Top 5 Pros and Cons of Living in Marin County | Things I love and things I hate

[@walterwhite1]

I grew up in Marin county as a kid . I love this county !!

[@jeffreysterley5574]

C'mon back

[@jeffreysterley5574]

Don't blame you-How is Arizona?

[@spacedove9553]

Where’s Jessie? Walter

[@walterwhite1]

@@spacedove9553 hiding out with me 🤫

[@spacedove9553]

@@walterwhite1 aaaah 😉😉

[@marcia1301]

Thank you. Very informative. What a paradise to live. 🤩

[@yesic7196]

Beautiful scenery, horrible attitude from people of all over. They all have the same attitude. Don't say hello, you'll get ignored.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love Marin County!

[@normansilver905]

I absolutely love Woodacre!

[@Djeff82]

I am just looking to move back to Marin, not that I can afford even a 1 bedroom. But this year I hope to return to Marin

[@victoriavanayerst7444]

great video love it, LOVE MARIN

[@markclinton8681]

You are looking so beautiful

[@yesic7196]

You look like their type esp the hair. There's a lot of creeps here also in bohemian grove. Be cautious.

[@nicholaslipanovich827]

I'm surprised the lack of diversity and the "Marin bubble" weren't mentioned as cons. For new families moving into the area and/or BIPOC, these cons can be significant.

[@jeffreysterley5574]

THX Nicholas- I didn't want to create a mini-series but could consider for the next Pros & Cons

[@troyelam8978]

The lack of diversity is not really a con. There’s nothing wrong with communities of upper income white people, just as long as there isn’t any rules restricting other races from living there. Also, I find when people say lack of diversity, what they really are saying is there are a lack of poor people. And as far as I’m concerned, that’s just fine with me.

[@cf5914]

My family is multi-racial and moved to Marin in 2018 from San Francisco. What we experienced is that San Francisco is extremely segregated (think Chinatown, Japantown, the Richmond for Russians, Northbeach for Italians, The Mission, and so on) where as Marin isn't. Trust between and interactions between neighbors is high. I think you need to reconsider your qualifications for what diversity is.

[@Thirtiesguy]

People don't want to live in black neighborhoods if they can afford a better place.

[@yesic7196]

It wouldn't be creating a mini series about people of color, you dont have to be sarcastic. You have no idea what it's like. Also there are poor people in Marin. They get ignored, treated badly. There is a lack of culture and color no one wants to talk about (one article mentioned this area, the sea of white). 90% white, they get paid 3x higher. Ridiculous. This world is multi cultural. Talk about the real Marin. All I heard was the weather and hiking mentioned twice. What about the human beings? People are overdosing in San Rafael. Women are getting beat in Corte Madera. Raped in Marin city. Security officers are getting harrassed by teens at the Safeway plaza. It's supposed to be on the hush. All I see on recent articles are high end bikes getting stolen. This older white male couldn't relate. A mini series...give me a break. Someone should create a mini series with all the bs that goes on in this county esp after dark.

[@billjones4986]

Big con for me is those bike riders in those fancy clothing that think they own the road on miller ave on weekends.

[@DrRobertChan]

great video.

[@jeffreysterley5574]

thanks

[@kamila2249]

Are there dance or music classes in this area?

[@jeffreysterley5574]

Yes There are dance & music classes available.

[@malHHkenny]

Should perhaps be in the category of, "The Pros And Cons Of Living In Denial," instead. (The reality is clearly vastly richer and deeper than that. Richer in humanity and deeper in story. Acknowledged strains. In my family's 140 years of living in Marin -- both sides of my family -- we never imagined it would come to this panglossian exclusivity. We welcomed all kinds of people. A select few climbed on in the late 20th century and then pulled up the ladder.)

[@mchristr]

The building restrictions between 101 and the coast have been in place for decades, which assures a tiny housing supply and exorbitant prices. The hired help used to live in the Canal area of San Rafael but I doubt they can even afford that now. It was an idyllic place in which to grow up but not any longer.

[@malHHkenny]

@@mchristr Having read planning-meeting minutes and EIRs over the last 50 years, I can safely say, yeah, that and more. (Look up the history of Simms Island -- still a place-name on Google Maps and others.) Best thing to do with abused lowlands in Marin is to redevelop the areas as liveable, walkable/bikeable affordable neighborhoods, with greenways created around restored water courses (creeks) and terrain. (Some of the necessary public transportation has already recently been built there.) Replace congested semi-industrial low-rise (that doesn't even pay its own way in infrastructure costs) with 11-story mid-rise. (The only loss would be the view of the Richmond oil refineries.) Why hasn't this happened? Answer: Competing agendas -- even on the egalitarian side -- cancel-out each other. A place like Amsterdam has faced the same situation and done the due reconciliation. We don't reconciliate. Marin prefers to be combative.

[@yesic7196]

"The hired help?" Paradise? This is a place of denial. I'm tired of hearing about people getting harrassed, they are getting younger no longer welcoming. All I hear is bikes getting stolen. More needs to be done in this community.

[@MarineSharpShot]

Well Done…

[@malHHkenny]

The pros: Marin's past wasn't all insipid salesmanship. The cons: Marin's past has been paved over. In some cases, literally.

[@yesic7196]

A lot of domestic violence that happens here in this county gets covered. Huge con. Many are suffering in silence

[@jinov191]

@@yesic7196 How is that a con, if there is domestic violence in a home no matter where they move to it will still happen. Are you suggesting that there is more domestic violence there than Oakland for example?

[@yesic7196]

@JINOV when you go across the Richmond or Golden gate bridge, hardly anybody knows where Marin is. Although there's a lot of crime happening that's not being reported. News coverage gets reported about the east bay, nothing about Marin. I've heard of people trying to make a report, it gets pushed under the rug. Anything online or on tv about Oakland is negative. There's also positive things, it's a multicultural town with great music, restaurants. There's good and bad everywhere, I've seen the beautiful views in Marin, however I also want to know the truth about the richest county in the nation.

[@aurora_-]

I would say one of the worst cons is the high school kids have access to drugs much more easily

[@yesic7196]

Kids in Corte Madera, Larkspur, and Mill Valley are not safe. There's a video of a kid fighting a teacher because he was asked to turn down his music. They're acting like adults.

[@billjones4986]

I know I had to go to gate 6 and get our pot,the dealers did not trust us teens,so they had 10 year olds on bike to deliver it to us,and yes they would take some!so yes it was a lot of work back then!

[@jacksoncrawford2207]

Santa Barbara is better 👍🏻

[@jonmacdonald5345]

No it's not not even by a long shot.