Fast Pass

RSVP Mill Valley
Stop combing the car for quarters. The Resident Shopper Vehicle Permit makes it convenient for Mill Valley and Southern Marin residents to shop and dine with free parking at any of the city’s 400 parking meters. cityofmillvalley.org

FasTrak
Drivers can use FasTrak to save time and money on all eight Bay Area toll bridges and in express lanes. Beyond bridges, it can also be used to pay for parking at SFO. bayareafastrak.org

TSA Pre
Removing shoes at the airport? A thing of the past. With TSA Pre, security generally takes five minutes or less. Submit an online application, schedule an appointment at any of the 380-plus enrollment centers and get ready to fly through the line. tsa.gov/precheck

E-file Taxes
Filing taxes electronically helps people track and organize records more efficiently, more accurately and often with bigger refunds. Not to mention it makes both filing and getting that refund faster. irs.gov/filing/e-file-options


Kasia Pawlowska

Kasia Pawlowska loves words. A native of Poland, Kasia moved to the States when she was seven. The San Francisco State University creative writing graduate went on to write for publications like the San Francisco Bay Guardian and KQED Arts among others prior to joining the Marin Magazine staff. Topics Kasia has covered include travel, trends, mushroom hunting, an award-winning series on social media addiction and loads of other random things. When she’s not busy blogging or researching and writing articles, she’s either at home writing postcards and reading or going to shows. Recently, Kasia has been trying to branch out and diversify, ie: use different emojis. Her quest for the perfect chip is never-ending.