UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549



Form 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  March 31, 2013

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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: Main Street Research LLC

Address: 30 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 3330
	Sausalito, CA 94965

Form 13F File Number:  028-14411

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: Charito A. Mittelman

Title: Chief Compliance Officer

Phone: 415-289-1010

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Charito A. Mittelman	Sausalito, CA May 13, 2013


Report Type:

[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[ ] 13F NOTICE.

[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.




FORM 13F SUMMARy:

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: 0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:151

Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $321,029


List of Other Included Managers: NONE




 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE



                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
                                                                                           
Berkshire Hathaway Cl A        COM              084670108      781      5   SH       Sole                        5
3M Company                     COM              88579Y101      319     3000 SH       Sole                     3000
ASML Holdings                  COM              N07059210     4838    71151 SH       Sole                    71151
AbbVie Inc                     COM              00287y109      886    21738 SH       Sole                    21738
Abbott Laboratories            COM              002824100      878    24868 SH       Sole                    24868
Ace Limited                    COM              H0023R105      267     3000 SH       Sole                     3000
Agilent Technologies           COM              00846u101      320     7624 SH       Sole                     7624
Altria Group Inc               COM              02209S103      387    11246 SH       Sole                    11246
Amazon.com                     COM              023135106      229      860 SH       Sole                      860
Ambev-Cia De Bebidas Adr       COM              20441w203     5945   140445 SH       Sole                   140445
American Electric Power        COM              025537101     6845   140761 SH       Sole                   140761
American Express               COM              025816109     3402    50435 SH       Sole                    50435
Amgen Inc                      COM              031162100      329     3214 SH       Sole                     3214
Anadarko Petroleum Corp        COM              032511107      215     2454 SH       Sole                     2454
Apple Computer                 COM              037833100     5855    13227 SH       Sole                    13227
Astrazeneca Plc Adr F          COM              046353108     4716    94348 SH       Sole                    94348
At&t Inc                       COM              00206R102     3040    82870 SH       Sole                    82870
Auto Data Processing           COM              053015103      622     9570 SH       Sole                     9570
Babson Cap Corp                COM              05617k109     1316    80527 SH       Sole                    80527
Banco Bradesco S.A.            COM              059460303     2289   134481 SH       Sole                   134481
Bank America Corp New          COM              060505104      363    29836 SH       Sole                    29836
Bank of Marin Bancorp          COM              063425102      330     8239 SH       Sole                     8239
Bard C R Inc                   COM              067383109     1644    16317 SH       Sole                    16317
Bed Bath and Beyond            COM              075896100     2181    33853 SH       Sole                    33853
Berkshire Hathaway CL B        COM              084670702      407     3905 SH       Sole                     3905
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc   COM              09061G101     2854    45845 SH       Sole                    45845
Biogen IDEC Inc                COM              09062X103     1144     5938 SH       Sole                     5938
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Com.  COM              110122108     5643   136996 SH       Sole                   136996
C V S Caremark Corp            COM              126650100      778    14149 SH       Sole                    14149
Cabot Oil and Gas              COM              127097103      203     3000 SH       Sole                     3000
Cardinal Health                COM              14149Y108      351     8440 SH       Sole                     8440
Caterpillar Inc                COM              149123101      993    11412 SH       Sole                    11412
Celgene Corp                   COM              151020104      886     7644 SH       Sole                     7644
Charles Schwab Corp            COM              808513105     1412    79827 SH       Sole                    79827
Chevron Corp                   COM              166764100     9234    77710 SH       Sole                    77710
China Petroleum & Chemical Cor COM              16941R108      382     3267 SH       Sole                     3267
Chipotle Mexican Grill         COM              169656105      304      933 SH       Sole                      933
Chubb Corp                     COM              171232101      298     3400 SH       Sole                     3400
Cisco Systems, Inc.            COM              17275r102      372    17790 SH       Sole                    17790
Clorox Co. Calif.              COM              189054109     1104    12469 SH       Sole                    12469
Cnooc Ltd                      COM              126132109     1946    10164 SH       Sole                    10164
Coca Cola Co.                  COM              191216100     1020    25212 SH       Sole                    25212
Colgate-Palmolive Co           COM              194162103     2807    23781 SH       Sole                    23781
