Support your high school team; meet the candidates for city council; learn how to fight breast cancer

MONDAY

MCAL Boys Soccer Playoffs: Fourth-seeded Redwood High School hosts No. 5 Novato as the Marin County Athletic League playoffs kick off today for boys soccer. No. 3 Marin Catholic will take on No. 6 San Rafael. Both matches start at 4 p.m.

MCAL Girls Tennis Playoffs: No. 4 Marin Catholic hosts Justin-Siena at Rolling Hills Country Club at 3 p.m. No. 3 Redwood hosts No. 6 San Marin. The winners advance to Tuesday's semifinals.

Parks & Rec: The Corte Madera recreation department building could get a new name Monday night when the Parks and Recreation Commission meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the Town Hall council chambers at 300 Tamalpais Drive. The commission will also discuss activity fees for next year and the problem of trash in Town Park.

TUESDAY

• Meet the candidates night: Larkspur City Council candidates Ann Morrison, Brad Marsh and Mayor Larry Chu will face the voters Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Hall Middle School gym.

Chu and Marsh met each other in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters and broadcast on Comcast Ch. 27. All three candidates met recently in another debate.

There are three candidates for two council seats in the Nov. 8 election, however the council will make an appointment after the election to fill the seat vacated by the Joan Lundstrom, who retired on Oct. 15.

• Breast Cancer Forum: What's happening to women in our community? Marin County has gained national attention for its relatively high rate of breast cancer. Why?

Rochelle Ereman, an epidemiologist for the County of Marin Department of Health and Human Services, will discuss the rate of breast cancer in Marin during Tuesday's Breast Cancer Forum hosted by the Marin Cancer Institute. The forum will be held at Mill Valley's Acqua Hotel, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

The forum will also include discussions with Dr. Leah Kelley, breast surgeon; Dr. Bobbie Head, medical oncologist; Drs. Francine Halberg and Vida Campbell, radiation oncologists; Dr. Khashayar Mohebali, plastic surgery; Jeannine Vitali-Schultz, registered dietition; Sharon Meyer, DipION, CNC; and Regan Fedric, exercise physiologist (oncology specialty.)

• MCAL Boys Water Polo Playoffs: Sixth-seeded Redwood takes on No. 3 Tam at Drake High School's pool in the opening round at 6:30 p.m. The winner advances to Wednesday's semifinal against second-seeded Marin Catholic at 6:30 p.m.

• Larkspur Planning: The Larkspur Planning Commission will hear a proposal regarding the conversion of the West America Bank building on 1177 Magnolia Ave. to a veterinary office. The office space and parking would be reconfigured and possibly increased under the proposal. The Larkspur City Council has already approved the opening of a veterinary office in the space.

• Corte Madera Public Library: Children ages 2 and under and their parents are invited to enjoy Mother Goose on the Loose story hour at 10 a.m. No registration is required.

• Ross Valley Sanitary District: The RVSD Board will consider a response to the Marin County civil grand jury report titled, "Ross Valley Sanitary District: Not Again!" at the next meeting, slated for 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Kentfield School District office at 750 College Ave. in Kentfield.

• Larkspur-Corte Madera School District: The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider vendor contracts and discuss recent enrollment reports at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be in the Hall Middle School library at 200 Doherty Drive in Larkspur.