Novato News

A new $29 countywide parcel tax to pay for a police and fire radio communication system was placed on the November ballot by county supervisors after a parade of officials called it critical to ensure public safety.

Novato resident Don Shields stands by as a seven-tenths scale replica of an Apollo lunar module is assembled at the Space Station Museum in Novato Tuesday.

Sound good? Then head to one of the county's newest pizza emporiums, the Village on Grant Avenue in Novato.

The train's coming to town, signaling big changes for the San Rafael Transit Center, but what, exactly, they will be remains uncertain.

A dinner will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 at Rickey's Restaurant and Bar at the Inn Marin at 250 Entrada Drive in Novato.

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A+' and the issuer credit ratings of "aa-" of Allianz Global Risk US Insurance Company, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company and AGCS Marine Insurance Company .

Santa Rosa Junior College 's Millers Blend olive oil secured a Gold medal from Sonoma County Harvest Fair judges during their professional olive oil competition.

Ruiz put up a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over Alcantara before an overflow crowd at the Pioneer Events Center in Lancaster, CA.

The groundbreaking for Novato's Oma Village apartments was more than a ceremony.

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

By Bay City News Service: A Corte Madera man arrested for allegedly shooting a Tiburon man after a road rage incident Thursday morning has posted bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Marin County Superior Court Aug. 4, his attorney said.

The Novato Theater will hold its fourth annual summer festival 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 23 on the Novato City Hall Civic Green.

In another step forward for Marin's continuing recovery from the recession, Basin Street Properties bought a vacant 32,500-square-foot Novato office building off Highway 101 for $3.75 million.

By Bay City News Service: The Novato Police Department has teamed up with the state Department of Motor Vehicles in an effort to keep suspended drivers with prior DUI convictions off the road, police announced Thursday.

The outlook for all ratings is stable. All the above companies are domiciled in Illinois.

Canceled runs and standing-room-only buses have plagued Golden Gate Transit Route 54 out of Novato for the past month as retiring bus drivers and absenteeism have caused conditions that have irked commuters.

Ranger Mike Warner will lead a one-mile hike at Deer Island in Novato to discover local wildlife and enjoy views from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 24. Some here call it the 'O.J. House,' the only gated community in a vast stretch of desert rich in gold and silver, pioneer trails and proud, isolated towns north of Reno.

The following was submitted for publication by the Novato Theater organization: The Novato Theater will hold its Fourth Annual Summer Festival on Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 3-7 p.m. on the Novato City Hall's Civic Green in downtown Novato.

Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down two men who are suspected of breaking into at least one Novato area home to steal valuables.

A flagman stops traffic as an engine pulling trolleys loaded with 1,600 foot-long sections of train track passes through Novato, on May 8. The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board on Wednesday rejected several assertions made in a Marin grand jury report, including the assertion that members are too hands off.