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Tom is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and moved to California in 2019. He joined CLAM in December 2022 and continues to work as CLAM’s Project Manager. Tom has worked on construction projects in several settings. He was an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Assistant Team Leader, working on development projects with several organizations including…
Claire McAuliffe is a former Mayor of Belvedere, former President of The Redwoods board, and a civic volunteer including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Belvedere-Tiburon Library Foundation, and the Belvedere-Tiburon Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She is a retired business professional. She is serving as the Co-Chair of the board for Call…
Larry Kennings is an environmental planning consultant with 48 years of experience, of which 41 years have been in Marin County. He has a Master’s Degree in City Planning from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He currently is serving Marin County as a member of the Parks and Open Space Commission. Larry is also a…
Paul Jensen is the former City of San Rafael Community Development Department Director where he was overseeing city planning, building and code enforcement. Paul retired in June 2021, after working for the City of San Rafael for 14 years. He also worked for San Rafael as a City Planner from 1980-1988. In the intervening 20…
Lucie Hollingsworth is the Senior Policy Attorney for Legal Aid of Marin. She has over 15 years of experience in providing legal services to low-income and underrepresented communities in the areas of housing, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Currently, she advocates for policy and system changes to benefit the clients that Legal Aid of Marin…
Betsey Cutler has lived in Mill Valley since 1969. She served on the Planning Commission, and served two terms on the City Council, twice as Mayor. She is eager to help advocate for low and moderate income housing in Marin County as it is much needed. She is currently serving as Co-Chair on the Call…
Aaron Burnett is the Director of policy and Civic Engagement at Canal Alliance. He dedicates his work to challenging systemic barriers and structural inequities that prevent Marin’s Latino immigrant community from breaking out of the cycle of poverty. He began his career at Canal Alliance as a Staff Attorney providing no cost legal assistance, with a…
Diana Benitez is Canal Alliance’s Senior Community Development Planner. She works with Latino residents in Marin County to create affordable, healthy, and safe neighborhoods. She is an APA California Planners4Health Initiative Steering Committee member and a Planners4Health Coordinator of the APA Northern California Section.
The Pt. Reyes Seashore settlement will cause loss of housing and employment for many farmworker families. – Agnes Cho, consultant and project manager,Community Land Trust of West Marin (CLAM) A West Marin community leader recently shared this comment with me: “In West Marin, finding housing is like winning a golden ticket.” Her offhand statement stuck with me, because…
Written by Lucie Hollingsworth and Ethan Strull. Welcome back, all of you Marin housing policy wonks! While you were all paying more attention to the presidential race, state propositions, and our local tenant protections, our state legislators were dutifully busy pushing laws through to chip away at making California a more affordable and just place….
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