Imagine being told you have contracted COVID-19. Now imagine being the person who has to tell that person he or she has contracted the potentially deadly coronavirus strain. As soon as a Marin County resident tests positive for the virus, public health professionals are mobilized to … [Read more...] about Delivering unpleasant news
Angst over Sausalito General Plan update
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope Is it too much to attempt to update Sausalito’s General Plan in the Age of Coronavirus? Most people think so, if last week’s special meeting of the town’s City Council is any indication. The council held a special meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to … [Read more...] about Angst over Sausalito General Plan update
Marin’s rock art scene
Music memories from Marin County’s rock music scene in the late 60s have been kept alive by four notable rock musicians, artists and history buffs who will come together for a live streaming event on Sept. 30, 2020 at 5 p.m. The live panel event will be hosted by MarinMOCA and broadcast to an … [Read more...] about Marin’s rock art scene
Coastal clean-up is all month
Organizing the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day may seem impossible during the COVID pandemic and while wildfire smoke masks the Pacific Coast. However, instead of cancelling the single-day environmental event, it has been upgraded to a month-long effort, encouraging members of the community to … [Read more...] about Coastal clean-up is all month
When Sausalito was a smuggler’s paradise
We recently presented excerpts from an account of otter hunting by pioneering newswoman Elenore Meherin, who wrote a series of historical essays for the Sausalito News in 1944. Here’s her account of how Yankee merchantmen used Sausalito as a smuggling base in the 1800s: The mountain dips a … [Read more...] about When Sausalito was a smuggler’s paradise
State changes rules: Says Marin County cannot advance to ‘Red Tier’
(Editor's note: The Novato Advance and Marinscope newspapers went to press on Monday with the news that Marin would advance down the state's color-coded COVID-19 chart from "purple" to "red". That means more re-openings, indoor dining and shopping and schools green-lighted for for in-person … [Read more...] about State changes rules: Says Marin County cannot advance to ‘Red Tier’
Returning to college in the Age of Coronavirus
By Derek Wilson Marinscope All the personal protective equipment — the gloves, the face shields and masks, and more — and all the cleaning and cleansing that have become a new part of our daily lives amid the global pandemic seem alien and annoying to a lot of people. But some people have been … [Read more...] about Returning to college in the Age of Coronavirus
Police Chief writes about Lee Gerner Park
(Editor’s note: This is a community letter from Novato Police Chief Matthew McCaffrey.) In response to several online postings, regarding the treatment of individuals living in a homeless encampment at Lee Gerner Park, we felt it would be important to provide some information about a community … [Read more...] about Police Chief writes about Lee Gerner Park
Pages From The Past: When Highway 37 got a center divide
By Mark Read Pages From The Past (Editor’s Note: The history of Marin as told through the pages of the Novato Advance. Complied by Mark Read of the Nevada Historical Society.) 100 Years Ago September 1920 -- Quiet a wedding took place when Miss Catherine Rogers, daughter of Mr. and … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: When Highway 37 got a center divide
Listen up voters: Several key changes for November general election
The Marin County Elections Department is taking extra precautions for the Nov. 3 General Election because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a new structure for polling stations and ballots being mailed to all registered voters. “This will not be business as usual,” said Registrar of Voters … [Read more...] about Listen up voters: Several key changes for November general election