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Melissa Saxe Blaustein

Melissa Saxe Blaustein has served on the Sausalito City Council since 2020, including as the city’s youngest-ever mayor in 2023. She is a member of the Bay Area Network of Jewish Officials, which supports elected representatives as part of the Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area, and serves on the board of the Jewish Federation Bay Area.

Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe asked their wedding guests to donate to four Bay Area art institutions instead of giving traditional gifts. (Courtesy Radostina Boseva)
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How we turned our wedding into a celebration of tzedakah

Melissa Blaustein (Courtesy)David Saxe (Courtesy) by Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

From the moment Dave got down on one knee in our Sausalito home and sent Bowie, our chocolate Lab, racing up the stairs to me with a ring tied around […]

Igor Bencion Kožemjakin reads aloud from an antique Torah scroll housed in the Sephardic synagogue of Sarajevo. (Courtesy)
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Visiting Balkan Jews reminded us of the long tradition of mutual responsibility

Melissa Blaustein (Courtesy)David Saxe (Courtesy) by Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe July 22, 2024November 19, 2025

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