Green light for Bolinas affordable housing development
04/14/2021
An eight-unit affordable housing complex planned for downtown Bolinas has received permits from the Marin County Planning Commission, which issued the approval despite pushback from community members primarily concerned with the project’s size. In a 5:1 vote, commissioners on Monday approved the coastal permit, use permit and design review requested... Stinson fire chief retires amid ambitious plans
04/14/2021
Kenny Stevens, the fire chief in Stinson Beach for the past 20 years, is retiring next month after more than five decades with the department, citing disagreements with the fire district’s direction. Assistant chief Jesse Peri will be promoted, and two duty officers have been hired to help. Though Mr... Seashore closes Drakes Beach for parking lot overhaul
04/14/2021
Drakes Beach will be closed from May 1 to Aug. 31 while construction crews reconfigure the parking lot and restore a wetland. The work is part of the Point Reyes National Seashore’s two-year road improvement project, which is over 70 percent complete. About half of the two-acre parking lot will... Historic sale for Black Mountain
04/14/2021
Black Mountain Ranch, the 1,200-acre property at the northern entrance to Point Reyes Station, is changing hands. Marcel Houtzager, a Dutch money manager from Ross and a supporter of agriculture in West Marin, is purchasing the land from Dave Osborn for $8.8 million. They are anticipating finalizing the sale in... Limantour Road closure
04/14/2021
Limantour Road will be closed on weekdays until May 7 while construction crews replace old drainage culverts. The work takes four hours at a time, requiring weekday closures from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. The construction is part of the large-scale road rehabilitation in the... County appoints new head of community development
04/14/2021
Marin County has a new leader in charge of climate change planning, environmental review, land use, real estate development and code enforcement: Tom Lai was appointed this week to head the Community Development Agency. Mr. Lai is a Novato resident with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and a master’s in... Crab eradication gone awry ends in new strategy
04/14/2021
Scientists have given up hope on fully eradicating the invasive European green crabs that dominate the Seadrift Lagoon, after a research effort there went awry. They are now recommending keeping the population at a manageable threshold. The attempt to eliminate the species, which is ranked among the 100 worst invasives...
