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Belvedere urges caution as five new coyote pups seen on island
Belvedere’s resident coyotes are a mated pair after all, having five pups earlier this spring and prompting the city to once again remind...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·School district to probe sexual-abuse allegations at Strawberry Point Elementary
The Mill Valley School District plans to launch its own investigation into sexual-abuse allegations against a Strawberry Point Elementary...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Strawberry Point parents demand safer school routes
Parents and residents near Strawberry Point Elementary School are demanding Marin officials solidify plans to address pedestrian safety...
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Missing Tiburon girl found safe in Sacramento
May 25, 1:30 p.m.: This story has been updated. By NAOMI FRIEDLAND and KEVIN HESSEL A Tiburon 12-year-old who had been missing for...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Seawall, fire services get priority in Belvedere’s draft budget
Belvedere’s draft budget prioritizes funding for an upcoming three-year seawall repair project while allocating more money toward...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Former Belvedere Councilmember Steve Block was active community volunteer
Steve Block, a former Belvedere councilmember and the city’s most recent Citizen of the Year Emeritus, died May 11 after a battle with...
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Ebony Alert issued for Tiburon girl, 12, reported missing
UPDATED: Emerals has been found safe. Read the updated May 24 article here. A 12-year-old Tiburon girl has been reported missing, last...
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Midnight fire destroys garage on Belvedere's Beach Road
A midnight fire ripped through a detached garage on Belvedere's Beach Road early May 21, with neighbors reporting at least two explosions...
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Resident with a career in product marketing joins Tiburon fire board
A Tiburon resident with a background in technology and product marketing has joined the Tiburon Fire Protection District board of...
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Strawberry Point teacher is found dead after child molest charges
A Strawberry Point Elementary School music teacher charged May 1 with molesting two children was later found dead after reportedly going...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Tiburon fire creates assistant chief role with longtime crewmember
The Tiburon Fire Protection District has promoted veteran firefighter Tommy Hellyer to serve as assistant chief, a new role aimed at...
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Tiburon cops get new vehicles with rumbler sirens, message boards — and in traditional black and white
The Tiburon Police Department is getting ready to roll out two all-new vehicles with high-tech additions — including LED message boards...
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Tiburon cops will launch bike-patrol program to enforce new safety rules
With ongoing e-bike safety complaints that prompted Tiburon’s stricter new rules in April, the biggest lingering question has been about...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Strawberry man wins suit over diluted community land-use plans
A Marin court has sided with a Strawberry resident that the county’s new eight-year housing roadmap illegally weakened the 24 community...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Library and rec agency partner to host resource fair for seniors
Tiburon Peninsula seniors can try Pilates and Zumba, get emergency-preparedness tips and learn more about volunteer opportunities and...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Residents, town team up for return of Tiburon Boulevard flower baskets
More than two dozen hanging baskets sporting a variety of colorful flowers are once again adorning the Tiburon Boulevard entrance to...
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Belvedere adds $125,000 to effort to buy Martha property for open space
Belvedere has officially added $125,000 toward the effort to save 110 acres of southern Tiburon ridge property as open space. The City...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Belvedere ditches construction fines for steep up-front fees
Belvedere is changing the way it penalizes homeowners for dragging out construction projects, ditching retroactive fines after a project...
By NAOMI FRIEDLAND ·Osher Marin debuts Strawberry campus
The Osher Marin Jewish Community Center has expanded to Southern Marin with a new Strawberry facility to host early childhood programming...
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Belvedere residents can get disaster tips and learn about volunteering at June barbecue
Belvedere residents can learn how to prepare for emergencies and find ways to volunteer with local organizations at a family-friendly...
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