Politics Blogs
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 10:19pm
John Cota, who served time in prison, now may sue to regain his mariner's license, which the Coast Guard has refused to renew
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 10:17pm
A Marin Superior Court judge has issued a tentative ruling largely backing the county in a lawsuit brought by a fish protection group, but left open the possibility of a building moratorium to protect endangered coho salmon.
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 10:09pm
A San Rafael man was arrested Monday on allegations he cut another man's throat with a barbecue fork, police said.
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 5:34pm
Marin has the highest percentage of land protected from development in the Bay Area, and should focus future development near Highway 101 and transportation centers, according to a new report by Greenbelt Alliance, a San Francisco-based advocacy group.
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 5:20pm
New research at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato offers hope to the more than 6 million survivors of stroke in the United States.
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 5:11pm
A well-known Mill Valley real estate agent and her two dogs died in a single-vehicle crash south of Petaluma over the weekend, police said.
Calitics
May 21, 2012 - 5:06pm
I'm sure we all remember Jason Hodge, the conservadem being supported by big business interests desperate to have a Senator in the 19th State Senate District who will be more pliant than the progressive Hannah-Beth Jackson. Clearly, undermining your own party by campaigning as "the Democrat who...
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 4:36pm
A failed transformer was to blame for an extended outage that cut power to more than 500 Southern Novato customers for nearly two days last week, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
East Bay Conservative
May 21, 2012 - 3:45pm
Let’s hope so. One thing that more or less guarantees that you’ll wind up with lots of poor people is when you construct programs that pay them to be poor. Apparently both the Chronicle and Mayor Qunt are worried about these cuts reducing Oakland’s ability to continue all its...
East Bay Conservative
May 21, 2012 - 3:45pm
Just a quick post to point visitors to the site created by Marleen Sacks against Measure BB. I’m somewhat conflicted about this measure. While I appreciate the notion of “starving the beast” by preventing the city from collecting property taxes, I do generally like the idea of...
East Bay Conservative
May 21, 2012 - 3:45pm
I noticed none of the local bloggers seemed to care about this story in the Chroncle about Oakland’s legacy pension issue. To refresh your memory, these pensions apply only to workers hired before 1976, so all but one of thousand or so people are just collecting nowadays. So, as usual, the...
Political Blotter
May 21, 2012 - 3:02pm
The San Bruno-based National Asian American Coalition is criticizing President Barack Obama for “raising funds from super-wealthy Asian Americans rather than campaigning and educating Asian American voters,” according to its news release today. President Obama will be in Silicon Valley on Wednesday...
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 2:25pm
Nicole Nada of Arcata began treatment for breast cancer at Marin General Hospital's Marin Cancer Institute on Monday — but not before riding her bicycle more than 300 miles, from Arcata to Greenbrae, to the hospital and raising more than $4,600 for Marin General's Center for Integrative
Mountain View Voice
May 21, 2012 - 1:25pm
by mv-voice.com
Music: Multifaith Concert
An open-air evening of musical performance and reflection to experience the religious, spiritual and secular diversity of the Stanford campus. The event is today, May 21, at 6 p.m. at the Old Union Courtyard. Free.
Mountain View Voice
May 21, 2012 - 1:22pm
by mv-voice.com
The entire Dumbarton Bridge will be closed during Memorial Day weekend for seismic retrofit work, bridge officials announced. The bridge will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, May 25, to as late as 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 29.
Oakland North
May 21, 2012 - 12:45pm
Chabot Space and Science Center, America’s largest public telescope facility, was the vantage point of choice for viewing the annular solar eclipse in Oakland this weekend, as more than 450 astronomy enthusiasts and families thronged the hilltop observatory to see what astronomers say is the first...
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 12:21pm
Two men were cited on suspicion of furnishing alcohol to a minor Sunday night after they purchased alcohol for decoys who were participating in "shoulder tap" operations with police, authorities said.
Mountain View Voice
May 21, 2012 - 12:16pm
by Andrea Gemmet
Sunday's partial solar eclipse was best viewed indirectly, as seen in this photo with a multitude of images of the sun projected onto a wall. The photo, entitled "My view of the eclipse" was submited by a Voice reader.
Calitics
May 21, 2012 - 12:14pm
Campaign accidentally posts outtakes. Hilarity ensues.
by Brian Leubitz
There isn't really much to this. It doesn't expose some of Miller's extremism, but, well, outtakes are fun! So, enjoy Republican Rep. Gary Miller's outtakes as he was filming a campaign ad.
Political Blotter
May 21, 2012 - 11:03am
A Bay Area lawmaker introduced a bill today to close a loophole in the state’s assault-weapons law allowing “bullet-button” semiautomatic rifles that reload in an instant. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, gutted and amended SB 249 to carry the legislation, and expects it will be considered...
Oakland North
May 21, 2012 - 11:00am
Oakland’s first annual Murmurama — a multi-venue celebration that mixed Chinoiserie with the avant-garde, baroque, cubist, or monochrome — challenged the San Francisco Fine Art Fair Saturday by luring hundreds of art enthusiasts to the East Bay for a night of open galleries and performances
Mountain View Voice
May 21, 2012 - 10:36am
by Daniel DeBolt
It's amazing how quickly something can return to nature once neglected by humans. Just as preservationists had predicted, birds have begun taking up residence on the many surfaces of Hangar One's bare frame, potentially causing a hazard to planes on the adjacent airfield if left...
Mountain View Voice
May 21, 2012 - 10:30am
by Nick Veronin
A recently launched program at El Camino's campus in Los Gatos aims to address the link between sexual dysfunction and sleep disorders by treating both conditions simultaneously.
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 10:10am
The rare "ring of fire" annular eclipse on Sunday evening wowed Marin residents and prompted many to photograph it in various ways.
Marin Independent Journal
May 21, 2012 - 9:51am
A 62-year-old Santa Rosa man died Monday morning in a single-vehicle wreck near Sausalito that authorities say may have been due to a heart attack or other medical emergency.
Misisipi Mike
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