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Tiburon town manager’s decade of service comes with 4% raise
Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis, who marked a decade leading the town in January, is getting a 4% raise that will boost his annual salary by $10,796 beginning April 1.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·A software engineer finds balance with literature and dance
Kelly Xiao says people typically react with surprise when they find out she studied software engineering and literature at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
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Tiburon Councilmember Thier officially joins crowded race for state Assembly seat
Tiburon Town Councilmember Holli Thier has joined a six-candidate field vying for Damon Connolly’s seat in the state Assembly in the June 2 primary.
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Poll: Cautious support to renew parcel tax for Tam district schools
The Tamalpais Union High School District is eyeing a nine-year parcel-tax renewal for the November ballot, and early polling shows the measure hovering near the threshold to pass.
By EMILY LAVIN ·Proposed Point Tiburon Plaza townhomes are still on hold
For the second time in three months, Tiburon has found a Berkeley developer’s bid to build nine townhomes on the Point Tiburon Plaza parking lot incomplete, leaving the project in limbo.
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Student survey shows declines in engagement, academic challenge
Students at Bel Aire Elementary and Del Mar Middle schools largely feel their campuses foster a culture of respect and that they have positive relationships with their classmates.
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district plans for a second poll about facilities bond measure
The Reed Union School District will poll voters a second time to see if support has increased for a potential November facilities bond measure.
By EMILY LAVIN ·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 ·Reed school district to start livestreaming its monthly board meetings
The Reed school district will start livestreaming its board meetings to make them more accessible, but wiewers won’t have option to offer public comment by Zoom or phone.
By EMILY LAVIN ·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 ·Former Ark reporter, staffer Lee Darby was prolific quilter, neighbor presence in Reed Heights
Lee Voye Darby, a 50-year Tiburon resident and former Ark reporter who later showcased her award-winning quilts, died at her home March 6 following complications from cancer. She was 80.
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A Tiburon stop for their six-continent, 30-year marriage
On a 70-degree afternoon at Shoreline Park, Dan and Barbara Friedman look like any other couple out for a stroll. They’ve just returned from Antarctica. Next stop: the Arctic.
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Jazz Caliente Old St. Hilary’s, ‘Lion King’ at Bel Aire
Jazz Caliente plays at 4 p.m. March 22, while “The Lion King Jr.” runs March 24-28.
Gnats, other pests can be a buzzkill for indoor plants
If you have plants that you bring inside during the winter months, the warmer indoor temperatures will speed up their reproduction cycle, meaning more of these little annoying critters.
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Turnover at Strawberry Village fuels debate over rents, future
Empty storefronts and reports of doubled rents have some residents calling Strawberry Village a “ghost town," but the center's owner says seven new businesses will open this year.
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Tiburon council wants clearer answers from traffic study
A new traffic study presented to the Tiburon Town Council lays out options to ease congestion on Tiburon Boulevard, from adaptive signals to a roundabout. Estimated costs per project range up to $20 million.
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Marin DA probes Tiburon man’s lending firm after $100 million vanishes
The Marin County District Attorney's Consumer Protection Unit is investigating Pacific Private Money, a real-estate lending firm whose principal lives in Tiburon. More than 130 investors say over $100 million is gone.
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Tiburon man’s idea to limit utility lobbying wins lawmaking contest
A Tiburon resident's entry in a state lawmaking contest has become a bill in the California Legislature. Dan Hipple proposed extending the lobbying ban for departing utility regulators from one year to five years.
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Filmmaker, real-estate broker fills long-vacant seat on diversity task force
The Tiburon Town Council has appointed a local documentary filmmaker to the Diversity Inclusion Task Force. But one vacancy on the Parks, Open Space and Trails Commission became two with the resignation of Mark Ghaffary over the weekend.
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Bel Aire students will take audiences on romp across the savanna in ‘Lion King’
Bel Aire Elementary School students are bringing "The Lion King Jr." to the stage, taking audiences on a journey across the savanna in a full student production.
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