Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I have a new hero and it's Jennifer Upshaw Swartz. She’s the managing editor of the Independent journal newspaper, which announced this week it was suing the City of San Rafael for refusing to release a report on the bloody arrest of a day worker who was … [Read more...] about San Rafael’s big mistake: Listening to lawyers over the community
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Marin upgrades wildfire response capability this fire season
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Marin County Fire Department (MCFD) have announced a partnership to enhance wildfire response capabilities in Marin County. Under the agreement, PG&E will provide the County with one of its cutting-edge BlackHawk UH-60 helicopters for the upcoming … [Read more...] about Marin upgrades wildfire response capability this fire season
Joe Biden stops by to visit people with money
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Joe Biden visited Marin for a “nano-nano” second (apologies, Robin Williams). He was here as part of a three-day Bay Area swing to raise money for his alleged next presidential re-election bid. Marin-ers, by all accounts, were excited to see him. People … [Read more...] about Joe Biden stops by to visit people with money
San Rafael cops snag ‘serial robbery suspect’
The San Rafael Police Department, with the assistance of multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested serial robbery suspect Corey Brian Gill, a 33-year-old San Rafael resident, when he tried to sneak through a police perimeter checkpoint near San Quentin Prison. Gill was wanted in connection … [Read more...] about San Rafael cops snag ‘serial robbery suspect’
Gun control drive: Gavin Newsom takes his hipster rhetoric on the road: ‘I got four damn kids, dude’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope After a political lifetime of trying to do an end-run around the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment on the right to bear arms, Gov. Gavin Newsom has thrown in the towel. California has the strictest gun control rules in the nation, but it’s not making a … [Read more...] about Gun control drive: Gavin Newsom takes his hipster rhetoric on the road: ‘I got four damn kids, dude’
Something like the tragic N.Y. subway death will happen in Marin … it’s just a matter of time
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The death of mentally ill homeless man Jordan Neely on a subway car in New York at the hands of former Marine veteran Daniel Penny is, quite possibly, the morality play of our time. Neely, who has a history of violence, threatened passengers with … [Read more...] about Something like the tragic N.Y. subway death will happen in Marin … it’s just a matter of time
Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The Biden Administration indicted its primary political foe – former President Donald Trump – making America the world’s newest banana republic. It feels like we are at the end of the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charlton Heston finds the Statue … [Read more...] about Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become
Marin 911: A pistol fell out of his pants
A San Rafael Police Department officer stopped a vehicle for a minor taillight violation. While talking with the driver of the car, the man adjusted his waist ban once too often and a .38 revolver fell down his pant leg. It turned out to be a stolen gun. Police also found meth in the man’s … [Read more...] about Marin 911: A pistol fell out of his pants
Drug dealer sets up camp in San Rafael
During the month of May, detectives from the Marin County Specialized Investigative Unit said the unit developed probable cause to believe Jeffrey Grove was actively selling crystal methamphetamine from his tent in an encampment near the San Rafael Creek on Lincoln Avenue, in San … [Read more...] about Drug dealer sets up camp in San Rafael
Dianne Feinstein: Going … going … gone
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope The youthful Dianne Feinstein who once graced the halls of Congress with a whip-smart mind that could disarm even the grumpiest of military generals is gone, sadly. In her last term – which even her friends say was one damn term too long – she’s become an … [Read more...] about Dianne Feinstein: Going … going … gone