Video: Tax Tsunami and Your November Ballot

Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers (CST) President Mimi Willard was the keynote speaker at Marin Coalition’s meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Dominican University. In her talk, entitled “The Tax Tsunami and Your November Ballot,” Willard demystified the key measures on your statewide and local ballot.

Watch a video of the event and Willard’s keynote speech above!

Video: “Understanding Marin Governments… The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”

Video: Marin Municipal Water District Division II and Division V Candidate Webinar

CST hosted an impartial virtual forum with Marin Municipal Water District Division II candidates Robert Sandoval, Diana Maier, and Jack Kenney, and Division V candidates Dawn Matheson and Dave Keatley.

This forum was moderated by Marin IJ political columnist Dick Spotswood.

Watch the video of the webinar above.

Video: Marin County Board of Supervisors District 2 Webinar

This Q&A webinar featured the candidates running for the Marin County Board of Supervisors seat representing the Ross Valley, Brian Colbert and Heather McPhail Sridharan. This impartial forum was moderated by the Marin IJ’s political columnist, Dick Spotswood.

2024 U.S. Congress District 2 Candidates Forum

This Q&A webinar, hosted by the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers, provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the candidates running for the United States Congress District 2 seat. Hear from incumbent Congressman Jared Huffman and challengers Chris Coulombe and Tief Gibbs, in this impartial forum moderated by the Honorable Leah T. Wilson, Executive Director of the California Bar Association.

This Forum features all the candidates who filed financial reports with the Federal Election Commission by January 29, 2024 (i.e., those who already have some campaign funding).

Voters should have already received ballots for the March 5 election by the date of this event.

Be smart! This election is important!

Get educated before you vote.

COST Marin County Supervisor District 4 Forum Jan 18 2024 Video


This Q&A webinar hosted by the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the two candidates running for the Marin County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. Hear from incumbent Supervisor Dennis Rodoni and candidate Francis Drouillard. Voters will receive ballots by mail in early February for the March 5 election.
CO$T is pleased that this impartial forum will once again be moderated by the Marin IJ’s political columnist, Dick Spotswood. Attendees are invited to submit questions in advance as well as during the forum. The outcome of this election impacts everyone in the county. The Board of Supervisors will likely be making important decisions about increasing housing supply and affordability, homelessness and rent regulation, climate change initiatives, flood control, wildfire risk mitigation, and other hot topics.
Get educated before you vote!
CO$T is pleased to host this valuable forum as part of our educational and community service mission.
CO$T Hosts Non-Partisan, Impartially Moderated
Candidate Webinars as a voter education community service.

Video of the May 16 MMWD Rate Hike Meeting

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.