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ELECTION 2026

Reed schools’ Measure O seeks $115 million bond for campus repairs

Voters will decide Nov. 3 on Measure O, a $115 million bond to repair and upgrade the Reed Union School District’s three schools.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Reed schools’ Measure O seeks $115 million bond for campus repairs

Tiburon resident, educator helps bring Native American culture to community

Tiburon’s Eddie Madril, an assistant professor at San Francisco State and founder of Sewam American Indian Dance, is co-organizing the town’s Native American celebration Oct. 11.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon resident, educator helps bring Native American culture to community
ELECTION 2026

Community engagement, fiscal oversight define Strawberry Recreation District race

Doug Twillman, appointed to the Strawberry Recreation District board last year, faces challenger Aliza Hawkins Nov. 3 for the district’s open two-year seat.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Community engagement, fiscal oversight define Strawberry Recreation District race
ELECTION 2026

The Strawberry Recreation District two-year candidates at a glance

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
The Strawberry Recreation District two-year candidates at a glance

Local stories take the screen as Belvedere Home Made Film Festival returns

About 30 short films screen at the third annual Belvedere Home Made Film Festival, which begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at Belvedere Community Park.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Local stories take the screen as Belvedere Home Made Film Festival returns

Tiburon’s Cinelounge to host Bruce Dern for inaugural fundraising gala

Academy Award-nominated actor Bruce Dern will be the guest of honor Nov. 5 at the first fundraising gala for a new nonprofit supporting Tiburon movie theater Cinelounge.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon’s Cinelounge to host Bruce Dern for inaugural fundraising gala

Alameda County’s Heather Marques to lead Southern Marin Fire District

Alameda County Fire division chief Heather Marques will take command of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, which serves Strawberry and northern Tiburon, on Oct. 13.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Alameda County’s Heather Marques to lead Southern Marin Fire District
ELECTION 2026

Two of five Tiburon Town Council candidates report donors; measures P, CC near $1.2 million

Faris Jafar and Chuck Hornbrook are the only two of Tiburon’s five Town Council candidates to report donations in campaign-finance disclosures due Sept. 24.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·

Belvedere bends its plaque policy for gazebo builder Larry Hadley

Belvedere’s parks committee voted Sept. 17 to bend its residency guideline and put up a plaque honoring Larry Hadley, whose company built the Community Park gazebo.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Belvedere bends its plaque policy for gazebo builder Larry Hadley
CRIB NOTES

Tiburon waterfront estate on Old Landing Road hits market for $17.5 million

A single-story waterfront home at 36 Old Landing Road in Tiburon, steps from a private beach on the bay, is on the market for $17.5 million.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon waterfront estate on Old Landing Road hits market for $17.5 million
ELECTION 2026

Measure P childcare tax would raise $12.5 million a year for Marin programs

Measure P, a 15-year countywide parcel tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, would subsidize childcare in Marin and raise pay for providers, about $100 a year for a 2,000-square-foot house.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
ELECTION 2026

Measure CC hospital tax would raise $12.4 million a year for MarinHealth ER, ICU

Measure CC, a 30-year parcel tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, would pay for a larger ER and expanded ICU at MarinHealth Medical Center, Marin’s only trauma center.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
PICKS OF THE WEEK

Sample vintages at Tiburon Wine Festival; Jazz piano trio at Old St. Hilary’s Landmark

The Tiburon Wine Festival runs 1-4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Point Tiburon Plaza, and the Ben Stolorow Trio plays 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at Old St. Hilary’s Landmark in Tiburon.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Sample vintages at Tiburon Wine Festival; Jazz piano trio at Old St. Hilary’s Landmark
EL NIÑO

Marin County to test AlertMarin emergency alerts at 10 a.m. Sept. 26; fewer than half of Tiburon, Belvedere households signed up

Marin County will test AlertMarin, its emergency notification system, at 10 a.m. Sept. 26, sending a test alert to everyone registered for the service.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Belvedere approves Marin’s first commercial drone delivery rules

Belvedere City Council voted 3-2 Sept. 14 to advance Marin’s first commercial drone delivery ordinance, barring delivery hubs from homes and limiting where drones can land.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
ELECTION 2026

Strawberry Rec draws rare race for four-year seats

Four candidates are running for three four-year seats on the Strawberry Recreation District board Nov. 3, a rare contested race for a district that has struggled to fill seats.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Strawberry Rec draws rare race for four-year seats
ELECTION 2026

The Strawberry Recreation District four-year candidates at a glance

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
The Strawberry Recreation District four-year candidates at a glance

Salt & Pepper named Tiburon Peninsula business of the year

Paulino Monterroso started as a dishwasher in a Tiburon cafe in 1992. Now his Salt & Pepper Restaurant on Main Street is the Tiburon chamber’s 2026 Business of the Year.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Salt & Pepper named Tiburon Peninsula business of the year
ELECTION 2026

Save the date, submit questions for Ark’s Sept. 29 Tiburon council candidates forum

The Ark is hosting a Tiburon Town Council candidates forum, moderated by the League of Women Voters of Marin County, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in the Town Hall council chambers.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Save the date, submit questions for Ark’s Sept. 29 Tiburon council candidates forum

Tiburon seeks savings as ponds park estimate reaches $3.7 million

Tiburon parks commissioners asked designers Sept. 15 to trim the cost of a planned park at the former sanitation ponds near McKegney Green, now projected at $3.7 million.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon seeks savings as ponds park estimate reaches $3.7 million
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