NEWS
Marin’s Flock data breached
For years, Tara Evans made the daily journey from Stinson Beach to bring her children to and from school over the hill, without knowing that automated license-plate readers installed by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office were collecting data on her and others’ routine movements. Worse, the office was sharing the data with other state and…
Families decry crash review
Eleven months after a Fairfax teenager was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in connection with a deadly Woodacre crash, families of some of the victims are calling for a more complete investigation by the state agency tasked with examining road collisions. “I want to know what happened to my daughter,” Linda Kepley, the mother of…
Marshall waterfront on the market
A 17-acre property that hosts three landmark establishments on the eastern shore of Tomales Bay has been put on the market for $13 million. Its sale will mark the end of a century of ownership by a Croation émigré family—and a turning point for the town of Marshall. The site is home to the post…
Hoffman backers appeal to supes
A procession of people beseeched the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to save David Lee Hoffman’s fabled Last Resort from the wrecking ball and let the unconventional octogenarian return to the Lagunitas property he has owned for over half a century. The fate of the sprawling Tibetan-inspired compound, which is listed in the National Register…
Illustrator remembered
A month-long exhibition honoring the life and work of science illustrator Marie Siegenthaler opens in Point Reyes Station this weekend. The exhibit, put on by the foundation Tentacles & Wings, will display about 15 works inside the gallery space at the West Marin Culture Shop, with a reception Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Connie…
FEATURES & OPINIONS
“Stones from the River” by Ursula Hegi
A couple of weeks ago I read that the author Ursula Hegi had died. I remembered reading her “Stones from the River” back in the 1990s—it was one of Oprah’s Book Club picks in 1997, which resulted in a position on the New York Times best seller list and a print run of two million…
Nature Notebook, October 1, 2026
The sky will hopefully treat us to the sight of the Draconid meteor shower from Oct. 6 to 10, peaking on Friday, Oct. 9. Fog permitting, it may be easy to view for two reasons. It radiates from the constellation Draco, which is next to the Little Dipper, a constellation that is easy to identify.…
