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Free Bird: A Grounded Owl Surprised Experts at San Rafael’s WildCare
WildCare staff stays close to the triage table, ready for the injured and sick wild animals that come through the nonprofit’s door. This month,...
Higher Calling: The Hannah Project Bets Big on Marin City Kids
Helping Marin City kids get to college drives Bettie Hodges-Shelmire. Her mission began almost two decades ago when she headed up the scholarship committee...
Showdown in Sausalito: Voters Decide Who Will Rule the WaterfrontÂ
Sausalito is having a civil war—the battlefield is the waterfront.
The folks behind Measure X want to end voters’ right to decide most business zoning,...
Saturday Friends: The Kove Brings San Rafael Neighbors Together
Gia, a volunteer, enjoyed drawing with kids at the new community center. One Saturday morning, she sat down with a little girl and began...
Surly Gates: Corte Madera’s Tale of Wealth, a Walking Path and Politics
Locked gates. Surveillance cameras. Lawyers. A crisis communications specialist. Threats. All over a short trail under the redwoods called Alta Way.
It begins at an...
Anchors Away: Richardson Bay’s Last Anchor-Outs
Richard Ashlock helps me aboard his sailboat, a well-maintained Hunter 37 anchored in Richardson Bay. While the 75-year-old mariner has lived on the waters...
Postcards From The Tamalpais
I used to make phone calls to help get out the vote. It’s a terrible volunteer job. Lots of people yelled at me to...
Reservation for Six: My Attempt at Connection With New People
Mostly, I consider Nextdoor a cesspool of comments by NIMBYs. Occasionally, though, I see an intriguing post, like the recent one about meeting five...
