Marinscope Eric Lucan After decades of choking traffic between Novato and Petaluma, there’s light at the end of the tunnel for North Bay drivers. The Marin-Sonoma Narrows road project was approved for it’s last bit of funding by the staff of the California Transportation Commission and is … [Read more...] about ‘Narrows’ road project nears an end
Hold fast, mask up, gut it out
Sherman R. Frederick When I was a kid learning to play baseball, the coach taught us to never slow up running down the first-base line. “Run it out!” he said. “Run through the base!” That’s good advice for us all as, with collective purpose and resolve, we head into the final stages of … [Read more...] about Hold fast, mask up, gut it out
Rancher cracks skull and dies
Mike Read/Pages From the Past (Editor's Note: This feature presents historical vignettes from the pages of the Novato Advance.) -- The county’s friends of Hans Nielsen, widely known Novato rancher, were shocked to learn of his death at the Emergency Hospital here Monday morning from an … [Read more...] about Rancher cracks skull and dies
Marin 911: Shocker — There’s people in Fairfax smoking pot
Fairfax Nov. 14 - 25 Fairfax Pot Smoking: There is pot smoking going on in Downtown Fairfax. Occurred at a sandwich shop on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Citizen is an employee of the business. He advised there are three men sitting on the curb in front of the store, smoking marijuana, and the … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Shocker — There’s people in Fairfax smoking pot
Governor delivers dire message on the pandemic
Novato Advance Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking from his house where he is under quarentine for potential exposure to COVID-19, said on Monday that the state may run out of ICU beds by Christmas. In one of his most dire briefings of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Newsom said: “The red … [Read more...] about Governor delivers dire message on the pandemic
Delivering Thanksgiving meals
Yvonne Roberts and Erika Vaughn of Vivalon load up Thanksgiving meals for delivery. Vivalon (formerly known as Whistlestop) safely delivered approximately 150 traditional meals to homebound older adults and chronically ill Marin residents on Thanksgiving morning, with the help of approximately 40 … [Read more...] about Delivering Thanksgiving meals
Why Drake must go
(Editor’s note: This is a letter from the principals of the high school formerly known as Drake explaining the impending name change.) Drake gets no respect in Marin. Teachers at the high school formerly known as Drake say he represents white supremacy, making it hard to teach LGBT students and … [Read more...] about Why Drake must go
Boy Scout Troop 200 selling luminaria
Novato Boy Scout Troop 200 are conducting their annual luminaria fundraiser online this year. Novato Advance Novato’s Boy Scout Troop 200, founded in 1958, has begun its annual holiday luminaria fundraiser, a tradition the Novato community has been enjoying for over 50 years. Troop 200 … [Read more...] about Boy Scout Troop 200 selling luminaria
Swastika man in Fairfax video taped
Fairfax police are investigating a young man who spread stickers with a swastika and the message “We are everywhere” in Fairfax. The man, who was said to be from Livermore but otherwise not identified by police, was confronted by a Fairfaxian who video taped him and berated him for putting out the … [Read more...] about Swastika man in Fairfax video taped
Fundraising for Heisler No. 9
Nearly three years ago, a coalition of local organizations embarked on a long-shot plan to bring the Heisler No. 9 – the last remaining locomotive from the “Crookedest Railroad in the World” that ran from Mill Valley to the top of Mount Tam – back to Mill Valley for the first time in 96 years. To … [Read more...] about Fundraising for Heisler No. 9