Larger libraries may not be so necessary in future The recent article outlining San Rafael’s plans to build a new library was somewhat concerning (“San Rafael library supporters prepare tax measure pitch,” Dec. 12). As a longtime patron and volunteer, I find the desire to build a larger edifice hard to understand. Yes, San Rafael […]
We hadn’t made reservations, but it was a midweek lunch, so it didn’t really seem necessary. And it wasn’t. When we walked in the front door, they told us it would be just a few minutes. This particular restaurant is an interactive experience so part of the charm is that you sit at a table […]
As painful as it is, grief can be transformative in a good way, says this expert on loss.
It’s human nature to have a “negativity bias.” When we hear that California’s population is declining, we tend to fall for the fallacy that bigger is always better. Population statistics are often treated as a race with the media exclaiming, “Texas is ahead of California in growing its population.” The reality is that this trend […]
By increasing the county’s annual investment in its housing trust fund to $10 million per year over the next four years, supervisors are hoping to help affordable housing projects get off the ground.
PG&E customers are ringing in 2024 by paying a fresh round of skyrocketing electric and gas monthly bills that are rising far faster than the Bay Area inflation rate.
“I just had a good game for our team,” said Kitty White, who had a double-double in Redwood High’s 54-35 victory over the host Branson School at College of Marin’s Don Barksdale Court in Kentfield.
“We’re getting better, but so is everyone else,” Branson head coach Demetrius Roquemore said after the Bulls 54-48 victory over rival Redwood in Friday night’s MCAL opener.
Abby Bartholo hit a clutch 3-pointer in the second overtime as the San Marin High girls basketball team came all the way back for a 57-54 victory against Tam in the MCAL opener for both teams on Friday night.
Ari Plascencia had 10 points to lead the Novato High basketball team as it ended a five-year MCAL losing streak with a 25-19 win against Terra Linda on Friday.
To vote for a presidential candidate, residents with no party preference must request a crossover ballot or register with one of the parties.
Recognition: Nick’s Cove in Tomales Bay has selected 12 artists for its inaugural Artist in Residence Program. Chelsea Ryoko Wong and Martin Machado from San Francisco have been announced as the program’s “keynote artists.” The other featured artists are Liana Steinmetz from Mill Valley; Bob Dinetz from Piedmont; Sirima Sataman from West Marin; Sophia Mackell […]
Stacie Gregory has worked for the department for 26 years, including periods as lieutenant and captain.
Saturday Girls soccer Branson at Redwood: 11 a.m., Larkspur
The strain was found in four of 20 wastewater samples taken in the county from Dec. 1 to 14.
Alson Scott Conkey, 58, is being held in lieu of $1 million bail following his arrest on Channing Way.
What if one local policy caused higher housing costs, more stormwater runoff, increased sprawl and worse traffic? Wouldn’t we want to revise it? Marin and its towns have such a policy: off-street parking mandates. Since the 1920s, American planners have required off-street parking for nearly all land uses, including housing, schools, restaurants, mortuaries and bars. […]
From Tangier to Texas, are the destinations that made the list.
We all love the natural beauty of Marin County. But do we know the names of some of the common trees that we see almost every day? Yes, we know the coastal redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, but what other trees are we familiar with? There are 10 species of oak listed in John Thomas Howell’s “Marin […]
