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By 08/04/2021
A new project is asking residents how to close West Marin’s communication gaps. A coalition of agencies and community organizations supported by the West Marin Fund launched a survey this week in the first stage of an effort to bridge language, technology and geographic barriers. “We love living here, but the communication system can be a bit disjointed,” said Mia Johnson, co-chair of the West Marin Equitable Communication Project. “It’s a little bit of a game of telephone at times.” The project’s advisory committee is made up of around 30 organizations, including school districts, utility providers and media outlets, many of which will send out the survey through mailing lists. The survey gathers basic demographic data before diving into questions about modes of receiving information: Whether the recipient has a cell phone, a landline, a computer and social media accounts. Finally, it leaves room for open-ended suggestions
, a series of photo essays from across the country through the lenses of independent imagemakers. Follow the whole series here. This installment was produced with support from the
Some of the earliest memories I have of the United States after immigrating from Mexico are the long drives to the supermarket my father and I used to take. As soon as we entered the car, my father would put on his favorite CD, by Los Tigres Del Norte, and immediately “La Jaula De Oro” would start to play. This
norteña anthem laments that the journey of migration, the opportunities that await in America, and the struggle to live the American Dream all come with great costs: “Although this cage is made of gold,” Los Tigres sing, “it does not stop being a prison.” As my dad nodded along, I could tell this was a lesson my father had learned himself, creating a life away from the country of his youth. But for me, it ended up taking a few years of living here to fully understand the complex