What You Can Do About The Big Water Rate Hike

Dear Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers The meeting lasted from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm. These videos represent the first two hours. Please visit the related pages on this website to learn more about the Marin Municipal Water District rate hikes. LATE BREAKING NEWS: Latest news on the rate hike from MMWD and CO$T’s official response: […]

CO$T Marin to host Marin County District Candidate Debate

CO$T Marin to host the Marin County District Attorney Candidate Debate!   The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers is hosting a debate for the three candidates for Marin County District Attorney. The event will be held on Thursday May 3, 2018 at the San Rafael City Council Chambers from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. We are […]

KWMR Interviews Mimi Willard

Listen to a podcast of CO$T founder, Mimi Willard, on KWMR’s Pieces of Peace/Right Now   March 2, 2017 From Point Reyes Station. LINK HERE Show host Susan Santiago interviews CO$T’s founder, Mimi Willard. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the potential tax and fee increases challenging Marin residents; what’s driving them; […]

Oppose SB-1 Transportation Tax Bill

Oppose SB-1 Transportation Tax Bill: Too Much Money, Wrong Priorities, You Don’t Get a Vote Call Senator Mike McGuire’s office to voice your concerns about Senate Bill 1, a poor-policy transportation bill that substantially raises gasoline, diesel, and vehicle registration taxes and fees.  This bill goes before the Governance and Finance Committee, in late February or early March […]

Tam Going the Wrong Way

At its special meeting in December, the Transportation Authority of Marin’s consultant-lobbyist, Gus Khouri, proposed to help TAM get a sales tax increase. As a first step, the lobbyist would give state Sen. Mike McGuire draft legislation that Khouri labeled “innocuous.” Synonyms for that word include harmless, innocent, unobjectionable, nontoxic. What’s transpired since then has […]