Deadline to register to vote in state is today Oct 21, 2008
Marin County: Open until 8 p.m. 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 121, San Rafael. Napa County: Open until 5 p.m. 900 Coombs St., Napa. (San Francisco Chronicle)
OUT OF THE HOT TUB AND INTO THE VINEYARD Oct 21, 2008
CHANCES are, when you think Marin County, you think crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods, whale watching, oysters, and cheese ... To the north (Sonoma, actually), Willowbrook Cellars buys grapes from Devil's Gulch Ranch in Nicasio to make their Marin County Pinot Noir. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
How to bounce back from unemployment Oct 19, 2008
2 percent is the second lowest in the state after Marin County. "The job market here has not gone terrible yet," Parker said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
SMART arrives on the ballot for second time Oct 17, 2008
The plan will include 14 train stations nine in Sonoma County and five in Marin County ... In September, both Sonoma and Marin County judges ordered changes to misleading ballot arguments opposing Measure Q. ... Marin Superior Court Judge Terrence Boren sided with SMART officials, and ordered changes on the Marin County ballot similar to those a Sonoma County judge eliminated, which claimed freight train operations and gravel mining, if facilitated by Measure Q, might damage the Eel River... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Honesty, actions and the White House Oct 17, 2008
I hope he does tax the rich, starting with the people in SF, LA and Marin county. Let them squeel a little as they give to the govt. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Full Story » Oct 16, 2008
The plan will include 14 train stations nine in Sonoma County and five in Marin County ... In September, both Sonoma and Marin County judges ordered changes to misleading ballot arguments opposing Measure Q. ... Marin Superior Court Judge Terrence Boren sided with SMART officials, and ordered changes on the Marin County ballot similar to those a Sonoma County judge eliminated, which claimed freight train operations and gravel mining, if facilitated by Measure Q, might damage the Eel River and... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Angel Island fire is 75 percent contained Oct 14, 2008
The fire on Angel Island is 75 percent contained and has consumed about 400 acres more than half the 740-acre state park Marin County Fire Department forester Kent Julin said this afternoon. No structures have burned and no injuries have been reported, Julin said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Historic Angel Island fire 'still ripping' Oct 14, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- A wildfire threatened to decimate historic Angel Island, the largest in the San Francisco Bay, and a Marin County fire official warned it could take up to four days contain the blaze. At 9:15 p.m. Sunday the fire was burning only on the southeast side of the island. (CNN -- US)
Firefighters gain control of Angel Island wildfire Oct 14, 2008
"Firefighters have initiated the mop up and are extinguishing the remaining hot spots," said Marin County Fire spokesman Mike Giannini ... The island off Marin County is home to more than 120 historical structures, including a military garrison built during the Civil War and an immigration station that was the first stop for millions of immigrants, mostly from China, in the early 1900s. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Interest blossoms in point-click philanthropy Oct 13, 2008
Four of the nation's 10 largest community foundations call California home - those in San Francisco, Marin County, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles - accounting for one-third of the combined $16 billion in assets on the national top 10 list. Aiding Bay Area institutions. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Black-and-white's golden era Oct 13, 2008
But on one page of a 1954 book on display, The Pageant of History in Northern California, open to a panoramic view by Adams of Marin County terrain, you can sample her prose, a passage about the Spanish explorers first encountering San Francisco Bay, which is beautifully crafted. Helen Levitt, "New York," 1940. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Golden Gate Bridge to get net to catch suicides Oct 11, 2008
A suicide barrier beneath the link between San Francisco and Marin County has been debated since the 1970s, said Mary Currie, a spokesperson for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Building the barrier will take several years, and the project needs additional environmental study, she said. (Reuters UK)
Ladies day at the stock market? Oct 10, 2008
Everyone in Marin County is getting along just fine. The usual Civic Center Farmers' Market moves today to the Embassy Suites parking lot. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Letters to Real Estate Oct 6, 2008
