The Anti-Defamation League reports that hate propaganda spiked in 2020. In 1919, there were 2,724 messages advocating racism, anti-semeticism and anti-LGBTQ discrimination. In 2020, that shot up to 5,125 cases. And, the way things are starting out with the widespread hate aimed at Asians, 2021 is … [Read more...] about Commentary: Hate is on the rise
Water quality issues at Point Reyes beaches
Environmental health experts with the County of Marin are working with the National Park Service to address high bacterial levels at three coastal locations within the Point Reyes National Seashore. Water quality specialists with the Environmental Health Services (EHS) Division of the Marin … [Read more...] about Water quality issues at Point Reyes beaches
Thomas Nibbe: Renew a Steadfast Spirit Within Us
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Sunday, March 21, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. (Next Sunday, March 28, 2021, is Palm Sunday) What does this phrase mean? the thought for the day: "...let us live up to what we have already attained..." … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe: Renew a Steadfast Spirit Within Us
Prep Sports: On your marks, get set …
By Derek Wilson Marinscope After an aggravating year-long stall, local athletes are off and running again. Ever since high school sports were effectively canceled a year ago as the state began quarantining against COVID-19, coaches and athletes have been waiting for an opportunity to … [Read more...] about Prep Sports: On your marks, get set …
Post office gets first phone booth
Mike Read/Pages From The Past (Editor’s note: This feature takes a stroll down memory through the pages of the Novato Advance. To get the current news of the day, please subscribe. Details on page 3A.) 100 Years Ago March 1921 -- The teachers at the Novato school are planning a “two bit” … [Read more...] about Post office gets first phone booth
Switch to EVs still a ways off
We’ll all be driving electric cars, of this I have no doubt. But if we’re being honest, it isn’t going to happen in any wholesale way for a long, long time. Probably not in our lifetimes. The switch from fossil-fuel cars to electric cars won’t be like, pardon the play on words, flipping an … [Read more...] about Switch to EVs still a ways off
2020 Community Hero Awards
Road name change: Drake stays Drake
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope It’s all over but the shouting: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard will remain Sir Francis Drake Boulevard with the outside possibility that sometime in the future a second name may become attached to the thoroughfare that recognizes the historical significance of the … [Read more...] about Road name change: Drake stays Drake
Costco station approved: Environmentalists protest cheap gasoline
Sherman R. Frederick Novato Advance It was a night of a variant of NIMBY-ism that might be called NIYBY --“not in YOUR back yard.” People predominantly from outside of Novato told Novato City County to vote down a request from Costco to build a gas station next to its store at … [Read more...] about Costco station approved: Environmentalists protest cheap gasoline
Dorothy Gibson: More than a legacy
Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Throughout her 65 years in Sausalito, Dorothy Gibson gave generously of her time and talent. In addition to her career in social work, the transplanted Buckeye volunteered for various city commissions and non-profits, including the Historical … [Read more...] about Dorothy Gibson: More than a legacy