Comcast Corp Cl A              COM              20030N101      500    11919 SH       Sole                    11919
Conoco Phillips                COM              20825c104      327     5439 SH       Sole                     5439
Consolidated Edison            COM              209115104      216     3532 SH       Sole                     3532
Costco Corp                    COM              22160K105     3461    32620 SH       Sole                    32620
Credit Suisse Group Adr        COM              225401108      245     9360 SH       Sole                     9360
Danaher Corp Del               COM              235851102     6388   102780 SH       Sole                   102780
Deutsche Bank AG               COM              D18190898     1080    27615 SH       Sole                    27615
Diageo Plc New ADR             COM              25243q205     5879    46717 SH       Sole                    46717
Dominion Resources             COM              25746u109     5708    98106 SH       Sole                    98106
Duke Energy Corp New           COM              26441c105      224     3087 SH       Sole                     3087
Edison International           COM              281020107     2462    48928 SH       Sole                    48928
Exxon Mobil Corp               COM              30231G102     5526    61321 SH       Sole                    61321
Facebook Inc                   COM              30303m102      352    13743 SH       Sole                    13743
Fastenal Company               COM              311900104     2474    48200 SH       Sole                    48200
Franklin Resources Inc         COM              354613101      419     2779 SH       Sole                     2779
Gartner, Inc.                  COM              366651107      202     3705 SH       Sole                     3705
General Electric Co.           COM              369604103     2376   102775 SH       Sole                   102775
General Mills, Inc.            COM              370334104     1115    22619 SH       Sole                    22619
Gilead Sciences                COM              375558103     3982    81362 SH       Sole                    81362
GlaxoSmithKline PLC            COM              37733w105      225     4802 SH       Sole                     4802
Google Inc                     COM              38259p508      258      325 SH       Sole                      325
Heinz H J Co                   COM              423074103      755    10450 SH       Sole                    10450
Home Depot                     COM              437076102     6019    86250 SH       Sole                    86250
IAC Interactive Corp           COM              44919p508      221     4950 SH       Sole                     4950
Int'l Business Machines        COM              459200101     6082    28515 SH       Sole                    28515
Intuitive Surgical Inc         COM              46120e602     2228     4535 SH       Sole                     4535
Johnson & Johnson              COM              478160104     1280    15698 SH       Sole                    15698
Kellogg Co.                    COM              487836108      344     5334 SH       Sole                     5334
Kimberly-Clark Corp            COM              494368103      236     2410 SH       Sole                     2410
Kons Philips Elec NV New       COM              500472303     2594    87780 SH       Sole                    87780
Kraft Foods Group              COM              50076q106     2310    44830 SH       Sole                    44830
Lilly Eli Co                   COM              532457108      210     3690 SH       Sole                     3690
LinkedIn                       COM              53578a108     3932    22335 SH       Sole                    22335
McDonald's Corp.               COM              580135101     4344    43579 SH       Sole                    43579
Merck & Co Inc                 COM              58933y105      534    12084 SH       Sole                    12084
Microsoft Corp                 COM              594918104      405    14166 SH       Sole                    14166
Mondelez Intl Inc              COM              609207105     4086   133477 SH       Sole                   133477
Nike                           COM              654106103      235     3982 SH       Sole                     3982
Noble Energy Inc               COM              655044105     1031     8910 SH       Sole                     8910
Nordstrom Inc                  COM              655664100      211     3825 SH       Sole                     3825
Norfolk Southern Corp.         COM              655844108      231     3000 SH       Sole                     3000
Oracle                         COM              68389X105      775    23968 SH       Sole                    23968
Pac Mercantile Bancorp         COM              694552100       74    12650 SH       Sole                    12650
Pacific Gas & Electric         COM              69331C108      209     4701 SH       Sole                     4701
Parker-Hannifin Corp           COM              701094104     2663    29078 SH       Sole                    29078
Pepsico                        COM              713448108      214     2703 SH       Sole                     2703
Perrigo Company                COM              714290103     1349    11358 SH       Sole                    11358
Pfizer, Inc.                   COM              717081103      557    19310 SH       Sole                    19310
Philip Morris International    COM              718172109      742     8002 SH       Sole                     8002
Polaris Industries Inc         COM              731068102      278     3009 SH       Sole                     3009
Precision Castparts Corp       COM              740189105     5263    27753 SH       Sole                    27753
Procter & Gamble Co.           COM              742718109    20439   265233 SH       Sole                   265233
Qualcomm Inc                   COM              747525103     3356    50130 SH       Sole                    50130
Rackspace Hosting Inc.         COM              750086100     1760    34862 SH       Sole                    34862
