San Francisco and Marin loosen mask rules Friday
Starting Friday San Francisco and Marin counties will loosen their mask rules for people inside offices, gyms, or religious gatherings.
Sand dunes proposed at Stinson Beach to protect homes
Officials in Marin County are looking into creating a dune system to protect homes from rising sea levels.
Marin County DA drops, reduces 500 cannabis cases
The Marin County District Attorney's Office has dropped or reduced 514 marijuana charges in the county prior to 2017.
Marin County will loosen indoor mask rules Oct. 15
Marin County will relax its rules requiring masks be worn indoors on October 15 by letting people uncover their faces in settings where everyone is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sonoma County dairy farmers allowed to tap into aquifer as new water source
The aquifer will send 1.6 million gallons of water a day to a storage unit in Petaluma. Cows and residents alike will be drinking it, along with folks in Sonoma and parts of Marin Counties.
California grocery chain offering $1,000 hiring bonus
The 16-store Nugget chain is offering $1,000 to new hires who successfully complete their 90-day probation period.
Marin County residents worry about remainder of fire season
A vegetation fire on Monday put residents in Marin County on edge. Fire fighters were able to manage the blaze quickly.
Booster shot clinic now open to all who qualify in San Rafael
The COVID-19 booster shot clinic in San Rafael's Northgate Mall is now open to all who meet the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for receiving the additional dose, Marin County officials said Friday.
Mill Valley teams up with Google researchers for large-scale evacuation drill
The city of Mill Valley partnered with a team of Google researchers that have been studying evacuation modeling in Mill Valley, an area prone to traffic congestion if there was a need for hundreds of cars to evacuate at once.
At least 90% of eligible population fully vaccinated in 2 Bay Area counties
More than 90% of eligible residents in two Bay Area counties are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
7 Bay Area schools recognized in this year's list of National Blue Ribbon Schools
Seven Bay Area schools are among 28 in the state and 325 nationwide that were recognized Tuesday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced.
Mill Valley plans for wildfire evacuation drill
Mill Valley is teaming with Google researchers to organize an evacuation drill aimed at improving the city's evacuation response.
San Rafael police release video of suspect who punched older man at recall Newsom rally
The video shows a man leaving a parking lot near the scene of the assault in a 2001 to 2011 black Ford Ranger pickup truck with an extended cab.
Sudden PG&E power outages become frequent challenge in west Marin
PG&E has programmed some power lines to de-energize for fire prevention, causing frustration in west Marin County.
Marin County schools offering students free take-home COVID test kits
To keep kids in school, one Bay Area County is sending home free COVID test kits to students and staff. Nine schools in Marin County are part of a pilot program with the California Department of Health, that could become a model for schools across the state.
Marin County poised to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11
Marin County has set the weekend of Oct. 30, as the date for the first free vaccine clinics to be offered. They're anticipating the Food and Drug Administration will approve the Pfizer COVID vaccine for elementary-age students by then.
Marin County prepares for a 5th pandemic wave while beginning to switch to an endemic response
Though high vaccination rates may be spelling the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in Marin County, the county may never truly see the end of the disease, a public health official told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
San Rafael police searching for man who assaulted anti-Newsom protester
San Rafael police are looking for a man they say assaulted an anti-Newsom protester on an overpass.