Marin County Special to Marinscope The County of Marin plans to set a target for diverting 75% of organic waste from landfills and saving 20% of edible food for human consumption by 2025, in line with a new state law. The Marin County Board of Supervisors addressed a new local ordinance at … [Read more...] about New recycling rules come to Marin
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Wanted: More new homes in Marin
Marin County Special to Marinscope More money is available for affordable housing developers to create new homes in Marin County and preserve existing affordable units. This year, the County of Marin anticipates receiving $1,127,763 to distribute from a State of California fund that is helping … [Read more...] about Wanted: More new homes in Marin
Marin County COVID-19 Status Update: Jan. 25, 2022
The Marin County COVID-19 Status Update is published weekdays and as needed to share important news and resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic and to keep the local economy running. We remain here for you. Marin COVID-19 Recap to Marin County Board of Supervisors Dr. … [Read more...] about Marin County COVID-19 Status Update: Jan. 25, 2022
Voces de Canal meeting
The Marin County Commission on Aging is sponsoring a free community education forum entitled, “Voces de Canal - Building Community and Creating Opportunities in the Canal Neighborhood of San Rafael” on Thursday, Feb. 3, 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom teleconference. The guest speakers will be … [Read more...] about Voces de Canal meeting
Marin beats back Omicron surge; restaurants still on bended knee
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope The Omicron surge peaked on Jan 9 in Marin. The highly virulent, but less deadly, form of COVID-19 hit Marin at the end of December, moderately driving up hospitalizations. Then it retreated by mid January. The rest of California and the United States were … [Read more...] about Marin beats back Omicron surge; restaurants still on bended knee
Family reunited; left behind after Afghanistan withdrawal
San Rafael Humanitarian Nonprofit Roots of Peace celebrated the safe reunion of its Director of Technology and his family at SFO last Tuesday (Jan. 18), after their evacuation from Afghanistan. The successful arrival of the Safi family comes amid five months of tense diplomatic negotiation, during … [Read more...] about Family reunited; left behind after Afghanistan withdrawal
Marin 911: Driver hits student biking to school; charged with DUI
Novato DUI: On Jan. 15 at 8 a.m. Novato PD Dispatch received a call about a collision between a car and a young bicyclist at Cambridge Street at Rowland Boulevard. An on-duty School Resource Officer responded, as it was believed the bicyclist was a student traveling to school that morning. … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Driver hits student biking to school; charged with DUI
Pushback on county’s Larkspur homeless plan
Marinscope The “fit” hit the “shan,” so to speak, in regards to citizen pushback on a Marin County plan to house 50 chronically homeless people in Larkspur. The County has applied for $15 million from the state homeless program called Project Homekey to purchase for $23 million a … [Read more...] about Pushback on county’s Larkspur homeless plan
County program achieves award
Marin County’s program to reduce the number of people with behavioral health disorders in its jail has garnered a prestigious award from the California State Association of Counties (CSAC). The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earned a CSAC Challenge Award for its work … [Read more...] about County program achieves award
Family finally reunited after left behind in Afghanistan
San Rafael Humanitarian Nonprofit Roots of Peace celebrated the safe reunion of its Director of Technology and his family at SFO last Tuesday (Jan. 18), after their evacuation from Afghanistan. The successful arrival of the Safi family comes amid five months of tense diplomatic negotiation, during … [Read more...] about Family finally reunited after left behind in Afghanistan