Novato News

Councilman Eric Lucan was named Novato's mayor for 2014 and Pat Eklund was sworn in for her sixth term on the council at a City Hall ceremony on Tuesday.

A Novato man who tried to reconcile with an estranged friend was arrested instead after the rapprochement descended into bottle-throwing and pistol-whipping, a sheriff's investigator said.

At Mill Street, a year around facility in San Rafael run by Homeward Bound of Marin , all 55 beds were occupied this week.

After five days of freezing temperatures, Marin County health officials Monday conferenced by phone with municipal leaders and nonprofits serving the homeless to discuss steps to protect the vulnerable if the cold persists.

Freezing temperatures were forecast through midweek following the coldest day of the year in Marin as the thermometer dipped to 19 degrees at Gnoss Field in Novato.

I'M NOT a finicky eater. Except for lima beans and spicy-hot food, I'm willing to try almost any food offered me.

Lynne Ashdown of Novato gets a hug from one of the 54 Italian men she cycled with across Eastern Europe.

A petition drive to limit county supervisors to 12 years in office was launched this weekend in an effort spearheaded by conservative activists.

When Edmundo Rombeiros was growing up on the Portuguese island of the Azores, Christmas was his favorite holiday.

Woody's Yogurt Place in Strawberry Village was recently honored with The International Frozen Yogurt Association 's Honor Program for their frozen yogurt quality, store cleanliness, superior customer service, and environmentally friendly business practices.

The duo behind the successful natural personal-care line Avalon Natural Products, now Avalon Organics, are enjoying the success of their new venture, Novato-based Andalou Naturals, which makes personal care products derived from fruit stem cells.

Amcor Flexibles is installing its second American Canyon production line for long-skirted Stelvin Plus aluminum screw caps, effectively doubling the production capacity for the bottle closure targeted at higher-end North Coast wines, according to plant General Manager Frederic Catteau .

Especially during the holiday season, community contributions -- whether it's sharing photos with Santa, family rituals or reflections of thanks -- is a hugely important part of Novato Patch.

Liza went on to say that she had just been diagnosed with brain stem lioma, rare form of brain cancer.

Harold Valceschini has found his fountain of youth. He needed no Ponce de Leon-esque expedition to find it, either.

Carla Pronzini, left, jokes with sisters Nona Suhrke and Ruthe McAllister at Pronzini's Christmas tree lot on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Petaluma, Calif.

This week, the council approved an incentive program that would pay $25,000 to any city staffer who voluntarily left.

On Monday, we wrote about a neighborhood on San Marin Drive that was terrorized by a drug house , a place where visitors would come and go day and night, dogs barked at all hours and trash piled up around the property.

* What: The Novato Theater Company present Barbara Robinson's comedy "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," about a holiday play with an particularly rambunctious cast.

Dec. 7, 1941 - a day that will live in infamy, and in the fading memories of the last two Marin survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 72 years ago on Saturday.