SAN RAFAEL Open Letter: Chief Spiller’s Open Letter to the Community. A recently publicized incident involving the San Rafael Police Department has raised legitimate community concerns. Our officers responded to a complaint regarding an individual, engaged in an attempt to make an … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Police chief issues letter of apology
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PG&E tells customers to conserve energy; be prepared for power outages
This press release came to Marinscope Community Newspapers on Friday, Sept. 2: The state’s grid operator, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), credits conservation efforts over the past two days for maintaining grid stability and has encouraged customers to answer the call once … [Read more...] about PG&E tells customers to conserve energy; be prepared for power outages
Talk on the history of the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo
Dean Christopher Ocker will give a talk on Sept. 14 about the history of the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo. The event, hosted by the Ross Historical Society and the Moya Library, begins at 11 a.m. and the cost is $10.Call Ruth Barton at 415-461-1972 for more information. … [Read more...] about Talk on the history of the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo
High temps hit Marin, here’s what to do to reduce effects
Marin County Special to Marinscope The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Labor Day weekend in areas of Northern California, including inland and high elevation areas of Marin County. Temperatures are forecast to reach or exceed the high 90s beginning … [Read more...] about High temps hit Marin, here’s what to do to reduce effects
Pages From The Past: Fire burns in Old Town Novato
Pages From The Past/Mark Read 100 Years Ago August 1922 – A fire on the afternoon of the 6th wrought havoc at Old Town. D. DeNeff had been burning some rubbish and, thinking the fire was safe, left it. The wind fanned the smoldering embers into a blaze and the grass caught fire, carrying it … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Fire burns in Old Town Novato
Monkeypox hits Marin; health officials work to avoid stigmatization
Marinscope Monkeypox cases hit the Bay Area last week with over 600 cases reported in San Francisco and 13 cases reported in Marin. More are expected as public health officials cope with the lack of vaccines available from the federal government and walk a fine line between the CDC’s guidance of … [Read more...] about Monkeypox hits Marin; health officials work to avoid stigmatization
Marin bans tropical milkweed to protect the monarch butterfly
Nurseries and retail centers in Marin County are now prohibited from selling tropical milkweed, a variety not native to the area and harmful to monarch butterflies. Marin County Agricultural Commissioner Stefan Parnay issued a memo to the local retail centers Aug. 24 to prohibit the sales … [Read more...] about Marin bans tropical milkweed to protect the monarch butterfly
A tumultuous August for the homeless in Marin
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope It’s been a tumultuous month for the homeless in Marin, with Novato, Sausalito, San Rafael and the county taking divergent paths to alleviate the problem. Novato quietly negotiated a deal with the California Homeless Union to keep a camp for the down and out … [Read more...] about A tumultuous August for the homeless in Marin
Marin 911: Drug paraphernalia found where?
Drug Stuff: City workers found drug paraphernalia in an unusual place – a Mill Valley police car that was being decommissioned. An investigation continues. Poopy Man: A homeless man took a dump near the baseball field on Hamilton Drive while kids were playing. He did it in the wild even though … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Drug paraphernalia found where?
Sausalito History: The Wosser family dynasty
Sausalito Historical Society/Mabel Wosser and Larry Clinton After Irish immigrant Thomas Wosser sailed around the Horn in the late 1850s, he found his way to Sausalito and started a family which played several important roles in our town’s history. In 1968 his youngest daughter Mabel wrote a … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: The Wosser family dynasty