Emily Lavin
What I cover
Emily was The Ark's assistant editor and special sections editor, and she reported on youth and education, including the Reed Union and Tamalpais Union school districts.
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Latest from Emily
Tiburon resident’s children’s book for adults satirizes Trump administration
Tiburon resident Bryan Porcher had long wanted to write a short story, and he decided to center it on the local marine life he was now...
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Tamalpais Union High School District OKs $2.8 million in budget cuts
The Tamalpais Union High School District will make $2.8 million in cuts from its 2019-2020 budget — including laying off three...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Redwood High grad helping to create next generation of environmental leaders
The Green School, a K-12 school located on a swath of undeveloped jungle in Bali’s Sibang Kaja village, near Ubud, opened in 2008 with 92...
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Tiburon team takes home prize at Bay Area hackathon
Three Tiburon boys took home a prize for creativity at Code Day Bay Area, a 24-hour hackathon that challenges students of all skill...
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Reed Union School district to explore early renewal of ‘critical’ parcel tax
The Reed Union School District is taking the first step toward renewing and possibly increasing a parcel tax that brings in about $2.3...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Traffic-fighting school-bus program gets big boost from Marin Transit
The Tiburon Peninsula’s Yellow Bus Challenge is getting a long-awaited financial boost from Marin Transit, courtesy of a half-cent sales...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district board approves contract for campus fencing
The Reed Union School District will spend $250,000 to install or improve fencing on the district’s three campuses, a security measure...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Marin County walks back its proposed changes to Strawberry, other design review boards
The county has abandoned a proposal that appeared to limit the duties of local design review boards after it received pushback on the...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Driving force behind Marin Tremors helps players with softball, life skills
Murray Dunn first got involved with Marin Girls Softball when his two daughters, Addison and Amelie, started playing Tiburon Girls...
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Developer can lease Strawberry ex-seminary site to school, Marin County says
North Coast Land Holdings can continue leasing the former seminary site in Strawberry to an evangelical Christian school and renting out...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon teen falls just short in Orange Bowl tennis tournament
Tiburon teen India Houghton made it to the finals of the girls 16s singles division of the Orange Bowl International Tennis...
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Tiburon food pantry aims to give locals in need access to fresh groceries
Every Tuesday, Helena Karas picks up fruit, vegetables and other groceries from the SF-Marin Food Bank pantry that operates out of The...
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Whooping cough cases spread to Reed Elementary, Del Mar Middle School
One week after a confirmed case of whooping cough was reported at Bel Aire Elementary School, Reed Union School District officials say...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Former teacher, Reed Union district parent named to school board
A former teacher with three children enrolled in the Reed Union School District beat out five other candidates to win an interim seat on...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district alerts parents to confirmed case of whooping cough at Bel Aire
Reed Union School District officials are asking Bel Aire Elementary School parents to check their children’s immunizations and watch for...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Camp challenges Bel Aire Elementary School students to build community, embrace diversity
In a five-day, four-night camp it calls the Outdoor Project, the Oakland-based nonprofit Mosaic Project brings kids from varied...
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Belvedere parent, community volunteer steps onto Reed Union School District board
Afsaneh Zolfaghari first set her sights on joining the Reed Union School District board of trustees a few years ago, when her daughter,...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Soaring costs threaten to stall Strawberry community center
Estimated construction costs for the Strawberry Recreation District’s planned new community center have soared to nearly triple the...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Six candidates set to interview for open seat on Reed district schools board
Six candidates are in the running for one interim appointment to the Reed Union School District board of trustees. The board is set to...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Roenisch and Oppenheim lead for Tam high schools board
High-school teacher Cynthia Roenisch and economic and housing analyst Dan Oppenheim are currently the top vote-getters in the four-way...
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