It came down to one vote. Sausalito voters fired incumbent Council Member Joan Cox and hired three new council members. In final results, the County Registrar recorded these three winners: Jannell Kellman (3,005 votes), Melissa Blaustein (2,660) and Ian Sobieski (1,877). Cox came in fourth and out … [Read more...] about Sobieski edges out Cox by 1 vote
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Obi Kaufmann Q&A
Rancher cracks skull and dies
Mike Read/Pages From the Past (Editor's Note: This feature presents historical vignettes from the pages of the Novato Advance.) -- The county’s friends of Hans Nielsen, widely known Novato rancher, were shocked to learn of his death at the Emergency Hospital here Monday morning from an … [Read more...] about Rancher cracks skull and dies
‘Narrows’ road project nears an end
Marinscope After decades of choking traffic between Novato and Petaluma, there’s light at the end of the tunnel for North Bay drivers. The Marin-Sonoma Narrows road project was approved for it’s last bit of funding by the staff of the California Transportation Commission and is expected to be … [Read more...] about ‘Narrows’ road project nears an end
Hold fast, mask up, gut it out
When I was a kid learning to play baseball, the coach taught us to never slow up running down the first-base line. “Run it out!” he said. “Run through the base!” That’s good advice for us all as, with collective purpose and resolve, we head into the final stages of the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Hold fast, mask up, gut it out
Marin 911: Shocker — There’s people in Fairfax smoking pot
Fairfax Nov. 14 - 25 Fairfax Pot Smoking: There is pot smoking going on in Downtown Fairfax. Occurred at a sandwich shop on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Citizen is an employee of the business. He advised there are three men sitting on the curb in front of the store, smoking marijuana, and the … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Shocker — There’s people in Fairfax smoking pot
Governor delivers dire message on the pandemic
Novato Advance Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking from his house where he is under quarentine for potential exposure to COVID-19, said on Monday that the state may run out of ICU beds by Christmas. In one of his most dire briefings of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Newsom said: “The red flags … [Read more...] about Governor delivers dire message on the pandemic
Boy Scout Troop 200 selling luminaria
Novato Advance Novato’s Boy Scout Troop 200, founded in 1958, has begun its annual holiday luminaria fundraiser, a tradition the Novato community has been enjoying for over 50 years. Troop 200 Scouts will hand make the luminarias in December and deliver them for free to Novato residents before … [Read more...] about Boy Scout Troop 200 selling luminaria
Swastika man in Fairfax video taped
Fairfax police are investigating a young man who spread stickers with a swastika and the message “We are everywhere” in Fairfax. The man, who was said to be from Livermore but otherwise not identified by police, was confronted by a Fairfaxian who video taped him and berated him for putting out the … [Read more...] about Swastika man in Fairfax video taped
Fundraising for Heisler No. 9
Nearly three years ago, a coalition of local organizations embarked on a long-shot plan to bring the Heisler No. 9 – the last remaining locomotive from the “Crookedest Railroad in the World” that ran from Mill Valley to the top of Mount Tam – back to Mill Valley for the first time in 96 years. To … [Read more...] about Fundraising for Heisler No. 9