Shoreline gets grant to better food services
Two go-getter moms nabbed a $150,000 grant to improve the food service program at Shoreline Unified School District last month. Marianne Recher and Maggie Beth Levinger, who discovered the […]
State approves seashore air tour rules
The National Park Service has secured approval from the California Coastal Commission for a new plan to restrict commercial air tours that fly over Marin and San Francisco. The […]
Dave DeSante, birding visionary, dies at 80
Dave DeSante, a West Marin luminary of ornithology, died on Oct. 18 at the Marin Headlands. He was 80 years old. Dave’s meticulousness and vivid passion led to major […]
Lagunitas School to devise policy on elementary program mergers
Discussions about the possible merger of Lagunitas School’s Montessori and Open Classroom programs reignited at a school board meeting late last month. The idea, which stirred emotions when district […]
Election odds and ends
Elections produce shareable anecdotes and head-scratchers, and the one just completed was no exception. One of my all-time favorite candidate names popped up this year, running for a seat […]
Nature Notebook, December 1, 2022
Another group of daylight extreme tides accompanies the full moon of Dec. 8. Many of the traditional full moon names at this time of year are aligned with cold […]
Vacation rental rules meet new resistance
West Marin’s divisions over vacation rentals are coming into sharp relief as the county looks to regulate the industry. Many year-round locals, especially renters, view short-term stays through companies […]
State testing shows mixed Covid impacts
California’s first statewide release of standardized test results since the pandemic began painted a grim picture of learning loss as scores plunged to their lowest levels in years. Some […]
Lagunitas man weaves psychedelic tree nets
“A treehouse is like being on a tree. A tree net is like being in a tree.” — Andrew Castle The concept of a tree net can be confusing […]
Bolinas native releases new film on UFO contact
A four-foot-tall creature with brown, oily skin. Large, ovate, red eyes that sit on a bulbous head. Three long toes on each foot. The being’s presence suffused with the […]
State pushes back on housing sites in West Marin, citing commutes
The state environmental review of Marin County’s Housing Element update determined that an alternative resulting in less driving—and fewer West Marin units—would be environmentally superior. In an exhaustive, 1,000-page […]
Point Reyes Sanctuary: A place for activists to rejuvenate
In 1989, my wife, Kate, and I were living and working in my hometown of Oakland while going through a challenging time after my 16-year-old daughter’s untimely death in […]
Nan Skinner: Tradition, magic and variety in Thai curry
At a recent pop-up, Nan Skinner stood in front of a gas burner, intently focused on the vegetable curry simmering in a pot. She was surrounded by her mise […]
