NEWS
Marin preempts ICE facilities
The Board of Supervisors has approved an interim urgency ordinance that would bar the construction or establishment of detention facilities in unincorporated areas of Marin. The move comes at a time of escalating immigration and enforcement activity in the county, where legal observers say agents used shock gloves during a recent arrest and many residents…
Peter de Swart: Diligent in work, sublime in art
Peter de Swart is nothing if not prolific. For his “Sweepings” series, the Inverness-based multimedia artist produced 15 albums, each with 50 powder sculptures that distinctly capture light and shadow, motion and stillness, form and formlessness in shifting layers of blue. That’s 750 pieces in all, and they represent but one of many chapters in…
Tomales boosts ag education infrastructure
On Monday morning, high school students walked past a new greenhouse built upon freshly poured concrete before filing into their agricultural science classroom, now outfitted with five gleaming stainless-steel kitchen stations. The additions to Tomales High School’s agricultural education center debuted this week, marking a milestone for its flourishing program that serves more than half…
A new steward for Roy’s Riffles
Standing with a hoe in his hand, Woodacre resident Melvin Wright surveyed an expanse of land nestled in the San Geronimo Valley. He squinted as the morning light washed over the brim of his hat. Each Friday, Mr. Wright joins the People’s Watershed Collective, a group of dedicated land stewards who pull weeds, plant natives,…
Bolinas School joins global ocean-literate network
It’s a good day when you get to walk inside a life-sized replica of a legendary humpback whale. The students at Bolinas School had just that sort of Tuesday as they marked their first annual Ocean Day and hoisted a blue flag to celebrate their designation as a “Blue School.” “It was the most joyful…
West Marin noche de baile
On a late-October night, the high-energy music of the eight-piece ensemble Tamborazo Altera erupted from the Dance Palace. The crowd clapped in unison, and a man dressed as a clown shimmied through, splitting the group into two. A teenager clad in an orange jail suit danced with a 2-year-old in a dinosaur costume balanced on…
FEATURES & OPINIONS
“Morning in Marin” by David Perlis
If you hold any regard for Marin in your soul, then you owe it to yourself to dive into David Perlis’s new book, “Morning in Marin: Zen, Drugs, and Ewoks on the California Coast.” For many of us, the 1960s were gone before we discovered Marin. But there is still an undeniable vibe, one that…
Nature Notebook, November 12, 2026
After the Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17 with about 15 shooting stars an hour, Thanksgiving week arrives with a super moon. The Nov. 24 full moon will appear larger and bring extra-high tides of 6 to 7 feet—or likely higher, with the effects of El Niño and any heavy rain. This will be…
