Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick (Editor’s note: This week I’m giving over my regular column space to Joseph Reagan, Director of Military and Veterans Outreach for Wreaths Across America and Afghanistan Veteran. I found it worthy of your attention and I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be back … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Remember this on Veteran’s Day
Fire breaks out in RV park; family of four displaced
A home broke out in flames at the Novato RV Park on Armstrong Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 3. The Novato Fire Protection District responded and quickly put out the fire, which appears to have started with the curtains in the living room. The family of four escaped unharmed. Their two cats, … [Read more...] about Fire breaks out in RV park; family of four displaced
Pedestrian on the 101 struck and killed
Marinscope At 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car exiting northbound on Highway 101 on the offramp leading to Lucas Valley and Smith Ranch Roads. For reasons unknown and remain under investigation, the subject and another pedestrian were standing on the … [Read more...] about Pedestrian on the 101 struck and killed
It’s about to get more expensive to do business in Novato — another minimum wage increase coming
Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage within Novato city limits will increase based on business size to: $16.32 per hour for very large businesses with 100 or more employees; $16.07 per hour for large businesses with 26-99 employees; and $15.53 per hour for small businesses with 1-25 employees. The … [Read more...] about It’s about to get more expensive to do business in Novato — another minimum wage increase coming
Boozy teen party in Mill Valley gets out of hand; one police officer injured
Marinscope A teen party on Ashford Avenue spilled out into the streets of Mill Valley on the night of Nov. 5, police said in a press release. As many as 200 kids were reported drinking booze and throwing bottles. When police arrived, hey found at least 100 kids in the area, mostly in … [Read more...] about Boozy teen party in Mill Valley gets out of hand; one police officer injured
Marin 911: The mini-skirted ‘crazy lady’ of Throckmorton
MILL VALLEY Yeller: The oft-star of the Mill Valley cop log – the “crazy lady” of Throckmorton -- was at it again on Nov. 1, disturbing the peace by hitting store windows with a stick, kicking over trash cans and yelling wild things at shocked passersby. The woman was described as being in her … [Read more...] about Marin 911: The mini-skirted ‘crazy lady’ of Throckmorton
Are you ready for ‘Gypsy: A Musical Fable’ by the Ross Valley Players?
The Ross Valley Players will perform “Gypsy: A Musical Fable” on Nov. 11 through Dec. 18. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother." It follows the … [Read more...] about Are you ready for ‘Gypsy: A Musical Fable’ by the Ross Valley Players?
Novato police make arrests in ‘gang related’ stabbings; three 13-year-olds involved
Marinscope Novato Police arrested five teenagers and one adult in the October stabbings of two teens at Lynwood Elementary School. Police told the Novato Advance and Marinscope Community Newspapers that they are investigating the possibility that the stabbings were gang related. The attacks … [Read more...] about Novato police make arrests in ‘gang related’ stabbings; three 13-year-olds involved
Sausalito History: Gaspar Portola’s ‘discovery’
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society We’ve written extensively about the first Europeans to sail into San Francisco Bay, in 1775 aboard the Spanish supply ship San Carlos, captained by Juan Manuel de Ayala. But the Bay was actually discovered six years earlier by one of Ayala’s countrymen, … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: Gaspar Portola’s ‘discovery’
It’s official: Shutdown hammered Marin test scores
Marinscope The numbers are out, and they aren’t pretty. After months of delay – some say a deliberate delay – the National Assessment of Educational Progress numbers were revealed. In Marin, 48.7% of students taking the test failed to meet standards in Math and 37.9% of students failed to meet … [Read more...] about It’s official: Shutdown hammered Marin test scores