3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (567+ words) There’s a long list of local measures on Marin’s Nov. 3 general election ballot. One measure addresses a public policy question: should the public subsidize childcare? That’s Measure P, the “Marin County Child Care Initiative.” It’s rare that voters are asked…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (506+ words) When a professional political operative describes an election as “nationalized,” it means the outcome could have consequences far beyond the locality in which it occurs and therefore is drawing outside attention and resources. This year’s congressional elections in California are…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (653+ words) The Sausalito ballot Measure X for revised zoning standards on the November ballot would appear to open the city to unfettered development. I worry it will transfer the power of voters to a simple majority of the City Council. I…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (622+ words) Should the price of your groceries depend on what a retailer knows about your shopping habits or your neighborhood? How would you feel if the person behind you was charged less for the same tank of gas? Dynamic pricing should…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago   (494+ words) In his most recent challenge to the results of the 2020 U.S. election, President Donald Trump this week cited a report claiming to show that thousands of noncitizens voted, a practice studies have found to be extremely rare. Trump’s Truth Social post…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (375+ words) Tiburon is a community with world-class potential, but we’re stuck in a “perfect-fix-or-nothing” loop. Residents know the frustration of sitting on Tiburon Boulevard during school drop-off while progress moves at even a slower pace. Since 2001, thousands have been spent on…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (449+ words) There are a lot of heavy statistics right now from experts, journalists and doctors about the dangers of electric-assist bikes, especially for children. I know those numbers because I am one of them. I was 15 years old when I got…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (498+ words) Marin leaders are adding their voices to the loud-and-clear protests against the Trump administration’s moves to open our coastline wider to industrialization. The White House, calling California’s staunch objections “environmental extremism,” is not just pushing to open the coast to…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (659+ words) San Rafael has granted a full appointment to its interim city manager. Paul Navazio, the former finance director, has steered the city through a tumultuous period that included an abrupt leadership change. He has been leading the city staff since…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1143+ words) The dedication this month of the California Historical Landmark plaque in West Marin recognizing the earliest written history of an event in our county, when Capt. Francis Drake and the Golden Hind landed here in the summer of 1579, gives us…...