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Point Reyes native wins Pulitzer Prize
Tessa Hulls, an artist and writer raised in Point Reyes Station, won the Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography last week for her graphic novel “Feeding Ghosts,” a visually arresting…
Bolinas preschool will re-open following death of longtime director
Ward Young, the beloved longtime director of the Bolinas Children’s Center, the town’s only preschool, died late last month of an apparent heart attack while riding his bicycle. Mr.…
Press Democrat sold to cost-cutting juggernaut
In a gloomy media landscape, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat offered a sprout of hope. Locally owned and fiercely independent, its owners had resisted the deep cutbacks that afflict…
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…
Marin drops work on thorny hazards rules
The county has tried for years to reach an agreement with the California Coastal Commission that would ease rules restricting what homeowners can do to protect their homes from…
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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…
