Hannah Weikel
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Nature guide educates students on hikes at Ring Mountain
Walking around Tiburon’s Ring Mountain Preserve, it’s easy to dismiss the giant domed nests made by dusky-footed woodrats as just a pile...
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Belvedere woman helps share stories from inside San Quentin
As a teacher inside San Quentin State Prison helping inmates obtain their high school equivalency credentials, Belvedere resident Diane...
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Strawberry Point’s makerspace inspires hands-on learning
For Strawberry Point Elementary School fourth-grader Kai Horngrad, failure isn’t such a bad thing when working on an engineering project...
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Southern Marin fire aims to hire more diverse workforce
In an effort to address a systemic lack of diversity within the fire service, the Southern Marin Fire Protection District and other local...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Tiburon names 27-year San Mateo cop as town’s new chief of police
The town of Tiburon has hired a 27-year veteran of the San Mateo Police Department as its new chief of police after a four-month...
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Belvedere and homeowner in standoff over illegal olive trees
The city of Belvedere appears to be in a standoff with a Golden Gate Avenue homeowner who planted two view-blocking olive trees on city...
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2 new benches slated for Tom Price Park with foundation grant
A pair of new benches will be installed on the northern end of Belvedere’s Tom Price Park with a $5,000 grant from the Belvedere...
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Belvedere again considers request to help fund expansion of library
The Belvedere City Council is once again being asked to contribute to the ongoing library expansion project — this time to the tune of...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Park rubber protest leads to call for restraining order, ban of lone adults
A heated debate over Belvedere’s decision to install rubber matting at Community Park playground bubbled over last week when two members...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Report: Widening roads is linchpin to safe evacuations
After watching mass evacuations while five of the six largest wildfires in California’s history burned across more than a million acres...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Accusations fly as Belvedere parks officials again approve rubber matting
Belvedere parks officials are moving forward with a controversial plan to resurface the playground at Community Park with poured-in-place...
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Tiburon native, fire Capt. Rod Stewart, set to retire after 35 years of service
From his understated leadership to his expertise on Fireboat Tiburon to the calls he makes to check in on his staff on their days off,...
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Tiburon Peninsula hit by ‘cat’ burglars
Tiburon resident Alan Brune was perplexed when he found bolts sprinkled like breadcrumbs around his Toyota Prius earlier this month. His...
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Belvedere sets sights on $30 million in seawall grants
The city of Belvedere is vying for $30 million in state and federal grants to fund its planned multimillion-dollar project to strengthen...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·First lane in Belvedere's renovation initiative over budget but nearly complete
The inaugural project of Belvedere’s now-suspended five-year initiative to revamp its walking lanes is nearly complete, though the city...
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Tiburon police now tracking race, other data during stops
The Tiburon Police Department has become an early adopter of a new accountability tool that tracks race and other demographic data of...
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Belvedere panel recommends cinching 72-hour parking rules
A Belvedere police proposal that would tighten Belvedere’s 72-hour parking rule by requiring cars to move at least 300 feet every three...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Authorities investigate ‘swatting’ attempt in Tiburon
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a so-called “swatting” incident that targeted a Tiburon family earlier this month...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Belvedere board recommends closing home-construction loopholes
Belvedere officials have outlined a list of long-term projects and policy changes they hope to prioritize over the next 12-18 months,...
By HANNAH WEIKEL ·Inherited-property changes may have big impact in wealthy areas
Some Belvedere residents seeking to remodel their homes could soon face a host of new requirements — including third-party appraisals,...
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