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Jan 6, 2026

Girl Scouts Compare Authentic Chinese Cuisine with Americanized Versions

Many popular dishes found at Chinese restaurants in the Western world aren’t authentic Chinese cuisine at all. Egg rolls, orange chicken, fortune cookies and more actually originated in America. Of the “inauthentic” foods, fortune cookies have the most storied history. A Japanese immigrant in San Francisco and a Chinese immigrant...
Stephen McNamara
Dec 8, 2025

Stephen McNamara, former Pacific Sun Publisher, dies at 91

Former Pacific Sun publisher Stephen McNamara died of natural causes at his home in Mill Valley on November 24,...
Reporter Nikki Silverstein has worked at the ‘Pacific Sun’ for 20 years.
Dec 2, 2025

Still Shining, a Writer’s Time in the ‘Sun’

This year, I reached a professional milestone. I’ve spent half my career working for the Pacific Sun, investing two...
Academic freedom and freedom of speech
Dec 2, 2025

Trump vs. Higher Ed, a Direct Attack on the Freedom of Speech

After waging war on public broadcasting and the arts, the Trump administration threatened recently to cut federal funding to nine prominent colleges...
A youth group has decided to forego their annual holiday party to provide pasta meals, socks, warm clothes and more to scores of homeless people in Marin on Thanksgiving eve.
Nov 25, 2025

Giving Back: Vulnerable Youth Provide Holiday Help for Unhoused People

A youth group has decided to forego their annual holiday party to provide pasta meals, socks, warm clothes and...
Gratitude makes us healthier.
Nov 24, 2025

Gratitude is Good: Marin’s Secret Guide to Health and Happiness

In a county where people can practice yoga on a paddleboard, it’s easy to feel blessed. Yet Thanksgiving isn’t...
The federal government’s funding turmoil has left scores of Marin individuals and families fearing they’ll be homeless—again—next year.
Nov 18, 2025

Precariously Housed: Emergency Voucher Funding Ends Unexpectedly

The federal government’s funding turmoil has left scores of Marin individuals and families fearing they’ll be homeless—again—next year. Ninety-four households...
Peet’s Coffee and Sweetwater’s partnership reflects the care that the music hall has for the community.
Nov 18, 2025

A Coffee Crisis Averted: Peet’s Arrives at Sweetwater

For 39 years, 88 Throckmorton Ave. housed Peet’s Coffee. The coffee shop, located in downtown Mill Valley, opened in...
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