Dear editor, The recent letter from Novato’s Chief of Police, Matthew McCaffrey, regarding the homeless encampment at Lee Gerner Park contained multiple errors, which I, as a resident of the County- approved encampment at the park, wish to correct. While Chief McCaffrey insisted … [Read more...] about Letter from homeless ‘resident’ of Novato city park
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Marin County Bracing for Bigger Deficits
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope With COVID-19 bearing down on the economy, local governments are scrambling to keep their workforces intact and service levels maintained. It’s a difficult task causing sleepless nights for city managers from Novato to Sausalito. The biggest deficit comes … [Read more...] about Marin County Bracing for Bigger Deficits
Probation DUI check
Twenty out of 22 DUI offenders were found to be in compliance with conditions of their probation during a recent unannounced check by the Marin County Probation Department. On Sept. 26, two teams of four officers conducted the searches for offenders who had been convicted of driving under the … [Read more...] about Probation DUI check
Mill Valley History: The Nest and Sans Souci
In 1890, “The Nest” at 116 Cascade Drive was one of the first weekend/summer cottages built in Cascade Canyon. The owner was Jerome Stanford, nephew of Leland Stanford, a governor of California and founder of the Leland Stanford Jr. University. The cottage originally had seven tiny … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: The Nest and Sans Souci
Ring the Alarm: Hate targeting Jews on the rise
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope School officials in Marin County held a Zoom meeting last week as a follow-up to anti-semitic Instragram accounts that targeted Jewish students at Redwood High School. The accounts said students at Redwood were “organized in anti-semitism” and were … [Read more...] about Ring the Alarm: Hate targeting Jews on the rise
Mill Valley History: Banana Republic started here
There are now over 500 Banana Republic stores in the US and 100 more in other countries. The first store was in Mill Valley. Mel and Patricia Ziegler worked for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was a reporter. She was an illustrator. They lived in an apartment on Russian … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Banana Republic started here
Pages From The Past: Help drink Novato’s surplus grape crops
Mark Read/Pages From The Past (Editor’s note: This feature recalls Marin’s history through the pages of the Novato Advance.) 100 Years Ago October 1920 -- Captain Leon Hiribarren, pioneer resident of Novato died in San Rafael on October 6 at the age of 81 and 6 months. In early days here … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Help drink Novato’s surplus grape crops
Marin 911: Leaf blower spat elicits non-church words
Mill Valley Oct. 1 - 7, 2020 Leaf Blower Beef: The use of gas-powered leaf blowers are verboten in Mill Valley. An angry citizen called the cops about one being used on East Drive. Police arrived and found a landscaper employee with a gas-powered leaf blower. But it was not on, so no citation … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Leaf blower spat elicits non-church words
The Quotable Walter Kuhlman
Walter Kuhlman in his studio at the ICB By Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society “Painting has to have an abstract substructure. Otherwise it isn’t worth a damn.” That was the credo of one of Sausalito’s most influential artists, Walter Kuhlman. In a 1980 interview, he told … [Read more...] about The Quotable Walter Kuhlman
Dolores Theresa Meaney
Early Sunday morning, Sept. 27, Heaven welcomed a new angel. Dolores Theresa Meaney peacefully passed away with her family by her side. Our mom was born in Yakima, Washington, to George and Anna Marie Mitzel. She lived a full 87 years and was proud to call Novato her home for the past … [Read more...] about Dolores Theresa Meaney