For the last few weeks, "we have received a number of calls for service at the location of a mural honoring the memory of Breonna Taylor," the San Rafael Police Department said. There has been high tension in the area because there are some individuals who are washing the mural away … [Read more...] about Police seek man who brandished weapon at Breonna Taylor Memorial
John Read: Marin’s almost forgotten pioneer
By Elenore Meherin and Larry Clinton Sausalito Historical Society In her series of historical essays in the Sausalito of 1944, esteemed journalist Elenore Meherin contributed a two-part column on the life of John Read (aka Reed), who discovered our town before William Richardson. Here’s Part … [Read more...] about John Read: Marin’s almost forgotten pioneer
Marin 911: Drunk throws bottles at Chihuahua
Sausalito Sept. 17 - 22, 2020 Ay Chihuahua: A skinny man in dark clothes threw bottles at a tan Chihuahua dog on leash on Ebbtide Avenue. Police rolled to the scene but found no evidence of a crime. Chihuahua’s are small but quick. Hard to hit when you’ve been drinking the alcohol in those … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Drunk throws bottles at Chihuahua
COVID-19 warning: No trick-or-treating and no Dia de los Muertos celebrations
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Bay Area, departments of health are ordering an end to the traditional customs of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). HHS mandates residents to seek at-home and virtual festivities and discourages customary cultural activities like … [Read more...] about COVID-19 warning: No trick-or-treating and no Dia de los Muertos celebrations
Man charged with federal hate crime in attack of Black man
SAN FRANCISCO – Ole Hougen has been charged with a federal hate crime for attacking a black man with a knife on a street in Santa Cruz, announced U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, and FBI Special … [Read more...] about Man charged with federal hate crime in attack of Black man
Buckle up for post-election violence
By Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born Media Gun sales from coast to coast and throughout the fruited plain have soared in the runup to the presidential election. And where are sales really up? In the seven presidential “toss up” states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New … [Read more...] about Buckle up for post-election violence
MarinHealth’s change at the top
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Possibly at the end of his career, Lee Domanico finds he is asking himself the same question he asked when he first started, “What dom I do now?” Domanico’s last official day as CEO of the Marin Healthcare District and the MarinHealth Medical Center was Sept. 1, … [Read more...] about MarinHealth’s change at the top
My Turn: Oh, the hypocrisy
By David Hirzel Pardon me for thinking it a bit ghoulish that the immediate Republican response to the announcement of Justice Ginsburg’s demise, was first to lay out their plan for naming her successor in the few months remaining in the Trump presidency. That plan being, to do everything … [Read more...] about My Turn: Oh, the hypocrisy
Property tax bills on the way
Marin County’s 2020-21 property tax bills – 91,184 of them – was mailed to property owners September 25. This year’s tax roll of $1,223,521,178, is up 5.73% over last year. Property tax bills are mailed annually in late September and are payable in two installments. The first installment is due … [Read more...] about Property tax bills on the way
League of Women Voters events
The League of Women Voters of Marin County encourages the public to tune into the following VIRTUAL election events for the November 2020 election during the week of October 12, 2020: CANDIDATE FORUMS: *The League of Women Voters of Marin County will host a candidate forum live-streamed on the … [Read more...] about League of Women Voters events