Larkspur News

Repairs to the Bay Bridge made it safe to reopen Monday, but Caltrans may make other modifications that would require yet another temporary bridge closure later this year, the highway agency's top engineer said.

Twenty-five gallons of paint leaked into a Larkspur marsh Thursday after a flurry of rainshowers washed it off a building, a fire official said.

Voters in Marin County Tuesday re-elected 10 of 14 incumbents seeking re-election to nine councils.

"I'm here to reaffirm a few key principals. I am not interested in being your Governor to play in the margins.

Local Public Issues , posted by Frank McClain, a resident of the Larkspur neighborhood, 9 minutes ago In 1997, the City of Larkspur commissioned an engineering report 'for the rehabilitation of the failing retaining wall at the corner of Myrtle and Hawthorne Avenues in Larkspur', CA.

Realtor Arundel Burrell with Frank Howard Allen has been selected by Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco as its exclusive Realtor in Marin.

LARKSPUR SCHOOL District voters have the good fortune of having four strong candidates running for three seats on the board.

By Gary Klien, The Marin Independent Journal The Bay Bridge was ordered shut down for at least 24 hours Tuesday evening so crews can repair a cable that snapped at 5:30 p.m. in the westbound direction.

This week, Zvi Danenberg of Larkspur stepped into history. Surrounded by more than 50 adoring fans who crowded the sidewalk at the base of the Arch Street steps on Magnolia Avenue, the 84-year-old retired school teacher - and his new knee - took the 1 millionth step.

Supporters of a Larkspur School District tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot have raised $11,575 for their campaign, including a $10,000 contribution from the schools foundation, according to financial statements filed with the county elections office.

Larkspur City Council candidate Len Rifkind was scrambling Monday to turn in campaign disclosure statements after missing last week's deadline to file.

The more than 100 volunteers and interns who are ending their service in the Marin Civic Center Volunteers program were recognized at a ceremony last week by county supervisors.

When Tamiscal High School student Nina Klehr tells her friends she's attending an independent study high school, most of them have no idea what she's talking about.

Firefighters from across the North Bay Wednesday contained a four-alarm house fire in Tiburon, a fire spokeswoman said.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today congratulated three California public schools selected by a joint project of the California Consortium for Independent Study and the California Department of Education to receive the Exemplary Independent Study Recognition Award .

Estee Lauder is hosting a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation with a fondue dinner set for 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Melting Pot at 125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

This week's focus on San Anselmo and Larkspur marks my final thumbnail sketches of candidates for Marin city councils.

As last week's rains lashed San Anselmo, the familiar dance began. Merchants obsessively checked the height of the creek that runs by their boutiques and cafes, readied storm gates and placed finer goods on higher shelves.

Ato Houston, awaiting a heart transplant, hangs out in his temporary room with family friend Mimi Schaefer in Corte Madera.

The College of Marin instructor who hopes to break the world record for the largest guitar ensemble ever to screech and scream a tune is on track to land in the Guinness World Records book.