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Greetings Mill Valley! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mill Valley police warn residents about aggressive phone impersonation scam
  • What Mill Valley planners just decided about a Blithedale Canyon home
  • How Tam High filmmakers beat 1,700 rivals for national honors

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Caroling with OLMC! and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 54 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: Fog, then sun, temps: high: 60, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Scammers Pretending To Be Police Target Residents In Marin County (patch.com) — Mill Valley residents are being warned about scammers who pose as Mill Valley police officers, using spoofed phone numbers, fake badge numbers, and threats about warrants or fines to demand money or personal information. Police stress they will never call to collect payments or request sensitive data, and urge anyone in Mill Valley who lost money to this scam to report it via the nonemergency line. The department also advises residents to lock down social media privacy and never pay strangers with gift cards or wire transfers.
   

2. In Your Town for Dec. 11, 2025 (marinij.com) — Mill Valley residents should know that city planners have approved variances for unpermitted deck and patio work at a historic Blithedale Canyon home on Ralston Avenue, resolving a stop-work order. The roundup also notes Mill Valley Rotary’s support for a countywide Scout food drive and planning decisions in San Anselmo and Larkspur.
   

3. Marin students win national honors for film projects (marinij.com) — Mill Valley’s Tamalpais High students just earned top national honors for their film projects, beating out more than 1,700 entries in the National Student Production Awards. Their nonfiction, sports story, and photography wins highlight the strength of Tam’s media program, while a Novato High filmmaker also captured a national fiction prize.
   

4. ‘We can change lives': Marin teen to perform at benefit show for music nonprofit (marinij.com) — A Marin teen musician who has played at Mill Valley’s Sweetwater Music Hall is leading a benefit concert in Larkspur tonight to support Hungry for Music, which donates instruments to kids in need. Her multigenerational band, The Drop D’s, will play a free show at Citrine, where donations are encouraged and discounted shopping is offered with proof of giving.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 11
  • Coffee Chat
    White Hill Middle School San Anselmo, CA 94960
    8:30 am
  • Drop in Nutcracker decorating workshop
    P.A.I.N.T Art Collective , 8 Princess St , Sausalito
    12:00 pm
  • The Nutcracker Puppet Show — Marin Mommies
    Belvedere Tiburon Library , 1501 Tiburon Blvd Belvedere , Tiburon
    4:00 pm
  • North Bay Alumni: North Bay Alumni Event
    Mog Asu Wine Bar & Bottle Shop , 1 Blackfield Dr Ste 14 , Tiburon
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Radon detector to borrow?
    Hello, I’ve been meaning for years to either do a radon test or to get a radon detector. I see that they are relatively expensive. Does anyone… (Nextdoor Tamalpais Valley)
  • Dumped lab pups need homes.
    They are now fixed, vaccinated etc. 530-570-4538 (Nextdoor Strawberry)
  • The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for School Counselor in Mill Valley. Apply here.
  • Bright Horizons Family Solutions posted a job opening for Child Care Center Director in Mill Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.

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