LWV Marin 2013 Candidate Debates

This month we covered the League of Women Voters (LWV) local government debates. You can now watch the 2013 Marin candidate debates online and find the upcoming cable schedule right here.




Individual Debates:

LWV and the Redwoods Candidate Forums
Tamalpais Union High School District Watch Now
Mill Valley City Council Watch Now
College of Marin Watch Now

Sustainable San Rafael City Council Candidate Forum
Tamalpais Union High School District Watch Now

LWV Debate - Novato City Council 2013 Watch Now

+ Sat 09/28/13 12:00 PM Channel 30
+ Mon 10/07/13 06:00 PM Channel 30
+ Thu 10/17/13 09:00 AM Channel 30
+ Fri 10/25/13 06:00 PM Channel 30
+ Mon 10/28/13 05:00 PM Channel 30
+ Sat 11/02/13 08:00 PM Channel 30

Live televised interview with Spying on Democracy author Heidi Boghosian

UPDATE: You can now watch the interview online here: http://youtu.be/3L1zEaEZLV8

Wednesday, October 2nd, 6:00pm PST

City Lights Foundation/Publishing and the Community Media Center of Marin present an evening with Heidi Boghosian who will be discussing Spying on Democracy: Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance. Host Peter B. Collins will moderate a discussion and excerpt-reading session that will be televised live out of the Marin TV studio before a live audience. The broadcast will begin at 6pm and air on the Marin TV Education Channel (Comcast 30/AT&T 99) as well as stream online. Viewers may watch online at http://cmcm.tv/citylights and send questions to the moderator for discussion. Sign up to be part of the live studio audience by clicking here.

"Heidi Boghosian's Spying on Democracy is the answer to the question, 'if you're not doing anything wrong, why should you care if someone's watching you?'"—Michael German, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU and former FBI agent

San Rafael PD K9 Fundraiser

The Community Media Center of Marin partnered with the San Rafael Police Department's K9 Association to create the following short promo for their fundraiser event on September 28th at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center. You can catch the promo here:

http://youtu.be/D_ObWez7OmI

The San Rafael Police Department had a very successful K9 program for over 20 years, but was eliminated in 2003 due to budget constraints. The men and women of SRPD have formed the K9 Association in an effort to rebuild the program solely through fundraising. Contributions from the community and the San Rafael Police K9 Association funded the purchase of two German Shepherds – Ares and Faro. All proceeds from this event will go to the care, training and maintenance of the K9s. The tickets and donations for this event are tax deductable.

Announcing the Marin TV Viewer Survey

Your feedback is very important to us. It's also important that Marin County understands the value of the these non-commercial channels for the community - our future depends on that recognition!

Take a moment to complete this brief online survey and tell us what you watch and how often. Also tell us what types of programming you'd like to see and any other comments/concerns you might have.

And please forward this message to your family and friends in Marin and encourage them to complete the survey too!

You can take the survey by clicking here: http://cmcm.tv/viewer-survey

Why is AT&T trying to stop you from keeping an eye on local government?

Channel 99 is the public-access ghetto

What Happened to Al Jazeera English?

You may have noticed that starting August 20th Al Jazera English programming disappeared from our schedule. This is due to the launch of the Al Jazeera America Network and various cable operator agreements in regards to carriage elsewhere. To watch Al Jazeera's new channel, check your local listings, they're taking over channels currently broadcasting Current TV, or visit http://america.aljazeera.com/

In Marin you can see the Al Jazeera America Network on Comcast 107 if you have the digital 'enhanced' package. Satellite subscribers will find the channel at DIRECTV Channel 358 and DISH Network Channel 215. AT&T U-verse and Time Warner customers are out of luck as both systems have refused to carry the new Al Jazeera channel. If you watched Al Jazeera's live web streams in the past, you will now need to be a cable or DBS subscriber to access those streams.

Watch the Leadership Studies Lecture series on Marin TV

If you missed any of the Leadership Lecture Series events, don't fret, you can now watch them on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 P.M, Repeats Thursdays at 10:00 A.M. on the Marin TV Education Channel (Comcast 30, AT&T U-Verse 99).

(Please see below for specific dates)

Petrocelli
Madeleine Albright in conversation with Elaine Petrocelli
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright writes, "No one who lived through the years of 1937 to 1948 was a stranger to profound sadness. Millions of innocents did not survive, and their deaths must never be forgotten." At once a deeply personal memoir and an incisive work of history,Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 serves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past - as seen through the eyes of one of the international community's most respected and fascinating figures.

Tell the FCC to Protect Disaster Victims and Ensure Effective Phone Service for All

The advocacy organization Public Knowledge is running a petition campaign requesting that the FCC prevent Verizon from replacing reliable land lines with only "VoiceLink" wireless service in areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

To quote PK: "Disaster victims should not be guinea pigs for experiments in new phone service. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy last October, Verizon decided that instead of rebuilding its traditional phone lines, the company is replacing them with something called a "fixed wireless service."

You may recall that in September 2012 and despite widespread opposition, the CA State legislature passed SB 1161, a bill written by AT&T which deregulated VOIP phone service and creates potential negative impacts on IP internet services and regular phone service in CA - including the eventual loss of land lines.

For more info and to sign the petition, see: http://www.publicknowledge.org/voicelink

Sausalito People Program

Marin TV features a speaker series from the Sausalito Library. The People Program Series presents various Sausalito residents talking about their work, area of expertise, or adventures and experiences.

Such people include the fashion designer Megan Papay who shares her experiences as co-founder of Freda Salvador, an innovative women’s footwear company based in Sausalito. Others include Sausalito resident David Wronski who talks about life as an ultra long-distance runner. He tells the story of running the entire 168-mile Lake Tahoe Rim Trail in 68 hours without stopping for sleep.

Watch Pacifics Games - Live

Unable to come the San Rafael Pacifics Baseball Games? Want to watch some games from home? Watch the games live on Marin TV’s Education Channel Comcast 30 and ATT U-Verse 99.

The Pacifics games will be broadcast with the help of Dominican University students and local high school students in the sports broadcast training program provided by the CMCM, Dominican University and the Intel Computer Clubhouse.

For more information about our sports training program and the schedule of games broadcasting live visit: http://cmcm.tv/camp.

Here is a schedule of games playing live on Marin TV’s Education Channel:

June 27th, 7PM – Pacifics vs. Hawai’i Stars
July 4th, 1PM – Pacifics vs. Na Koa Ikaika
July 25th, 7PM – Pacifics vs. East Bay Lumberjacks
July 30th, 7PM – Pacifics vs. Sonoran Explorers