Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Last month Episcopalian parishioners honored a priest who used to ferry from Sausalito to Belvedere to deliver sermons almost 100 years ago. A rower representing the Rev. Harrold St. George Buttrum staged a reenactment of Buttrum’s bay crossings while … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: The seagoing sermonizer
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Pages From The Past: Election days through the years
Mike Read/Pages From The Past (Editor’s Note: Pages From The Past remembers Novato through the years via the pages of the historic Novato Advance.) 100 Years Ago November 1922 – The election passed quietly and in order in Novato and notwithstanding the inclement weather a large vote … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Election days through the years
Marin County ‘disappointed’ but not ‘surprised’ by increase in local homelessness
Marin County Special to Marinscope Evidence is mounting that Marin County’s challenges with homelessness are directly tied to the lack of affordable housing and that most people experiencing homelessness in Marin lived here before they lost housing. The Marin County Department of Health and … [Read more...] about Marin County ‘disappointed’ but not ‘surprised’ by increase in local homelessness
New veteran shelter at Hamilton
By Penny Hansen Special to Marinscope Farmland on the San Pablo Bay filled a need for military air defense when Hamilton Field in 1935 was established as a bombardment base of the 1st Wing of the Air Force. The base was decommissioned in 1975. Levies were removed and the airfield was … [Read more...] about New veteran shelter at Hamilton
Marin 911: He went postal (literally)
SAUSALITO Going Postal: A homeless man took a 7-foot fence post off a road divider and was carrying it around on Bridgeway. He was described as 40-ish with “messy” hair. And, of course, there is that 7-foot post he’s carrying. Burglary: A resident on Gate 5 Road noticed that someone tried to … [Read more...] about Marin 911: He went postal (literally)
Trans Day of Remembrance in Marin
Properly Subversive: Homelessness — a billion here … and a billion there
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t like the progress local governments have made on homelessness, so he announced this month that he’s withholding $1 billion in state homelessness funding until local governments come up with more effective plans to reduce the … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Homelessness — a billion here … and a billion there
Letter to the editor: Note to Jared Huffman — can we really eliminate fossil fuels?
Dear Editor: I sent this letter to Jared Huffman and interestingly got not response. I thought you might be interested in reading it as it really points to the serious issues caused by no longer using petroleum and other potential energy producing scenarios which the current Biden Administration … [Read more...] about Letter to the editor: Note to Jared Huffman — can we really eliminate fossil fuels?
Cuteness overload in Novato? No way!
Mill Valley city manager: ‘When you start to think it’s okay to disrespect law enforcement — it’s dangerous’
(Editor’s Note: Mill Valley City Manager Todd Cusimano addressed the City Council regarding the incident on Nov. 5 involving an out of control party with 100 to 200 juveniles. More detail can be found at MarinLocalNews.com. Below is a partial transcript of his comments.) Words matter, actions … [Read more...] about Mill Valley city manager: ‘When you start to think it’s okay to disrespect law enforcement — it’s dangerous’