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Category Archives: Marin
Video: Former Cal QB Sets Record For Longest Paper Airplane Throw (Maybe)
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From the Marin Independent Journal: Joe Ayoob is used to setting records with his arm, but not like this. On Sunday Ayoob, the former Cal quarterback from Terra Linda, set the world record for longest paper airplane throw when he … Continue reading
1906 Earthquake Survivor Dies at 109
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(Bay City News) SANTA ROSA — A Novato woman thought to be the oldest of three known remaining survivors of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake has died at the age of 109. Rose Cliver passed away Saturday in Santa Rosa, … Continue reading
In Marin County, Poverty Exists Alongside Wealth
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by Patricia Leigh Brown, California Watch Those wanting to check the socioeconomic pulse of the Canal area of San Rafael need only peruse the bulletin board at The Canal Alliance, a nonprofit center serving the neighborhood’s largely low-income Spanish-speaking population. … Continue reading
Two Dozen Small Fires in Novato Due to Arson
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Novato police are investigating over two dozen small fires set this weekend. According to Novato Police Captain Jim Berg, the fires started late Saturday, with the latest incident reported early this morning. The first fire, in a dumpster, was reported … Continue reading
Video: "Slackliner" Andy Lewis Walks High Above Marin Headlands
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Here's one case where I'd say go ahead and try this at home — like a foot above your soft mattress. As for what this guy's doing… Yesterday's Marin Independent Journal explains: What looks like a publicity stunt for Barnum … Continue reading
Sea Lions Released in Marin; Video
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After many recent day and night hours wandering around tent cities and covering violent confrontations between protesters and police, KQED's Mina Kim was taken pity on today and sent to Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands to watch sea lions … Continue reading
Scientists Learning From Orca That Washed Ashore in Marin
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Scientists are starting to study tissues of an 18 foot orca, or killer whale, that washed up along Marin's coastline last week. Jim Oswald with the Marine Mammal Center says it's rare for a male juvenille for this to be … Continue reading
Hidden Beat-era Enclave Could Get National Historic Status
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You've probably never heard of the Northern California enclave Druid Heights. But you may have heard of some of its past inhabitants: Eastern philosopher Alan Watts, Beat poet Gary Snyder and pioneering lesbian writer Elsa Gidlow. The Marin IJ ran … Continue reading
Video: Sausalito Councilman Slaps Councilwoman on Hand; Charges Pressed
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Update Sept 28: The hand-slapper has apologized to the hand-slappee, but more controversy is brewing on the Sausalito City Council. Read about it in the Marin Independent Journal. Original post From the Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito Councilwoman Carolyn Ford is … Continue reading
Belvedere's Violent Crime Rate is Zero
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From the Marin Independent Journal: According to new figures from the FBI, among 461 city police departments in California, Belvedere had the lowest violent crime rate last year: zero. Belvedere, population 2,050, was the only city of at least 2,000 … Continue reading
