Lew Tremaine/The View from The Hill As folks are surely aware, Fairfax had a power outage on Christmaas morning. Though I searched the internet for hours to find the cause, and how many PG&E or MCE Clean Energy customers were impacted, I could not find a crum of information. The PG&E … [Read more...] about Christmas power outage brought out the best of Fairfax
Vaxx rates in Marin among the highest in California
Marinscope The Marin County Public Health status update of Dec. 22 reports that a fast-spreading COVID-19 variant, JN., now accounts for 20% of the cases nationally, though it has not been detected in Marin. “It’s likely,” the weekly report states, that JN.1 has begun to circulate … [Read more...] about Vaxx rates in Marin among the highest in California
Juanita Saves the Waterfront
I've always loved catering to men, and the only way I can do it legally is to feed 'em, I guess –Juanita Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Juanita Musson, Sausalito’s favorite fun, feisty restaurateur, first laid eyes on our town in 1952 when she came West from Oklahoma to join her … [Read more...] about Juanita Saves the Waterfront
Marin 911: The night shifts keep cops hopping
NOVATO Night Shift: The last few weeks have been quite busy for our Patrol staff with the holidays approaching. On Dec. 6, around 2:30 a.m., Novato Police Officers responded to several calls regarding a fire near Redwood Credit Union on Grant Ave. It was reported that two benches were on … [Read more...] about Marin 911: The night shifts keep cops hopping
‘Expensive’ Novato gas tops $1 a gallon
Mike Read/Pages From The Past (Editor’s Note: Pages from the Past is compiled for Marinscope Community Newspapers by the Novato History Guild.) 100 Years Ago December 1923 – J.A. Jarvis, foreman of the Marin Meadows ranch, was a welcome caller at this office. There has been planted over … [Read more...] about ‘Expensive’ Novato gas tops $1 a gallon
2024: Rise of the Brown Shirts
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Today the term “Storm Trooper” is most associated with the highly ineffective bad guys in the Star Wars movie franchise. Its origin, however, comes from anything but something goofy or cartoonish. It stems from the “Sturmabteilung” (literally “Storm … [Read more...] about 2024: Rise of the Brown Shirts
Happy Holidays and other stories about being the new mayor of a Marin Town
The View from The Hill/Lew Tremaine I trust everyone is enjoying their holiday season (at least I hope you are), as we watch 2024 race at us. 2024 is going to be quite the year in Fairfax and beyond. We Fairfaxians have a new Mayor, Barbara Coler. This is not Barbara’s first rodeo, as she has … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays and other stories about being the new mayor of a Marin Town
Inmate death ruled a suicide
A Forest Knolls man found dead Oct. 1 in his Marin County Jail cell committed suicide. Novato Police investigated the death and determined Dylan Baylacq, 21, of Forest Knolls killed himself while in custody. Details were not released. He was arrested in August for domestic violence. … [Read more...] about Inmate death ruled a suicide
Patrick Sobieski mayor of Sausalito
At its meeting on Dec. 19, the Sausalito City Council unanimously elected Councilmember Ian Patrick Sobieski to serve as mayor in 2024 and Councilmember Joan Cox to serve as vice mayor. Councilmember Sobieski served as vice mayor during Melissa Blaustein's term as mayor in 2023. Sausalito is a … [Read more...] about Patrick Sobieski mayor of Sausalito