Ballots for the November 3 General Election have been sent to all active registered voters in Marin County as required by California Assembly Bill 860, and mail ballot voting is taking place at the Elections Department in San Rafael. Registered voters may come to the Elections Department (Marin … [Read more...] about Voting now underway
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Mill Valley Film Festival
The first Mill Valley Film Festival, a three-day event, began on Friday Aug. 11, 1978, in Odd Fellows Hall at 142 Throckmorton with champagne at 7 p.m. followed at 9 p.m. by a tribute to filmmaker James Broughton, widely known as one of the most influential pioneers in the realm of avant-garde … [Read more...] about Mill Valley Film Festival
Ross Historical Society makes history
Shermn R. Frederick Marinscope After 50 years of presenting a First Friday Forenoon history lesson, the Moya Library-Ross Historical Society found a way to make history themselves. For the first time, the event itself was done via Zoom to comply with the COVID-19 health rules. Marin … [Read more...] about Ross Historical Society makes history
Marin Best Guess Horoscope
Libra -- Sept. 23 thru Oct. 22 You are reading this newspaper, so it is established that you are already smarter than your next-door neighbor. Subscribe and you will rule the block. Scorpio -- Oct. 23 thru Nov. 21 You will be tempted to ask your kid’s school teacher if showing them how to … [Read more...] about Marin Best Guess Horoscope
Charges filed in alleged Novato-based Ponzi scheme
A Novato businessman was charged by federal authorities with allegedly running a large Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors. Kenneth Casey and his associate, Lewis Wallach” were charged with conspiracy to defraud 1,300 individuals who invested in Professional Financial … [Read more...] about Charges filed in alleged Novato-based Ponzi scheme
Police seek man who brandished weapon at Breonna Taylor Memorial
For the last few weeks, "we have received a number of calls for service at the location of a mural honoring the memory of Breonna Taylor," the San Rafael Police Department said. There has been high tension in the area because there are some individuals who are washing the mural away … [Read more...] about Police seek man who brandished weapon at Breonna Taylor Memorial
John Read: Marin’s almost forgotten pioneer
By Elenore Meherin and Larry Clinton Sausalito Historical Society In her series of historical essays in the Sausalito of 1944, esteemed journalist Elenore Meherin contributed a two-part column on the life of John Read (aka Reed), who discovered our town before William Richardson. Here’s Part … [Read more...] about John Read: Marin’s almost forgotten pioneer
COVID-19 warning: No trick-or-treating and no Dia de los Muertos celebrations
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Bay Area, departments of health are ordering an end to the traditional customs of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). HHS mandates residents to seek at-home and virtual festivities and discourages customary cultural activities like … [Read more...] about COVID-19 warning: No trick-or-treating and no Dia de los Muertos celebrations
Buckle up for post-election violence
By Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born Media Gun sales from coast to coast and throughout the fruited plain have soared in the runup to the presidential election. And where are sales really up? In the seven presidential “toss up” states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New … [Read more...] about Buckle up for post-election violence
MarinHealth’s change at the top
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Possibly at the end of his career, Lee Domanico finds he is asking himself the same question he asked when he first started, “What dom I do now?” Domanico’s last official day as CEO of the Marin Healthcare District and the MarinHealth Medical Center was Sept. 1, … [Read more...] about MarinHealth’s change at the top