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New Hollywood diversity rules a timely topic for this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival

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Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Every October Marin becomes the center of the movie-making planet when the Mill Valley Film Festival kicks off, featuring scores of renowned films. Marin’s hard core movie aficionados are in heaven. I’m not quite in the aficionados category. But, I do … [Read more...] about New Hollywood diversity rules a timely topic for this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival

Pandemic in Marin (and everywhere else) officially over

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The Marin County Health Department reported that the World Health Organization last week declared the End of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Also for the first time in 2023, Marin COVID Level transitioned from Medium to Low based on declining hospitalizations and virus … [Read more...] about Pandemic in Marin (and everywhere else) officially over

Berkeley woman, Eaquoiya Scott, 22, arrested for robbery of Target store in Marin City

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On the morning of May 8, Marin County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to a robbery in progress at Target, 180 Donahue Street in Marin City.  During the robbery, deputies learned the suspect, woman in her 20s, loaded various items into a shopping cart and walked to the exit doors, bypassing all … [Read more...] about Berkeley woman, Eaquoiya Scott, 22, arrested for robbery of Target store in Marin City

Binford Road protest scheduled in front of Eric Lucan’s birthday fundraiser

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Novato Advance Marinscope Members of a group calling itself the “Friends of Rush Creek” are planning to protest on Friday in front of a fundraiser for Marin County Board of Supervisor Eric Lucan. Lucan is holding a $75-per-plate birthday fundraiser for himself at 5400 Hanna Ranch Road … [Read more...] about Binford Road protest scheduled in front of Eric Lucan’s birthday fundraiser

Highway 37 set to close for railroad crossing repair

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The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) announced that SMART contractor Stacy and Witbeck will close State Highway 37 to reconstruct the railroad crossing near the junction with Highway 121 at Sears Point on Saturday, May 20, at 3:00 a.m. and will reopen on Sunday, May 21, at 11 … [Read more...] about Highway 37 set to close for railroad crossing repair

Sen. McGuire’s bill designed to protect wildfire survivors

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Marinscope Community Newspapers Tens of thousands of Californians have lost their homes and businesses to wildfires in the last eight years. After facing the traumatic and life-changing experience of losing their home, survivors have to begin the challenging task of rebuilding their homes and … [Read more...] about Sen. McGuire’s bill designed to protect wildfire survivors

50 years ago: Ray Stratford of Novato High School pitched the first perfect baseball game in Marin

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Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago May 1923 – People from adjacent counties are frequent visitors to see the Community House, and all express wonder and admiration of Novato's enterprise and ability to accomplish such an undertaking. The contract for painting the Community … [Read more...] about 50 years ago: Ray Stratford of Novato High School pitched the first perfect baseball game in Marin

Willian A. (‘Bill’) Gnoss, Jr. — he grew up on Gnoss Ranch and graduated from Grant Avenue School and San Rafael High School

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Willian A. (“Bill”) Gnoss, Jr. June 10, 1940 – April 23, 2023 San Francisco, CA Willian A. (“Bill”) Gnoss, Jr. passed away peacefully at home in San Francisco on April 23, 2023. He was 82 years old.  He was born in Ross, California, the son of Willian A. Gnoss and Gretchen E. Gnoss, … [Read more...] about Willian A. (‘Bill’) Gnoss, Jr. — he grew up on Gnoss Ranch and graduated from Grant Avenue School and San Rafael High School