Stopped sitting on a bench outside Fairfax Variety on Veteran's Day. Name: Sandra Wandschneider Occupation: Early childhood education teacher in Berkeley Residence: San Anselmo How long have you lived there? 21 years Dog's name: Cosmo What are you doing here? I had Veterans Day off, because I'm a teacher. Errands, laundry. Why'd you come to downtown Fairfax instead of San Anselmo? I own a house here with my daughter. I like Fairfax during the day. It's more active with lots of kids. What do you like about San Anselmo? It's really safe. I like the education system there. What do you like about…

Stopped at Bolinas Park, across from S&N Auto, with her dog. Name: Renu Malhotra Residence: Fairfax Occupation: I tune race car engines. How did you get into that? I'm an engineer. I used to work in wind energy. And the link to race cars is aerodynamics and data analysis. From there, I moved into engines.  Where do you work? The shop is in Berkeley, where we build and test engines. But for the last ten years, I have traveled a lot to races all over the country. Do you like the races? I really have enjoyed being in it, but motor sports have been affected by the economy. It worked out, though, …

Caught up with eating ice cream with grandson Tanner outside the Peet's at Red Hill Shopping Center. Name: Lynda Schroth Residence: San Anselmo How long have you lived in San Anselmo: 42 years in the same house Occupation: Retired, but I used to work for a financial investment company. Favorite thing about San Anselmo: The small-town charm, friendliness and being able to walk to a lot of events and stores. One thing you would change: More garbage can pick-up. Every time we go to the parks or the library, they're always full. Even when we went to Film Night in the Park, it was already full at …