FAIRFAX Yeller: A man stood outside St. Anselms Church on Shady Lane yelling that he was going to “bomb” the church. He yelled a bunch of other stuff that made no sense. Police gave the man a warning to stop it. Three Sheets: A man was arrested on Jan. 7 on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard for … [Read more...] about Marin 911: He stood outside the church yelling ‘bomb!’
Pages From The Past: Remember the record cold in ’48?
Mark Reed/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago January 1923 – The greatest gathering of men prominent in State business and financial affairs that ever met in Sonoma County, attended the conference at Santa Rosa Saturday to discuss ways and means for constructing the proposed bridge across the … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Remember the record cold in ’48?
Carol Peltz, two-time Sausalito mayor and champion of open spaces, recycling
Carol Singer Peltz, a two-term Sausalito mayor, passed away on Jan. 7. She was 82. Mrs. Peltz was a fourth-generation San Franciscan. Raised by a single mother (Carol Ackerman Singer), Mrs. Peltz graduated from Katherine Delmar Burke School and went on to Stanford University, where she earned a … [Read more...] about Carol Peltz, two-time Sausalito mayor and champion of open spaces, recycling
Top educator in Mill Valley calls it a day
Marinscope A press release announcing the surprise departure of another key Marin educator came last week from the Mill Valley School District. The district issued the press release that read: “Following a special board meeting on January 11, 2023, the Mill Valley School Board and District … [Read more...] about Top educator in Mill Valley calls it a day
Mark your calendars for the Mill Valley Music Festival
Marin 911: Impending shooting rumor at San Marin High School deemed false
NOVATO Violence Rumor: The Novato Police Department is working closely with the Novato Unified School District regarding a concerning rumor that has been circulating among the San Marin High School community. During class last week, a student made a comment to their peers about a school shooting, … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Impending shooting rumor at San Marin High School deemed false
Body found amid flood debris
MARIN SHERIFF Body Found: A 59-year-old man was found in Corte Madera Creek. The identity of the man is known, but has been withheld pending notification of next of kin. On Sunday, Jan. 22, at approximately 10:46 a.m. a lifeless body was discovered within storm debris of the Corte Madera Creek … [Read more...] about Body found amid flood debris
Here’s what inclusion means to me: Tommy Miller
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick In the wake of Mill Valley’s new rules to force little league coaches to undergo yearly training on “diversity, equity and inclusion,” let me take a moment to tell you what inclusion meant when I was a kid. In the late 50s and early 60s, my … [Read more...] about Here’s what inclusion means to me: Tommy Miller
Sausalito History: When the Kingston Trio ruled the roost
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society In the late 1950s, three Bay Area college kids formed the Kingston Trio and fostered a national folk music revival. Their 1958 release of “Tom Dooley'' changed popular music forever, inspiring their contemporaries to pick up guitars and banjos and join … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: When the Kingston Trio ruled the roost
Sausalito’s short story writer Gina Berriault: Everyone should have one of her books in their library
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Sausalito Author Gina Berriault had a prolific writing career crafting stories, novels and screenplays. Focusing largely on life in and around San Francisco. Her book Women in Their Beds: New & Selected Stories (1996), won the PEN/Faulkner Award, the … [Read more...] about Sausalito’s short story writer Gina Berriault: Everyone should have one of her books in their library