Nikki Silverstein

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Nikki Silverstein is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Pacific Sun since 2005. She escaped Florida after college and now lives in Sausalito with her Chiweenie and an assortment of foster dogs. Send news tips to [email protected].
A discarded sketch sparks a years-long search for its origins.

The Sidewalk Mystery: Discarded Sketch Reveals a Theatrical History

I recently moved and hung a piece of artwork directly across from my bed. Every day, it reminds me of the mystery I’ve wanted...
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office held a meeting last week, one required by state law to inform the public how it uses military equipment and weapons. One person attended.

Empty Zoom Room: Sparse Turnout at Sheriff’s Military Equipment Meeting

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office held a meeting last week, one required by state law to inform the public how it uses military equipment...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is sending a surprise to every child under five in Marin County. One book a month, delivered right to their door.

Free Books for Kids: Marin Joins Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is sending a surprise to every child under five in Marin County. One book a month, delivered right to their...
At ExtraFood’s SOUPer Food Kitchen, celebrity chef Heidi Krahling and volunteers prepare 600 meals weekly for low-income seniors and homebound seniors.

Hunger Amid Abundance: Food Insecurity Grows in North Bay

For many people in Marin and Sonoma counties, the paycheck runs out before the bills are paid. That leaves tough choices, often forcing folks...
Juneteenth, a federal holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and more than 2,000 Union soldiers posted notices in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of slavery.

Juneteenth Celebrations, Marin Marks the Day and its Meaning

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states in 1863, yet it took another two and a half years for enslaved Texans to...
The glassy-winged sharpshooter just hitched a ride from a Fresno nursery to Costco stores across Northern California, including those in Sonoma and Marin counties.

Invasive Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Found in North Bay Costco Stores

As if the wine industry didn’t have enough issues—declining consumption and climate change to start—now an invasive insect that can spread deadly diseases to...
The Marin Rapid Response Network, part of the Marin Multicultural Center, offers a three-hour training for ICE legal observers

Legal Observers Document ICE Activity in Marin

Part of my job as a reporter involves chronicling what I see and hear.  In some ways, it’s similar to what legal observers do when...
Homeless camp residents break bread together with their housed neighbors at weekly dinners.

Around the Table: Marin Residents Dine with Their Unhoused Neighbors

After a fire ravaged a sanctioned Novato homeless encampment two years ago, a local woman stepped in to lend a hand. That help has...
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