Derek Wilson Marinscope The Town of Ross is faced with a situation where officials not only have to go back to the drawing board, but they might have to build a new drawing board entirely. During a Town Hall meeting last Thursday on Zoom, residents were asked two core questions: Do you … [Read more...] about Public blasts Ross public safety plan
Marin 2020 Election Results
Out of 175,220 registered voters in Marin, 57% voted. 84.04% voted for Joe Biden for president. Jared Huffman cruised to re-election to the U.S. Congress and Marc Levine was returned to the California Assembly. For results on all the Marin races, go here. Here is the … [Read more...] about Marin 2020 Election Results
Community rallies around threatened black-owned business
The Tiburon community rallied to the aid of Yema Khalif, owner of the store Yema in downtown Tiburon. Yema was the scene of an incident with police in which Khalif claimed Tiburon police racially profiled him for working late in his store. The incident resulted in the resignation of the … [Read more...] about Community rallies around threatened black-owned business
County throws curve ball to Novato on ‘homeless hotel’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Is it a light at the end of the tunnel for the homeless in Marin, or a freight train bearing down on resident safety and property values? That’s the question this week after the Marin County Board of Supervisors threw an unexpected curve ball to the city of … [Read more...] about County throws curve ball to Novato on ‘homeless hotel’
Picture of the Day
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Novato Sanitary District wins award
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) presented Novato Sanitary District with a Platinum8 Peak Performance Award in a live presentation ceremony recorded in Washington, D.C. This annual award is presented to honorees who have achieved eight consecutive years of excellence in … [Read more...] about Novato Sanitary District wins award
Judge: Marin trails may be closed
Four trails on private land in Tiburon with beautiful views of San Francisco can be closed to public access under a court ruling issued last week. The trails are on the undeveloped 110-acre Martha Company tract in Tiburon and have been the center of a court fight filed by TRUST -- … [Read more...] about Judge: Marin trails may be closed
Josh Fryday tasked with creating a climate change posse
Novato Advance Former Novato City Council Member Josh Fryday has a new big job: Reversing climate change. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a number of things to reverse climate change. One is the creation of a Climate Action Corps, which will be headed by Fryday. The plan is to send out … [Read more...] about Josh Fryday tasked with creating a climate change posse
Commentary: Relying on fossil fuels
Nate Martin Writers on the Range Faced with COVID-19 and the collapse of Wyoming’s coal industry, Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said recently that the state might have to start abandoning small towns because there’s not enough money to maintain their sewers and streets. Sundance, Wyoming, is … [Read more...] about Commentary: Relying on fossil fuels
Driver identified in Sunday’s Bel Marin Keys crash
The driver of a Honda Civic that careened into the water at Bel Marin Keys on Sunday, Nov. 1, has been identified as Kunai Vinay Pradhan, 25. The car was speeding, authorities said, when it crashed into a canal of the lagoon that leads to San Pablo Bay. Divers removed driver from from the submerged … [Read more...] about Driver identified in Sunday’s Bel Marin Keys crash