police Group Update
• Police and Education
• Mill Valley News and Events
