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My parents have lived in Almonte for forty years and there is nowhere for them to downsize to without leaving the county entirely. A small senior-focused building near the shops, where you can walk to a pharmacy and a coffee shop without driving, would let longtime residents stay in the community they built.

Ring Mountain in spring. It is a short climb from the Corte Madera side, the serpentine wildflowers are unique to that ridge, and from the top you get Richardson Bay on one side and the whole northern county on the other. Most visitors have never heard of it, which is exactly why I send them.