MARIN SHERIFF Gunfire: At 6 p.m. on Feb. 6, calls poured into the 911 Communications Center reporting multiple gun shots in the 200 block of Drake Avenue in Marin City. Deputies were on the scene within minutes and several citizens pointed to a silver sedan leaving a parking lot stating the … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Marin City gunfire, car chase and arrest
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Joseph Peter Garcia — May 13, 1944 – Jan. 9, 2023
A final toast to Joe Banana, Papa Joe, Dad. Joseph Peter Garcia passed away the morning of Jan. 9. He was 78 years old. Born on May 13, 1944, in San Francisco. He called Novato, CA home for 59 years. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Claudia Garcia (née Studley), five children Troy Garcia, … [Read more...] about Joseph Peter Garcia — May 13, 1944 – Jan. 9, 2023
Something ain’t quite right at Mill Valley schools
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Kudos to Keri Brenner who covers the goings on at the Mill Valley school board for the Independent Journal. If I’m reading the nuances of her reporting correctly, she’s nibbling around the edges of a disturbance in the force surrounding the burg’s public … [Read more...] about Something ain’t quite right at Mill Valley schools
Marin’s congressman sends letter on ‘plastic production crisis’
Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) and U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led their colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to expand its current efforts to address the plastic production crisis. “As our … [Read more...] about Marin’s congressman sends letter on ‘plastic production crisis’
Marin 911: Driver enters home uninvited to wash his hands
MILL VALLEY Dirty Hands: A woman called police when she arrived home at her place on Greenwood Way and found a delivery person at her doorstep and her door unlocked. The driver told police that his hands were sticky, so he went inside unannounced to wash his hands. Police told him: “Don’t do … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Driver enters home uninvited to wash his hands
San Franciscan charged with DUI in Larkspur
A 22-year-old San Francisco man was stopped in Larkspur on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. In the process of that, Central Police said he attacked officers. Wilson King Barreno, 22, was arrested. Charges are pending. Officers sustained minor injuries but have been cleared for … [Read more...] about San Franciscan charged with DUI in Larkspur
Mr. Pini ate some bad mushrooms
Mike Reed/Pages From The Past (Editor’s Note: Pages From The Past is compiled by the Novato Historical Guild and recounts news from the past that appeared in the Novato Advance.) 100 Years Ago February 1923 – Glad to report H. Pini improving after a siege of sickness caused from eating … [Read more...] about Mr. Pini ate some bad mushrooms
California ends COVID shot requirement to attend school, but some Marin schools requiring masks in some classrooms; county won’t say which schools
Marinscope State public health officials quietly announced last Friday that children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend school. The Associated Press reported that nearly all of the pandemic restrictions put in place by Gov. Gavin Newsom have been lifted, and he … [Read more...] about California ends COVID shot requirement to attend school, but some Marin schools requiring masks in some classrooms; county won’t say which schools
Fairfax wrestles with push-back from citizens over rent control ordinance passed at the urging of Marin Democratic Socialists of America
The town of Fairfax continues to wrestle with the town’s residents over what some are calling an ill-advised rent control and just-cause eviction law. Fairfax is the first municipality in Marin to adopt the ordinances. Last week, the town council held a public meeting to explain the new laws. It … [Read more...] about Fairfax wrestles with push-back from citizens over rent control ordinance passed at the urging of Marin Democratic Socialists of America
Sausalito Center for the Arts set to open on Feb. 16
Marinscope The Sausalito Center for the Arts (SCA) officially opens its doors in Sausalito 4 p.m Feb. 16. The center will be a multi-use artistic venue in the heart of downtown Sausalito, along the iconic Bridgeway, establishing a center of the city. It will showcase art and cultural events … [Read more...] about Sausalito Center for the Arts set to open on Feb. 16