Sewage leaks spur Bolinas Beach closure
For the first time in its history, Bolinas Beach was abruptly closed by Marin County officials on Friday after alarming levels of wastewater contamination were discovered near its shores.…
Dillon Beach land given to Miwok tribe
The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have taken possession of an ecologically rich stretch of West Marin coastline in a major land-back transfer orchestrated by the Western Rivers Conservancy.…
David Clarkson: A jeweler with a sparkling legacy
Back in the summer of ’69, a couple years after he was almost locked up in a maximum-security prison, David Clarkson arrived in West Marin with the nickname “Flower,”…
Ranch worker testimony adds urgency to new housing report
Alma Sanchez knew that much of the housing available to low-wage workers in West Marin, many of them Latinos, was substandard. But she was shocked by what she found…
Propane tank explodes in Bolinas, burning resident in nighttime fire
A fire ripped through a plot of land in Bolinas late Saturday night, destroying two structures and injuring one person. The blaze that erupted at around 11 p.m. between…
Unseen and unheard no more
At Marin Community Foundation, we recently completed our first strategic planning process. That process delivered a lot of the things I expected, and one thing I didn’t. Our purpose.…
Farmworker housing grim and scarce
Urgent action is needed to improve the quantity and quality of housing for farmworkers and other low-wage workers that form the backbone of West Marin’s economy, according to a…
County okays Coast Guard development
Nearly a decade after being decommissioned as housing by the United States Coast Guard, the 33-acre site on the outskirts of Point Reyes Station has cleared another significant hurdle…
This man hopes to save the airwaves from Jesus
As you drive over the hill from Marshall toward Santa Rosa, the smooth rhythms of KDAN gradually give way to the tones of K-Faith, a Christian rock station. But…
Stinson Beach homes red-tagged for fences built to keep out beachgoers
Marin County is cracking down on several Stinson Beach homeowners who erect makeshift fences in front of their multimillion-dollar homes in summer months, when high visitation can mean unwelcome…
