Affordable home plan abandoned
West Marin’s housing crisis, and the future of affordable homes, may hinge on something as basic—and bureaucratically fraught—as septic systems. In a county historically resistant to new development, zoning…
Hearsay News team roiled by bitter debate
In August, after 50 uninterrupted years as a thrice-weekly publication, the Bolinas Hearsay News paused the presses. A notice to readers said its editors needed a vacation—and to reassess…
Toni Littlejohn: Archetypes as an artist’s path to healing
I don’t know anything about art, which should probably disqualify me from writing this story. But then I met an energetic 78-year-old woman outside the Palace Market the other…
Tight race expected for NMWD seat
Elections to local water boards are often somnolent affairs, with incumbents coasting to re-election unopposed. But this year’s contest to represent West Marin on the North Marin Water District…
Nature Notebook, October 3, 2024
A stretch of late-year meteor shower begins this month as the Draconids sparkle in the sky between Oct. 6 and 10, peaking on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The Draconids are…
Martinelli tenants fear losing homes
West Marin’s workforce housing crisis has been brought into sharp relief at a Point Reyes Station ranch where the county recently red-tagged 13 dwellings that lack proper septic systems…
Commission okays park’s elk fence plan
The California Coastal Commission has approved a National Park Service proposal to dismantle the fence confining tule elk at Tomales Point, signaling a likely victory for environmentalists while casting…
Major creek restoration planned for Samuel P. Taylor
Efforts to revive the endangered coho salmon in Lagunitas Creek are gaining momentum with a large-scale habitat restoration project launched by Marin Water. The project, which begins its first…
County to hold town hall on Bolinas Beach closure
Three weeks after the county closed Bolinas Beach due to effluent flowing down from the Big Mesa, some locals say all the media hype has not helped. “Part of…
