(Editor's Note: This is a weekly compilation of actual items from various police logs in Marin County.) Sausalito March 17 - 22, 2022 Hot Tub Dispute: A resident of Cypress Place encountered two men and a woman in the hot tub drinking beer and being jerks. He asked them what unit they … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Three jerks simmer in a hot tub
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COVID-19 Update: Marin County Schools SMARTER Plan Unveiled
On March 24, 2022, Marin County Office of Education (MCOE) and Marin County Public Health (MCPH) issued new COVID-19 guidance for schools. These instructions, named the “Marin County SMARTER Schools Plan”, serve as guidelines to our communities’ public, private, independent, and parochial TK-12 … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Update: Marin County Schools SMARTER Plan Unveiled
New digs for Olive Elementary school in Novato
Marin receives $7.9 million in funding for schools, libraries
One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that California's Second Congressional District has received $7,984,957.03 to date from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program … [Read more...] about Marin receives $7.9 million in funding for schools, libraries
Novato pays $600k in quiet settlement
Marinscope The City of Novato settled a 2020 lawsuit filed by John McCarthy, an ex-lieutenant in the Police Department, who claimed the department retaliated against him after he blew the whistle on an alleged sexual affair between the department’s ranking officer and a subordinate. The … [Read more...] about Novato pays $600k in quiet settlement
Sausalito history: Selling lots in Hurricane Gulch
Ernest W. Jackson and Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society One of the leading authorities on historical landmarks and buildings in Sausalito, Ernest Jackson, was born in San Francisco in 1878, but lived most of his life in Sausalito. In the 1930s he wrote a series of historical … [Read more...] about Sausalito history: Selling lots in Hurricane Gulch
Jeff Keena, Novato Fire Department 2021 employee of the year
Congratulations to Jeff Keena, the Novato Fire Department 2021 employee of the year. Jeff is a newly promoted Engineer, responsible for and an expert in all aspects of the fire engine and its equipment. Jeff is a second generation Novato Firefighter. His father, Tom Keena, retried from Novato Fire … [Read more...] about Jeff Keena, Novato Fire Department 2021 employee of the year
John Korty: Father of Marin moviemaking dies
John Korty, an Oscar winning filmmaker who featured Marin in much of his work, died at home in Point Reyes Station on March 9. He was 85. Best known for the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, as … [Read more...] about John Korty: Father of Marin moviemaking dies
Meet Novato’s CSOs and Police Aides
Marinscope The Novato Police Department’s Community Service Officers (CSO) and Police Aides provide support in crime prevention, investigation, and response where full police powers are unnecessary and assist police officers in upholding law and order in Novato. Part of the professional … [Read more...] about Meet Novato’s CSOs and Police Aides
Life Tribute: Skip Berg didn’t know he couldn’t
Marinscope Harvey “Skip” Berg passed away peacefully from complications of Alzheimer’s/Dementia at the age of 80 on January 23rd, 2022. “I didn’t know I couldn’t” was Skip’s favorite saying. That phrase defined his life more than every other attitude. Simply put, Skip lived a life that was … [Read more...] about Life Tribute: Skip Berg didn’t know he couldn’t