If you still need a team to root for as the NCAA basketball tournaments heads into the Final Four, Mariners might consider San Diego State University. Why? Because the point guard for SDSU is Darion Trammell who hails from Marin City. He played his high school ball at Saint Ignatius. Last … [Read more...] about Marin City’s Darion Trammell leads San Diego State to the Final Four
Calling high school theater kids
Attention Bay Area high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who love theater and putting on plays. The Eugene O’Neill Foundation invites aspiring young actors, playwrights, and directors to join a free, 10-day retreat, June 14-25 in the beautiful setting of Tao House. Located in the East … [Read more...] about Calling high school theater kids
Sand bags and tarps available
Jack Turturici, a Novato resident, tells Marinscope that he has about 25 sand bags plus tarps at his home free on a first come basis. They are at 85 Presidio Drive in the Hamilton area. Need to knock on the door. Simply go to the courtyard and take the bags and tarps you need. … [Read more...] about Sand bags and tarps available
Which ends first, COVID or free rent?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I don’t mean to sound impertinent, but does the free-rent program in Marin stop when the COVID emergency is over, or when the money gushing from the federal government runs out? Here’s where we are now with the seemingly never-ending rental assistance … [Read more...] about Which ends first, COVID or free rent?
101 closed between Petaluma and Novato
When ‘Grin and Bear It’ creator lived in Sausalito
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Award-winning cartoonist George Lichty, creator of the famed “Grin and Bear It,” cartoon series, lived in Sausalito from 1948 into the 60s. Shortly after he and his wife Eleanor settled here with their two daughters, Licthy was profiled in the … [Read more...] about When ‘Grin and Bear It’ creator lived in Sausalito
Pages From The Past: Novato gets a new auto garage
Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago March 1923 – Novato’s New Garage Formally Opened – Saturday night will go down as a memorable one in the history of Novato, the occasion being the formal opening and dedication of the fine new garage erected by our enterprising and public-spirited … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Novato gets a new auto garage
Mudside above Gnoss Field threatens gas and water pipelines
The County of Marin is closely monitoring a mudslide that occurred Tuesday evening (March 21) on a slope above Redwood Boulevard, just west of Gnoss Field. The site is state property within unincorporated Marin and Novato Fire District. The slip caused significant erosion on the hill … [Read more...] about Mudside above Gnoss Field threatens gas and water pipelines
Marin’s Rep. Jared Huffman: ‘I am not a socialist’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Marin’s representative to Congress, Jared Huffman, held a town hall in San Rafael last week, and civility broke out. Unlike the last time he held a town hall in Marin – 21 months ago when Rep. Huffman said an anti-vaccination crowd hijacked the … [Read more...] about Marin’s Rep. Jared Huffman: ‘I am not a socialist’
Dr. Juvvadi appointed chief medical officer for Marin City Health and Wellness Center
Marin City Health and Wellness Center, a federally qualified health center dedicated to providing innovative health and wellness services to all, with the goal of African American Health Equity, announced the appointment of Anita Juvvadi, M.D., as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Juvvadi, a … [Read more...] about Dr. Juvvadi appointed chief medical officer for Marin City Health and Wellness Center