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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
Pages From The Past: 100 years ago Novato pioneer Antone DeBorba died
Mike Reed/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago January 1923 – E. R. MacDonald is building a large summer porch onto his already spacious bungalow on the Bide-a-Wee ranch. – The Novato lumber yard presents a changed and neat appearance. New buildings have been erected and the grounds … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: 100 years ago Novato pioneer Antone DeBorba died
Properly Subversive: Re-educating coaches, pizza deficit and those big, fat Marin coyotes
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick We have rules in Marin. Here’s the latest: If you want to coach a kid’s team on a Mill Valley city sports field, you must first pass a government approved “diversity, equity and inclusion” training class. Sounds reasonable, right?. But, you … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Re-educating coaches, pizza deficit and those big, fat Marin coyotes
Marin digs out from the big storms of January 2023
Marinscope There’s good news and bad news as Marin digs out from January’s big storms. The storms were constant and inconvenient, but they also filled reservoirs and made a big impact on the state’s drought. The county has received relentless rainfall, accompanied by frequent power outages, … [Read more...] about Marin digs out from the big storms of January 2023
Stephanie Moulton-Peters tapped to lead the county in 2023
At its first meeting of the year, the Marin County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to make District 3 Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters board president for 2023. Moulton-Peters called upon the board to exercise collaboration, compromise and consensus in governing. Also, newly … [Read more...] about Stephanie Moulton-Peters tapped to lead the county in 2023