Deirdre McCrohan
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Tests turn up first clean sample at bacteria-plagued Tiburon shorelines
Pollution tests of Tiburon’s shoreline water turned up clean last week for the first time since a May pipe break sent hundreds of gallons...
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Tiburon OKs valet operations for Mina, Caprice restaurants
The Tiburon Town Council will allow two highly anticipated downtown restaurants to operate valet-parking operations on town land — though...
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State steps in as bacteria levels linger at Tiburon beaches
State Water Quality Control Board officials say they will use the office’s regulatory powers to “compel” the Sewerage Agency of Southern...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon parks panel backs traffic measures near Del Mar school
Several streets around Del Mar Middle School could see high-visibility crosswalks, curb extensions with pedestrian ramps and increased...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Unsafe bay bacteria levels close third beach in Tiburon
Public-health officials appear to be no closer to identifying the source of bacteria that continues to render Blackie’s Pasture and...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Richardson Bay agency moves to limit new boats on anchorage
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency is attempting to actively limit the number of derelict boats brought into the troubled anchorage...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Albert “Tim” Harris
Albert “Tim” Harris, a former Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department chief and a longtime member of the Tiburon Fire Protection District...
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Mina, Caprice restaurants seek Paradise Drive valet operations in Tiburon
Two highly anticipated downtown restaurants will head to the Tiburon Town Council to make their cases for valet-parking operations on...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon’s Elly Hakami inducted into NorCal Tennis Hall of Fame
In her teens and early 20s, Tiburon's Elly Hakami played in all four of the Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian, French and U.S. opens...
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Tiburon council approves $600k contribution to library expansion
Tiburon will contribute $600,000 to the Belvedere-Tiburon Library expansion project — just over half of the $1.12 million library...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Martha Co. enters talks about preserving Tiburon Ridge land
The Martha Co. has agreed to a formal appraisal of its undeveloped 110-acre property on the southern Tiburon Ridge, clearing one of the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon council votes to ban drones over schools, town events
Drones will be banned from flying within 400 feet of Tiburon’s three public schools and town-permitted public events under new...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Health officials question source of bacteria off Blackie's Pasture beach
Greenwood Cove and Blackie’s beaches remain off-limits more than a month after a nearby pipe break dumped a reported 670 gallons of raw...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon again delays library contribution as it reviews draft $12.6-million budget
Tiburon will spend money in fiscal 2019-2020 to raise police salaries, repair the town’s storm-drain system and continue the Yellow Bus...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon council approves hike to garbage rates
Garbage and recycling rates are going up July 1. At its June 5 meeting, the Tiburon Town Council voted 4-0 to approve Mill Valley Refuse...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Waters off Blackie’s beach in Tiburon remain closed two weeks after sewage spill
It’s still not safe to wade into the waters at the beach at Blackie’s Pasture and Greenwood Beach Cove some two weeks after a nearby...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Break in Tiburon spews at least 670 gallons of sewage into Richardson Bay
A May 17 sewer-main break just west of Blackie’s Pasture spewed thousands of gallons of raw sewage onto the street and down into the...
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Tiburon OKs dual-stream recycling, to consider increase in garbage rates
Tiburon officials have authorized a switch to dual-stream recycling — requiring customers sort out clean paper products from other types...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon signals it will help pay for library expansion
The Tiburon Town Council appears poised to contribute cash to the Belvedere-Tiburon Library expansion project but won’t make the decision...
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Tiburon to move forward with drone ban over schools
At the urging of the Reed Union School District, Tiburon is planning to ban drones from flying over the town’s three public schools. The...
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