Effective this month, people who want to report Covid-19 violations will do so through individual jurisdictions. The tipline email addresses are as follows: Belvedere, SIPviolation@cityofbelvedere.org; Corte Madera, SIPviolation@tcmmail.org; Fairfax, SIPviolations@townoffairfax.org; Larkspur, … [Read more...] about 175 businesses tagged for SIP violations
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PG&E in the air this morning
This morning, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) electric crews will start patrolling in the air, in vehicles and on foot nearly all the power lines that were de-energized starting on Monday for the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event. Once lines are inspected and found free of damage … [Read more...] about PG&E in the air this morning
Novato firefighter understands what it’s like to lose a home to a wildfire
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Dmitri Menzel lost his Santa Rosa home in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, so fighting the LNU Complex Fire was more than just a job for him. “It’s taken on a new meaning for me,” said Menzel, Deputy Chief with the Novato Fire Department. It used to be that when I went home, … [Read more...] about Novato firefighter understands what it’s like to lose a home to a wildfire
Meet Marin’s oldest active schoolhouse
By Derek Wilson Marinscope One of the oldest active schoolhouses in the Marin-Sonoma area for more than a century has opened its doors to generations of students — some who graduated and eventually moved out of the area, and some who stayed to work family ranches in West Marin. The … [Read more...] about Meet Marin’s oldest active schoolhouse
Marin 911: Boys climb trees, cat cries, driver texts
Mill Valley Aug. 27 - Sept. 3, 2020 Kids Climbing Tree: Two boys were climbing a tree on Camino Alto. A neighbor called the police and told them he “has eyes on them” and is concerned about their safety. Gone when police arrived. Kids Swinging: A citizen reported eight kids swings … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Boys climb trees, cat cries, driver texts
Delivering unpleasant news
Imagine being told you have contracted COVID-19. Now imagine being the person who has to tell that person he or she has contracted the potentially deadly coronavirus strain. As soon as a Marin County resident tests positive for the virus, public health professionals are mobilized to … [Read more...] about Delivering unpleasant news
Angst over Sausalito General Plan update
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Is it too much to attempt to update Sausalito’s General Plan in the Age of Coronavirus? Most people think so, if last week’s special meeting of the town’s City Council is any indication. The council held a special meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to … [Read more...] about Angst over Sausalito General Plan update
Marin’s rock art scene
Music memories from Marin County’s rock music scene in the late 60s have been kept alive by four notable rock musicians, artists and history buffs who will come together for a live streaming event on Sept. 30, 2020 at 5 p.m. The live panel event will be hosted by MarinMOCA and broadcast to an … [Read more...] about Marin’s rock art scene
Coastal clean-up is all month
Organizing the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day may seem impossible during the COVID pandemic and while wildfire smoke masks the Pacific Coast. However, instead of cancelling the single-day environmental event, it has been upgraded to a month-long effort, encouraging members of the community to … [Read more...] about Coastal clean-up is all month
When Sausalito was a smuggler’s paradise
We recently presented excerpts from an account of otter hunting by pioneering newswoman Elenore Meherin, who wrote a series of historical essays for the Sausalito News in 1944. Here’s her account of how Yankee merchantmen used Sausalito as a smuggling base in the 1800s: The mountain dips a … [Read more...] about When Sausalito was a smuggler’s paradise