NEWS
Two drown in Tomales Bay
Two men who headed out for a midnight paddle to view bioluminescence in Tomales Bay on Saturday night did not return to shore, the second time this year that canoeists have drowned in the bay’s cold and choppy waters. Casey Flynn Melia, a 36-year-old from San Francisco, and Alexander Ferguson, a 37-year-old Pacifica resident, were…
A close eye on bears
After a bear climbed through the bathroom window and trashed his family’s cabin in the Sierra, Eric Persha had every reason to resent the opportunistic omnivores, who will eat just about anything they can get their paws on. But when he and his family discovered a black bear on his in-laws’ property near Bolinas in…
Christian nationalism’s wakeup call
On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Rep. Jared Huffman settled into his fifth-floor Capitol office in Washington, D.C., expecting a routine day of work-related reading as he waited for votes to be counted in the presidential election. Instead, he and his colleagues found themselves under lockdown as a mob wearing MAGA hats stormed the…
Stream experts help when trees fall, banks fail
Lagunitas Creek winds through West Marin, its shifting channel constantly reshaping its banks in a natural process of erosion and deposition. For property owners living along the creek and its tributaries, the changes can threaten structures and home values, setting up a clash between development and nature. Enter the Marin Resource Conservation District’s Urban Streams…
Beached squid boat awaits a salvage effort
Almost two weeks after a fishing boat ran aground at North Beach, crews have pulled the vessel from the surf and shifted into salvage and recovery operations. The 58-foot Lake Bay was carrying 30 to 50 tons of squid and 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel when it washed ashore before sunrise on Aug. 21. “With…
Dolly Parton left legacy to Marin’s young readers in Imagination Library
Through her Imagination Library, Dolly Parton extended her reach all the way from Tennessee to West Marin. More than 3 million kids across the country receive free books each month through her early childhood literacy program; in Marin, 1,300 kids participate in the program, and nearly 10,000 more are eligible to join it. The Marin…
French playwright’s final work translated in latest Sharron Drake production
On a Paris stage in 1673, Molière collapsed while performing in the last play he wrote, “The Imaginary Invalid,” a farce lampooning the medical establishment of 17th-century France. Hours later, he died. Geoff Hoyle, who will perform the same role in Inverness this weekend and next, hopes the same fate does not befall him. He…
FEATURES & OPINIONS
A building with bedrooms is not housing
Nor is a home that sits empty most of the year. Drive down Arenal Avenue in Stinson Beach, and you’ll pass a modest commercial building that has housed the town’s post office for generations. Soon, if a pending application before Marin County goes through, it and the retail building next door will be demolished and…
Nature Notebook, September 3, 2026
The new moon rises on Thursday, Sept. 10 with extra low tides before sunrise. The corresponding moderate high tides will come mostly at midday. More signs of seasonal changes are around us. The western snowy plover nesting season ends as these threatened shorebirds move into their winter flocks along the California coast. The largest local…
