Housing development clears hurdle
The county is seeking public comment after completing a draft environmental assessment of the plan to develop 54 units of affordable housing at the former Coast Guard property in…
Gas station owner defends remodel plan
Redwood Oil has appealed a Marin County Planning Commission decision that would restrict its controversial Point Reyes Station gas station renovation plan. The regional company argues that the proposal…
Point Reyes Sanctuary offers retreats for social activists
Nia Weeks and her daughter Cameron sat in the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport last month, awaiting their flight to San Francisco, where they were set to spend…
Tribal leader speaks about elk, dairies
Officials at the Point Reyes National Seashore remain tight-lipped about the confidential mediation talks that will determine future of the ranches and dairies in the park. For members of…
Man charged in case of missing Bolinas youth
A San Francisco man was charged on Wednesday in the disappearance of 16-year-old Bolinas resident Mint Butterfield, the child of two tech founders. Mint was reported missing on April…
Adaptation: An incomplete and underfunded climate defense
Adaptation and mitigation are two essential parts of climate defense. Mitigation requires the United States to reduce, or at least stabilize, the current and expected damage from annual climate…
Nature Notebook, May 2, 2024
The Eta Aquarids, which run from April 15 to May 27, will peak with 10 to 20 meteors an hour on the night of May 5. Fog permitting, they…
Bo-Linda residents get state funding
An ambitious plan to move roughly 60 former tenants of condemned Bolinas ranch housing into permanent, affordable homes received a major boost last week, when Marin County won $18…
Local radio celebrates 25 years on air
In the beginning, before KWMR took its position at 90.5 on your FM dial, there was a small group of lefty idealists with a farfetched idea. They would start…
New fire station planned for Muir Beach volunteers
The Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department is moving one mile west from its historic headquarters in a century-old barn to a new prefabricated station two and a half times…
