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Cinelounge film fest, Belvedere Challenge

Cinelounge Tiburon's queer film festival and the Belvedere Challenge fun run of walking lanes are both Feb. 7.

Cinelounge film fest, Belvedere Challenge

Setting fires to prevent them

Smoke rises from Angel Island as California State Parks conducts prescribed vegetation burns Jan. 28.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Setting fires to prevent them

Redwood High closes after bomb, shooting threat

Three Larkspur high schools shut down Thursday after an anonymous voicemail threatened a bomb or shooting.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Redwood High closes after bomb, shooting threat

Belvedere's fee revenue surges 47% after July hikes

City officials are uncertain whether the spike reflects a lasting trend or a temporary surge from large projects.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·

Cindy’s salon owner turns family loss into service abroad

Cindy Siciliano is aiming to raise $10,000 by early June ahead of another planned humanitarian trip to the Philippines in November.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Cindy’s salon owner turns family loss into service abroad

Activist alleges Marin mayors’ council violates open-meeting law

She says the Tiburon councilmember who chairs the Legislative Committee blocked her from attending and has threatened legal action.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·

Tiburon Fire finishes downtown upgrades; Paradise work ongoing

Downtown upgrades include expanded gym space, remodeled restrooms, improved emergency exits and the replacement training tower.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon Fire finishes downtown upgrades; Paradise work ongoing

Herring spawn returns to Tiburon Peninsula

The six-inch silvery fish spend most of their lives at sea, then return to the bay to spawn in late fall and winter.

By GRETCHEN LANG ·
Herring spawn returns to Tiburon Peninsula

Strawberry Rec approves restoration of eelgrass damaged by dredging

The contractor will coordinate with the Richardson Bay Regional Agency’s ongoing eelgrass-restoration programs in the bay.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·

Man serving 251 years for Tiburon rape denied parole for five years

California’s Elderly Parole Program allows inmates 60 or older who have served continuously for at least 25 years to seek review.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Tiburon woman turns midair terror into self-help book on flow states

The book presents a series of brief daily exercises and accounts from people across the globe.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon woman turns midair terror into self-help book on flow states
EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS

An aspiring entrepreneur explores life, school and opportunities in new town

Malik Lamar says his goal is financial independence and imagines starting a business someday.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
An aspiring entrepreneur explores life, school and opportunities in new town

Strawberry resident launches flood app based on the tides

The app faces its first real-world test this week: NOAA projects higher-than-normal king tides Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Strawberry resident launches flood app based on the tides

Prescribed burn planned at Angel Island this week

Residents may see smoke rising from Angel Island through Jan. 30.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Prescribed burn planned at Angel Island this week

Belvedere funnels $1M into seawall, other city projects

The additional work incldues police facility upgrades, storm-drain assessments and a shoreline cleanup.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·

Belvedere honors pandemic leaders as Citizen of the Year, Emeritus

The city will honor Nancy Kemnitzer and Pam Martori at its 46th annual town hall meeting Jan. 27.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Belvedere honors pandemic leaders as Citizen of the Year, Emeritus

Half of Marin’s 10 most expensive home sales in 2025 were on Tiburon Peninsula

Billionaire designer Jony Ive’s $43.5-million purchase of the Locksley Hall mansion in Belvedere was No. 1.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Half of Marin’s 10 most expensive home sales in 2025 were on Tiburon Peninsula

Redwood freshman lands lead teen role in new Amazon family drama

Liv Lindell plays asey in “It’s Not Like That,” a drama series releasing Jan. 25 on the Wonder Project.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Redwood freshman lands lead teen role in new Amazon family drama

Tiburon parents to be honored for decades of cystic fibrosis advocacy

Tiburon residents Michael and Bonnie Rose are receiving the 2026 Breath of Life Award from the Northern California chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation during its gala Feb. 28 in San Francisco. The Roses are longtime supporters of the foundation, with efforts bolstered following their daughter Katie’s diagnosis with the disease in 2001. (via Bonnie Rose) After Bonnie and Michael Rose welcomed their third child, Katie, in 2001, they knew “something was off right away,” Bonnie says. ...

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon parents to be honored for decades of cystic fibrosis advocacy

New Belvedere police officer brings Mill Valley experience to smaller force

Preston’s hire brings some long-awaited relief to the Belvedere department, which had been operating with only four officers.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
New Belvedere police officer brings Mill Valley experience to smaller force
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