Breaking News: Good Earth to Fix Terra Linda

Firstly

After a lengthy anointment process that had all the shrouded gravity of a papal conclave, Good Earth revealed finally yesterday that its long-awaited third location will be in Terra Linda. The store, of course, won't open until 2027. But this is still actionable information, given the transformative effects of Grocery Store Proximity – and Good Earth itself.

In places like Marin, GSP is a major quality-of-life indicator, up there with your job, the kids' school and your choice of spouse. This is due to a range of lifestyle and environmental factors; for example, the Unfortunate Restaurant Situation, or URS, which forces residents to acquire and prepare the majority of their own sustenance, and makes the grocery store central to your lived experience.

This is why it was actually a very big deal that the Whole Foods in Mill Valley closed, as that amenity was baked into desirability of living in that immediate area. "2.6 million, 4BR/2BA w/outdoor sauna. And the Whole Foods is right there." It's also why this news is very big deal for Terra Linda, whose commercial district has for too long been dominated by a morbid array of fast-food outlets and medical centers.

This isn't just an unprecedented boost in GSP, because (as Good Earth will tell you themselves) this isn't just any fucking grocery store. Let's set aside its edenic produce section, the sumptuous delights of its hot bar and the quality of its doula services; its bread alone is enough to revitalize a town.

We wouldn't be surprised if this announcement doesn't cause a measurable bump in local property values, thanks to our quick-thinking real estate agents ("1.26 million...there's going to be a Good Earth right there"). We're not sure what you do with that information – buy! sell! arbitrage! – but if we owned a home in TL, we'd already be at the bank pulling out some equity. Because this is Good Earth, brother. You are going to need it.

Secondly

Marin Is In! (The Epstein Files)

In case you missed it: the intrepid student reporters at The Redwood Bark ran an analysis to see exactly how many times you were in the Epstein files. Not you specifically, we mean, but your town.

Click the image to see the perturbing rankings!

Along with a shout-out to Redwood's budding journalists, Marin Lately would like to recognize our homebase of Corte Madera for an entirely respectable 76 mentions. We would also like to point out that this number, neither excessively many nor pathetically few, would not have been possible without this town's unrivaled array of home furnishing outlets.

Corte Madera: The Couch, Lamp and Ottoman Empire

Highest furniture-store-to-resident ratio in the country, town claims

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Lastly

Prioritizing Newt Welfare While Keeping Standards High and Costs Under Control

Many of you have been asking where we stand on the blistering op-ed in the Marin IJ asking for one million dollars to build a safe newt crossing on Chileno Valley Road. While it's true that we have some fiscal concerns – we don't need a luxury newt crossing – we are on board with the project as long as the design is in keeping with the character of the surrounding area.