In Your Town for April 10, 2024
News briefs from across Marin County.
LARKSPUR
City allows change
in hours for rowers
The City Council has approved a later training schedule for Redwood High School rowers on Corte Madera Creek.
The Marin Rowing Association, which trains the school’s team, asked the city to allow the last boat launch at 7 p.m. weekdays, 30 minutes later than before. The association requested the shift because of a state-mandated change in the school day, according to a staff report by City Manager Dan Schwarz.
“The proposed amendment would allow this change but makes clear that the City Manager will restore the 6:30 p.m. deadline if there is public concern about noise,” Schwarz wrote.
The council agreed to the shift as part of an action to renew the permit until 2026. The permit still prohibits launches after 5 p.m. on weekends.
NOVATO
Suspect accused of
assault, carjacking
An assault suspect allegedly tried to carjack a driver while fleeing from authorities in Novato.
The suspect, who is described as an unhoused resident on Binford Road, attacked a neighbor with a pole on Monday morning, Marin County sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn said. The suspect might have been suffering from mental health issues and also had ingested fentanyl, Schermerhorn said.
A deputy deployed a Taser on the suspect after he allegedly threatened deputies with a golf club. The Taser was ineffective, and the suspect ran away.
Authorities found him on Highway 101 near Atherton Avenue after he allegedly attempted to carjack a driver in a moving truck. He was taken into custody after a struggle and later assaulted a nurse at a hospital, Schermerhorn said.
Owen Eugene Powell, 37, was arrested on suspicion of attempted carjacking, obstructing an officer, exhibiting a deadly weapon, committing an assault with a deadly weapon and trespassing on railroad property.
Powell was booked into the Marin County Jail. He remained in custody Tuesday in lieu of $150,000 bail, according to jail records.
SOUTHERN MARIN
Standoff unfolds in
Tennessee Valley
A prolonged standoff with a potential gunman in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area ended without injury, the sheriff’s department reported.
The incident happened Monday at the end of Tennessee Valley Road, where authorities received a report of an armed man suffering a mental health crisis, Marin County sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn said.
Authorities found the man in his vehicle. He threatened to shoot deputies and then himself if he felt threatened, Schermerhorn said.
The man surrendered after nearly nine hours of negotiation and was transported to a mental health center.
WEATHER
Rain, chilly days
returning to area
A warming trend in the region this week is expected to yield to chilly, rainy conditions for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures could reach the low 80s in parts of the Bay Area on Wednesday. The high pressure is expected to begin crumbling later Thursday as a storm system from the Pacific Northwest migrates toward the region.
The system is expected to hit the North Bay first and bring areas of scattered showers Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The system is expected to drop between a quarter-inch and three-quarters of an inch of rain on areas of the region during its three-day trip through the Bay Area, National Weather Service meteorologist Nicole Sarment said Tuesday.
“The most notable change for people on Friday is that there will be a 10 to 20 degree temperature difference between Thursday and Friday,” Sarment said.
Clear weather is expected to return Monday.