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Seat belts, please
The Central Marin Police encourages the public to wear a seat belt and keep childrensecured in child safety seats. This year’s Click it or Ticket campaign is from May 24 to June 6. During this time, CMPA will actively look for drivers and passengers who are not wearing a seat belt. This includes … [Read more...] about Seat belts, please
Man threatens San Anselmo’s Black mayor
Marinscope The Central Marin Police Authority arrested Jerald Welty, 63, of San Anselmo last week for leaving voicemails threatening physical harm to the town’s mayor. Mayor Brian Colbert, who is Black, reported the threats to police who arrested Welty and searched his home. “Due to … [Read more...] about Man threatens San Anselmo’s Black mayor
Goodbye Drake … Hello Archie
Update: The Board of Trustees approved the name Archie Williams High School Tuesday night (May 11). It will replace the name of Drake High School. Marinscope After an embarrassingly strange trip, bringing frustration and ridicule from alumni and the community, the re-naming committee … [Read more...] about Goodbye Drake … Hello Archie
Mill Valley Little League — April 26 – May 2
The 2021 Mill Valley Little League season, bringing such welcome joy back to Boyle Park, barrels into May with some great baseball already having the town baseball community buzzing, headlined by the first home runs of the Majors season, and a first-half showdown between the Majors-leading A’s and … [Read more...] about Mill Valley Little League — April 26 – May 2
Marin Museum of Bicycling reopens with new exhibit
On Thursday, April 22,, Marin Museum of Bicycling, closed since March 2020 owing to the pandemic, will re-open its doors with a special exhibition about the Tamalpais scenic railway. The Tamalpais railway, from 1896 to 1930, conveyed tourists from all over the world up the serpentine route to the … [Read more...] about Marin Museum of Bicycling reopens with new exhibit
Fairfax cited for ‘deep green’ action
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Fairfax is green: Not just emerald green, or shamrock green, but deep green. The town’s Climate Action Committee is working hard with Marin Clean Energy to push toward its deep green energy goals. At a recent joint meeting with the Climate Action Committee, the … [Read more...] about Fairfax cited for ‘deep green’ action
Miwok cultural leaders say ‘NO’ to Olema Trail High School
Twin Cities Times Marinscope The plan to give Sir Francis Drake High School a “more ethical name” hit a snag last week. The school’s administration and teachers had already torn down the name Drake from school signage and temporarily declared itself HS 1327 (the street address of the … [Read more...] about Miwok cultural leaders say ‘NO’ to Olema Trail High School
Fairfax rehabs redwoods
Photo by Elliot Karlan Fairfax plans to rehabilitate the redwood trees in Peri Park, as proposed by the town’s arborist Ray Moritz, above. It calls for planting 15 new redwoods in the downtown park to replace a variety of trees that have fallen or been cut down in recent years.Moritz explained … [Read more...] about Fairfax rehabs redwoods
Fairfax says ‘Yes’ to changing name of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
The town of Fairfax last week broke with the towns of Ross and Larkspur and decided to rename it’s portion of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard after the Miwok. That sets up the possibility that the road will have a patchwork of official names as it goes through the county. Ross and Larkspur said … [Read more...] about Fairfax says ‘Yes’ to changing name of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard