Fairfax Town Council, Planning Commission Ready For Joint Meeting

The Town Council and Planning Commission will discus the Housing Element Update at Wednesday night's meeting.

San Anselmo Nonprofit Names New CEO

Side by Side Youth announced the appointment of Dr. Christine Isana Garcia as its new CEO. Garcia’s appointment goes into effect Oct. 1.

San Anselmo & Fairfax Halloween 2021: Tricks, Treats & Pumpkins

Your fall guide to haunted houses, corn mazes, hayrides, festivals, Day of the Dead extravaganzas & more throughout Marin Co. & North Bay.

Fairfax Seeks Volunteers For ‘Town-Wide’ Picnic

The town-wide picnic is scheduled to be held Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Contratti Ball Field.

Marin Recall Supporter Assaulted: Report

The assault occurred on a walkway over Highway 101 in San Rafael, ABC7 News reports.

Fairfax Passes Voluntary Water Conservation Resolution

The resolution comes amid a historic drought Marin and most of the American West is now experiencing.

San Anselmo Tech Classes Target Older Adults

The course offerings will include instruction on using programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Zoom.

Marin Artist Champions Nature

Phyllis Thelen’s "Planet Earth Fights Back" exhibit will be on display later this week at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art.

Fairfax Council Adopts Two Ordinances

The ordinances were approved at the Town Council's regularly scheduled Sept. 1 meeting.

Fairfax To Hold Virtual Climate Crisis Meeting

“The Climate Emergency” will be held Sept. 22 from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. on Zoom.

Lawn Mower Likely Sparked 44-Acre Marin Blaze: Report

A blade hitting a rock produced sparks that likely ignited the blaze, The Marin Independent Journal reports.

Fairfax Overwhelmingly Backs Outdoor Dining: Survey

Residents, businesses, and visitors all expressed overwhelming support for making the program permanent.

Fairfax Offers Vegetation Management Grants

The grant money is for brush clearing and tree trimming but not home hardening, town officials said.

​Fairfax Free Concert Features Shakespeare Poetry

The concert will be performed on the Green Stage at Peri Park Sept. 11, 12 and 18th at 4 p.m.

San Anselmo Museum Exhibit Features Marin Humane Partnership

Artist Within – A Cedars Gallery​, and Marin Humane​ have collaborated on an exhibit called “It’s Raining Cats & Dogs.”

San Anselmo Issues Creek Park Project Survey

The park has been undergoing a transformation since Marin County initiated the San Anselmo Flood Risk Reduction Project (SAFRR) in 2010.

San Anselmo Mulls Gas Leaf Blower Ban

The Town Council on Sept. 14 will review a draft ordinance that would ban the use of all gas-powered leaf blowers.

Marin Clinic Offers Free Medical Care For Teens

Huckleberry Youth Programs is holding a drop-in clinic for teens in San Rafael’s Montecito Plaza on Tuesdays from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Fairfax Extends Outdoor Dining Survey

The survey has been extended to Friday.

Bass Legend George Porter Jr. To Perform In Marin

George Porter Jr. & Friends W/ Runnin Pardners will perform at Mill Valley’s Sweetwater Music Hall Sept. 3 and 4.

Marin Park Readies For Facelift

Crews next month will repave the McNears Beach Park parking lot, county officials said. The project is expected to take several months

Taliban Contacts Marin Nonprofit: Report

San Rafael-based Roots of Peace has some 360 employees based in Afghanistan that it is trying to evacuate.

Fairfax Holds Late Summer Music Camp For Preschoolers

The Aug. 26-Sept. 23 music camp program will be run by music instructor Dani Levy.

Marin To Hold COVID Booster Shot Event

Third doses will be available to severely immunocompromised people at the Saturday vaccine event.

Acclaimed Musician To Perform At Fairfax Free Concert

The Tom Finch Band will perform Friday at Peri Park’s redwood grove.

Fairfax Weighs Skate Park's Fate

The town has issued a survey seeking the public’s input on the future of the skate park that opened as a temporary site April 10.

Marin Couple Aids Haitian Relief Effort

Jacqueline Oriscar Lee founded Haiti on the Rise, a San Rafael-based nonprofit, after visiting the Caribbean in 2014 and 2015.

Fairfax Adopts Minimum Wage Hike

The mandated wage hike is based on a 1.6 percent Consumer Price Index increase according a staff report in support of the resolution.

Afghan Crisis Hits Home In Marin: Report

Marin-based "Roots for Peace" has 360 employees in Afghanistan, and the nonprofit is asking for the U.S. government's help evacuating them.

San Anselmo Rocker Neal Schon Readies For Journey Tour

Guitarist and founding Journey member Neal Schon is readying for an upcoming tour with the band, and the San Anselmo resident can’t wait.

Marin Readies For Weekend Freeway Closure

The closure will allow crews to work on the Central San Rafael Harbor Bridge Replacement.

San Anselmo Library Discussion Group Goes Back In Time

The event will be held virtually Aug. 31 at 2 p.m.

Marin Arts Event Celebrates Women

The Aug. 29 event at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts will feature an all-women lineup of poets, musicians, actors, and artists.

Fairfax Goes All In On All Electric

Fairfax’s five-member Town Council at its Aug. 4 meeting unanimously approved an ordinance requiring new homes to be all electric.

Fairfax Seeks Public Input In Town Manager Search

The town is seeking to replace Garrett Toy after Fairfax’s top administrator last month took a new role as Sonoma’s city manager.

Marin Art Center Fundraises To Save Historic Building

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley needs to raise around $85,000 to save a historic structure.

San Anselmo, Fairfax Open Space Committees Hold Joint Fundraiser

“Wonderfully Wild Marin” features the work of 14 local photographers.

Marin Chamber Expands Women Of Industry Awards

In addition to its Women of Industry Leader Award, the Chamber this year will also present an award to a Women of Industry Emerging Leader.

Marin Co. City Cuts Cord On Outdoor Dining

The ordinance passed on Monday ends the program on June 30 of next year.

San Anselmo Walks Into Popular Summer Program

The town's “On the Avenue” program calls for the shuttering of a busy stretch of road for pedestrian access only.