Pacific Sun has a wonderful rundown, as they so often do, of the issues surrounding One Bay Area and Plan Bay Area - from the workshops disrupted by tea party agitators to historical context to just what the plan actually hopes to achieve.
One Bay Area has cut job and housing growth projections for Marin, with significant housing cuts in some towns and dramatic increases in others. Town planners will be consulted for the next draft figures, to be released in May. (IJ)
However, Supervisor Judy Arnold, Marin's alternate representative to ABAG, called Plan Bay Area's projected job increase in Marin unrealistic, citing a shrinking, rather than growing, job pool in the county. County staff will examine the numbers, and a decision will then be made whether to proceed with an appeal. (IJ)

The Downtown San Rafael BID will get a $250,000 cash infusion for advertising and events after Keep It Local San Rafael settled their lawsuit against Target and Cal-Pox. (IJ)
San Anselmo is still tied in knots as it tries to tighten design review ordinances. Neighbors are still upset over the addition to Councilmember Kroot's home. (Ross Valley Reporter)
Joe Casalnuevo, who successfully challenged county ordinances over whether split lots needed to pay in-lieu affordable housing fees, has taken Marin to court over the fight, alleging $60,000 in damages and time lost fighting the fee. (IJ)
MCBC is taking volunteers for its annual Bike Locally Challenge, though at six months it may be a bit long for a promotion. Arlington County, VA, does a month-long Car Free Diet that involves bikes and transit - perhaps Marin Transit could cross-promote? (Pacific Sun, County of Arlington)
Copyright law overrode local preference in Tiburon, where the council approved CVS's red sign, overturning the Design Review Board's ruling that it should be a gray and white sign. (IJ)
And...: Fairfax will at last install cameras for town council meetings. (IJ) ... Ross Valley School District residents will vote on a $149 parcel tax in June to help stave off a budget crisis in the district. (Patch) ... Marin Transit tweaks Novato and Terra Linda bus routes. (IJ) ... Joseph Eichler designed more than just tract homes. (Bay Citizen)

While the focus of California High Speed Rail has been on just about everything but its utility, Central Valley cities are clamoring for the infrastructure. (LA Times, Fresno Bee)
Midcoast San Mateo is struggling with Plan Bay Area, which is including a county-designated Priority Development Area in the rural region. Regional officials insist the rural development area is about improving infrastructure, not housing development. (San Mateo County Times)
Transit signage in the Bay Area are poor, and that's actually no surprise at all. Though MTC is on it, it's unlikely Marin will see much of the fruit of their labor given our county's current transit state of affairs. (Transportation Nation)
More people took public transit in 2011 than in 2010, the most since 1957, and that bodes well for the future of transportation and our cities. (New York Times)