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Caltrans to begin Tiburon Boulevard work by September

Caltrans expects to start its 4.6-mile Tiburon Boulevard maintenance project by the end of August or in September, with repaving targeted for next spring.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Caltrans to begin Tiburon Boulevard work by September

Residents weigh updates to Tiburon ponds site park design

Residents pressed for more stone seating and questioned whether new plantings would block water views as a Tiburon parks subcommittee showed an updated design for the ponds site.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Residents weigh updates to Tiburon ponds site park design

Tiburon neighbors rally to find lost dog, bring him home

Apollo, a French bulldog-pug mix, broke his leash. A drone with thermal detection, a PawBoost listing and local volunteers all joined the two-day search.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon neighbors rally to find lost dog, bring him home

Belvedere drops Mallard Pointe project manager

Belvedere has cut ties with the consulting firm it hired in April to oversee the Mallard Pointe redevelopment, weeks before demolition could begin on the 22-unit complex.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·

New fitness studio approved for downtown Tiburon

Five Points Fitness plans free weights, cardio, self-adjusting strength machines and a recovery area with two kinds of saunas. The owners are targeting a February 2027 opening.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
New fitness studio approved for downtown Tiburon

Tiburon Fire rejects grand jury timeline for consolidation talks

The Tiburon Fire Protection District board votedto partially disagree with all seven Marin County civil grand jury findings and to decline five of its nine recommendations.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·

Report: Open creek sent skiers toward fatal avalanche path

Guides who led a Tiburon mother of three into a fatal Sierra avalanche were steering away from the slide path when an open creek turned them back, a commissioned report says.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Mildred Frances Minter (Milly) Jewell

Former Tiburon resident Mildred Frances Minter (Milly) Jewell, age 102, died July 3, 2026.

By READER SUBMITTED ·
Mildred Frances Minter (Milly) Jewell

Janet Anne Benson (“Jan”) Pickett

Janet Anne Benson (“Jan”) Pickett, a Tiburon resident for over 40 years, passed away peacefully at her home on June 23, 2026.

By READER SUBMITTED ·
Janet Anne Benson (“Jan”) Pickett
GARDEN PLOT

Dragonflies bring beauty and benefits to local gardens

Dragonflies are carnivores that eat aphids, gnats, mosquitoes and flies, which makes them worth having around.

By DIANE LYNCH ·
Dragonflies bring beauty and benefits to local gardens
PICKS OF THE WEEK

Bluegrass at Old St. Hilary's; Tiburon, Strawberry festivals

Strawberry Rec's Community Night and the Tiburon chamber's Friday Nights on Main are Aug. 21, while Charlie Torch will play a bluegrass concert Aug. 23.

By DIANA GOODMAN ·
Bluegrass at Old St. Hilary's; Tiburon, Strawberry festivals
ELECTION 2026

Tiburon Peninsula election field set for Nov. 3

Tiburon Planning Commissioner Kathleen Defever filed on the last afternoon of the extended nomination period, setting a five-way race for three Town Council seats Nov. 3.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Tartine Bakery opens its doors at Strawberry Village

San Francisco's Tartine Bakery formally opens its first North Bay store today, Aug. 19, at Strawberry Village shopping center.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Tartine Bakery opens its doors at Strawberry Village

Tiburon to spend $250k to dig out of audit backlog

Tiburon will spend up to $250,000 on outside accountants to clear a three-year backlog of unfinished financial audits.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·

Belvedere finds shoreline building it never approved

Belvedere planning officials walking the shoreline at low tide in March found a two-story building on Beach Road the city says it never approved.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Belvedere finds shoreline building it never approved

‘Birdhouse,’ basket swings in mix for Cypress Hollow Park

Basket swings, a birdhouse climbing structure and wooden towers with slides are among options Tiburon is weighing for a rebuilt Cypress Hollow playground.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
‘Birdhouse,’ basket swings in mix for Cypress Hollow Park

Tiburon real-estate broker turned rocker releases his third album

Dan Mihalovich spent his teens at The Fillmore. Now the Tiburon commercial real-estate broker has released his third album under the name Dan Moss.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Tiburon real-estate broker turned rocker releases his third album

Tiburon council sends home expansion back for design review

Three neighbors appealed the approval, saying the 794-square-foot addition would block their views and that the board never seriously weighed building down.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon council sends home expansion back for design review
NEW BUSINESS

Marin Service Course opens new bike shop at The Boardwalk

Marin Service Course, owned by Tiburon's Peter Lucas, has opened a second location at The Boardwalk.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Marin Service Course opens new bike shop at The Boardwalk
EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS

A passion for Italy inspires chocolatier’s small-batch bonbons

John Cruger makes small-batch Italian-inspired bonbons in Tiburon and sells them at one place: the Paradise Coffee cart at Point Tiburon Plaza.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A passion for Italy inspires chocolatier’s small-batch bonbons
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