Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago July 1923 – Improving Property - A.H. Anderson is changing the appearance and greatly improving the recently acquired town property. The awning of the old Community House has been removed, the building given a coat of paint, a neat sign painted on … [Read more...] about Novato school marms visit Lake Tahoe, via Auburn
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Our overly ripe vegetables in Congress
Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive At what point does something like the spectacle going on right now in the halls of Congress with Dianne Feinstein become unbearable? How about today? Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not against old people in Congress. But, if you reach a … [Read more...] about Our overly ripe vegetables in Congress
No more ‘poverty tows’ in San Francisco
The First District Court of Appeal ruled last week that the city of San Francisco must end so-called “poverty tows.” The city had been towing cars that were parked legally, but owned by people who had not paid parking tickets. The court ruled that the practice is a “significant … [Read more...] about No more ‘poverty tows’ in San Francisco
Novato Theater Company announces 2023-24 season
The Novato Theater Company has announced its 2023-2024 season. The Adams Family will be presented Sept. 15 to Oct. 8, Monty Python’s Spamalot takes the stage Feb. 9, 2024, through March 3, 2024, and The Play That Goes Wrong will start June 21, 2024, and close July 14, 2024. For more … [Read more...] about Novato Theater Company announces 2023-24 season
New seed library opens in Novato
A new seed library will open at the Novato library. A celebration of the event is set for 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at 1720 Novato Blvd. Representatives of Marin Master Gardeners and the Marin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will be on hand to answer questions. Bring seeds to donate. … [Read more...] about New seed library opens in Novato
When it comes to helping the homeless in California, no good deed goes unpunished
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The lovely town of San Rafael, as with all towns in Marin, finds itself struggling to cope with homeless encampments. These camps, and let’s please be clear-eyed about this, become dens of drugs, violence and antisocial behaviors of every … [Read more...] about When it comes to helping the homeless in California, no good deed goes unpunished
Attention 9th graders and seniors: Prepare for college in Marin now
10,000 Degrees, a San Rafael-based organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in Marin and seven other Bay Area counties, will hold its annual “College Opportunities Summit” on Aug. 1, and the “High School Readiness Summit” on Aug. 3 at College of Marin … [Read more...] about Attention 9th graders and seniors: Prepare for college in Marin now
California’s once great senator reduced to near vegetable status, wheeled to and fro and told how to vote
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick (Editor's Note: Remember that you can see the full Marinscope Community Newspaper online at NovatoAdvance-ca.newsmemory.com.) California senior U.S. Senator – underline “senior” – Dianne Feinstein has once again shown she needs to step down … [Read more...] about California’s once great senator reduced to near vegetable status, wheeled to and fro and told how to vote
Aldersly breaks ground on new facility in San Rafael
Aldersly, a San Rafael-based nonprofit Life Plan Community, held a ceremony to commemorate the official groundbreaking of the Marselisborg residence expansion on Wednesday, July 19. Participants of the groundbreaking ceremony Shannon Brown (Aldersly executive director), Peter Schakow (Aldersly board … [Read more...] about Aldersly breaks ground on new facility in San Rafael
Sausalito History: Gold, trade brought prosperity to Marin during the Civil War
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society By 1865, California had been a state for 15 years, and was flourishing by all accounts. Here’s how the Marin Journal summed up the state of the state at that time: The progress of the State in the development of all its resources, never was more … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: Gold, trade brought prosperity to Marin during the Civil War