Novato News

After that, the 100-foot long mural will be cut up and sold to the public at an opening reception Saturday, as a way to raise money for the museum's exhibitions, programs and events.

Ultragenyx Announces Initiation of Phase 1/2 Study of Recombinant Human Beta-Glucuronidase in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2013 -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., a biotechnology company, today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 1/2 study of recombinant human beta-glucuronidase for MPS 7, in Manchester, UK.

Novato fire officials say a Greenpoint resident can count his lucky stars after waking up just in time to find an outside wall of his home ablaze.

Jayne Reichert, Megan Hansen, and Lee Budish judges Marin IJ's first holiday cookie contest on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013.

Novato, CA December 04, 2013 Novato, CA-based ETwater, the leader in smart irrigation control and water management solutions, today announced its CEO Pat McIntyre and Managing Director Mark Coopersmith will lead a presentation on the multiple benefits of reshoring manufacturing to the U.S. at the Reinvesting in American Manufacturing conference, ... (more)

A teacher at Sinaloa Middle School said that she has been receiving threatening emails from a parent who is unhappy with her daughter's grade.

Are you or someone you know recently divorced? If so, you may be interested in checking out a divorce group for men led by Daniel Sloan Brown, a Novato psychotherapist.

The city of Novato wants to revive an incentive program aimed at encouraging employees who may be thinking about leaving to take the next step.

It is now easier to get across Petaluma and safer to get on the freeway from East Washington Street, transportation officials declared Monday as they inaugurated a newly improved interchange through the heart of the city.

Cities across Marin are in line for a $1.9 million fee rebate from the Civic Center after a "triple flip" funding swap turned into a bigger fiscal flop than county supervisors bargained for.

Left to right: Judy Barr, Jennifer Reimer and Natalie Reimer at the Mountain Play Association gala in San Rafael.

Do you love baked goods, but can't tolerate gluten? No worries! Flour Chylde Bakery on Grant Avenue has the answer to your prayers.

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the University of Southern California's Davis School of Gerontology announced a joint Ph.D program in the "biology of aging" in an effort to tackle the rising prevalence of age-related diseases.

Two years ago, county supervisors approved a ban on grocery stores using plastic bags in an effort to get people to, instead, use re-usable bags.

Jeff Burkhart mixes a drink in a shaker on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Novato, Calif.

IF YOU ARE like me, there is always a gift you need to find. The time of the most hectic of gift-giving is upon us, but I want to put in a plug for a gift that can keep on giving at any time of the year.

Novato's former fire chief filed a lawsuit this week against the Novato Fire District for defamation and fraud, claiming board members falsely said he made expenditures in violation of district policies and misused public funds.

Bob Matcham and daughter Hannah, 11, sit in line at Best Buy at 11:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in San Rafael, Calif.

A mural up for sale at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in its Art by the Inch event may be previewed from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

Nov. 29--ROOTS MUSIC GURU T Bone Burnett, executive music producer of the new Coen brothers movie, "Inside Llewyn Davis," was in Marin recently with its star, newcomer Oscar Isaac, for an advance screening for California Film Institute members at the Smith Rafael Film Center.