Green Bridge design decided

Caltrans has unveiled its final design plans to tear down and replace the Green Bridge to ensure that the critical gateway to Point Reyes Station can withstand an earthquake. It’s a project the agency says will cost $8 million and take a year to complete, including a complete closure for...

Closing in on downtown Bolinas parking measure

The Bolinas Community Public Utility District suggested some significant tweaks to the recent proposal from District Four Supervisor Dennis Rodoni to institute new parking regulations on downtown streets in Bolinas. For the past year, the utility district and the supervisor have been bouncing ideas for possible ways to address the...

Shoreline seeking input on bond

Shoreline Unified School District is seeking feedback on a bond measure under consideration for the November ballot to generate funds for facility improvements. A notice that went out to local mailboxes in June said the district must spend $40 million for critical repairs and upgrades to classrooms and school buildings,...

Tortoiseshell butterfly migration reaches coast

The tortoiseshell butterfly migration passing through West Marin over the last three weeks has been hard to miss. Butterflies ended up in bedrooms, trees and lunchboxes, and splattered on windows. “Although these butterflies migrate seasonally every year, their course is extremely variable and hard to predict,” said Arthur Shapiro, a...

Arrollador triunfo de López Obrador en México

Contra todo pronóstico a favor y en contra en las elecciones presidenciales del pasado 1 de julio en México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) triunfó arrolladoramente. En noviembre, las encuestas lo favorecían por un dígito. Para marzo, la diferencia rondaba los 10 puntos. En vísperas de la elección, los más optimistas le daban de 17 a 22 puntos, pero dudaban del resultado. Con un alta participación (63.50%) y a pesar de dudas y trampas, el conteo final fue de 53.17% para AMLO, del Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional (Morena), 22.27% para Ricardo Anaya (¡una diferencia de más de 30 puntos!), de la coalición liderada por el Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), y 16.43% para José Antonio Meade, de la coalición del oficialista Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), la peor derrota de su historia.