To get along in Marin County these days, a strict adherence to ultraliberal orthodoxy is absolutely mandatory. Fairfax is the town where American flags have been torn down and desecrated, and the town that gave us the "American Taliban.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sports Shorts Oct 6, 2008
Marissa Hinchman, a freshman at Lodi High, rallied from two shots down on the back nine and held off Alexandra Sborov on the final three holes to win a California Junior Tour event on Sunday at San Geronimo Golf Club in Marin County. Hinchman, playing in the 11-14 flight, finished the two-day tourney with a 154, one shot better than Sborov. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
T-Mobile accused of installation violations Oct 5, 2008
That Marin County installation is one of several in the Bay Area where T-Mobile has been accused of ignoring local zoning rules to set up cell sites, according to building officials and public records. Other sites allegedly in violation are in San Francisco, Alameda and San Leandro. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
San Francisco Bay Area Mount Hamilt... Oct 5, 2008
The next highest peaks are Mt. Helena, in Sonoma Co, Mt. Diablo is 3849 Ft, and Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County is 2571 Ft.. Lick Observatory a Tourist Attraction. (Suite101.com)
Killing Malarial Mosquitos Now! Oct 4, 2008
Stuart Location: IL Reply # 2 Date: Oct 4, 2008 - 4:51 AM EST No Malaria Where It Counts Maybe if Manhattan, Marin County, and suburban Washington DC were malarial hot spots there'd be less concern for the junk science that got DDT banned in the first place. And while we're on the subject, how much 3rd world misery could be abated by the use of asbestos water pipe to bring potable water into villages that currently don't have any. (Townhall.com)
Online Survey: No Suicide Barrier On GG Bridge Oct 4, 2008
The Marin County coroner's office released a report last year stating more than 1,250 people have jumped from the bridge since it opened 1937. Other estimates say 1,300 people have jumped to their deaths. (NBC 11, CA)
AHERN, Thomas F. Oct 4, 2008
He then moved up north to Marin County and served as chaplain at San Quentin State Prison for about ten years while living in St. Raphael Parish in San Rafael and at St. Hillary Parish in Tiburon. While in Marin County, Father Ahern also served as chaplain of Marin Serra Club and director of the Newman Center at the College of Marin. (San Francisco Chronicle)
explains why Oct 3, 2008
Or been to Marin County. But you are no Marine. (Harper's Magazine)
Fire danger remains high despite cooler weather Oct 3, 2008
On Oct. 3, 1995, the Vision Fire in Marin County burned more than 12,000 acres and destroyed 48 structures. On Oct. 21, 2003, more than a dozen fires burned across Southern California charring more 750,000 acres, destroying 3,710 homes and taking 24 lives. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Electricity from PG&E to cost 6% more Oct 3, 2008
That would improve customer satisfaction at a time when San Francisco, Marin County and other California communities are considering breaking away from PGgoing into the public power business. San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to authorize a feasibility study of public power. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Marin County town's sign gets political update Sep 21, 2008
Motorists entering this quaint, woodsy town near the sea in Marin County may notice a subtle change as they enter: it appears the burg's name has been changed to "Obama." ... Marin County senior planner Curtis Havel says county code allows for political signs on one's residence or place of business not more than 45 days prior to an election. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Measures Would Hike Sales Taxes For Transit Sep 20, 2008
"It's really important for us to provide a second spine for our transportation system," said Marin County Supervisor Charles McGlashan, chair of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit district and a chief proponent of the so-called SMART train project ... Who: Voters in Marin County and Sonoma County ... For what: To build and operate the proposed SMART train system, a 70-mile commuter rail line running between Cloverdale in Sonoma County and Larkspur in Marin County, parallel to Highway 101. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
High school football rankings Sep 16, 2008
The Chronicle's Top 25 football rankings include schools within San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and parts of Sonoma counties, along with members of the West Catholic, Marin County and Santa Clara Valley athletic leagues. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Think globally, power up locally Sep 16, 2008
