Gas station seeks to add apartments
The owner of Point Reyes Station’s gas station wants to convert the adjacent building—a fixture in town since the 1930s—into a convenience store and five new apartments, one of […]
Sheriff hit with racism lawsuit
A Black sheriff’s deputy has sued the Marin County Sheriff’s Office for racial discrimination, alleging that he has been repeatedly harassed and passed over for promotions due to his […]
Rising sea will inundate Stinson septic systems
A new county study on rising sea levels shows just how quickly Stinson Beach is being lost to the ocean—and outlines possible responses to a crisis compounded by the […]
New gallery shop opens in Inverness this weekend
Two Inverness women will open a new antique shop and art gallery in the shingled house at the corner of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Inverness Way North, aptly […]
Point Reyes fermenters crowdfund for new shop
The West Marin Culture Shop, the first-ever retail space dedicated to the expanding line of Wild West Ferments products, will open its doors this July in the former Cowgirl […]
Nature Notebook, May 25, 2023
The full moon of June 3 brings some extreme morning low tides. This will be the Lotus Moon in Chinese tradition, to remind us to nurture beauty from adversity […]
Bo families call for humane ranch housing
A group that has lived in the shadows of Bolinas raised its voice last week with the help of a friend who made their case for safe, affordable and […]
AT&T plans Olema antenna
AT&T has submitted preliminary plans to install a new cellular antenna at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Olema. The antenna would be located inside the steeple, and an […]
Trash, waste on lagoon raise water-quality fears
Trash and human waste left on the shores of the Bolinas Lagoon were the topic of discussion at the most recent meeting of the Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council. While […]
Drakes Bay kelp tests will inform Sonoma restoration
An effort to restore bull kelp along the Sonoma coast has received a $4.9 million boost from the federal government. Information gleaned from a test project in Drakes Bay […]
