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Belvedere awards $3.5 million contract for Beach Road seawall work
Construction on the Beach Road seawall project could begin June 1, though final permits and PG&E utility work still pose potential delays.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Belvedere gains ground on housing but faces steep climb to 2031
Belvedere's housing permits nearly doubled in 2025, but the city has only met 21.9% of its state-required goal of 160 new homes by 2031. Time is running short to avoid penalties.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·Belvedere approves $200,000 contract to oversee Mallard Pointe redevelopment
Belvedere approved a $200,000 contract Tuesday to hire a project coordinator for the Mallard Pointe development. The role will oversee construction and community liaison work.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Seeing through the clouds: Belvedere researcher uses AI to unlock aurora data
A Belvedere college senior built AI that can see the northern lights through clouds, recovering aurora data scientists thought was lost.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Come to the Table aims to bridge Marin's racial divide over dinner
A free dinner in Marin City seats strangers together on purpose: 25 local residents, 25 from elsewhere in Marin — all to bridge one of the county’s deepest divides.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
PG&E power outage affects over 5,000 Tiburon Peninsula customers
A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power outage has left 5,154 customers without electricity across the Tiburon Peninsula and parts of Mill Valley, with the cause listed as unknown.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Follow-up audit finds far broader access to Tiburon license-plate data
As 41 agencies made 16,029 questionable searches — largely missed by town — Flock makes changes that conceal records, and Tiburon expands surveillance with two more cameras
By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Belvedere finds single viable site for downtown kayak launch — in Tiburon
After examining six potential sites for a downtown paddle-craft launch, Belvedere officials found just one viable option — a not-quite-accessible beach by the Corinthian Yacht Club parking lot.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Belvedere secures housing certification after yearslong delay
More than three years after its state-mandated deadline, Belvedere has officially secured certification of its housing plan.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·Belvedere cuts Bayview construction fine from $154,800 to $18,000
A Belvedere homeowner must pay $18,000 in penalties — rather than $154,800 — after the City Council found that PG&E failures pushed his project months past its deadline.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·Bus for aftercare programs to continue next school year, but St. Hilary route canceled
A bus pilot program serving St. Hilary School will end after one year because of low ridership, but aftercare service for Reed district students will continue.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·Belvedere council kicks off process toward city’s long-term vision plan
The city of Belvedere is launching a comprehensive General Plan overhaul. The 2010 plan has been in place for 16 years; the new version will shape land use, housing and climate policy for decades to come.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·Train enthusiast-turned-docent elected president of Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society
Mark Freiberg, a train enthusiast who lives across the street from the Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum in Tiburon is the new president of the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society, succeeding Phil Cassou, who led the organization for eight years.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Beach Road seawall project in Belvedere moves toward summer construction
The $4.63 million stabilization project involves driving 550 feet of steel sheet piling to reinforce a cracking seawall against seismic risk.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Belvedere once again eyes sixth cop, structure of Police Department
A council working group backed the hire to provide "structural stability," noting the tiny department is vulnerable to a single staff loss.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·Belvedere artist to paint live as part of Town Hall exhibit
The "Evoke" exhibit features 20 oil paintings, including a March 10 reception and an April 18 demonstration of his palette-knife technique.
By DIANE SMITH ·
Candidates have through March 6 to enter federal, state, local races
The filing period for the June 2 primary is open, and candidates can run for seats ranging from Congress to governor and local offices.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Belvedere halves $698,400 fine for home project delayed two years
Belvedere’s City Council slashed a homeowner’s $698,400 construction penalty in half last week, granting partial relief in a marathon appeal that detailed two years of project delays from contractor problems, flooding and serious illnesses. Homeowner Marshall Miller wanted the penalty wiped out entirely for his project at 431 Golden Gate Ave., which finished 627 days past the city’s deadline, but the council voted unanimously Feb. 9 to cut the penalty by 299 days. That leaves him on the...
By TYLER CALLISTER ·One of Richardson Bay’s last anchor-outs mourns the loss of community
Liveaboard Chad Wycliffe struggles to find housing ashore while navigating state relocation rules and expired vouchers.
By GRETCHEN LANG ·
Richardson Bay anchorage nearly cleared after decades of conflict, cleanup and court battles
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency is claiming victory in its fight to clear the anchorage of derelict vessels.
By GRETCHEN LANG ·
