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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Published September 16Hoffman kicked off Last Resort
In the end, after five sheriff’s deputies arrived, David Lee Hoffman agreed to leave the Lagunitas property into which he has poured his unbridled creativity for over 50 years. After he drove his boxy Honda S.U.V. down the long, winding driveway on Tuesday morning, they locked…
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Published September 16Squid boat dismantled at North Beach
Almost four weeks after a 58-foot fishing boat ran aground at North Beach, salvage crews have dismantled the ship, leaving fishermen to ask why it wasn’t saved. The Lake Bay was carrying roughly 40 tons of squid when it washed ashore in the early hours of Aug. 21 in the Point…
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Published September 16Displaced ranch residents raise homeless count
The latest official count of West Marin’s homeless population surged for the second time in a row, largely driven by the closure of 12 ranches and dairies in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The count shot up from 120 people to 251, between 2024 and 2026. Known as a…
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Published September 16Nature Notebook, September 17, 2026
The astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere begins on Sept. 22 with the autumnal equinox. With the sun directly over the equator, we will have equal hours of night and day. A full harvest moon follows on Sept. 26. The full moon closest to the equinox is always…
Town of Fairfax
Published September 16Town Newsletter | September 15, 2026
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City of San Rafael
Published September 11Honoring the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Statement from Fire Chief Abraham Roman
I can vividly remember the morning of September 11, 2001. I was working as a firefighter paramedic with the Berkeley Fire Department. We were responding to a fire in Livermore when we began hearing reports of what was happening in New York and Washington, D.C. Communication was…
Town of Fairfax
Published September 09Excessive Heat this Week in Marin
Marin County, CA – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a heat advisory that is in effect through 10 PM Thursday, September 10, affecting Marin County and most other Bay Area communities. The temperatures expected during the advisory can affect anyone without access to…
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Published September 09Disease hits pears, apples
On the corner of Fifth and B Streets, in front of the Dance Palace Church Space, stands an ornamental pear with a sprawling canopy. It’s a tree that legions of local children have climbed. But this summer, the community center’s director, Claire Burns, noticed that its leaves had…
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Published September 09Forty tons of rotting squid leave stench on way to dump
Twice in the last week, Jake Shoemaker has had the misfortune of driving by dump trucks hauling away tons of rotting squid from the Lake Bay, the 58-foot fishing vessel that ran aground at North Beach on Aug. 21. “It just bowled me over,” said Mr. Shoemaker, who delivers mail in…