14+ hour, 35+ min ago   (936+ words) A potential strategy for rehabilitating Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery in San Rafael is sitting on the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom. For a decade now, family members of people buried at the 150-year-old cemetery have been complaining to officials…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (548+ words) This election year there are multiple Marin offices where only one candidate filed for each available post. Their names don’t appear on the ballot as they are automatically elected. There are multiple factors behind uncontested elections. That happened at Mill…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (431+ words) Even if implemented (at a still unknown cost), I suspect MMWD will have done nothing more than turn its watershed into a mountain-biking park likely to attract riders from the entire Bay Area, while potentially jeopardizing the safety and enjoyment…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (361+ words) I’ve lost count of how many times San Rafael officials have asked voters for “just one more tax” to protect essential services. Measure W on the November ballot is the latest, and it’s not a small tax: It would increase…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (774+ words) Even when he was a student at Glenwood Elementary School in San Rafael, David Perlis knew intuitively that there was something special about this place where he lived, that there was something magical about Marin County. He just didn’t know…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (772+ words) A housing development in the works for years in Point Reyes Station is about to begin a sprint to the finish line. The project will convert the former Coast Guard campus into 54 affordable residences. In June, it secured the last…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (460+ words) San Rafael is a wonderful place to live. We are surrounded by open space, we have a downtown filled with unique businesses and public art adds to our vibrant arts community. Our parks, neighborhoods and community spaces make San Rafael…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (83+ words) Marin IJ Readers’ Forum: Teacher federation important stakeholder in TUHSD election Marin Independent Journal Marin dermatologist dances on edge of show business Suspicious fire burns Teslas at Marin dealership Skywalker Ranch scaffolding collapse injures 5 in Lucas Valley As AI money…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (446+ words) When it comes to housing proposals in the downtowns of Marin cities, how tall is too tall? That question was recently asked by the IJ editorial board during interviews of Robert Sandoval and Daryoush Davidi in the race for the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (91+ words) Marin Independent Journal 3 fun festivals coming up in Marin Suspicious fire burns Teslas at Marin dealership Skywalker Ranch scaffolding collapse injures 5 in Lucas Valley Parole revoked for infamous Marin convict Max Wade Saint Mary’s sophomore rugby star remembered for ‘contagious…...