Novato mobile home residents fight for promised ownership as bonds near payoff

Residents of the Marin Valley Mobile Country Club are fighting to ensure their community remains affordable and transitions to resident ownership as reportedly agreed upon decades ago.

San Rafael 2nd Friday Art Walk kicks off weekend of festivities

The city of San Rafael kicked off a weekend of art and automobiles Friday as the Art Works Downtown Second Friday Art Walk took center stage. Under clear skies, the event highlighted the growing role of the arts in the city’s continued recovery from the pandemic.

Measure B could determine future of North Bay's SMART train, officials warn

Supporters of Measure B warn that the North Bay rail system will run out of funding and eventually shut down by 2029 if the sales tax extension is not approved.

Landslides are increasing in California, experts say

Marin City may actually be a national model for dealing with climate change because it has two major threats: sea level rise and landslides. During the pandemic, a series of atmospheric rivers caused this 70-year-old wooden retaining wall to fail in two spots: a total of some forty feet

Santa Rosa: The 1906 earthquake almost lost to history

While the Great 1906 Earthquake was a centerpiece of news around the world when it's massive damage and fire destroyed much of the city and took 3000 lives. But another far smaller, far less famous town, suffered massive damage almost forgotten by history.

Santa Rosa tree explodes after lightning strike

The cleanup continues in a North Bay neighborhood after lightning struck a redwood tree overnight, splintering the top half of the tree into dozens of pieces that went flying. 

Sea level rise proposal for Highway 101 in Marin County

Some of the most vulnerable public assets to sea level rise are ocean side and bay side roads and transit. A plan looking at the next quarter-century confirms that whatever we do will be expensive, but not as expensive as doing nothing at all. 

Marin sheriff gets an earful about cooperating with ICE

Hundreds of people packed into a board of supervisors meeting in Marin County Tuesday night for the annual Truth Act Forum. It's an assembly required by California law for local law enforcement to outline its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. 

Napa may be becoming more 'down home' as 'local' is trending

The pandemic hit the Bay Area as hard as any other region, with business vacancies found in almost every main street in towns of any size. But a trend in Napa may be one solution for businesses in tourist spots where the low season is the too slow season.

Marin County flood control projects suspended

In early January, Marin County had multiple low-lying area floods. Though it's not the first time, Marin is becoming an early model for what will impact other bay side and seaside communities as sea level rises, flooding other areas.

Sausalito looking for business to fill vacancies on Bridgeway

The city of Sausalito, deeply concerned about maintaining its world-class tourist image and warding off sea level rise, is planning to lure bigger retailers and restaurants without making it like every other place.   

Guerneville house could collapse onto the road and other homes

This single, unoccupied home hangs precariously to a steep hillside, which it has done since Monday morning. There was a retaining wall and a parking spot construction going on at the time just below the home, as well as some tree removals.

Wildcare's rescue and rehabilitation center to open in the fall

A beloved North Bay wildlife rescue center is in the final stages of constructing a facility befitting its enormous mission to save as many local critters as possible when they get injured, oftentimes by human activity. 

Sonoma sheriff's 'meet-and-greet' in Bodega Bay becomes immigration forum

Protesters confronted the Sonoma County sheriff at a meet-and-greet event on Wednesday. They demand he stop opposing a non-collaboration with ICE ordinance that passed.

License plate-reading cameras getting safeguards in Mill Valley

The city of Mill Valley became the last town along the North Bay's Highway 101 to adopt license plate reader technology. But with stories of the technology being used by the federal government as part of its immigration crackdown, the technology is under scrutiny.

Santa Rosa Rose Parade canceled: for how long?

A famous North Bay springtime event that's 132  years old has been canceled for this year, raising the question: will it ever return?         

San Rafael's unpermitted food vendors may get a park to legally set up shop

A story we did last spring is helping illegal food vendors in San Rafael, become legal without giving up any of their proud culture. Soon, a lot of illegal food vendors will be able to cook and cash in, not under the cloud of a bust.

Highway 101 commute hours shortened in Marin and Sonoma counties

It took only six months for driver frustration over expanded commute-hour lane restrictions, on a major commuter highway, to boil over, leading to a grass-roots movement to shorten them. 

Marin County authorities step up intersection enforcement after 19-year-old's death

A small double roadside memorial for 19-year-old Lucia Jennifer Blandina Sontay Vicente is near the intersection of San Pedro Point Road and Summit Avenue in unincorporated Marin County.