After 40 years of law enforcement, Fairfax police Chief Christopher Morin plans to retire in December. Three Marin chiefs of police will retire this year. San Rafael’s Diana Bishop will also retire as well as Tiburon’s Michael Cronin. After 40 years of law enforcement, Fairfax police Chief … [Read more...] about Fairfax top cop to retire
Novato teen, 17, arrested for robbery
On Sept. 11, at 12:20 a.m., Novato Police Officers responded to the Loop Gas Station at 2085 Novato Boulevard on the report of an armed robbery. It was reported that a male suspect entered the Loop shortly after midnight, brandished a large kitchen knife and demanded money from the store … [Read more...] about Novato teen, 17, arrested for robbery
Gender reveal? More like an IQ reveal
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope In the vast expanse of American dumb-assery comes the news that a gender reveal party caused the wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest. These goofy celebrations tell the world about a baby’s genitalia, usually involving an explosion or something … [Read more...] about Gender reveal? More like an IQ reveal
Let us never forget
On Sept. 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed when the nation was attacked on a clear late-summer morning. As people fled the Twin Towers and surrounding area, firefighters, police officers and medical personnel rushed towards the scene and into the buildings. Their purpose was to save lives and fight … [Read more...] about Let us never forget
Government in the Era of Zoom is far from ideal
The Era of Zoom cocoons government from the public. It has become a perilous, albeit unintended, consequence of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. California’s public business is now done entirely through Zoom. Gone are the days when a citizen could amble down to a public meeting and … [Read more...] about Government in the Era of Zoom is far from ideal
Crave, Novato’s newest restaurant, opens
New Novato restaurant Crave opens tomorrow (Sept. 10) for patio dining, serving upscale farm to table California cuisine. Headed up by Executive Chef and partner Christian Pulido working with managing partner Shah Bahreyni and partner Peter Paul. The venue was previously home to Boca … [Read more...] about Crave, Novato’s newest restaurant, opens
175 businesses tagged for SIP violations
Effective this month, people who want to report Covid-19 violations will do so through individual jurisdictions. The tipline email addresses are as follows: Belvedere, SIPviolation@cityofbelvedere.org; Corte Madera, SIPviolation@tcmmail.org; Fairfax, SIPviolations@townoffairfax.org; Larkspur, … [Read more...] about 175 businesses tagged for SIP violations
PG&E in the air this morning
This morning, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) electric crews will start patrolling in the air, in vehicles and on foot nearly all the power lines that were de-energized starting on Monday for the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event. Once lines are inspected and found free of damage … [Read more...] about PG&E in the air this morning
Novato firefighter understands what it’s like to lose a home to a wildfire
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Dmitri Menzel lost his Santa Rosa home in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, so fighting the LNU Complex Fire was more than just a job for him. “It’s taken on a new meaning for me,” said Menzel, Deputy Chief with the Novato Fire Department. It used to be that when I went home, … [Read more...] about Novato firefighter understands what it’s like to lose a home to a wildfire
Meet Marin’s oldest active schoolhouse
By Derek Wilson Marinscope One of the oldest active schoolhouses in the Marin-Sonoma area for more than a century has opened its doors to generations of students — some who graduated and eventually moved out of the area, and some who stayed to work family ranches in West Marin. The … [Read more...] about Meet Marin’s oldest active schoolhouse