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Join Us for YES on Measure P Family Fun Day, Saturday, October 3rd, 11am, Civic Center Lagoon
Hello Measure P Supporters: Please join us for Free, Family Fun Day to Support Measure P! YES on Measure P- Free Family Fun Day Campaign Kickoff , Saturday, October 3rd, 11am at the Civic Center Lagoon. We’ll have lunch, face painting, games, yard signs, marketing materials and more. This is an opportunity to say thank you…
Read MoreDepot Cafe and Bookstore Hosts Sept 30th
As they stop into eat, observant visitors and Mill Valley newcomers might notice that this small building has the character of an old train station. History buffs in particular might strongly suspect that it was indeed a train station at one time. And they would be correct. The birth of Mill Valley happened in large…
Read MoreMCE Moves Toward Reducing 34-Member Board
At IJ editorial board candidate interviews and when chatting with candidates, it’s apparent to me that voters in Larkspur, Ross, Sausalito and Corte Madera are focused on one prominent issue each. The other five cities have multiple disputed topics. MCE directors listen to a presentation during a board retreat in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Oct.…
Read MoreDick Spotswood: Singular Issues Dominate Council Races for Some Marin Voters
The shuttered former Lucky’s grocery store in Larkspur, Calif. on Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) In 10 days, ballots for the Nov. 3 election go in the mail. In all 11 of Marin’s cities and towns the terms of many council members are expiring. In Belvedere and Mill Valley incumbents are unopposed…
Read MoreHelp Decide Where Housing and Community Funds Should Go in Marin
County of Marin recruiting volunteers for three key committees Marin County, CA – Marin County seeks residents and workers to volunteer on three committees advising how local, state and federal funds are allocated countywide, specifically in the coast areas. The County of Marin Community Development Agency (CDA) is recruiting community members to serve on the…
Read MoreNewsom Declares State of Emergency as California Girds for El Niño Winter
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency for California on Monday, warning of damaging storms that could be generated this winter from a historically strong El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean. The move is the latest sign that emergency officials are growing increasingly concerned about flooding, landslides, coastal damage and power outages as winter…
Read MoreElection 2026: Assembly District 12 Contenders Reach Final Stretch
The two candidates competing to represent Marin and a section of Sonoma County in the state Assembly come from very different origins. “I am a first-generation immigrant,” said Jackie Elward, a member of the Rohnert Park City Council. “Coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, I bring a lived experience.” Her competitor, Marin County Supervisor…
Read MoreMarin Candidate Files $158K Claim Over Flub at Elections Office
A Tamalpais Union High School District trustee has filed a $158,000 claim against the county, saying the elections office improperly allowed his home address to be circulated. Kevin Saavedra, who is running for a third term in the Nov. 3 election, says the address and other contact information were distributed as part of a 48-page…
Read MoreMill Valley Briefing: ‘Wildfire Prep Is Working. Is It Enough?
On Wednesday night, roughly 50 residents filled Sweetwater Music Hall for Mill Valley Briefing’s second live community conversation, this one on wildfire preparedness. Who was there: Moderating was Peter Fimrite, a Tam Valley resident and former science and environment reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, and a former U.S. Forest Service firefighter. He was joined…
Read MoreElection 2026: Assembly District 12 Contenders Reach Final Stretch
The two candidates competing to represent Marin and a section of Sonoma County in the state Assembly come from very different origins. “I am a first-generation immigrant,” said Jackie Elward, a member of the Rohnert Park City Council. “Coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, I bring a lived experience.” Her competitor, Marin County Supervisor…
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