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. Recap: Return to School 2022 Public Health Update In case you … [Read more...] about Marin County COVID-19 Status Update: Jan. 7, 2022
Marin County COVID-19 Status Update: Jan. 3, 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. Updated Guidance: Isolation and Quarantine Late last week, … [Read more...] about Marin County COVID-19 Status Update: Jan. 3, 2022
Happy New Years — Here’s your horoscope
DEEP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s Resolutions. Libra -- Sept. 23 thru Oct. 22 Don’t expect any New Year’s resolutions from Libra people. They plan on staying the same awkward, sarcastic, foul-mounted delight that we have all come to know and … [Read more...] about Happy New Years — Here’s your horoscope
Letters to the Editor: Did Sausalito police chief step over the line?
Dear editor: This is a letter I sent to Marin District Attorney Lori Frugoli on the Jeremy Portje case. Dear DA Frugoli, You must ask yourself, has Sausalito Police Chief John Rohrbacher stepped over the line? In a Dec. 28 story in the Marin Independent Journal headlined “Marin DA: No … [Read more...] about Letters to the Editor: Did Sausalito police chief step over the line?
50-year downtown Novato business in transition
Sherman R. Frederick Novato Advance With the advent of big box stores that sell everything from cold medication to lawn mowers, stores like Buck’s in Downtown Novato have arguably become more essential than ever. It’s one thing to buy an inexpensive weed trimmer designed to work until it … [Read more...] about 50-year downtown Novato business in transition
2022 – More pandemic limbo for Marin
Marinscope The people of Marin County, who have obeyed the rules as faithfully as any jurisdiction in America, remain stuck in what is shaping up to be another pandemic limbo year with uncertain twists ahead. Last week, county health officials changed the mask rules in Marin to align … [Read more...] about 2022 – More pandemic limbo for Marin
Ice House gathering in Sausalito postponed due to Omicron
The Sausalito Historical Society has postponed its Ice House celebration and fundraiser. The event has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 14, from Jan. 15, due to COVID. “In light of the current rising numbers of the Omicron COVID-19 variant outbreak, out of an abundance of caution, and … [Read more...] about Ice House gathering in Sausalito postponed due to Omicron
Frederick Commentary: The night I met a saint
As a snot-nosed reporter fresh out of college and working the night shift at Las Vegas’ largest daily newspaper, I had three assignments – monitor the police scanner, re-write obits and dig up at least one story each week for the Saturday religion page. These were the jobs for the newest reporters … [Read more...] about Frederick Commentary: The night I met a saint
Marin Weather: From severe drought to water everywhere
Marinscope If you don’t like the weather in Marin, just wait a couple of weeks. Marin jumped from being in a severe drought and alarmingly low reservoirs to water and rain everywhere. As 2022 began, the skies continued to pour rain throughout the county, coupled with “king tides” last … [Read more...] about Marin Weather: From severe drought to water everywhere
Now 3 vie to replace Levine
A third candidate has thrown his hat into the ring to replace state Assemblyman Marc Levine in the June 7 primary. Steve Schwartz of Sebastopol jumped into the race which already features current Marin County Supervisor Damon Connolly and Sara Aminzadeh, a lawyer and a member of the … [Read more...] about Now 3 vie to replace Levine