San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Marin County are all investigating a plan that would allow them to stay with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for billing, distribution and repair service, but allow local elected officials to choose more locally produced green power. In Marin County, for example, the long-term goal is 100 percent renewable energy ... One of the cutting-edge members of the locavolt movement in the Bay Area is Jerry Lunsford, who lives completely off-grid on less than 1 kilowatt... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Dog severely beaten Sep 11, 2008
Cardenas was being held at the Marin County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. The investigation began on Aug. 27, when authorities received an anonymous tip from a resident on North San Pedro Road about someone beating a Chihuahua, said Carrie Harrington, spokeswoman for the Marin Humane Society. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Recent Reports of Mexico Suspending Food Shipments to U.S. Raise Concerns About Prop. 2 Sep 9, 2008
The coalition has already received the endorsement of a number of prominent groups and individuals, including the American College of Poultry Veterinarians; Agricultural Council of California; Association of California Veterinarians; Association of Veterinarians in Egg Production; California Conference Board of the Amalgamated Transit Union; California Grocers Association; California Small Business Association; California State Firefighters' Association; California Teamsters Public Affairs... (PR Newswire)
On High Schools Sep 9, 2008
The Chronicle's Top 25 football rankings include schools within San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and parts of Sonoma counties, along with members of the West Catholic, Marin County and Santa Clara Valley athletic leagues. E-mail Will McCulloch at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Orinda: all about education Sep 4, 2008
Compared with Los Altos or Palo Alto or communities in Marin County, it is relatively affordable. Reader Comments. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Cargill, DMB push plan for huge salt flats Sep 2, 2008
4 billion, a number that included 13,000 acres of South Bay salt ponds, 1,400 acres along Bair Island, and the Hamilton Army airfield in Marin County. Based on that estimate, restoring the entire Redwood City site could cost $50 million. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Jabs 'right-wing nutcase' who recorded him... Sep 1, 2008
8 October 1970 - Bombing of Marin County courthouse. NYT, 8/10/70. (The Drudge Report)
BAY AREA BIZ Aug 31, 2008
-- Doug Murray was named vice president for the southern Marin County region of Novato's Bank of Marin. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Rainwater Collectors Work To Ease Shortages Aug 31, 2008
In Marin County, a recent seminar on rainwater harvesting attracted a standing-room-only crowd of several hundred. Doug Pushard, a software entrepreneur and rain collection enthusiast based in Santa Fe, N.M., runs HarvestH2O.com, a Web-based organization providing information on rainwater harvesting. (CBS News -- US)
Novato biker killed in crash Aug 31, 2008
(08-30) 21:16 PDT NOVATO -- A 30-year-old Novato man was killed in a solo motorcycle crash after he veered off the road in unincorporated Marin County and struck a metal guardrail, authorities reported Saturday. More Bay Area News. (San Francisco Chronicle)
This story of sugar isn't sweet Aug 29, 2008
YMCA CEO Chuck Collins was there, along with kids from the Bayview, Marina, Chinatown, Western Addition, Visitation Valley, Richmond District, the Sunset, OMI (Ocean View, Merced, Ingleside and Excelsior), the Presidio and Marin County. It was the first time abroad for most, including a young man who, upon his return, described his food adventures: "Breakfast ... is very different. They really have a love of bread.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
The 24th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day Aug 21, 2008
Northern California media sponsors include partner Alice Radio and KPIX/CW Bay Area TV. Northern California media support also comes from the San Francisco Department of the Environment, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Marin County Board of Supervisors, Marin County Stormwater Protection Program, and the City of Santa Rosa. Southern California media sponsors include KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV. California Coastal Cleanup Day 2007 is supported by the California Coastal Commission, California... (PR Newswire)
The Inside Scoop: Burglars hit La Folie Aug 21, 2008
DeLong, who is the chef, says they have gotten approval from Marin County officials and are meeting with their architect on Friday. Meanwhile, the couple's personal lives have kept them busy. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Foreclosures smack home prices - down 29.3% Aug 20, 2008
