The coast will once again be patrolled 24 hours a day after the Marin County Sheriff’s Office reopened the Point Reyes substation at night on March 28, after an eight-month closure. “I’m very happy,” said Lt. Brennan Collins, the station commander. “We are very pleased that we’re able to provide 24-hour coverage.” The substation closed from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. in July, after the Board of Supervisors did not grant Sheriff Robert Doyle the full budget increase that he proposed. In response, and while a batch of new deputies went through the police academy and patrol training, Sheriff Doyle froze the hiring of six deputy positions and cut back on mandatory overtime shifts that were needed to staff the substation. He cited West Marin’s low volume of calls for service, most of which could be handled over the phone. Occasionally, deputies would fill in and start their shifts at 7 a.m., and the California Highway Patrol beefed up its presence. But with summer approaching and new deputies ready for more responsibility, Sheriff Doyle said he plans to maintain full coverage going forward. Eight deputies are assigned to the substation, with a sergeant from Wednesday to Saturday. Two deputies work each shift, and they split the beat north-south at Olema. Lt. Collins said the sheriff is still figuring out if he will upstaff on a regular basis during the summer. It depends on staffing, crowd sizes and whether or not events like Western Weekend and the Fourth of July in Bolinas take place. Beginning on Memorial Day, parking enforcement officers will work on weekends.