Ranchers sue as park dismantles elk fence
Just hours after the National Park Service began dismantling a fence that has confined hundreds of tule elk to the northernmost tip of Point Reyes National Seashore for nearly…
Desser resigns as planning commissioner
West Marin’s representative on the Marin County Planning Commission has resigned from her post, weeks shy of completing a second term. Point Reyes Station resident Christina Desser said a…
Kitchen grease clogging Marshall septic system
Butter is a much-maligned food these days in the bayside town of Marshall. At Tony’s Seafood Restaurant, diners will notice a conspicuous lack of the familiar ramekin of…
MALT opposes reservoir expansion
Taking a rare stand on a political issue, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust has opposed a drought-resilience plan that could flood large swaths of protected farmland. Two alternatives that…
Prepare for ban on rat poison
The unintentional poisoning of wildlife who consume poisoned rats or other rodents killed through rodenticides has occasioned a strong new law in California. This fall, Governor Gavin Newsom signed…
Judge asks Giacomini to strengthen his case
In federal court last Friday, the judge presiding over a lawsuit that could determine the future of ranching in the Point Reyes National Seashore directed the lawyer representing ranch…
Tenant rights in West Marin: An explainer
West Marin has struggled with a housing crisis for decades, but a recent report commissioned by the Committee for Housing Agricultural Workers and Their Families brought it to the…
Winter’s first storm drops over month’s worth of rain
The first storm of the season swept through West Marin last week, unleashing fierce winds and three days of unrelenting rain. The deluge was tied to a powerful weather…
