Marinscope The next “Coffee with a Cop” function for the Marin County Sheriff’s Office will be held on Monday, Aug 28, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Woodlands Market, in Kentfield.Swing by to enjoy a cup and discuss current laws, crimes trends and how the Sheriff's Office is able to better serve the … [Read more...] about ‘Coffee with a Cop’ scheduled in Kentfield
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Date rape drugs headed to a Fairfax nail solon seized; arrest made.
MarinscopeA shipment of a date-rape drug headed for a Fairfax nail solon was intercepted and an arrest was made in a subsequent operation, the Marin County Sheriff's Office reported. The Special Investigations Unit said that it received information from the Homeland Security Investigations … [Read more...] about Date rape drugs headed to a Fairfax nail solon seized; arrest made.
Catholic diocese of Marin files for bankruptcy; lawyers for sexually abused survivors call it a move to hide criminality by clergy
A law firm representing alleged victims of the Catholic Church, blasted the Archdiocese of San Francisco for filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization. “Jeff Anderson of Anderson & Associates, called the move a “callous” effort to “stonewall survivors of clergy sexual abuse from … [Read more...] about Catholic diocese of Marin files for bankruptcy; lawyers for sexually abused survivors call it a move to hide criminality by clergy
Spin Around Marin: Open air painting in Sausalito, Sound Summit on Mt. Tam and internships at Spahr Center
Artists roaming Sausalito The First Annual Plein Air Show and Paint Out began last week in Sausalito and will continue through Sept. 10 at the Sausalito Center for the Arts, 750 Bridgeway. Sixteen renowned Plein Air artists will exhibit their framed work completed at other … [Read more...] about Spin Around Marin: Open air painting in Sausalito, Sound Summit on Mt. Tam and internships at Spahr Center
Marin is about to learn once again that in federal court the homeless are always more equal than permanent residents
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick You don’t need the powers of Nostradamus to know what’s likely to happen to San Rafael over its attempt to regulate homeless encampments. Homeless advocates asked for, and received, a temporary restraining order from a federal judge last week. … [Read more...] about Marin is about to learn once again that in federal court the homeless are always more equal than permanent residents
No. 1 rule in Marin: Don’t mess with seniors in the wild, especially when startled or threatened, or ‘how I got booed while speaking at the Novato Rotary Club’
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I don’t often get booed when speaking publicly. That's mostly because I don’t often speak publicly. But, I was at the Sunrise Rotary Club on Tuesday talking to Rotarians at Moylan’s in Novato. The meeting started at 7 a.m. I arrived half an hour … [Read more...] about No. 1 rule in Marin: Don’t mess with seniors in the wild, especially when startled or threatened, or ‘how I got booed while speaking at the Novato Rotary Club’
This week’s ‘Spin Around Marin’: Theater, health care quality & Mill Valley Library talks
Novato Theater The Novato Theater Company’s first show of its 103rd season is The Addams Family. The show is based on the characters created by Charles Addams in his ghoulish cartoons with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Opening on … [Read more...] about This week’s ‘Spin Around Marin’: Theater, health care quality & Mill Valley Library talks
Don’t blame me: Marin D.A. fires back at the Civil Grand Jury
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli has issued her response to a critical report on her office by the Marin County Civil Grand Jury. The Grand Jury last spring issued a report that found justice in Marin had ground to a near halt and most of it … [Read more...] about Don’t blame me: Marin D.A. fires back at the Civil Grand Jury
MarinHealth announces it has earned a 5-star rating
MarinHealth announced this week that it has earned a five-star rating, the highest possible, through the Overall Hospital Star Ratings program by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2023. This award represents a leading resource consumers use to determine where they’ll … [Read more...] about MarinHealth announces it has earned a 5-star rating
Marin’s Roman Catholic Diocese ‘very likely’ to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
After questions from the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper last week, the San Francisco Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church on Friday issued a statement saying that it is “very likely” to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because of financial fallout from hundreds of sexual abuse … [Read more...] about Marin’s Roman Catholic Diocese ‘very likely’ to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy