Events

DG Mitone, Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay, and her ADG Susanne Karch, Rotary Club of Mission San Rafael, will return, along with longtime Rotarian Brian McLeran, President of the Rotary Club of Terra Linda, who'd also built the roof at our Rotary Village senior housing on Olima Street a coupla decades ago.

Chris has over thirty-five years of public service, including leading cities in California and Arizona, such as serving as the City Manager of Anaheim in Orange County, San Leandro in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the National City in San Diego County.

He also served as the Deputy City Manager of Glendale, Ariz., which is home of the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals and the National Hockey League’s Phoenix Coyotes.

Chris holds a bachelor’s in recreation leadership and a minor in business administration from Northern Arizona University.

Of note, the Sausalito office of the City Manager was created by Ordinance No. 484 in 1955 and is appointed by the City Council.

Hence, he was appointed by the City Council in May 2021 and began his City Manager duties in June 2021.

Lastly, the City Manager is the administrative head of the government.

Agent Quinn will also explain about helping to prevent crime and to protect our diverse nation, along with building partnerships locally and nationally.

The United States started a war by bombing Iran and assassinating its leadership. Is this war necessary? What is the cost in human life, financial assets, war material, and our deterrence of threats elsewhere in the world while we attack Iran? 

Dr. Michael Baker will explore what he says are the real reasons for starting this war, who wins, who loses, and who profits the most; he will "follow the money" with film clips and analysis to explain why we are really in Iran and who benefits.

About the Speaker

Dr. Michael Baker is a retired surgeon who served 30 years in uniform and retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of rear admiral, having earned numerous awards, including a Combat Action Ribbon and 3 Legion of Merit Awards. He has been a staff planner for Naval Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) covering the Mideast; was deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps to combat duty in Desert Storm; and has had numerous assignments in CENTCOM, including Bahrain, Kuwait, and Egypt. He currently teaches history, political science, and military affairs for the Osher Lifelong Learning (OLLI) Programs at UC Berkeley, Dominican University, Cal State University East Bay, Cal State University Channel Islands.

Last May, a representative for the Spaulding Marine Center, which is a 501(c)3 entity and had provided a Rotary Vocational Scholarship.
Their longtime mission has been to preserve the Spaulding Boatworks as a working and living museum, to educate the next generation of shipwrights and marine service technicians, to restore and return to active use historically significant vessels such as their flagship schooner the Freda B, and to share with the community the maritime history and culture through classes and public programming.