Barring a last-minute fold by the Marin County Board of Supervisors, the City of Novato stood ready to fight a proposal to turn the Inn Marin into a homeless facility in the form of a lawsuit. The Novato City Council met in closed session on Friday and extended the session until … [Read more...] about Novato fights Inn Marin purchase
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County throws curve ball to Novato on ‘homeless hotel’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Is it a light at the end of the tunnel for the homeless in Marin, or a freight train bearing down on resident safety and property values? That’s the question this week after the Marin County Board of Supervisors threw an unexpected curve ball to the city of … [Read more...] about County throws curve ball to Novato on ‘homeless hotel’
Novato Sanitary District wins award
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) presented Novato Sanitary District with a Platinum8 Peak Performance Award in a live presentation ceremony recorded in Washington, D.C. This annual award is presented to honorees who have achieved eight consecutive years of excellence in … [Read more...] about Novato Sanitary District wins award
Josh Fryday tasked with creating a climate change posse
Novato Advance Former Novato City Council Member Josh Fryday has a new big job: Reversing climate change. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a number of things to reverse climate change. One is the creation of a Climate Action Corps, which will be headed by Fryday. The plan is to send out … [Read more...] about Josh Fryday tasked with creating a climate change posse
Driver identified in Sunday’s Bel Marin Keys crash
The driver of a Honda Civic that careened into the water at Bel Marin Keys on Sunday, Nov. 1, has been identified as Kunai Vinay Pradhan, 25. The car was speeding, authorities said, when it crashed into a canal of the lagoon that leads to San Pablo Bay. Divers removed driver from from the submerged … [Read more...] about Driver identified in Sunday’s Bel Marin Keys crash
Pages From The Past: ‘Chicken belt’ land for sale
Mark Read/Pages From the Past (Editor’s note: This feature recounts events in Marin’s past from the pages of the Novato Advance.) 100 Years Ago October 1920 -- A.H. Cook of Bolinas went out after ducks the other day and was arrested by Game Warden W. B. Sellmer for hunting without a … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: ‘Chicken belt’ land for sale
Rotary: Building community, brick by brick
By Penny Hansen Special to Marinscope Novato resident Elayne Miller, who lives across the street from Novato City Hall, organized a Purchase a Brick project in 2008. This coincided with the massive renovation of turning the original First Presbyterian Church of Novato into a City Hall … [Read more...] about Rotary: Building community, brick by brick
Homeless hotel at the Inn Marin meets stiff resistance
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Is that a light at the end of the tunnel for Marin homelessness, or a freight train bearing down on Novato? That’s the question this week after two meetings -- one by the County of Marin and one of the Novato City Council. At issue at Tuesday’s … [Read more...] about Homeless hotel at the Inn Marin meets stiff resistance
Shooting at Diablo store
On April 28, at 10:53 a.m., Novato Police Department officers and detectives responded to the 7-Eleven on Diablo Avenue on a report of a shooting. On arrival, officers did not immediately locate any victims or suspects at the scene. In the parking lot, numerous, spent, pistol casings and unspent … [Read more...] about Shooting at Diablo store
911 Marin: Animal carnage on our roads
Mill Valley Oct. 15 - 22, 2020 Road Of Death: At dusk on Camino Alto it’s absolute carnage as the drivers of vehicles accidentally (it is presumed) hit wildlife crossing the road. A concerned caller told police that turkey and deer and other such critters are nightly meeting their end on this … [Read more...] about 911 Marin: Animal carnage on our roads