The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) announced that SMART contractor Stacy and Witbeck will close State Highway 37 to reconstruct the railroad crossing near the junction with Highway 121 at Sears Point on Saturday, May 20, at 3:00 a.m. and will reopen on Sunday, May 21, at 11 … [Read more...] about Highway 37 set to close for railroad crossing repair
Ross Valley
Willian A. (‘Bill’) Gnoss, Jr. — he grew up on Gnoss Ranch and graduated from Grant Avenue School and San Rafael High School
Willian A. (“Bill”) Gnoss, Jr. June 10, 1940 – April 23, 2023 San Francisco, CA Willian A. (“Bill”) Gnoss, Jr. passed away peacefully at home in San Francisco on April 23, 2023. He was 82 years old. He was born in Ross, California, the son of Willian A. Gnoss and Gretchen E. Gnoss, … [Read more...] about Willian A. (‘Bill’) Gnoss, Jr. — he grew up on Gnoss Ranch and graduated from Grant Avenue School and San Rafael High School
This week’s ‘Spin Around Marin’
Fairfax library improvement Improvements to the Fairfax Library are set to begin May 15, resulting in a closure of the branch through May 24. The Marin County Free Library Facility at 2097 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard will be brought up to code for smoke detection and fire suppression … [Read more...] about This week’s ‘Spin Around Marin’
Xylazine (‘Tranq’) detected in Marin’s wastewater; COVID-19 officially declared over
Last week, Marin County Public Health issued a Public Health Advisory to local clinicians after xylazine, a potent tranquilizer, was detected in Marin County wastewater. Wastewater has emerged as a valuable tool for measuring virus levels and detecting substances of … [Read more...] about Xylazine (‘Tranq’) detected in Marin’s wastewater; COVID-19 officially declared over
Aren’t you glad we banned plastic straws?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive This column specializes in “fart in the elevator” questions. Here’s a good one for Marin elected officials. You’re hell on plastic straws, banning them under the woke rubric that they contribute to a trashy environment. Now, we’re on the verge of … [Read more...] about Aren’t you glad we banned plastic straws?
Marin 911: Robbery, bullying, diaper change
MILL VALLEY Tam High Bully: A father notified police that his son is being bullied at Tam High School by another student sending threatening screen shots. The screen shots suggested that the boy should die by ingestion of a chemical substance. Police ruled the incident less of a death threat and … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Robbery, bullying, diaper change
Sawyer and Cordellos to be inducted into the Dipsea Hall of Fame
The Dipsea Hall of Fame induction dinner and scholarship ceremony on Friday, June 9, in Sausalito will be one for the ages. Megan McGowan Sawyer, who won back-to-back Dipsea races before she was a teenager, and the late Harry Cordellos of Novato, who competed in more than a dozen Dipseas though … [Read more...] about Sawyer and Cordellos to be inducted into the Dipsea Hall of Fame
I just read the Marin County Sheriff’s Department annual report for 2023, all in all a good report
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive A couple of things jumped out at me in reading the annual Marin County Sheriff’s Department report today. (It is now on the Sheriff’s website, by the way.) – When use of force was applied, 86.9 percent of the time it was applied on men; 11.5 … [Read more...] about I just read the Marin County Sheriff’s Department annual report for 2023, all in all a good report
Night chef surprises hammer-wielding robbers
MARIN COUNTY SHERIFF Stolen Mail: OnTuesday, April 18, a deputy located a vehicle with expired and suspended registration in the area of the homeless encampment along Binford Road in Novato. The driver, Shelby Wilcox, 29, of Rohnert Park, was determined to be on felony probation for various … [Read more...] about Night chef surprises hammer-wielding robbers
Marin students with brains and brawn to be celebrated
The Marin Athletic Foundation has announced the Eva & Mario Ghilotti Outstanding Student Athlete Award recipients. These outstanding athletes and scholars, from Marin County high schools, will be honored at 6 p.m. Monday, May 1, at the Embassy Suites Hotel. (Reservation forms available online … [Read more...] about Marin students with brains and brawn to be celebrated