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Dec 17, 2024

Assault on Democracy: Novato Provides No Facts to Justify ‘Urgency Ordinance’

The Novato City Council called a special meeting and passed an urgency ordinance last week. With the wild weather warnings in Marin lately, one might think it had to do with a tsunami, tornado or atmospheric river.  Good guesses based on the purpose of an urgency ordinance: California law states...
Dec 3, 2024

San Rafael’s Art Scene Enters New Era

The heart of Marin County is amid an artistic renaissance, thanks to downtown San Rafael. “San Rafael’s artistic culture is...
Nov 26, 2024

Officials in Marin Consider Camping Bans for Homeless People

Sausalito banned camping on public property in 2022 after it closed the only homeless encampment in the city. Fairfax...
Nov 19, 2024

Mining Minutiae: Marin’s Trivia Master Celebrates 40 Years

Pop the Champagne cork and raise a glass to Marin’s most learned man, Howard Rachelson. The brain behind the...
Nov 19, 2024

Thanks for Giving, Volunteering for the Holidays

If the festive music playing in just about every store in Marin hasn’t signaled the fast-approaching holiday season as...
Nov 12, 2024

Marin Provides Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss

Sophia Balestreri lost her son to suicide in 2009.  “It’s unlike any other type of death,” she said. “It’s sudden....
Nov 5, 2024

Ballot Balks: Now What?

"I love working the polls!" a friend told me recently. “It strengthens my trust in the whole process. And...
Nov 5, 2024

Long-Awaited Sheriff’s Oversight Ordinance Approved

The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a controversial and long-awaited ordinance last week to initiate independent civilian...
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