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Policy, Not Law: What Marin’s New ICE Rules Left Out

Determined residents have descended on Marin County Board of Supervisors meetings over the last year, pushing for a strong ordinance limiting ICE enforcement activities on county property. Instead, on Oct. 20, the supervisors unanimously approved a policy, a set of rules for county workers. It fell far short of what...

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Higher Calling: The Hannah Project Bets Big on Marin City Kids

Oct 20, 2026

Helping Marin City kids get to college drives Bettie Hodges-Shelmire. Her mission began almost two decades ago when she...

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Family Trade: North Bay Businesses Passing It Down

Oct 20, 2026

Across Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties, family enterprises are the lifeblood of the North Bay economy. According to the most...

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Showdown in Sausalito: Voters Decide Who Will Rule the Waterfront

Oct 13, 2026

Sausalito is having a civil war—the battlefield is the waterfront. The folks behind Measure X want to end voters’ right...

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Rep. Jared Huffman Connects Household Costs, Congress and Christian Nationalism

Oct 6, 2026

Politicians are usually asked to keep church and state separate. Rep. Jared Huffman has written a book about what...

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Saturday Friends: The Kove Brings San Rafael Neighbors Together

Oct 6, 2026

Gia, a volunteer, enjoyed drawing with kids at the new community center. One Saturday morning, she sat down with...

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Surly Gates: Corte Madera’s Tale of Wealth, a Walking Path and Politics

Sep 29, 2026

Locked gates. Surveillance cameras. Lawyers. A crisis communications specialist. Threats. All over a short trail under the redwoods called...

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Anchors Away: Richardson Bay’s Last Anchor-Outs

Sep 23, 2026

Richard Ashlock helps me aboard his sailboat, a well-maintained Hunter 37 anchored in Richardson Bay. While the 75-year-old mariner...

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