Deirdre McCrohan
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Former councilmember, county supervisor Al Aramburu had passion for conservation
Alberto “Al” Aramburu, a former member of the Tiburon Town Council and Marin Board of Supervisors whose passion for conservation projects...
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Tiburon centenarian survived Holocaust, COVID-19
Sarlotte Dukes Garay was 23 when Nazis forced her, her mother and her sisters from their home in Hungarian-occupied Czechoslovakia and...
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Tiburon Cleaners is evicted after failing to pay rent
Tiburon Cleaners, a full-service laundry and dry-cleaning business that has been a fixture in downtown Tiburon for more than 40 years,...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon Slow Streets will return in summer on a six-week tryout
With near-universal support of residents, Tiburon’s weekends-only Slow Streets program is set to return this summer — though on a...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon will fly rainbow flag for Pride Month
For the first time, Tiburon will fly the rainbow flag at town buildings throughout June for Pride Month. The move, sought “to inspire...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Luna Blu owners to take over restaurant operations at hotel’s Tiburon Tavern
Renzo and Crystal Azzarello, who own Luna Blu restaurant at 35 Main St., have signed an agreement to take over as operator of The Lodge...
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McKegney dog ban should be permanent, but booze ban lifted, officials say
Dogs may be banned from McKegney Green — and an alcohol ban lifted — under proposed changes to the field’s use policy. Tiburon’s Parks,...
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Tiburon councilmember, former mayor resigns amid family move
With some 3½ years left on his term, former Tiburon Mayor David Kulik has resigned from the Town Council to move to Southern California...
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Golden Gate district in ‘active’ talks to take over ferry service
Tiburon Peninsula residents, business owners and employees now have reason to be optimistic about the future of midday and weekend ferry...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Strawberrry's Gensler made global impact with architecture, design firm
Millard Arthur “Art” Gensler Jr., a longtime Strawberry resident who founded and headed a global architecture and interior design firm,...
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Tiburon to host Juneteenth festival next month
Tiburon plans to host a Juneteenth festival this year at the urging of the town’s Diversity Inclusion Task Force. Juneteenth is a...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Residents ponder ways to invigorate, even redesign, downtown Tiburon
Residents brainstormed ways to make downtown Tiburon more lively and pedestrian-friendly at a virtual forum aimed at helping shape the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·More water restrictions as Marin's drought worsens
Faced with extreme drought conditions throughout the county, the Marin Municipal Water District is imposing more mandatory water-use...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Officers nix release of review into incident at Black merchants’ shop
The results of an outside investigation into an August incident of alleged racial profiling by three Tiburon Peninsula police officers...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Mandatory water-userestrictions take effect
Washing vehicles at home, power-washing homes and businesses and flushing out gutters are all off-limits under new mandatory water-use...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Traffic-busting bus program to return next school year
School buses will be back in operation at reduced capacity this fall to begin the Reed Union district’s 2021-2022 term — assuming there’s...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·As Tiburon’s top cop starts job, task force lays out variety of concerns
What was meant to be a 10-minute introduction of new Tiburon Police Chief Ryan Monaghan to the town’s Diversity Inclusion Task Force...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·30-year R&S owner retires, turns over shop to longtime mechanic
In 1978, John Everett landed a job at R&S Service Station on downtown Tiburon Boulevard. At the time, Tiburon’s Town Hall and library...
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Eased rules and vaccine rollout leave businesses more optimistic
As Marin County eases coronavirus restrictions and California aims to fully reopen in June, Tiburon Peninsula business owners said...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Water district will consider mandatory conservation
The Marin Municipal Water District is proposing mandatory water-conservation measures in response to last winter’s record-low rainfall....
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