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Richmondside
Published September 23City council wants proof that license-plate readers solve crimes
City council wants proof that license-plate readers solve crimes City staff will compile Flock camera data for review while police warn that this delay could leave them without working cameras by the end of the year.
Mission Local
Published September 23Meet the District 8 candidates: How will you fill empty storefronts?
District 8 residents often bemoan the business vacancies. Here's what the District 8 supervisor candidates would do to fill the storefronts. Meet the District 8 candidates: How will you fill empty storefronts?
Contra Costa County Government
Published September 23Springbrook Road Culvert and Sinkhole Repair Project
Public Works will begin construction of the Springbrook Rd Culvert & Sinkhole Repair project on Thurs, 10/1 - Mon. 11/30/26, from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon.-Fri. Springbrook Rd will be closed to through traffic during working hours. Detours will be in place.
Richmondside
Published September 23Update: LifeLong doctors will strike on Monday
Update: LifeLong doctors will strike on Monday Pay remains the main outstanding issue as doctors describe unmanageable situations such as signing death certificates for patients they’ve never treated.
Point Reyes Light
Published September 23Good Luck airs investor plan
The Point Reyes Good Luck Fund wants you to own a piece of your town, and it is setting up a real estate investment fund to let you do just that. Established two years ago by tech entrepreneur and Point Reyes native Chris Hulls, the fund plans to start a for-profit entity it…
Point Reyes Light
Published September 23Postal changes sow confusion
Kristina Dutton needed her packages before embarking on an overseas trip. They contained specialized sound recording equipment from the U.K., Australia, and Eastern Europe, and she was leaving in two days. To her relief, she received a notice from the shipper that the packages…
Point Reyes Light
Published September 23A difficult choice aboard Gaza flotilla
After the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted the first time, Gabe Korty had a strategic decision to make. He could continue sailing to Gaza with a ragtag band of international activists on the surviving boats, or he could head to Istanbul to support fellow protesters who had…
Point Reyes Light
Published September 23Grass fires scorch Chileno
Firefighting crews on Wednesday were still working to fully contain a string of brush fires in Chileno Valley that have scorched roughly 340 acres of family ranchland since they broke out over the weekend. The Chileno fire represents the largest fire in Marin since the 2020…
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Published September 23County roadwork continues
West Marin commuters can expect road delays through mid to late November as the county improves roadway resilience, safety, and traffic flow ahead of the winter wet season. The one-way traffic light on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard east of Olema Hill is allowing crews to repair a…
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Published September 23A space for belonging
Decades ago, Kate Kain arrived at Toby’s Feed Barn unsure how many people would show up for that night’s gay dance. But word had spread, and about 100 people trickled in, bundled in jackets to counter the cold that would melt away beneath a disco ball. “I remember, at the end,…
Point Reyes Light
Published September 23Stinson condos part of solution
A recent op-ed by Donna Simmons noted that West Marin has a workforce housing crisis. Ranch hands, restaurant staff, teachers, firefighters, and paramedics can’t live near the jobs they’re doing. Where she goes wrong is treating 108 Arenal, the Stinson Beach Post Office project,…
Point Reyes Light
Published September 23In the Fields, September 24, 2026
Peter Martinelli’s ripening apple orchard in Bolinas is an archive of diversity, with heirloom varieties that ripen at different times and with different flavors. “But everything is off cycle this year,” he said. Gravensteins, the first to ripen, ran late. Spicy Spitzenburgs,…