MVFF46 The 46th annual Mill Valley Film Festival has released its full lineup for this Oct. 5-15 event and heading the list is Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” a biopic about the first years of Priscilla Presley’s life with Elvis. The opening night film is scheduled to be “Day of the Fight,” a … [Read more...] about Spin Around Marin: MVFF announces headliners, rent control in Larkspur and boat show coming to Sausalito
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Marin 911 Log: Homeless disturb the peace in Mill Valley; DUI stops in Novato and creepy man follows women in Sausalito
MILL VALLEY Booty Man: A man with very low riding pants stood at the bus stop on Miller Avenue and twerked, the results of which showed most of the man’s hairy arse (and a bit more) to standersby who would have preferred not to have seen any of it. Police called. Service provided. Hiding Out: … [Read more...] about Marin 911 Log: Homeless disturb the peace in Mill Valley; DUI stops in Novato and creepy man follows women in Sausalito
Cause of death of a San Jose man found in the Bay determined to be suicide
The decomposed body of a man found floating in the bay on Aug. 29 has been formally identified as Yohanes Stefanos Kidane, 22, of San Jose. He was an engineer at Netflix. The Marin coroner made the announcement on Sept. 6. The Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene by the … [Read more...] about Cause of death of a San Jose man found in the Bay determined to be suicide
Bay Area bad guys hate traffic stops
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The latest cause embraced by the “cops are racist” crowd comes in the California effort to stop police from pulling over vehicles involved in minor traffic infractions. The theory – advocated in an L.A. Times editorial and then reprinted in the … [Read more...] about Bay Area bad guys hate traffic stops
Gunfire erupts in Safeway parking lot in San Rafael; one man wounded, four suspects on the loose
Four suspects are wanted for questioning after an early morning shooting that occurred in the Safeway parking lot in the Terra Linda neighborhood of San Rafael. On Sunday morning, Sept. 3, at 1:01 a.m., San Rafael Police Dispatch received multiple 911 Emergency calls reporting shots fired in the … [Read more...] about Gunfire erupts in Safeway parking lot in San Rafael; one man wounded, four suspects on the loose
Binford Road homeless encampment ‘gone in 3 years’
Marin County Supervisor Eric Lucan gives this update on Binford Road homeless encampment in his Sept. 1, 2023, newsletter. In my last Binford Bulletin I shared that the Board of Supervisors would receive an update from County staff regarding the Binford Road Encampment at our August 22 … [Read more...] about Binford Road homeless encampment ‘gone in 3 years’
Let’s Talk: Marin helps parents talk with teens
Parents: you’ve got mail. The fourth annual issue of the “Let’s Talk and Let’s Start Talking” booklets have been sent to 5,000 Marin County families of local public and private schools. Available in English and Spanish, Let’s Talk was mailed to all incoming 9th-grade families and Let’s … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk: Marin helps parents talk with teens
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