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1. Judge orders treatment for man accused of attacking Bay Area Islamic center (eastbaytimes.com) — A Marin judge has ordered mental health treatment instead of immediate prosecution for a Novato man accused of crashing into a building and assaulting a worker at the Islamic Center of North Marin on Redwood Boulevard. Criminal proceedings are paused while he follows a two-year residential treatment plan, and he must stay away from the center and the alleged victim or risk losing diversion.
2. Prep softball roundup: Redwood tops Tam in ninth, secures No. 2 seed (marinij.com) — Novato High’s softball team clinched the No. 6 seed in the MCAL playoffs after an 8-7 thriller over Terra Linda and a tiebreaker that dropped them behind Archie Williams. San Marin will host Novato on Monday night, while league powers Redwood and Marin Catholic secured first-round byes.
3. Windsor could become first in Sonoma County to repeal its ban on new gas stations. Here's why (pressdemocrat.com) — Novato is highlighted as one of several North Bay cities that, like Windsor, have banned new gas stations as part of broader climate efforts. Windsor’s council is now weighing whether to repeal its nearly four-year-old ban amid budget shortfalls, high gas prices, and slowing electric vehicle sales, a move that could signal shifting regional attitudes toward similar policies.
4. Acclaimed Author's New Novel Shows Why Domestic Violence Survivors Don't 'Just Leave' (girltalkhq.com) — An accomplished Bay Area novelist with ties to a Novato philanthropic group is using her new book to explore why survivors of domestic violence often can’t simply walk away. Drawing on her own childhood experiences and recovery from alcoholism, she explains how shame, vulnerability, and societal expectations shape both her fictional character’s journey and real survivors’ paths to safety.
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