RECENT LEAGUE ACTIVITIES Letter to Editor, Marin Voice (November 9, 2007) We advocated for a balancing of competing interests--environmental, economic, and social equity--during the seven years of the Countywide Plan update process that ended November 6 when the supervisors adopted the plan. That did not happen.   Full Text Letter to Board of Supervisors re: Countywide Plan (November 6, 2007) The updated Countywide Plan gives precedence to unsubstantiated environmental concerns and imposes stringent environmental constraints on key aspects of the plan. It does not give equal weight to economic and social equity needs.   Full Text Letter to Board of Supervisors re: Final EIR (October 16, 2007) The EIR wording makes clear that public agencies are required to balance various public objectives, including economic, environmental and social issues in their deliberations. By its own definitions, the EIR has failed to properly evaluate ...   Full Text Letter to Supervisor McGlashan re: Habitat for Humanity project (October 12, 2007) The League of Women Voters of Marin County strongly supports the Habitat for Humanity San Francisco's (HHSF) efforts to build four affordable homes at the Lower Eagle Rock site.   Full Text Letter to the Editor, Marin IJ re: affordable housing and inclusionary zoning (October 12, 2007) Inclusionary housing is only one tool to achieve affordable housing goals. Others include second units, local funding for acquisition of sites and existing housing to create 100% affordable units, mixed-use development, and overlay zoning...   Full Text LWVMC endorses Reed Union School District parcel tax renewal (October 10, 2007) On October 10, the LWVMC endorsed the renewal of the parcel tax of the Reed Union School District on the November 6, 2007 ballot. It pays for small class sizes.   Full Text Letter to San Rafael Planning Commission supporting Sequoia Heights housing development (October 2, 2007) We are supporting the development at 33 San Pablo Avenue, because it is an effective re-use of an existing developed property. This is an exceptional infill project because of proximity to transit and to major Marin County employers.   Full Text Statement to Board of Supervisors (September 25, 2007) The countywide-plan provisions for St. Vincent's/Silveira and affordable housing given to you by the planning commission are totally inadequate. We ask you to rewrite them to make this plan truly sustainable.   Full Text Response to Baylands Corridor as defined in Countywide Plan (September 11, 2007) None of the standard scientific tools such as field studies have been cited to justify extending the corridor boundary beyond the historic baylands line roughly along the railroad tracks. The Baylands Habitat Goals Report is referenced in the county   Full Text Free-for-all over St. Vincent's, Silveira lands (September 10, 2007) Marin IJ Article in which LWVMC is cited as being opposed to the planning commission's vote to support the largest possible boundaries for the "baylands corridor" and the smallest number of homes, ignoring the need for senior and workplace housing.   Full Text Response to Countywide Plan (August 29, 2007) The plan adopted by the Planning Commission has fallen far short of its theme of sustainability in that environmental protection has overwhelmed the issues of social equity and the economy.   Full Text