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Troubled Cove Road water main to finally be replaced
A troubled stretch of half-century-old cast-iron water main under Cove Road in Belvedere is finally getting an upgrade. The Marin...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Latina attorney picked for diversity task force
Belveron resident Karen C. Carrera, an attorney who has spent her career representing underserved communities, has been named to fill the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Restaurant concept is OK’d for ex-Shark’s Deli site
A new 138-seat restaurant has been approved for the long-vacant Shark’s Deli site at Tiburon Boulevard and Beach Road — though the...
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library’s first, only director announces retirement
Belvedere-Tiburon Library Director Debbie Mazzolini, who was hired in 1996 to oversee the development and construction of the original...
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Tiburon, Belvedere set to get pandemic-relief funds
Tiburon stands to receive about $1.71 million and Belvedere about $396,000 in federal stimulus money as part of the American Rescue Plan,...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·GreenTeam works on new downtown butterfly garden
The Tiburon Peninsula GreenTeam is moving forward with a project aimed at attracting more four-winged visitors to downtown Tiburon: a new...
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In inaugural meeting, new diversity task force seeks to hone mission
Tiburon’s newly seated Diversity Inclusion Task Force met for the first time March 10, but the 10-person group is already down a member....
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon recruits residents to tackle sea rise solutions
More than two-dozen residents discussed how sea-level rise could impact Tiburon over the next couple of decades at a virtual forum...
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Off-commute ferry service vital to Tiburon, say officials, riders
Though signs are pointing to an eventual Golden Gate Ferry takeover of Blue & Gold Fleet’s off-commute runs between Tiburon and San...
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library board backs solar panels for expanded building
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library will sport new solar panels when construction is complete on its current expansion, but officials are still...
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Water district declares drought, warns of rationing
With seasonal rainfall totals at the lowest since the 1976-1977 drought, the Marin Municipal Water District has declared the county is...
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Strawberry's Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford was pioneering astronaut, scientist
Former NASA astronaut Dr. Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford, a longtime Strawberry resident and molecular biologist who in 1991 became the...
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Yema shop owners add Belvedere to $2-million claim in police incident
Tiburon residents Yema Khalif and Hawi Awash have looped Belvedere into their multimillion-dollar claim against Tiburon over an incident...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·California Supreme Court won’t hear appeal over Tiburon Ridge trail-rights claim
Four scenic hiking trails on private property above downtown Tiburon will remain closed to the public after the California Supreme Court...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Businesses look to rebound as virus restrictions ease once again
Outdoor dining returned to the Strawberry Village Shopping Center and the rest of California last week after the state ended the...
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Tiburon's Gertrud Parker founded Museum of Craft & Folk Art
Gertrud Valerie Grossman Parker, an artist and art collector who founded the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco, died Jan. 10...
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Belvedere architect Jim Mitchell served on rec district, community foundation boards
Belvedere resident Jim Mitchell, a retired architect and past recipient of the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year...
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Landowner seeks to reduce condo count planned for downtown mixed-use building
The owners of a 2½-story mixed-use building under construction at the former site of New Morning Cafe in downtown Tiburon said they need...
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Tiburon rejects $2 mil payout demand from shop owners in police incident
The Tiburon Town Council has rejected a $2 million payout sought by the owners of downtown clothing boutique Yema in the wake of a...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon psychiatrist Jerry Jampolsky founded Center for Attitudinal Healing
Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Gershan Jampolsky, a longtime former Tiburon resident and psychiatrist who founded the widely influential Center for...
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