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Jan 7, 2025

Immersive Experiences: Students Learn Life Lessons

Apprentice at a funeral home or a farm animal rescue? When presented with these two options, Marin Oaks High School senior Karina Hernandez struggled with the decision. Working at the nonprofit animal sanctuary sounded fun and rewarding to Hernandez, 17, who loves animals. Yet she chose the funeral home. With...
Nov 19, 2024

Mining Minutiae: Marin’s Trivia Master Celebrates 40 Years

Pop the Champagne cork and raise a glass to Marin’s most learned man, Howard Rachelson. The brain behind the...
Nov 12, 2024

Marin Provides Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss

Sophia Balestreri lost her son to suicide in 2009.  “It’s unlike any other type of death,” she said. “It’s sudden....
Nov 5, 2024

Long-Awaited Sheriff’s Oversight Ordinance Approved

The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a controversial and long-awaited ordinance last week to initiate independent civilian...
Oct 29, 2024

Tenants v. Landlords, Marin Rent Control Measures on the Ballot

With the election less than a week away, rent control and just cause eviction protections remain hot topics for...
Oct 22, 2024

$40 Million Gone After Judge Rules Against Marin City Housing Project Developer

A Marin County Superior Court judge dealt a blow to the developer of a planned affordable housing project in...
Oct 15, 2024

San Rafael Nonprofit Covers AP Exam & College Application Fees

When the nonprofit Karma Club opened last year at Northgate Mall in San Rafael, students streamed into the safe...
Oct 8, 2024

Marin Homeless Union Accuses Novato of ‘Sneak Attack’

Another brouhaha has developed between Novato and the Marin Homeless Union. This one is over the city's recommended resolution to...
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