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Night shifts push Belvedere seawall work toward Nov. 13 finish
Crews shoring up Belvedere’s Beach Road seawall worked overnight to catch low tides; in-water work is now expected to wrap up about Nov. 13.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon, Mill Valley men turn trail runs into 25 years of friendship
TROT, an informal crew of Tiburon and Mill Valley runners, has bonded over 25 years of running together and six major trail runs since 2021.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Del Mar Middle School joins new Marin middle school sports league
Del Mar Middle School teams are playing the first season of a new countywide league, and its flag football program has grown from one coed team to two boys teams.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon mahjong shop deals in tiles, lessons, community
San Rafael friends Maureen Riley and Daria Lovette opened California Mahjong House on Tiburon’s Ark Row, selling tiles and offering open play and lessons.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A couple celebrates 25 years together with a Tiburon getaway
Campbell residents Sergio Herrera and Shannon Ives, married 25 years, came to Tiburon Oct. 27 to mark Ives’ 50th birthday with dinner at Malibu Farm.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon painter pairs abstracts with realistic scenes in Town Hall show
Tiburon painter Graciela Placak’s “Gracielaism” pairs abstract and realistic paintings at Tiburon Town Hall through Dec. 22, with a reception Nov. 10.
By DIANE SMITH ·
Cinelounge hosts Bruce Dern gala; Diwali festival is Saturday
Cinelounge Tiburon hosts Bruce Dern for a gala screening Nov. 5, and Tiburon’s fifth annual Diwali celebration runs 1-4 p.m. Nov. 7 at Zelinsky Park.
By DIANA GOODMAN ·
Lawrence H. Stotter
Lawrence H. Stotter (“Larry”) passed away peacefully at his home on October 25, 2026, at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Stotter; his children, Daniel Stotter, Jennifer Koran, and Steven Stotter; and his grandchildren, Benjamin Burress-Irving and Mia Koran. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Larry was a graduate of Ohio State University College of Law, and was a nationally renowned family law attorney. He served as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law, and was...
By READER SUBMITTED ·
Tiburon, Belvedere brace for El Niño, king tides
Tiburon and Belvedere are filling sandbag stations and readying a shared emergency center for a strong to very strong El Niño, and officials urge residents to prepare.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ and TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon, Belvedere, Strawberry voters are weighing eight local contests, four local measures
Five candidates for three Tiburon Town Council seats and four for three Reed Union board seats head the peninsula’s Nov. 3 ballot, with six other races and four measures.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Nine-townhome plan for Point Tiburon clears key hurdle after three rejections
Tiburon deemed Black Oak Ventures’ fourth application for nine townhomes on the Point Tiburon Plaza parking lot complete Oct. 22; the town must decide by Nov. 23.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon sailor’s America’s Cup campaign reaches the big screen
“Mighty Mary,” a new documentary about the 1995 all-women America’s Cup crew, recounts the campaign of Tiburon’s Melissa Purdy Feagin, the boat’s mainsail trimmer.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Reed Union schools to develop age-based framework for screens, AI
Reed Union School District board members questioned student screen time Oct. 13; a framework setting age-appropriate limits on devices and AI comes to the board in February.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Late filings show who’s paying for Tiburon council, fire, school races
Alice Fredericks raised the most from donors among Tiburon Town Council candidates in the last pre-election reports, while Kathleen Defever outspent the field with a loan.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ and KEVIN HESSEL ·Developer agrees to pay Strawberry neighbors $100,000 to end senior-housing suit
Spirit Living Group will pay Tiburon Ridge Neighbors $100,000 to end their suit over its shelved Strawberry senior-housing complex; it remains free to apply again.
By KEVIN HESSEL ·Octogenarian Marin rowing crew with Tiburon’s Kim Coggan takes on Head of the Charles
Tiburon’s Kim Coggan and her Marin Rowing Association crew, average age 80, raced the Head of the Charles in Boston Oct. 17, finishing nearly three minutes faster than expected.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
An Australian transplant builds a life in Tiburon
Tiburon resident Jill Kantola, who grew up in Perth, Australia, says the schools, scenery and friendliness of the community persuaded her family to stay.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Strawberry Recreation’s Scary at the Berry is Oct. 30
Strawberry Recreation’s Scary at the Berry runs 5-8 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Strawberry Recreation Center, with themed candy stations and a glow-in-the-dark tunnel.
By DIANA GOODMAN ·John Harrington
John Harrington, 87, a longtime Marin County resident, passed away peacefully at his home in Tiburon on October 8, 2026. Born in Minnesota on May 31, 1939, John attended the University of Minnesota before moving to California, where he earned his MBA from UCLA. He began his career as a certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Beverly Hills. In 1973, he transferred to the firm’s San Francisco office and moved to Tiburon with his family. Throughout his...
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‘We shouldn’t be here’: Family, friends mourn Strawberry’s Ann Mannix and daughter Katie at San Francisco funeral
Family, friends and police packed St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco Oct. 23 for the funeral of Strawberry residents Ann Mannix and her daughter, Katie Mannix.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
