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Lifelong resident Gay Keil worked to preserve local history with Landmarks
Lifelong Tiburon Peninsula resident Gay Keil, whose passion for preserving local and state history included a decade-long stint on the...
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Strawberry artist rediscovers love of drawing with focus on local birds
Professional artist Richard Laeton spent most of his career as a graphic designer, using his computer to create. However, in April, he...
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Marin issues draft revisions of housing plans after losing suit to Strawberry man
Marin is revising its eight-year housing roadmap and general plan after a Strawberry resident successfully sued that their language had...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Report finds ‘unavoidable’ impacts of redeveloping Strawberry seminary site
Greenhouse-gas emissions, vehicle miles traveled and construction noise would carry a “significant unavoidable” degree of impact to the...
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library wins $72,400 grant for projects to meet sustainability goal
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library has been awarded a $72,400 grant to use toward its sustainability initiatives, which include equipping its...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Belvedere’s newest summer intern works on city’s climate plan
Belvedere’s newest summer intern is a local who is spending his stint helping the city develop its Climate Action Plan. Robert Wilson,...
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Belvedere will spend $320,000 on road repairs, maintenance
Belvedere’s roads are in good condition overall, according to a pavement study, and the city plans to spend some $320,000 in the current...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Financial adviser named to interim seat on Tiburon fire district board
A resident with a background in private equity and strategic financial advising has joined the Tiburon Fire Protection District board of...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Googler, lawyer win spots on Belvedere parks board
Belvedere’s parks committee has added two new members, a father of young children who works at Google and a longtime resident with a...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Belvedere explores concept for hillside slides in Centennial Park
Belvedere recreation officials are exploring a concept to build hillside slides at Centennial Park in hopes of bringing more traction,...
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Tiburon attracts visitors near and far to beat the heat wave
After some relief over the weekend, warmer weather is expected to return to the Tiburon Peninsula this week, with a high of 81 degrees...
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Chabad's Tiburon Jewish Festival will expand offerings in second year at Zelinsky Park
Chabad of Tiburon’s second annual Tiburon Jewish Festival will return to Zelinsky Park at 1 p.m. July 21, with cooking demonstrations,...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·For residents, presidential debate raises the stakes of November’s election
President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance rattled viewers at Cinelounge’s Debate Night Bingo on June 27, with many fearing what the...
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Three new members are appointed to Belvedere Planning Commission
The founder of a design and building firm, a lobbyist and an affordable-housing lawyer will bring their varied expertise as the three...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Senior forum reveals need to better communicate resources already available to older residents
The Tiburon Peninsula’s older residents identified reliable transportation, accessible support and activities that provide community...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Officials: Brush fire near Ring Mountain caused by illegal fireworks
(Video by Hector Calderon. Photos by Michael Coffee, Alice Lando and Naomi Friedman.) Two kids reportedly setting off illegal fireworks...
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Belvedere OKs near 8% hike in garbage rates
Belvedere residents will pay from $50 to over $200 more a year more for garbage and recycling services starting in less than two weeks,...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Belvedere council gives final nod to updated $12-million budget
Belvedere has approved a $12-million budget with slight changes from the May draft to include higher-than-expected expenses for coyote...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Man arrested on 10th DUI after striking hydrant near school
A Novato man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after he allegedly crashed into a fire hydrant near...
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Tiburon resident’s family business brings Texas barbecue to peninsula
For Tiburon resident Brette Daniels, barbecue runs in the family. His grandfather and father were both grill masters, he says, using a...
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