Deirdre McCrohan
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Tiburon grants $51K each in pandemic funds to chamber, tourism agency
Tiburon is doling out more than $51,000 each to the local chamber of commerce and to tourism agency Destination Tiburon to help the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon OKs ambitious update to climate plan
Tiburon will aim to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 — a more aggressive milestone than the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon landlord wants to create new building where Main Street becomes Ark Row
A downtown commercial landlord wants to build a new one-story shop on lower Ark Row to create a “gateway” that draws patrons from Main...
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Measure M: Parcel tax would preserve 110 acres on ridge
Voters in Belvedere and in Tiburon south of Trestle Glen Boulevard will be asked to approve a $335 annual parcel tax toward $23 million...
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Expanded Belvedere-Tiburon Library readies for debut
After nearly three years of construction, the expanded Belvedere-Tiburon Library will celebrate its grand reopening Sept. 17, giving...
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Measure B: Parcel tax would nearly double to support free-library system
Voters who live in Strawberry and unincorporated areas of Tiburon will be asked to approve a $98 annual county library tax on the Nov. 8...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon sending tweaked housing draft to state
Tiburon’s revised plan to meet state housing-needs mandates still relies heavily on sites downtown — but the town has slashed nearly 100...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Nov. 8 ballot measures get their letters and initial arguments
Arguments and rebuttals for measures on the Nov. 8 ballot are now available for review as county officials prepare election guides....
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon council wants study before decision on pickleball
The Tiburon Town Council has rejected a three-month trial for pickleball at Teather Park, opting instead to undertake a comprehensive...
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Candidates are locked in for election in November
Competitive races for both the Belvedere City and Tiburon Town councils are set for the upcoming election, as challengers will seek to...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Margaret Jones served on Reed school district, Belvedere-Tiburon Library boards
Margaret White Jones, a longtime Belvedere resident whose decades of community leadership included stints on the Reed Union School...
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Tiburon takes step back on housing plan
After hearing from nearly five-dozen residents concerned about Tiburon’s plan to meet state housing mandates by allowing high-density...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon pastor William Rankin co-founded nonprofit to bring HIV/AIDS care to Africa
The Rev. William “Bill” Wright Rankin, a longtime rector at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church who helped implement health-care programs in...
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Parcel tax to fund purchase of Martha property set for ballot
Marin County will ask southern peninsula voters in November to approve an annual $335 parcel tax to help pay for and preserve the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Newcomers look to oust incumbents on Tiburon, Belvedere councils
The Tiburon town and Belvedere city councils could be headed for competitive races in the Nov. 8 election. Tiburon Mayor Jon Welner last...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Artisan cheesemaker searches for new home for buffalo herd
Five days a week, Audrey Hitchcock drives from her Tiburon home to Tomales to manage the 25-acre water-buffalo dairy ranch that she and...
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Composer, pianist Ronald McFarland loved sharing his passion for music
Ronald George McFarland, a well-known composer, concert pianist and piano teacher whose Tiburon home became a gathering place for artists...
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Belvedere Nursery School dads launch free financial-planning tool
It was the middle of the pandemic, and Seth Burstein’s technology-based conference-planning startup was dormant. He was in need of a...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon residents can give feedback on housing plan at Aug. 3 meeting
Members of the public will have a chance to weigh in on Tiburon’s draft housing plan — which requires the town to identify potential...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Two Tiburon council incumbents signal intent to retain seats; no challengers yet in Belvedere
Tiburon Town Councilmembers Alice Fredericks and Jack Ryan have taken out nomination papers for the Nov. 8 election, signaling their...
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