Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society “Film Star Names Ex-Sausalitan in Commie Testimony This Week” read the headline in the April 12, 1951, Sausalito News. The paper reported: “Warwick Tompkins, a former Sausalitan, was named as a communistic influence in film star Sterling Hayden's … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: When Hayden named names
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50 years ago when divorce was frowned upon, Novato’s mayor and wife split
Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago May 1923 – A trip through the Novato valley is a pleasure at this time. Crops are immense, fruit most promising and prosperity and happiness evident everywhere. Truly this is a Valley of No Regrets. – May Day, the anniversary of the … [Read more...] about 50 years ago when divorce was frowned upon, Novato’s mayor and wife split
Marin 911: Robbery, bullying, diaper change
MILL VALLEY Tam High Bully: A father notified police that his son is being bullied at Tam High School by another student sending threatening screen shots. The screen shots suggested that the boy should die by ingestion of a chemical substance. Police ruled the incident less of a death threat and … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Robbery, bullying, diaper change
2024: Deja vu all over again?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Honestly, I never thought he’d do it. At the age of 80 and showing signs of decline, Joe Biden is actually – no joke – running for re-election. And here’s the kicker: He’s the worst president in recent memory and if he lives long enough, he’ll probably … [Read more...] about 2024: Deja vu all over again?
Fairy tales from Washington, D.C., about California’s ‘climate ready’ coastline
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be the only one in Marin who reads the Washington press releases funneled through Rep. Jared Huffman’s office. The format is boilerplate rhetoric laden with Washington-ese about how the good representative from San … [Read more...] about Fairy tales from Washington, D.C., about California’s ‘climate ready’ coastline
Sawyer and Cordellos to be inducted into the Dipsea Hall of Fame
The Dipsea Hall of Fame induction dinner and scholarship ceremony on Friday, June 9, in Sausalito will be one for the ages. Megan McGowan Sawyer, who won back-to-back Dipsea races before she was a teenager, and the late Harry Cordellos of Novato, who competed in more than a dozen Dipseas though … [Read more...] about Sawyer and Cordellos to be inducted into the Dipsea Hall of Fame
Four stray facts you ought to know, including the long needed name change of ‘Black John Slough’ to ‘Pinkston Sough’ in Novato … it took long enough
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive (“Properly Subversive” is a commentary written by Sherman R. Frederick for Marinscope Community Newspapers, the “mother ship” of the Novato Advance, San Rafael News-Pointer, Mill Valley Herald, Ross Valley Reporter, Twin City Times and the Sausalito … [Read more...] about Four stray facts you ought to know, including the long needed name change of ‘Black John Slough’ to ‘Pinkston Sough’ in Novato … it took long enough
Marin 911: Two dogs rescued from locked hot car in San Rafael; owner cited
Not Cool: A community member on Kerner Boulevard waved one of our officers over to an SUV that had two dogs locked in the car with the windows up. The dogs were clearly hot and panting. The officer called for Marin Humane Society and was preparing to break out the window when the owner of the … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Two dogs rescued from locked hot car in San Rafael; owner cited
Is this the equity plan Marin is looking for?
(Editor’s note: This story appeared first on EnjoyMillValley.com.) For Chandra Alexandre and her team at Community Action Marin, their work to help alleviate the causes of poverty and create conditions towards self-sufficiency among Marin’s poorest communities has always had a heightened sense of … [Read more...] about Is this the equity plan Marin is looking for?
Car stolen in Oakland found in Marin City filled with criminal items … an unregistered handgun, fake credit cards and a machine used to make fake IDs
Stolen Car: On April 21, a Deputy saw an occupied vehicle parked on the street near a parking lot in Marin City. The deputy consensually contacted the driver and through his investigation found the vehicle was reported stolen from Oakland. The vehicle had stolen license plates from a similar vehicle … [Read more...] about Car stolen in Oakland found in Marin City filled with criminal items … an unregistered handgun, fake credit cards and a machine used to make fake IDs