They want to move to Marin County to be closer to Murillo's job as a systems administrator at Imagemovers Digital, which soon will be at the old Hamilton Air Base in Novato. With two children, they had hoped to move before the school year starts next month. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Budget impasse hits home for child care center Aug 20, 2008
Marin County: Marin Child Care Council, (415) 472-1092. San Mateo County: Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County, (650) 655-6770. (San Francisco Chronicle)
California weighs in on leaner end of nation Aug 20, 2008
The report did praise new safety policies in Marin County that raised the number of students there who walk to school by 64 percent in just two years. Nationwide, just 31 percent of kids age 5 to 15 who live within a mile of their school walk there. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Fairs tout green efforts, but struggle Aug 18, 2008
In California, a solar panel was installed this year that generated enough electricity to run amplifiers for an outdoor concert at Marin County's fair ... "We still had to use regular electricity to work the fans, the misters, to keep all the animals cool," said Clara Franco, publicist for the Marin County fair. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Silicon Valley post first year-over-year job loss since 2004 Aug 16, 2008
Broken down by county, the unemployment rate was 5 percent in Marin County, 5. 8 percent in San Francisco County and 5. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Mountain View birthday party ends in violence Aug 15, 2008
Gabriela Klein, a 27-year-old resident of Greenbrae in Marin County, was also arrested for obstructing an officer. Klein's camera was used by Beatriz Bortuluzzi to take footage of the confrontation. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
> Related story: Waters three Rs: retrofit, reuse, recycle Aug 15, 2008
Marin County is studying the feasibility of a desalination plant on San Rafael Bay near the Richmond Bridge. But the task is daunting. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
'Clone Wars' film, series fill in the blanks Aug 13, 2008
Sitting in a small room at Big Rock Ranch, a few miles down the road from Skywalker Ranch in rural Marin County, Lucas, 64, acknowledged that he had thought little about the Clone Wars in the 1970s, when he wrote into the script Luke Skywalker and Kenobi's exchange about the war. "I knew that there were clones against droids. And I knew that the clones turned against Jedi, and that they were the precursor of the Stormtroopers. But that's about all I knew," Lucas said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Specialty Surgery Center to Partner With Surgical Care Affiliates Aug 12, 2008
Andrew Hayek, CEO of SCA said, "We are excited about the opportunity to partner with this extraordinary group of surgeons in Marin County. This partnership will allow these surgeons to focus more on clinical excellence while leveraging SCA's nationwide infrastructure and support service. This is a step forward in SCA's plan to expand its services to more physicians and surgery centers across the country. " About Surgical Care Affiliates Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), with its affiliated... (PR Newswire)
Luxury homes on high-end tour Aug 12, 2008
One Marin County Realtor is hoping to kick-start the mansion market, going after international buyers whose euros carry extra oomph here in the land of the weak dollar. Luxury-home Realtor (and owner) Olivia Hsu Decker is running a swank six-day event in September for "ultra-high-net-worth individuals," mostly from overseas, to view 30 palatial estates in the Bay Area listed by her Decker Bullock Sotheby International Realty. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Home values hold in few places in Bay Area Aug 12, 2008
The handful of areas where home prices increased "tend to be some of the nicer parts that have higher-priced real estate - southern Marin County, such as Tiburon and Sausalito; many parts of San Francisco County; and places that have benefited from (proximity to) successful technology companies such as Palo Alto and Cupertino," Humphries said. As has been well documented, the areas hit hardest are exurbs such as eastern Contra Costa County, where scores of homes were built in recent years. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Bicycle czar will try to tame city streets Aug 12, 2008
"Twenty years ago, this would have been a laughable effort," said David Hoffman, founder of Bike Pittsburgh, who is now director of planning for the Marin County [Calif. Bicycling Coalition and was not at yesterday's meeting. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Allen Morris Aug 9, 2008
