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Juneteenth Celebrations, Marin Marks the Day and its Meaning

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states in 1863, yet it took another two and a half years for enslaved Texans to learn of their freedom. Juneteenth, a federal holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and more than 2,000 Union soldiers...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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