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How the discussion unfolded.

A chronological record of requests, meetings, agency responses, and district decisions. Items still awaiting source documents are withheld from the public timeline.

February–October 2026

Documented events

38 source-backed entries

This is a chronology, not a finding of legal fault. Entries distinguish agency positions from the requester's statements. Seven provisional items without sufficient primary documentation are retained in the private editorial spreadsheet but not shown here.
October 14, 2026
Official response

Board president defers Route 57 advocacy question

Asked whether he supports current advocacy for an earlier pickup, Honsberger says he will defer to Superintendent Treewater and information shared.

Record-backedCorrespondence supplied · October 14 email text
October 8, 2026
Official response;Agenda request

Superintendent declines public agenda item

Treewater says she and Honsberger decided not to put Route 57 on the agenda and explains the district cannot change Marin Transit schedules.

Record-backedCorrespondence supplied · October 8 email text
October 1, 2026
Official response

Superintendent acknowledges agenda request

Treewater confirms receipt and says she and Board President Honsberger will review the request.

Record-backedCorrespondence supplied · October 1 email text
September 30, 2026
Agenda request;Data

Formal data-based request to put Route 57 on board agenda

The parent sends a request to the Miller Creek board with 107-trip earlier-bus analysis and 123-trip later-bus wait analysis.

Record-backedCorrespondence supplied · September 30 email text
August 18, 2026
CPRA

Transit acknowledges August 14 CPRA requests

Separate acknowledgments are sent for the historical-stop-data review and staff-time requests.

Record-backedOriginal emails provided · August 18 acknowledgments
August 14, 2026
CPRA;Operations analysis

Requester seeks actual data reviewed before April 2 conclusion

CPRA request seeks the specific historical stop data and existing analyses underlying Marin Transit’s April 2 assertion that Operations had reviewed stop data and found no schedule adjustment necessary.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · August 14 request quoted in August 18 acknowledgment
August 14, 2026
CPRA;Records production

Requester seeks records of staff effort preparing July 2 data

Request seeks records concerning time and staffing needed to prepare the July 2 transit-data production to counsel.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · August 14 request quoted in August 18 acknowledgment
July 30, 2026
CPRA;Parent feedback

Marin Transit identifies reported verbal source of positive comments

Marin Transit says parent feedback was verbally relayed at the March 30 district meeting. The agency describes calendars and Teams records released, and says specified notes and summaries were not found.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · July 30 parent-feedback CPRA response
July 10, 2026
Official response;Data

Superintendent acknowledges analysis and says team will review it

Treewater acknowledges receiving the Route 57 analysis and says the district team will review it and consider whether further action or coordination with external agencies is required.

Record-backedOriginal quoted email provided · July 10 district reply
July 6, 2026
Data;Collaboration

Requester shares July operational analysis and offers collaboration

Requester sends district a Route 57 timing analysis and expressly offers to work collaboratively with the school district and Marin Transit on a data-supported solution.

Record-backedOriginal forwarded email provided · July 6/10 district email chain
June 9, 2026
CPRA;Positive feedback;Agency response

Marin Transit reports no responsive records supporting written parent-feedback request

Marin Transit says it found no records responsive to the parent-feedback request and explains that positive feedback had reached Marin Transit verbally through Miller Creek School District staff during coordination meetings.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · June 9 Re: California Public Records Act Request – Records Regarding Positive Comments on Marin Transit Transition 12.eml
June 5, 2026
CPRA;Positive feedback;Agency response

Marin Transit challenges wording of positive-feedback request

Marin Transit describes part of the narrowed request for positive parent feedback as insufficiently specific and says no responsive records were found for the internal staff summaries or memos component. The requester clarifies that the request concerns Betts’s April 1 statement.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · June 5 correspondence quoted in June 9 email
June 1, 2026
CPRA;Parent feedback

Transit acknowledges narrowed request about positive parent comments

The requester follows up on the May 11 parent-feedback CPRA request; Marin Transit confirms that it received the May 26 email and is working on the request.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · June 1 email Re: Records Regarding Positive Comments
May 26, 2026
CPRA;Parent feedback

Parent-feedback CPRA scope narrowed to records available to Betts

The requester narrows a May 11 records request to materials known or reviewed by General Manager Robert Betts supporting his April 1 positive-comments statement.

Record-backedQuoted request in June 1 chain · June 1 email thread
May 22, 2026
CPRA;Extension

Marin Transit announces extension for communications CPRA

The transit agency says the need to search numerous records will delay its estimated delivery-date notice until June 5.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · May 22 formal meet-and-confer response
May 14, 2026
CPRA;Agency response

Agency closes all-stop ridership request

Marin Transit says the requested all-stop report is not maintained in the requested form and therefore closes the May 4 CPRA request.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · May 14 all-stop CPRA email
May 14, 2026
CPRA;Email search

Domain-to-domain email search includes both Marin Transit domains

Marin Transit confirms a search will include the former @marintransit.org and current @marintransit.gov email domains; the requester confirms the May 1, 2024–May 10, 2026 search window.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · May 14 exchange quoted in May 22 email
May 12, 2026
CPRA;Communications

Domain-to-domain communications CPRA request submitted

An agency response identifies May 12 as the request date for communications covering district and Marin Transit records; the requester later confirms a narrowed date range of May 1, 2024 through May 10, 2026.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · May 22 formal meet-and-confer thread
May 11, 2026
CPRA;Production

Marin Transit produces 15 records in April 14 CPRA response

Marin Transit attaches 15 PDF records covering district/transit correspondence, Route 57 operations, customer comments, safety and complaints; many documents contain redactions.

