4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (624+ words) In two of Novato City Council’s five districts, voters have choices in deciding who will represent their neighborhoods. In both elections, the incumbents are seeking to retain their posts. In District 2, Rachel Farac, currently the mayor, is seeking a second…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (602+ words) Democrats have long been the party of innovation. John F. Kennedy promised the moon. Bill Clinton and Al Gore embraced the internet revolution. Barack Obama saw technology as a force that could improve lives and modernize government. When HealthCare.gov failed,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (109+ words) Marin Independent Journal Parents of elementary school students in San Rafael City Schools will be able to exclude their children from classroom activities they feel violate their religious beliefs. Read the story Marin nears resolution on troubled San Rafael cemetery…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (590+ words) As a pediatrician and an elementary school teacher, we see Marin County children at two different stages of their lives: one caring for children’s health through some of their most important years of growth and development; the other welcoming children…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (548+ words) This election year there are multiple Marin offices where only one candidate filed for each available post. Their names don’t appear on the ballot as they are automatically elected. There are multiple factors behind uncontested elections. That happened at Mill…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (431+ words) Even if implemented (at a still unknown cost), I suspect MMWD will have done nothing more than turn its watershed into a mountain-biking park likely to attract riders from the entire Bay Area, while potentially jeopardizing the safety and enjoyment…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (611+ words) The California Legislature has a bad habit of enacting high-profile measures in the moment, responding to trendy issues or demands from powerful interests, without considering potentially adverse consequences. Legislators assume that everything they do has only positive effects — otherwise they…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (696+ words) Marin supervisors are wading into the tall weeds of data security. It’s for good reason. There is concern whether private digital data collected and stored by the county can be electronically mined and misused by others. So supervisors want to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (669+ words) Conversations about new housing often begin with questions about what residents can see: How tall? What will it look like? Where’s the parking? How will it affect traffic? Those questions are fair. They are not the only way people experience…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (799+ words) I just want to make sure I understand this. The San Francisco 49ers opened their 2026 season 7855 miles from San Francisco. In a city where American football is thought of as a gladiator sport played by very large men wearing suits of…...