News

School mental-health grant cut over DEI

The Trump administration’s assault on diversity, equity and inclusion programs has cost the Marin County Office of Education a $14.5 million grant supporting mental health services for children in…

Nicasio warns of spillway plan impacts

The Nicasio Land Owners Association has a simple message for Marin Water as the agency prepares to raise the level of the Nicasio Reservoir: slow down. Elevating the reservoir’s…

Features and Opinion

Nature Notebook, May 15, 2025

The new moon rises over the Memorial Day holiday, bringing some extra-low morning tides just around sunrise for the week. As the northern elephant seal and whale seasons ebb away, the snowy plover nesting and harbor seal pupping seasons arrive. It appears the tenacious plovers lost some of their first nests and hatchlings to high…