Record-backedOriginal email and attachments provided · May 11 Re: California Public Records Act Request
May 11, 2026
CPRA;Parent feedback

Separate records request asks source of positive parent feedback

A separate CPRA request seeks written records supporting reported positive parent comments and the assessment that the transition to public transit was successful.

Record-backedQuoted original request in agency thread · May 11 request quoted in June 1 thread
May 7, 2026
CPRA;Customized operating data

Marin Transit provides a final courtesy data compilation

In response to an April 27 CPRA request, Marin Transit states the requested customized reports are not maintained as existing records but provides compiled reports as a final courtesy accommodation, available through a time-limited download link.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · May 7 Re: California Public Records Act email
May 5, 2026
CPRA

Marin Transit acknowledges all-stop ridership request

Marin Transit acknowledges the May 4 all-stop Route 57 ridership request.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · May 5 all-stop CPRA thread
May 4, 2026
CPRA;Ridership

Route 57 all-stop ridership data requested

Request seeks all-stop Route 57 boardings, alightings and load data for weekdays September 1, 2025 to May 1, 2026.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · May 5/14 all-stop CPRA thread
April 28, 2026
CPRA;2024 transition;Planning

Request for 2024 Miller Creek and Marin Transit planning correspondence

The requester seeks 2024 agency communications concerning the move from yellow buses to public transit, Route 57/245, bell schedules, stops, ridership, and financial or safety planning. Marin Transit acknowledged the request on May 5.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · April 28 request in May 5 email
April 27, 2026
CPRA;Records identification

Marin Transit says responsive records identified

Marin Transit informs requester it has identified responsive records to the April 14 request and will send them by May 11.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · May 11 email chain
April 27, 2026
CPRA;Stop timing;Agency determination

Transit finds no responsive records for April 22 single-trip request

Marin Transit states that no existing records are responsive to the April 22 request concerning the April 21 trip’s two stop timestamps, dwell/hold times and passenger exits. This is distinct from its April 27 identification of records for the broader April 14 CPRA request.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · April 27 email Re: California Public Records Request 11.eml
April 22, 2026
CPRA;Ridership;Operations

Specific April 21 Route 57 trip records requested

The requester seeks actual stop arrival/departure, dwell and hold data at stops 40564 and 40408 for the April 21 trip, plus boarding and alighting records. Marin Transit acknowledges the request the same day.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · April 22 Re: California Public Records Request email
April 16, 2026
CPRA;Stop timing;Ridership

Request for historic Route 57 stop times and ridership submitted

A request seeks stop-level timestamps, dwell/hold times and boardings/alightings for a specified southbound Route 57 trip between September 1, 2025 and April 3, 2026. Marin Transit acknowledged it on April 17.

Record-backedOriginal agency email provided · April 17 email enclosing acknowledgement
April 15, 2026
CPRA;Scope

Marin Transit requests clarification; requester narrows scope

Marin Transit requests keywords and a specific route. The requester supplies Route 57/Miller Creek/Las Gallinas/Elvia terms and limits complaints to the Route 57 area.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · April 15 and May 11 threads
April 14, 2026
CPRA;Correspondence;Safety

Records request for Route 57 communications, safety and complaints

A CPRA request seeks emails and attachments involving Miller Creek, the County, and Marin Transit, plus safety/risk documents and bus-timing complaint records.

Record-backedOriginal email provided · April 14 request quoted in April 15 and May 11 email threads
April 1, 2026
Official response

Transit manager reports agreement with district on existing timing

Betts tells Supervisor Mary Sackett that district and transit officials agreed the existing bus was well timed about 25 minutes after dismissal and reported positive parent comments.

Record-backedDocument available · April 1 correspondence, page 1
March 30, 2026
Meeting

District and transit officials meet about Route 57

Marin Transit reports that Betts and colleagues met with Superintendent Treewater and CBO Henrio on Monday morning.

Record-backedDocument available · April 1 correspondence, pages 1 and 4
March 30, 2026
Official response

Marin Transit describes issue to county aides

Betts tells county staff the program has largely succeeded and disputes that the cited operations issues were negatively affecting riders.

Record-backedDocument available · April 1 correspondence, page 4
March 27, 2026
Agency coordination

District official seeks meeting with Marin Transit

Marie Henrio contacts Robert Betts and the transit team to discuss a response to the Route 57 message. A later email proposes a Zoom meeting with the Superintendent.

Record-backedDocument available · March 27 district-to-transit email, pages 1–2
March 26, 2026
Agenda request

Public agenda request about student transportation

A written request asks district and transit officials to place Route 57 student transportation on a future board agenda.

Record-backedDocument available · March 27 district-to-transit record, pages 2–4
March 20, 2026
Official response

Superintendent says district is happy to advocate for alignment

Treewater acknowledges the wait, describes a possible 15-minute wait to allow dismissal and walking, cautions that other schedule factors may matter, and says the district is happy to advocate for better alignment.

Record-backedDocument available · March 20 email screenshot
March 19, 2026
Transportation

Parent asks why Route 57 cannot wait near dismissal

A parent writes to Superintendent Treewater about the afternoon service and compares it with dismissal-oriented pickups at Redwood High School.

Record-backedDocument available · March 20 email screenshot
February 2, 2026
Student transportation;Agency correspondence

Marin Transit and school communicate about bus conduct

Records later released by Marin Transit show a February 2 exchange with Miller Creek school staff concerning a student-conduct issue on a bus; this is not evidence of Route 57 scheduling coordination. Details involving minors have been excluded.

Record-backedDocument available; redaction required · May 11 CPRA production, files 2.2.26 1 and 2