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Jean Barnett
Jean Barnett, age 94, passed away in Santa Rosa on July 12, 2026.
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A Life Well Lived: Norman Allen Spencer
Norman Allen Spencer passed away peacefully at his home in Tiburon, California, on July 20, 2026, at the age of 83.
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Marin artists pay tribute to the spirit of America in ‘We the People’
Eight local artists are showing work at Tiburon Town Hall in "We the People," an exhibit marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
By DIANE SMITH ·
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.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Neighbors sue Marin County over housing project at Strawberry seminary site
The suit argues the county improperly waived the Strawberry Community Plan's ban on housing atop Chapel Hill, and that its environmental review fell short.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Underwater robot to chart Richardson Bay's eelgrass meadows
So far the project only maps and monitors. The agency hopes to fund robotic planting next, with a $1.9 million grant.
By GRETCHEN LANG ·
Tiburon promotes officer as Police Department adds fifth sergeant
Tiburon has added a fifth police sergeant and cut an officer position, promoting Justin Hettich, who had covered supervisor shifts since January 2025.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Consultant says proposed wall would worsen flooding in Tiburon's Bel Aire neighborhood
A consultant is advising against a proposed flood wall on one of the creeks that floods Tiburon's Bel Aire neighborhood, saying it would push water onto homes that don't flood now.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Socal man sues Tiburon, Marin, PG&E over trip-and-fall
An Orange County man is suing Tiburon, Marin County and PG&E, saying a steel utility vault cover in the downtown sidewalk shifted under his weight and dropped him to the pavement.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·DA declines to charge Tiburon man in alleged kidnapping of girlfriend
The Marin County District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges against an 18-year-old Tiburon man arrested in June on suspicion of kidnapping and robbing his girlfriend.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·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.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Club Pilates adds to fitness scene at Strawberry Village
Club Pilates has opened at Strawberry Village, joining a cluster of fitness businesses that already includes Pure Barre, Orangetheory, StretchLab and Hot Yoga Republic.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A tech career gives way to quieter days
Crystal Thomas has a chair outside the Belvedere-Tiburon Library, an umbrella for shade and nowhere she needs to be. She is a year into a break from a career in tech.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Candidate filings accelerate ahead of Friday’s first deadline
Thirteen candidates filed for peninsula races between July 27 and Aug. 3. Filing closes Aug. 7 in most races, with extensions where an incumbent bows out.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·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."
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon resident wins fair contest with iPhone shot
It was Jennifer Isaac's first time entering the county fair. She says she was "shocked, excited, elated, jumping up and down" when she heard.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
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.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Paradise Cove gets A+ for summer and wet-weather water quality
Only 78% of Marin beaches earned A's or B's this summer, far below the five-year average of 97%. County officials called the drop unusual and want it investigated.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Richardson Bay Sanitary rejects grand jury’s call to consolidate
District Manager Johnny Tucker says consolidation talk resurfaces every six or eight years. "We don't have time to continually go back and back and back and beat this dead horse."
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
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.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
