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Oct 14, 2025
UPDATED: San Rafael cop acquitted of assault as city settles civil case for $999,000
A jury acquitted San Rafael police officer Brandon Nail of all charges last week in the beating of a local man, Julio Jimenez Lopez, stopped for drinking in public in 2022.
The courtroom was full of spectators as...
Oct 7, 2025
Greek to Me: ‘The Love of the Nightingale’
The College of Marin has opened its 2025/26 season with Timberlake Wertenbaker’s The Love of the Nightingale, a retelling of the Philomele myth. The show, directed by Erin McBride Africa, runs in the James Dunn Theater through...
Oct 14, 2025
Stirring Strings, Hound Howls and Area 54 Aliens
San Rafael
Dog Jam Tunes Up
Red Hill Community Dog Park’s “Dog Jam” music series has one more upcoming Sunday of live music, cold brews and canine camaraderie—all to support the volunteer-run dog park. Hosted at Pond Farm Brewing...
Executive Chef Sergio Howland leads the kitchen at newly revitalized Vinarosa Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa. He grew up in Mexico City, lucky to know...
Oct 14, 2025
Mixed Message
Gosh, I’m finding it challenging to reconcile how our brilliant chief executive is “brokering” peace in the Middle East while inciting violence and war in...