.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 child on an educational tour at Rancho Compasión, a farm animal sanctuary. meets a potbellied pig.
Oct 14, 2025

Farm Animals Get New Lease on Life at West Marin Sanctuary

After Miyoko Schinner, an award-winning chef who started a vegan cheese company, bought a house and barn on 16.5 acres of land in Nicasio,...
Oct 14, 2025

San Rafael cop acquitted of assault as city settles civil case for $999,000

A Marin County jury has acquitted San Rafael police officer Brandon Nail of all charges in the beating of a local man, Julio Jimenez...
Performing Stars produces plays with kids in the starring roles.
Sep 9, 2025

Performing Stars Celebrates 35 Years of Helping Kids Get Ahead

Felecia Gaston founded Performing Stars 35 years ago, driven to fulfill a single goal: Give low-income little girls in Marin City free ballet lessons. However,...
KWMR program director, Jeff Manson, on the air in the West Marin studio.
Sep 2, 2025

Long Live KWMR: Federal Cutbacks Won’t Stop West Marin’s Public Radio Station

Even President Donald Trump can’t keep down KWMR, the treasured community radio station serving West Marin. Although the federal Rescissions Act of 2025 just slashed...
Moses and Gene Beard were among the original Marin City residents.
Aug 5, 2025

Marin City Pioneers, Unsung Heroes Helped Win WWII

The first Black people arrived in Marin City 83 years ago, on Aug. 13, 1942, recruited from across the country to fill jobs at...
Marin County beset with bad neighbors
Jul 29, 2025

Nightmare Neighbors, Marin Beset with Bad Behavior

Since the Pacific Sun’s first bad neighbor article ran two months ago, I’ve become a voyeur, deriving an odd combo of pleasure and dread...
Sausalito resident rebuilt Ukrainian homes.
Jul 22, 2025

Rebuilding Ukraine, Marin Man Volunteers in War-Torn Country

In April, Ron Albert sat in his comfortable Sausalito home watching a 60 Minutes interview with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  Six weeks later, Albert, a...
The WRAP restraint system
Jul 15, 2025

Saving or Taking Lives? Controversy Over Restraint Device Used by Local Police

Part two of a series about a Marin family, mental health and local law enforcement. Critics liken the WRAP restraint system to a torture device...
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