San Rafael police officer injured after drunk driver hits patrol car

A San Rafael police officer was injured in the early hours of Saturday morning after a driver under the influence crashed into a police car.

San Rafael police officer injured after drunk driver hits patrol car
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A San Rafael police officer was injured in the early hours of Saturday morning after a driver under the influence crashed into a police car. At around 1:30 a.m., the officer was on patrol driving through the intersection at Francisco Boulevard East and Bellam Boulevard in San Rafael when a speeding driver ran the red light and broadsided the police car, according to the police.

Is the Marin Sonoma SMART train doomed?

Civil Grand Jury has concluded that the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid Transit District SMART trains may have to close before the end of this decade. It will all hinge on renewing a tiny tax.

Video: CHP air-rescues 3 people in separate incidents over the weekend

The California Highway Patrol’s Golden Gate Division Air Operations were busy over the weekend with three daring rescues in San Francisco’s Lands End and two others in Marin County.

Coastal cleanup volunteer finds leftover from cremated remains in Marin County

A volunteer in Marin County participating in the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day found a card associated with the cremated remains of someone from North Carolina, the California Coastal Commission said Saturday.   

Bay Area home prices see biggest annual gain in more than a year, while sales continued to fall: report

Despite a continued downturn in home sales in California, median home prices reached its highest level in more than a year, with the Bay Area recording the biggest annual gain in the state, according to new figures.

Deputies identify victims in fatal San Rafael Canal crash

Authorities have identified the victims who plunged into the San Rafael Canal early Saturday morning. 

San Rafael hit with multiple stabbings, shootings in 24 hours

The City of San Rafael faced a wave of violence Saturday as hundreds took to the streets to celebrate Guatemalan Independence Day. Police responded to two stabbings and two shootings in 24 hours.

2 die when speeding vehicle plunges into San Rafael canal

Two people were killed Saturday morning when their car sped off a dead-end street and into the San Rafael Canal, police said.

Studio formerly owned and led by George Lucas faces lease expiration

The Bay Area could lose one of the birthplaces of modern filmmaking, a movie studio that very few people even know exists.

38 new citizens naturalized at Port Reyes National Seashore

Pt. Reyes National Seashore celebrated its sixty-first birthday and invited some special guests to join in on their own, very special day. 

Body of missing Netflix engineer found in San Francisco Bay

The body of a Netflix engineer who went missing last month soon after moving to San Jose has been found in the San Francisco Bay.

'It was so frightening': Cyclist injured by unsecured fence on Golden Gate Bridge

A Bay Area cyclist said she was struck by loose construction fencing on the Golden Gate Bridge, causing several injuries. She said the safety hazards remain.

Novato police searching for suspected residential burglar in Bolling Drive area

Novato police again asked residents in the area of Bolling Drive and Marin Valley Drive to shelter in place just before 9 p.m. as officers searched the area for a suspected residential burglar. 

San Rafael is the latest Bay Area city to consider adding license plate readers

More license plate readers may soon be coming to San Rafael's streets after the city council supported a plan to install the cameras due to an increase in crime. 

San Rafael considers adding license plate readers
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More license plate readers may soon be coming to San Rafael's streets after the city council supported a plan to install the cameras due to an increase in crime. License plate readers are becoming more common in Bay Area cities.

Marin County works to mitigate wildfire danger

Even though fire season has been mild this year, Marin County and communities within it, are doing a lot more preventive programs to mitigate the risks which leads to wildfires, loss of property and lives.

Sausalito apartment owners evict all tenants at 39-unit complex

Tenants residing at a Sausalito apartment complex found eviction notices taped to their doors last week, informing them they had to be out by the end of October.