Ross Stores Inc                COM              778296103     2897    47787 SH       Sole                    47787
Royal Bank of Canada           COM              780087102     5827    96640 SH       Sole                    96640
Royal Dutch Shell Plc Cl B     COM              780259107     3785    56640 SH       Sole                    56640
S A P Aktiengesell ADR         COM              803054204     2369    29418 SH       Sole                    29418
Salesforce.com                 COM              79466l302     1368     7648 SH       Sole                     7648
Sanofi Aventis Adr             COM              80105n105     1193    23359 SH       Sole                    23359
Schlumberger Ltd.              COM              806857108      229     3061 SH       Sole                     3061
Sempra Energy                  COM              816851109     1415    17700 SH       Sole                    17700
Siemens AG Adr                 COM              826197501     1963    18213 SH       Sole                    18213
Sirius XM Radio                COM              82967N108      165    53630 SH       Sole                    53630
Smith & Nephew Adr             COM              83175M205     1260    21820 SH       Sole                    21820
Smucker JM Company             COM              832696405      399     4028 SH       Sole                     4028
Snap-on Inc.                   COM              833034101     2916    35260 SH       Sole                    35260
Sony Corp                      COM              835699307      456    26200 SH       Sole                    26200
Stanley Black & Decker         COM              854502101     1392    17196 SH       Sole                    17196
Starbucks Corp                 COM              855244109      642    11265 SH       Sole                    11265
Suncor Energy Inc              COM              867224107      822    27375 SH       Sole                    27375
Taiwan Semiconductor Adr       COM              874039100     1697    98733 SH       Sole                    98733
Target Corp                    COM              87612E106     5071    74078 SH       Sole                    74078
Tata Motors Ltd                COM              876568502     4149   169975 SH       Sole                   169975
Teradata Corp                  COM              88076W103      283     4836 SH       Sole                     4836
The Southern Company           COM              842587107      786    16762 SH       Sole                    16762
Total Fina Elf                 COM              89151e109     3676    76615 SH       Sole                    76615
Toyota Motor Adr               COM              892331307      667     6500 SH       Sole                     6500
Tractor Supply Company         COM              892356106     1872    17975 SH       Sole                    17975
US Bancorp DEL                 COM              902973304     4297   126640 SH       Sole                   126640
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.    COM              90400p101     3404   134135 SH       Sole                   134135
Unilever PLC Amer Shs F        COM              904767704     2285    54086 SH       Sole                    54086
Union Pacific Corp             COM              907818108      492     3453 SH       Sole                     3453
United Technologies            COM              913017109     4752    50866 SH       Sole                    50866
VMware Inc                     COM              928563402     1155    14642 SH       Sole                    14642
Verizon Communications         COM              92343v104     6010   122284 SH       Sole                   122284
Visa Inc                       COM              92826c839     3745    22050 SH       Sole                    22050
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.           COM              931142103      251     3349 SH       Sole                     3349
Walt Disney Holding Co.        COM              254687106      346     6091 SH       Sole                     6091
Wells Fargo                    COM              949746101     3276    88560 SH       Sole                    88560
Whole Foods Market Inc         COM              966837106     4955    57118 SH       Sole                    57118
Xilinx Inc                     COM              983919101     4455   116721 SH       Sole                   116721
Yum Brands Inc                 COM              988498101     5513    76634 SH       Sole                    76634
Zimmer Holdings Inc            COM              98956P102      243     3224 SH       Sole                     3224
Vanguard Wellsley Income                        921938106      275    11032 SH       Sole                    11032
PowerShares QQQ Trust          ETF              73935a104      338     4896 SH       Sole                     4896
Vanguard Total Stock Market VI ETF              922908769      453     5589 SH       Sole                     5589
Buckeye Partners LP            MLP              118230101     2327    38045 SH       Sole                    38045
Enterprise Prd Partners LP     MLP              293792107      207     3436 SH       Sole                     3436
Kinder Morgan Energy LP        MLP              494550106     3252    36225 SH       Sole                    36225
Magellan Midstream Partners    MLP              559080106     6324   118364 SH       Sole                   118364
Oneok Partners LP              MLP              68268N103     1375    23946 SH       Sole                    23946
American Tower Corp            REIT             03027x100     5801    75411 SH       Sole                    75411
Boston Properties Inc          REIT             101121101     1922    19015 SH       Sole                    19015
Digital Realty Trust Inc       REIT             253868103     2827    42257 SH       Sole                    42257
H C P Inc Reit                 REIT             40414L109      221     4435 SH       Sole                     4435
Health Care Reit               REIT             42217K106     4499    66253 SH       Sole                    66253
Simon Property Group           REIT             828806109      212     1335 SH       Sole                     1335

Total							  $321,029