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Old 01-26-2009, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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True. If you take price out of the equation I'd take a look at Fairfax.
Can you tell me more about Fairfax please? Thanks in advance.
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Old 01-26-2009, 09:57 AM
 
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Albany actually would be better for you than Marin imHo. I live in Marin and while people love to talk about being organic, Marinites have one heck of a carbon footprint. LOL
Can you tell me what you know about Albany please? Thank you.
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:36 PM
 
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DH and I are tree hugging, liberal, fashionable, ethical vegetarians and parents of two little girls in our mid 30's.
I'm a tree hugging, liberal, ethical, fashionable raw vegan. Forget about Marin...c'mon over to North Berkeley.
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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What is north Berkeley like?
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:39 PM
 
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What is north Berkeley like?
Awesome.

I'm at work right now....will send you some info via email within a couple of days.
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:41 PM
 
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Thanks redwoodlvr! One of the first things I want to do when I get back to California is to hug a redwood tree right after I kiss the ground. I'm going to have DH take a picture of it so I will never forget. And every time I think the grass might be greener, I will look at the pictures and remember how happy I was to get back to that beautiful state we call California.
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:45 PM
 
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Amen!
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Old 01-26-2009, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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I remember researching Berkeley pretty heavily before as we know it is a liberal area, but I couldn't remember what turned us off (as I have researched so many places it is difficult to keep them straight). But I just did a little looking and realized that it was the schools and the crime in the area. Albany seems to have good schools though.
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Old 01-26-2009, 04:33 PM
 
Location: SF,CA
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Can you tell me more about Fairfax please? Thanks in advance.
Fairfax is a charming little town. It's got a nice walkable downtown area, a small square with cafes, shops and a good selection of places to eat. Not much chain shopping from what I've seen, seems to support local business well.

It always struck me as a nice place to raise kids. I honestly don't know what the schools are like but it seems like a kid friendly place.

I'd sum it up as a place where hippies who grew up and made a bit of cash settled. I think it's worth a look. Best of luck to you.
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Old 01-26-2009, 04:51 PM
 
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Thanks so much for your reply eightiesfan. Fairfax is on my list of places to check out.

Anyone else have any input on other towns in Marin?
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