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The Marin Board of Education Area 5 candidates at a glance

Traffic officials add sixth bus to relieve crowded school routes

A sixth school bus started running Reed Union School District routes Sept. 8, after crowding left 24 students on a waiting list and 10 of 16 routes over capacity.

Four candidates vying for seats on Reed school board as bond measure looms

Four candidates seek three seats on the Reed Union School District board Nov. 3: incumbents Mike Ghaffary and Shelby Pasarell Tsai, challengers Krupa Antani and Lina Godfrey.

The Reed Union School District candidates at a glance

Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Reed Union School District board of trustees in the Nov. 3 election.

Sanitary District No. 5 rejects grand jury push to consolidate

Sanitary District No. 5 of Marin County told the Marin civil grand jury Aug. 20 that its Belvedere and southern Tiburon sewer plant has no capacity to take on more customers.

Peninsula residents lead the way in Run Tiburon 10K & 5K

Brad Geddes, 40, of Tiburon won the Run Tiburon 10K outright Aug. 30, covering the course in 39:46 to finish first among 319 entrants.

Michael Jackson tribute Foreverland Sunday in Belvedere

Michael Jackson tribute band Foreverland closes this year’s Belvedere Concerts in the Park series at 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at the gazebo in Community Park.

Author draws on Tiburon Peninsula roots for her first children’s book

Christina Altick grew up in Belvedere and Tiburon. Her first children's book, "Whimsy, the Little Dachshund," draws on the safety and warmth she remembers from the peninsula.

Caltrans to begin Tiburon Boulevard work by September

Caltrans expects to start its 4.6-mile Tiburon Boulevard maintenance project by the end of August or in September, with repaving targeted for next spring.

Belvedere drops Mallard Pointe project manager

Belvedere has cut ties with the consulting firm it hired in April to oversee the Mallard Pointe redevelopment, weeks before demolition could begin on the 22-unit complex.

Tiburon Fire rejects grand jury timeline for consolidation talks

The Tiburon Fire Protection District board votedto partially disagree with all seven Marin County civil grand jury findings and to decline five of its nine recommendations.

Tiburon Peninsula election field set for Nov. 3

Tiburon Planning Commissioner Kathleen Defever filed on the last afternoon of the extended nomination period, setting a five-way race for three Town Council seats Nov. 3.

Belvedere finds shoreline building it never approved

Belvedere planning officials walking the shoreline at low tide in March found a two-story building on Beach Road the city says it never approved.

Filing deadline extends as Tiburon councilmember won’t seek third term; Belvedere draws late challenge

Nine of the 12 races on Tiburon Peninsula ballots are now set. Seven candidates are running for three Tam Union school board seats, the most crowded contest.

Third owner wins Belvedere's approval for hillside home project

It's the same design the commission approved nine years ago. The architect called it "the exact design that was approved in June of 2017," apart from an outdoor inclined lift.

Belvedere says MCE board needs broad overhaul, not just expertise

Mayor Sally Wilkinson, Belvedere's MCE representative, wants the 34-member board replaced. "The real question is whether the current board is willing to sack itself."

Belvedere’s ‘Toy Story 5’ director reflects on career and what’s ahead

Belvedere's Andrew Stanton directed "Toy Story 5," which has grossed more than $900 million. He wrote or shaped the story for every earlier film in the series.

Belvedere backs expansion of shared dock on Strip

The Beach Road applicants dropped plans for wood platforms on the city-owned Strip after residents objected to private building on the public shoreline.

Potential challenge is taking shape in Tiburon council race

The Tiburon council race has its first potential challengers. Parks commissioner Chuck Hornbrook and wealth-management founder Faris Jafar have taken out nomination papers.

Belvedere eyeing drone rules before deliveries arrive

The draft ordinance would not touch flight paths, which fall under FAA authority. It targets where drones launch, land and drop off on the ground.