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Prep honors: Redwood leads way in first batch of MCAL spring awards
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (705+ words) The MCAL released player of the year and all-league info for five spring sports on Saturday with Redwood High taking four of the top honors. The Giants swept the lacrosse awards with Charles Anderson and Lucy Jeffers being named the…...
San Rafael approves $1. 8 M for Canal bridge design, study
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (695+ words) San Rafael officials have taken another step to advance a long-planned bridge linking the Canal neighborhood to transit and destinations to the north. The City Council has authorized a $1. 8 million contract with Mark Thomas and Co. Inc. for a preliminary…...
Marin history comes alive on utility boxes – Marin Independent Journal
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (11+ words) Kevin Akers honors the Miwok, Mary Burdell and the Grateful Dead....
Novato parcel proposed as site for 45 houses
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (461+ words) The Marin County planning office is reviewing a proposal for a 45-house development in unincorporated Novato. The developer, Davidon Homes, wants to build the residences on a mostly vacant 11-acre property at 805 Atherton Ave. Thirty-seven of the homes would be…...
Opera in the Rose Garden" takes a growing interest in FIFA World Cup
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (214+ words) Opera San Jos'is presenting a free concert on June 20 at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, featuring an Italian tenor and his former student, a soprano who was in the company's recent production of Verdi's "La Traviata." The family-friendly concert…...
San Rafael and sewage agency revise arrangement
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (583+ words) San Rafael will no longer handle certain responsibilities running the San Rafael Sanitation District, which provides sewer services for the city and surrounding unincorporated areas. Instead, the district will enter a "management and operations" agreement with the Central Marin Sanitation…...
Bader's second grand slam of week snaps SF Giants' four-game losing streak
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (819+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " If the Giants had to name a standout performer from Saturday's 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, they wouldn't have any shortage of deserving candidates. The most obvious choice would be center fielder Harrison Bader, who hit his…...
Prep track and field: Branson girls, Tam's Harrington earn gold at NCS
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (771+ words) A day after her team won the girls 4800 meter relay, Branson School junior Farah Allen had plenty left in the tank as she took second in the girls 1600 at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions in Dublin on Saturday…...
Marin supervisors leery of law enforcement data sharing contract
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (1033+ words) Marin supervisors have delayed a decision on whether to approve a $1. 5 million contract for improved data sharing among the county's law enforcement agencies. Supervisor Dennis Rodoni expressed concern about the contractor, Peregrine Technologies, and asked that the item be pulled…...
Three former Marin dairies to split $950 K earmark
18+ hour, 25+ min ago (818+ words) Three of the six dairies that closed in the Point Reyes National Seashore this year will share nearly $950, 000 in federal funds secured by Rep. Jared Huffman. Huffman secured the funds through a federal earmark request two years ago. In his…...