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Marin Public Housing Actually Exists, But Residents Sue Over Squalor and Disrepair

Yes, Marin County actually does have some public housing, but residents have filed suit because the county won’t do anything about the rats, exposed electrical wires, and general disrepair.

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Buckeye Roadhouse Becomes First Local Restaurant to Close After Reopening Due To Two COVID Infections Among Staff

We never had a wave of bar or restaurant outbreaks because most of these businesses have been closed in the Bay Area. Now, though, as many are reopening, we're likely to get that wave of stories like this.

Significant Explosion Turns Stinson Beach Into 'Warzone,' Temporarily Closes Highway 1

An unexplained explosion Tuesday morning blew the front off of a building on the main drag in Stinson Beach, shook the town like an earthquake, and caused a fire that spread to neighboring businesses.

Marin County Health Officer Describes His Own Three-Week Bout With COVID-19

The top public health official in Marin County, Dr. Matt Willis, announced two weeks ago that he was self-quarantining at home with a case of the novel coronavirus, and now he's emerged out the other side to describe the first-hand experience.

[Update] Thousands Crowd Marin Parks and Beaches; All County Parks Now Closed to Car Traffic

A substantial number of Bay Area locals sought out Marin County green spaces Saturday for a much-needed break from sheltering in place. However, those hiking trails and other footpaths were soon packed tight with people, raising concerns over proper social distancing.

Palo Alto Couple That Went Missing Valentine's Day Was Found, Alive

The successful rescue of Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin was looking grimmer by the day after the two vanished on a Valentine's Day hike together in the Inverness area. But after a week-long search for the couple, both were found alive yesterday.

Palo Alto Academics Vanish Leaving No Clues at Inverness Vacation Rental

The case of a Bay Area couple in their 70s who disappeared over the weekend from a rental home in Inverness continues to baffle both their family and Marin County authorities.

Italian Police Charged for Blindfolding Marin County Teen and Leaking the Photos

Two Italian officers were charged for unlawfully blindfolding and releasing pictures of the 18-year-old suspect, and another officer’s false statements could upend the prosecution.

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen Are In the Whitest of Feuds With Their Marin Neighbors

Oscar winners Joel Coen and Frances McDormand have filed suit against their Bolinas neighbors over a disputed property line and the neighbors' apparent refusal to sign an agreement forged about a historic greenbelt that passes between their two properties.

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Marin-Based Cupcake Artist To Appear On Food Network's 'Cupcake Championship' Monday Night

The star baker behind San Anselmo-based Baked Blooms, Sarah Thongnopneua, is appearing tonight on the premiere episode of Food Network's Cupcake Championship.

Wednesday Morning Links: Highway 37 Reopens After Flooding

– Highway 37 in Novato reopened to commuter traffic in both directions this morning following a week of flooding in the roadway. Caltrans has been working to stem the tide, literally, after storm waters

Daredevil Teens Who Scaled Golden Gate Bridge To Make A Video Avoid Jail Time, Take Plea

That pair of teens who are basically every parent's nightmare, the ones who while visiting San Francisco earlier this year managed to get onto one of the main cables of the

Suspect Arrested After Pickup Truck Strikes Four Marin County Cyclists

Four cyclists were struck by a vehicle while riding in unincorporated Marin County Saturday, and Marin CHP now say they have arrested a suspect who they believe is responsible. The incident happened on

Tiburon Man Arrested For Allegedly Fatally Shooting Deer And Fawn

A Tiburon man stands accused of animal cruelty in the deaths of a deer and her fawn whom he allegedly shot with a pellet gun for eating his expensive landscaping. Homeowner Mark Dickinson,

SF Art Dealer Selling Non-Existent Tiburon Home For $35 Million

Art dealer and real estate developer Serge Sorokko, or as he should be known, model, writer and Russian goddess Tatiana Sorokko's husband, hopes to sell a prospective house in Tiburon for

Both 'Transformers' And '13 Reasons Why' Are Filming In The Same Marin 'Hood

San Rafael's Peacock Gap neighborhood might want to change its name to Tinseltown. The Marin Independent Journal (breathlessly) reports that crews from both Transformers Universe: Bumblebee and Netflix's 13

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Video: Trail Cameras Capture Marin Wildlife In Thousands Of Candid Shots

The Wildlife Picture Index Project, a three-year-old effort that has placed semi-hidden cameras near trails all over Marin and Sonoma Counties, is actually a worldwide effort that uses modern technology

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Owner Of Tomales Bay Oyster Company Goes Missing While Oyster Fishing

Picture of missing boater Charles Friend, 70 yrs old of Oakland, well known and loved by many in West Marin, Tomales. pic.twitter.com/XBNvd7MkQU — Marin County Sheriff (@MarinSheriff) July 19, 2017 70-

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Acclaimed Former Ritz And Michael Mina Chef Ron Siegel Gets His Own Spot In Marin

Chef Ron Siegel, who in his time as executive chef at the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton earned four stars from the Chronicle and many other accolades, and who later would take

Drifters Who Pleaded Guilty To SF, Marin Murders Sentenced

The three young people who have admitted to participating in the October 2015 killings of a Canadian backpacker and a Marin man appeared in court in Marin County Tuesday to receive their sentences

Dog Believed Drowned In Fatal Capsizing Turns Up Alive

Here's a heartwarming follow-up from Monday's very sad fatal boat capsizing incident on #TomalesBay. https://t.co/CymIyckd9B #DogRescue pic.twitter.com/iuOvsorqqn — Marin County Fire (@marincountyfire) April

Watch This Rage-Filled Marin Driver Threaten To Shoot A Cyclist

A driver in a tony Marin County town ended up facing reckless driving charges, after threatening the life of a cyclist and allegedly attempting to run him off the road. CBS 5 reports

Murderous Drifters Plead Guilty To Golden Gate Park, Marin Killings

Two in a group of three drifters, Morrison Lampley and Lila Alligood, pleaded guilty today to two first-degree murders over the course of a meth-fueled weekend in 2015. Sources including the

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Check Out This Gorgeous, Unbuilt Tech Firm That Frank Lloyd Wright Designed For Silicon Valley

The Bay Area work of the great architect Frank Lloyd Wright, both the ten or so projects that were built and twenty or so more that only made it to the design or

Marin County Meningitis Death Puts Larkspur SoulCycle Riders On Alert

Around 200 people who have recently taken a class at the SoulCycle in Larkspur have been contacted by the Marin County Department of Public Health after a man who worked out at the