When Allen was in the fifth grade, the family moved to Marin County where Allen eventually graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School in 1968. While at Drake, Allen was a standout nose tackle on the football team. (Daily Triplicate)
2008 Women's Soccer Outlook Aug 9, 2008
Dagley is a two-time Marin County Athletic League Player of the Year. Suits played on the 2006 Olympic Development Program national championship team and contributed to three Region IV crowns. (Calbears.com)
'Star Wars' Mastermind George Lucas Explains Why He Pushed Anakin Skywalker Aside For 'Clone Wars' Aug 6, 2008
MARIN COUNTY, California He's pretty much the undisputed star of six feature films, a pod-racing Jedi prot. g. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ex-Air Force fugitive gets 10 years Aug 1, 2008
He dumped his wife's body in Marin County, California, and fled to his native Thailand, eluding capture until 2006. He fought extradition until February. (MSNBC -- Crime)
State Officials Release Revised Language for Prop. 2 Jul 31, 2008
The coalition has already received the endorsement of a number of prominent groups and individuals, including the American College of Poultry Veterinarians; American Agri-Women; Agricultural Council of California; Association of Veterinarians in Egg Production; California Agricultural Teachers' Association; California Grocers Association; California Women for Agriculture; General Teamsters Local Union 386; Kern County Taxpayers Association; Marin County Farm Bureau; Mexican American Political... (PR Newswire)
Air Force fugitive enters plea in wife's slaying Jul 30, 2008
Saner Wonggoun (SANE-er WON-goon) pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Monday, 14 years after he dumped his wife's body in Marin County and fled to his native Thailand. Wonggoun says he exploded over his wife's gambling debts and after discovering she was pregnant with another man's child. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Get To Know Your Poet Laureate Jul 30, 2008
Born in California in 1945, Ryan, who succeeds Charles Simic, has been described as an "outsider," largely because she has managed not to be drawn into that digests most "creative writers" in America today; she has taught remedial English in California's Marin County for many years. And yet it's hardly a surprise that the Library of Congress tapped her. (Slate)
The Patron Saint of Plastic Bags Jul 28, 2008
Particularly in ultra-liberal Marin County ... Joseph labors on nevertheless, undaunted by the tide, or by what his Marin County neighbors must think. (Time.com)
Gordon's 'Spaced Out' shows '60s influence Jul 27, 2008
The 1960s - famous for sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll - are also remembered as the beginning of the green movement, the time when people became aware of the fragility of what the eccentric visionary architect Buckminster Fuller described as "spaceship Earth." The fantastical domes Fuller invented and the Fulleresque buildings that hippies created on communal farms in Marin County, the Wine Country, Big Sur and other parts of the country, such as Woodstock, are inspiring for green-thinking... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Man convicted of murder for fatal 2006 shooting Jul 26, 2008
A Marin County man faces 77 years to life in prison after being convicted of murdering one man and injuring another in a 2006 shooting ... A date for his sentencing will be set on Tuesday in Marin County Superior Court. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Jess Winfield's 'My Name is Will' Jul 26, 2008
On the grounds of a Marin County Renaissance Faire, England and California commingle as Shakespeare's wedding to Anne Hathaway and Greenberg's maiden performance in a "Short Sharp Shakespeare" production merge amid tables loaded with venison and meat pies, potato chips and warm Dr. Pepper. Are such dramatic liberties legal. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Poacher gets slapped with harsh penalty Jul 23, 2008
Those two wardens Josh Nicholas, who has since transferred to Marin County, and Steve Marino, still working locally smelled rotting deer immediately and "it just fell apart on this guy from that point," Foy said. Dozens of tails, heads and antlers found on the property made for a strong case for law enforcement. (The Union Democrat)
Sonic Solutions Announces Conference Call and Webcast for 1Q Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Jul 23, 2008
Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California. Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, AuthorScript, Hollywood to Home, Qflix, and Roxio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other countries. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
California Autism Rates Rising Jul 21, 2008
The six counties noted with significant increases were Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County. The highest increase was found in Santa Clara County with 730 in 2001 to an increase of 1,935 by 2007. (Suite101.com)
