Coffee with a Cop is scheduled in Novato on Saturday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at San Marin Plaza, 127 San Marin Drive, Novato. The post Coffee with Novato’s finest appeared first on Marin Local News ..read more

Marin County Sheriff Photo The downed tree, above, occurred in east Novato. No one was injured. The latest winter storm to hit Marin last week dumped more rain on the county. Police and fire first responders from Sausalito to Novato were kept busy responding fender-benders and to downed trees and power lines. The post Tree smashes into Novato home appeared first on Marin Local News ..read more

Julie Manson and Maija Schaefer marching. No War on Syria protest in 2013. The 2018 March For Our Lives at City Hall plaza drew more than 800 people concerned about gun violence.  PeaceNovato’s Don Foster interacting with parade spectators. Barry Small Special to Marinscope In celebration of their 20th birthday, PeaceNovato will be protesting the current Dark Age-practice of banning books.  The vigil will take place on Friday, March 17, 5:30 p.m. at Novato City Hall (corner of Sherman and De Long). Samples of books currently under ban will be on display.  Birthday cake will be s ..read more

The Rotary Club of Ignacio and Rotary District 5150 are looking for deserving advanced degree candidates for a $31,500 one-year graduate scholarship for studying abroad starting in the 2023 fall semester.  Applications are now being taken with the submittal deadline 11:59 p.m. Saturday April 1.  Qualifications and an application form can be found on the Rotary Club of Ignacio website at https://www.ignaciorotary.org. listed under the tab scholarship information, District 5150 Global Grant Scholarship Guidelines and Application. The Rotary Global Grant Scholarship supports academic st ..read more

On March 4, the Marin County Probation Department conducted countywide unannounced checks on local probationers who had previous convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  Probation planned a sweep of 48 DUI offenders’ residences to check on compliance with the terms of their probation. Five teams of officers from Marin County Probation and local law enforcement agencies searched the homes of 23 convicted offenders. All but one were found to be compliant; the one noncompliant offender has a sanction pending. Officers also utilized breathalyzers to determine any rece ..read more

Novato’s finest visited Olive Elementary PTA & Rancho Elementary School! to highlight the importance of reading. Officers also talked to the kids about policing.  Sonoma and Marin County law-enforcement Crisis Negotiation Teams gathered at a decommissioned Coast Guard facility in Novato to practice negotiation tactics in preparation for possible future events. SAUSALITO Oh, Ick: Library privileges were immediately suspended for a man  who was sitting at the public library’s computer section, watching porn with his pants down around his ankles. His hands were not on the keyboard ..read more

The Black Point Inn, above, will be a topic at the next Novato Historical Guild meeting. Marin Historian Scott Fletcher will share “Familiar Tales and Untold Stories” about Novato and Marin County at the Quarterly Membership Meeting of the Novato Historical Guild on Saturday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to noon Novato City Hall. Scott’s talk is based on his book “Moments in Marin History: Familiar Tales and Untold Stories” (2022).  He will cover the history of Black Point Inn, which infamously burned down in 1976, and World War I Ace Lt. Lloyd Hamilton, for whom Hamilton Air Field was named ..read more

Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago March 1923 – Judge Hermann Rudolff finds that his cheese factory building is not large enough for his business, and is building an addition. A concrete structure 30×40 feet will be erected on the west end of the factory, and it is expected that cement will be poured next week. This completed, Mr. Rudolff will make improvements on the present building, giving increased facilities for the manufacture of French cheese, known the country over for its excellence. 75 Years Ago March 1948 – Mrs. James F. Wilson, realizing the need of kindergarten training ..read more

Thanks to the big rains in 2023, the Bay Area and most of California are no longer in a drought.  The rain has improved California soil moisture, stream flow and the snow pack and most reservoirs in the state have refilled to above normal, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly report issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Nebraska.  The post California’s drought is over thanks to extra-big winter storms appeared first on Marin Local News ..read more

Otis Bruce Jr., the former No. 2 prosecutor at the Marin County District Attorney’s Office, filed a  racial discrimination claim against the county. He seeks $12 million in damages. Named in the suit is District Attorney Lori Frugoli.  Neither Frugoli or Otis commented further on the action.  The post Marin D.A. Lori Frugoli hit with racial bias claim appeared first on Marin Local News ..read more