Electric Landscape Equipment Rebates As of January 1, 2024, the use of electric (either battery-operated or corded) or manual landscape equipment is required for residents, Town staff and contractors, and commercial landscapers. Gas- or diesel-powered tools are no longer allowed (save a few … [Read more...] about It’s official in Fairfax: Gas power tools strictly forbidden as of Jan. 1, 2024
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Cotati man identified in deadly Novato crash
On Saturday Jan. 20, , at about 4:45 p.m. it was reported to 9-1-1 a rollover vehicle collision had occurred within the 5800 block of Nave Drive, Novato. It was learned an SUV style vehicle being operated by the subject, who was travelling at highway speeds northbound on State Highway 101, for … [Read more...] about Cotati man identified in deadly Novato crash
Car knocks the life out of a pedestrian in San Rafael; driver stayed on scene, alcohol not involved
UPDATE: The decedent has been positively identified as: Tyrell Ramone FINLEY, a 36-year-old male from San Rafael. On Jan. 13, SRPD Officers and SRFD Firefighters and Paramedics responded to the intersection of Second Street and A Street for a vehicle/pedestrian collision. Upon arrival, first … [Read more...] about Car knocks the life out of a pedestrian in San Rafael; driver stayed on scene, alcohol not involved
DEI at colleges and universities still failing California
The Campaign for College Opportunity released Still Left Out: How Exclusion In California’s Colleges & Universities Continues To Hurt Our Values, Students, and Democracy, a report that reexamines the mismatch between the racial/ethnic and gender demographics of the state and enrolled college … [Read more...] about DEI at colleges and universities still failing California
San Francisco man arrested related to drug sales in Mill Valley
On Dec. 21, Marin County Deputies conducted a vehicle investigation of a vehicle parked at a Chevron Gas station in Mill Valley. During the investigation, Deputies located sales quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine as well as indicia supporting sales of illicit drugs. All associated with the … [Read more...] about San Francisco man arrested related to drug sales in Mill Valley
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Marin up 75%
This is the Marin County Public Health Status Update: January 12, 2024 : Respiratory Virus Season Update Winter respiratory virus season continues to accelerate in our community. For the past two weeks, more than one in ten visits to Marin County Emergency … [Read more...] about COVID-19 hospitalizations in Marin up 75%
Huffman files amicus brief opposing Biden Administration’s approval of Alaska oil drilling
Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) led his colleagues in filing an amicusbrief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of several conservation groups in their lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to approve the ConocoPhillips Willow Project in Alaska and calling … [Read more...] about Huffman files amicus brief opposing Biden Administration’s approval of Alaska oil drilling
Juanita Saves the Waterfront
I've always loved catering to men, and the only way I can do it legally is to feed 'em, I guess –Juanita Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Juanita Musson, Sausalito’s favorite fun, feisty restaurateur, first laid eyes on our town in 1952 when she came West from Oklahoma to join her … [Read more...] about Juanita Saves the Waterfront
2024: Rise of the Brown Shirts
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Today the term “Storm Trooper” is most associated with the highly ineffective bad guys in the Star Wars movie franchise. Its origin, however, comes from anything but something goofy or cartoonish. It stems from the “Sturmabteilung” (literally “Storm … [Read more...] about 2024: Rise of the Brown Shirts
New Year’s Eve storytelling under the stars
Marinscope Stories have been part of the human experience since the beginning of our time. They provide an opportunity to share common experiences, allowing for better understanding among us. Redwood trees, giants of the forest, stretch majestically towards the sky, reaching for the stars. On … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve storytelling under the stars