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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].
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...
Measure H, a proposed parcel tax for the Ross Valley School District, would provide about $8.6 million annually for the next 10 years.

Ross Valley School District’s Measure H Could Prevent School Closures

The Ross Valley School District has tightened its belt for the past six years. Yet with funding remaining flat, inflation has created a considerable...
Sebby Suarez believes he may be the first chess national champion from Marin County.

Undefeated: Marin Student Wins National Chess Championship

Round after round, 15-year-old chess player Sebastian “Sebby” Suarez went undefeated. After seven games, the 10th grader from Mill Valley secured his victory at the...
After making the difficult decision to undergo genetic testing, Mindy Uhrlaub learned that she, too, carries a specific gene mutation that can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Battling ALS, Researchers Strive to Find Treatments and a Cure

Mindy Uhrlaub’s mother was dying of ALS. Her grandfather had died of it years before.  After making the difficult decision to undergo genetic testing, Uhrlaub...
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement detains one Marin resident, the ripple effects can impact an entire community.

The Ripple Effects of ICE and How Marin is Fighting Back

Part two of a two-part series. Read part one at bit.ly/ice-marin. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement detains one Marin resident, the ripple effects can impact...
Witnesses to a recent ICE operation say they felt shaken after watching men in plain clothes whisk away a young man in a white van.

ICE is Here: Nine Marin Residents Detained in Last Four Weeks

This is part one of a two-part series on the local presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The ‘Pacific Sun’ is not reporting...
As a furniture bank that collects gently used furniture and household goods from the community, Make it Home's mission is end furniture poverty and divert millions of pounds of furnishings from going into landfills

Make It Home Furnishes Homes for People Transitioning Out of Crisis

Sara McEvoy has experienced some tough times, including homelessness. When she and her daughter moved into an apartment, she finally had a place to...
When the Pacific Sun last reported on Sean Derning, Marin County had seized the converted bus he lived in on Binford Road and temporarily put him up in a motel. Now, he’s back on Binford, this time in a tent.

Harm Done: The County Seized His Bus, Now He Lives in a Tent

When the Pacific Sun last reported on Sean Derning, Marin County had seized the converted bus he lived in on Binford Road and temporarily...
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