Bolinas’s connection to the outside world is about to get a whole lot faster. Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission awarded Inyo Networks a $1.87 million grant to deploy broadband internet infrastructure in the town, which makes the short list of priority unserved areas in the state.

Both the county and the Bolinas Community Public Utility District have supported Inyo, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga in southern California, to apply for the grant. Horizon Cable,…