Pothole progress on Marin roads: Study cites improvements
Jennifer Upshaw @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Marin’s cities are doing a better job smoothing roadways and filling potholes, according to a Bay Area road report.
Cutbacks possibly to blame for death of woman on Rodeo Beach; Nearby ambulance trimmed last year
Jim Staats @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Federal firefighters say cost-saving measures taken by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area may be to blame for the death of a 71-year-old woman found ailing on Rodeo Beach Sunday morning.
Marin health-care executive could get $856,560 annual pay
Richard Halstead @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Lee Domanico, the Marin Healthcare District’s executive director, could receive total compensation of $856,560 a year each of the next two years if he is awarded the maximum bonuses possible in a proposed two-year contract.
Group shows up at Marin Community Foundation, says organization needs $25,000 to stay in operation
Richard Halstead @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
About 20 young adults made a surprise visit Monday to the Novato office of the Marin Community Foundation to plead for emergency funding for Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity, a Mill Valley-based nonprofit that aids homeless young adults.
School registration days scheduled
Staff Report @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
San Rafael City Schools courtesy registration days for kindergarten enrollment will occur throughout the months of January and February for the 2009-10 school year.
Terra Linda High forum focuses on global topics
Staff Report @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Terra Linda High School’s START club will conduct a free educational conference on global issues from 6 to 9 p.
Celebration planned to honor Wallace Stegner
Staff Report @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Inverness dramatist Gene Ptak and a cast of local actors will celebrate the coming centennial of the birth of author Wallace Stegner with a staged reading of a play, “Fair Use,” at 7 p.
Financial crisis halts trail feasibility study
Staff Report @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
The state’s financial crisis has halted work on Novato’s San Francisco Bay Trail feasibility study, which is funded by state bonds.
Labor relations attorney to speak at luncheon
Staff Report @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Labor relations attorney Michael Lotito will be the guest speaker when the Novato Republican Women Federated has its monthly luncheon meeting Jan.
Four teens arrested; items stolen from cars
Staff Report @ January 6, 2009 # Comments Off
Four Novato teenagers were arrested early Saturday morning near the Mill Valley Golf Course on suspicion of stealing items out of nearby cars and other charges.