Todd Hooper
Marin Voice: Congress is broken and Huffman should help try to fix it
Our nation changed on Nov 8, 1994. Not a date most people recognize, the events of that day presaged and accelerated the political polarization that now menaces many of our...
Marin Voice: Unions must evolve to truly benefit all workers
April 15, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.
Unions are grabbing headlines. Workers at Amazon's Staten Island facility recently voted to form a union. A controversial unionization vote at an Amazon facility in Alabama, while failing initially, will...
Marin Voice: Producing oil gives U.S. better chance to move past fossil-fuel reliance
We love to hate gasoline. The stronger the vitriol, the greater the presumed enlightenment. We hate gas like an addict hates his drug. Aware of dire, long-term consequences, we can't...
Marin Voice: San Quentin in limbo as fate of capital punishment languishes
February 18, 2022 at 12:47 p.m.
Marin remains trapped amid the capital punishment scrum. Many in Marin consider San Quentin State Prison to be a blight on the county. Opponents of the death penalty likely view...
Marin Voice: With lessons learned from 2021, here is what's in store for the year ahead
The last two years have followed a plot reminiscent of the Bill Murray movie "Groundhog Day." Each morning we wake up hoping we can move on, but as the grogginess...
Marin Voice: This could be perfect place for intelligent, timely infrastructure decisions
Our national politics is dominated by the 24-hour news cycle and biennial election calendar. The culture on Capitol Hill is toxic. Not much constructive is accomplished. Extreme partisanship is the...
Marin Voice: Keep close eye on gerrymandering attempts as redistricting draws to close
States across the country are scrambling to redraw voting district boundaries based on the 2020 census results. For the 13 states gaining or losing seats in the U.S. House of...
Marin Voice: Property tax bill worth a heartening, frustrating examination
October 8, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.
The tax-and-spend spectacle animating Washington seems otherworldly. Trillions of dollars are tossed around like loose change. Keep in mind, just $1 trillion is equal to a million million dollars. How...
Marin Voice: Pandemic restriction decisions need to be made by county's elected leaders
Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a household name, the face of our health care bureaucracy and a media favorite over the last 18 months. While late-night comedians suggest Donald Trump...
Marin Voice: Continued threat of COVID, wildfires forcing us into needed adaptation
August 13, 2021 at 12:21 p.m.
The dog days of summer are proving tough. Wildfires devastate our neighbors to the north and blotch Marin's skies. COVID-19's delta variant seeded more than 500 new cases in Marin...