List: Best Bay Area holiday light displays in 2025
Eager to find the best and brightest holiday displays the Bay has to offer? Look no further.
Cautious Christmas shoppers out shopping with 20 days left
It looks like "tis the season to be shopping cautiously" thanks to worries about the economy, jobs, and inflation. Every night, until January 4th, San Rafael's free Holiday Light Spectacular picks up spirits at a time spirit picking up is needed,
Five shops hit by burglars in a San Rafael shopping plaza
A bold and blatant series of burglaries plagued five merchants at popular shopping center in one of Marin's nicer neighborhoods where such crimes are few and far between.
Driver killed in San Rafael solo rollover crash; beer bottles found
An investigation into the cash is ongoing.
San Rafael's innovative attempt to solve the homeless crises
The City of San Rafael, with lots of help from Marin County and the state, have acquired a property which they say will go from a truly decent temporary shelter to truly affordable permanent housing.
San Rafael police officer acquitted of assault following open beer container incident
A Marin County jury on Tuesday reached a not guilty verdict in the assault case against a San Rafael police officer who was seen on body camera video leaving a day laborer bloodied for sitting on a curb with an open beer container.
San Rafael woman rescued after alleged kidnapping
A woman was allegedly kidnapped in San Rafael after meeting suspects through an app, police said.
MacKenzie Scott donates $42 million to Bay Area education nonprofit
10,000 Degrees was founded in 1981 and since then it has, according to its 2024 annual report, awarded more than $105 million in scholarships to over 60,000 students.
Food inspections at some Marin County restaurants overdue
Many of the health inspection cards posted at Marin County restaurants are expired and the establishments haven't been inspected in years.
San Rafael tenant lawsuit may determine if RV parks are mobile home parks too
Tenants sue RV Park management company and owner for damages alleged to include harassment and violating a city settlement that allow the to remain in park under rent control.
Squirrel attacks send two people to the hospital in a Bay Area neighborhood
A Bay Area neighborhood is dealing with a very aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the hospital.
Second victim identified in deadly San Rafael apartment fire
The second victim killed in a fire that tore through a San Rafael apartment complex last week has been identified.
This is why the San Rafael apartment fire is so suspicious; 1 victim identified
Police Sgt. Justin Graham said the body of the adult found at the rear of the severely damaged complex at 516 Canal St. was recovered, but because of the "state of the remains," no positive identification could immediately be determined.
San Rafael apartment fire: Police say body found, site treated as crime scene
Fire and police officials in San Rafael said Friday that a deceased person was found at the site of a suspicious fire that tore through an apartment complex a day earlier.
San Rafael apartment fire leaves over 50 without homes
As volunteer organizations and emergency officials transformed the Al Boro Community Center in San Rafael into a shelter on Thursday, displaced residents and donors were coming in and out.
San Rafael apartment fire leaves 2 missing, 8 injured
Two people remain missing, and eight others were injured after flames tore through an apartment complex in San Rafael early Thursday, prompting a massive emergency response and leaving dozens without an immediate place to live.
'Almost ended tragically': Police in North Bay share video of DUI suspect's runaway car
Police in San Rafael issued a cautionary tale along with dramatic visuals about the dangers of driving under the influence.
Bay Area teen dies in hiking accident, just days before start of school
A community is mourning the death of a 17-year-old boy who died while hiking in Marin County last week.
Shelter-in-place issued by San Rafael Police Department is lifted
A shelter-in-place order issued on Tuesday by the San Rafael Police Department has been lifted.
Complaints of neglect at Bay Area cemetery
Complaints of neglect have plagued a North Bay cemetery as congregants of the Mount Tam cemetery say they're disappointed with how the remains of their loved ones are handled.