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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 other people, strangers, for a meal at a local restaurant. I signed up for SIXTOP. While I’ve lived in Marin for decades and have a posse...

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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

Jun 30, 2026

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is sending a surprise to every child under five in Marin County. One book a...

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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

Jun 23, 2026

For many people in Marin and Sonoma counties, the paycheck runs out before the bills are paid. That leaves...

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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

Jun 9, 2026

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states in 1863, yet it took another two and a half...

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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

Jun 1, 2026

As if the wine industry didn’t have enough issues—declining consumption and climate change to start—now an invasive insect that...

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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

May 26, 2026

Part of my job as a reporter involves chronicling what I see and hear. In some ways, it’s similar to...

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Homeless camp residents break bread together with their housed neighbors at weekly dinners.

Around the Table: Marin Residents Dine with Their Unhoused Neighbors

May 19, 2026

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

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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

May 12, 2026

The Ross Valley School District has tightened its belt for the past six years. Yet with funding remaining flat,...

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Pacific Sun E-edition

Pacific Sun E-edition

FACES OF THE NORTH BAY

The Face of Business Transactions

The Face of Business Transactions

The Faces of Private School

The Faces of Private School

The Face of Trusted Counsel

The Face of Trusted Counsel

The Face of Hot Yoga and Pilates

The Face of Hot Yoga and Pilates

The Face of Real Property Law

The Face of Real Property Law

The Face of Workplace Counsel

The Face of Workplace Counsel

The Face of Mortuary Service

The Face of Mortuary Service

The Face of Connected Estate Planning

The Face of Connected Estate Planning

The Face of Business Growth

The Face of Business Growth

The Face of Intellectual Property

The Face of Intellectual Property

The Face of Entrepreneurial Counsel

The Face of Entrepreneurial Counsel

Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP

Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP

The Faces of Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Design

The Faces of Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Design

The Face of Cosmetic Dentistry

The Face of Cosmetic Dentistry

The Face of Sonoma County Mortgage Brokers

The Face of Sonoma County Mortgage Brokers

The Face of Life Coaching

The Face of Life Coaching

The Face of Reliable, High-Quality Cannabis in Marin

The Face of Reliable, High-Quality Cannabis in Marin

The Face of Complex Estate Planning

The Face of Complex Estate Planning

The Faces of Home Remodeling

The Faces of Home Remodeling

The Face of Women’s Retail Fashion

The Face of Women’s Retail Fashion