(Editor’s note: This is a joint message from the registrars in 11 Bay Area counties, including Marin County.) Local election officials are your trusted source of nonpartisan election information. Registrars of voters around the San Francisco Bay Area came together as the Bay Area Coalition in … [Read more...] about Election coalition — including Marin — wins national award
Monkeypox hits Marin; health officials work to avoid stigmatization
Marinscope Monkeypox cases hit the Bay Area last week with over 600 cases reported in San Francisco and 13 cases reported in Marin. More are expected as public health officials cope with the lack of vaccines available from the federal government and walk a fine line between the CDC’s guidance of … [Read more...] about Monkeypox hits Marin; health officials work to avoid stigmatization
Marin 911: Carjacking in San Rafael
Carjacking: On Aug. 23, around 1:18 a.m., 911 received a call from the 7-11 located at 292 North San Pedro in San Rafael stating a Robbery just occurred and a vehicle was stolen. Deputies arrived on scene and determined two suspects entered the store and demanded cash from the store clerk. … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Carjacking in San Rafael
Novato Councilmember Mark Milberg re-appointed; no opponent in November election
Mark Milberg was reappointed to the Novato City Council last week. He faces no challengers in the November election. Milberg represents District 5 and is a director at the Novato-based biotech company Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. He will serve on the Council through 2024. … [Read more...] about Novato Councilmember Mark Milberg re-appointed; no opponent in November election
Marin bans tropical milkweed to protect the monarch butterfly
Nurseries and retail centers in Marin County are now prohibited from selling tropical milkweed, a variety not native to the area and harmful to monarch butterflies. Marin County Agricultural Commissioner Stefan Parnay issued a memo to the local retail centers Aug. 24 to prohibit the sales … [Read more...] about Marin bans tropical milkweed to protect the monarch butterfly
A tumultuous August for the homeless in Marin
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope It’s been a tumultuous month for the homeless in Marin, with Novato, Sausalito, San Rafael and the county taking divergent paths to alleviate the problem. Novato quietly negotiated a deal with the California Homeless Union to keep a camp for the down and out … [Read more...] about A tumultuous August for the homeless in Marin
Marin 911: Drug paraphernalia found where?
Drug Stuff: City workers found drug paraphernalia in an unusual place – a Mill Valley police car that was being decommissioned. An investigation continues. Poopy Man: A homeless man took a dump near the baseball field on Hamilton Drive while kids were playing. He did it in the wild even though … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Drug paraphernalia found where?
Novato ‘welfare check’ results in drug, gun arrest
A welfare check on a man acting oddly in the parking lot of Nave Shopping Center at 3 a.m. resulted in the confiscation of suspected drugs and an unloaded pistol. The man, who was on probation, was arrested and jailed. Police identified him as Lucas Michael Novick, 25, of San Rafael. … [Read more...] about Novato ‘welfare check’ results in drug, gun arrest
Sausalito History: The Wosser family dynasty
Sausalito Historical Society/Mabel Wosser and Larry Clinton After Irish immigrant Thomas Wosser sailed around the Horn in the late 1850s, he found his way to Sausalito and started a family which played several important roles in our town’s history. In 1968 his youngest daughter Mabel wrote a … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: The Wosser family dynasty
Severely decomposed body found in livingroom
The Petaluma Police Department responded to a residence on Windsor Drive this week to find the body of a woman in the living room who had died in April, 2021. Neighbors reported packages stacking up at the front door and asked police to investigate. Upon entering the home, they found the … [Read more...] about Severely decomposed body found in livingroom