(Marinscope: When you absolutely, 100% want Marin news.) This weekend, July 7 - 9, Marin will witness the return of the Marin Summer Slam Girls Fastpitch Softball tournament after a nine-year hiatus. Twenty-five Bay Area girls fastpitch softball teams (seven to twelve years old) from Sonoma … [Read more...] about Summer Slam fast-pitch softball reboots in San Anselmo this weekend
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Heat advisory issued for Marin
Heat Advisory In Effect Friday, June 30 Thru Sunday, July 2nd - A Heat Advisory is, in effect from Friday, June 30, 2023 to Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 for the inland portions of the Bay Area and Central Coast. Hot temperatures in the 90s and low 100s could cause impacts to life and … [Read more...] about Heat advisory issued for Marin
Joe Biden stops by to visit people with money
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Joe Biden visited Marin for a “nano-nano” second (apologies, Robin Williams). He was here as part of a three-day Bay Area swing to raise money for his alleged next presidential re-election bid. Marin-ers, by all accounts, were excited to see him. People … [Read more...] about Joe Biden stops by to visit people with money
President Joe Biden in Marin
President Joe Biden visited Marin on Tuesday (June 20) to attend a political fundraiser for himself in Ross. Above, people in Larkspur cheer the president's limo as it passes through. … [Read more...] about President Joe Biden in Marin
Gun control drive: Gavin Newsom takes his hipster rhetoric on the road: ‘I got four damn kids, dude’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope After a political lifetime of trying to do an end-run around the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment on the right to bear arms, Gov. Gavin Newsom has thrown in the towel. California has the strictest gun control rules in the nation, but it’s not making a … [Read more...] about Gun control drive: Gavin Newsom takes his hipster rhetoric on the road: ‘I got four damn kids, dude’
Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The Biden Administration indicted its primary political foe – former President Donald Trump – making America the world’s newest banana republic. It feels like we are at the end of the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charlton Heston finds the Statue … [Read more...] about Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become
Rep. Huffman announces $$$ for Farallones
(Editor's note: This is a press release from the office of Marin's congressional representative, Jared Huffman.) Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced the Greater Farallones Marine Sanctuary is set to receive $2 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support critical repairs and updates to … [Read more...] about Rep. Huffman announces $$$ for Farallones
Dianne Feinstein: Going … going … gone
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope The youthful Dianne Feinstein who once graced the halls of Congress with a whip-smart mind that could disarm even the grumpiest of military generals is gone, sadly. In her last term – which even her friends say was one damn term too long – she’s become an … [Read more...] about Dianne Feinstein: Going … going … gone
It took a lot of cookies to make this sweet donation
Girl Scout Troop 10506 of Corte Madera/Larkspur has demonstrated the true spirit of giving back by donating $600 to The Commons Foundation (TCF) through their successful Girl Scout cookie sales. Troop leader Caroline Searle said, “I’m so proud of these girls! They truly exemplify the values of … [Read more...] about It took a lot of cookies to make this sweet donation
Rep. Huffman will vote against debt ceiling deal reached between House Republicans and President Biden
Marinscope Marin’s Congressional representative, Jared Huffman, announced today (May 31) that he will vote against a debt ceiling deal signed off by President Joe Biden and House Republicans. He said in a press release that he plans to vote against “H.R. 3746, the legislative agreement … [Read more...] about Rep. Huffman will vote against debt ceiling deal reached between House Republicans and President Biden