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15 hrs ago | SF Gate

Novato scrap dealer admits bribing city officials

Prosecutors said 76-year-old Sheldon Morris pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Sacramento to charges relating to the Sacramento and Sonoma bribes.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, San Francisco Metro

Fri Jul 25, 2008

TheKCRAchannel.com

Salvage Dealer Pleads Guilty To Bribery

A Bay Area salvage dealer pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges Friday in a scandal involving the disappearance of Sacramento water meters.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Sonoma, CA

Marin Independent Journal

Signs warn of sewage spil at Novato Creek

Warning signs have been posted around Novato Creek after Novato Sanitary District officials were alerted to a sewage spill of between 5,000 and 15,000 gallons between Clemente Court and San Luis Way.

2 comments

Marin Independent Journal

Novato theater's plaza run might end

Novato Theater Company President Mark Clark and Vice President Gary Gonser sit on the stage of the Pacheco Playhouse in Novato.

3 comments

Related Topix: Dominican University, Theater, Arts

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Marin Independent Journal

Buck center lab evacuated after chemical spill

Dozens of employees were evacuated at the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato after a hydrochloric acid spill Thursday in a laboratory.

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Novato Advance

Novato campus to get new main building by By Tim OmarzuManaging Editor

Officials broke ground Tuesday afternoon at College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus for a new main building - the first structure the college has built in 30 years.

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Novato Advance

Our TownPeople who make Novato what it is

Abra Berman's ideas of fashion may be decidedly old-fashioned in some circles. Her latest creations are, after all, the costumes created for the actors in Marin Shakespeare Company's production of "The Winter's ...

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Related Topix: Forest Meadows, CA, Dominican University, San Rafael, CA

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Cbs5.com

Novato Man Accused Of Stalking, Text Threats

Petaluma police on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly vandalized his ex-girlfriend's car and sent her death threats via text message.

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Related Topix: Petaluma, CA, Marin County, CA

Novato Advance

Bound for Thanksgiving Day parade by

SUBMITTED PHOTO Members of the Love2Dance All Stars competitive dance team, left to right, Amanda Barr, Kelly Linehan, Tina Freeman, Jeannie Crown, Ashley Tom, Kylie Richardson, are holding fund-raisers to help ...

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Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

Marin Independent Journal

Novato leadership is missing in action

THURSDAY NIGHT, when a countywide transportation board votes whether to endorse the long-proposed Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit passenger train, Novato's representative will remain silent.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, Opinion

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Marin Independent Journal

Birds find home at disputed site in Bahia

A tractor operator works on the wetland restoration project at Bahia in Novato. Once targted for a 424-home development, the area will become home to a variety of bird species.

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Related Topix: San Pablo, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Marin County, CA

Marin Independent Journal

Solar power bond plan on City Council's agenda

The Novato City Council is considering allocating $1.2 million for clean renewable energy bonds to pay for solar energy retrofits at city buildings.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

Marin Independent Journal

Marin jury awards Novato businesswoman $500,000

A Novato businesswoman was awarded $500,000 in damages by a Marin jury Monday as she prevailed in a counter suit against a former employer who initially sued her, saying she stole his business.

3 comments

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Marin Independent Journal

County hopes conservation can reduce water deficit

A new push to conserve water is beginning to take hold in Marin and could avert the need for a desalination plant, according to a Marin Municipal Water District official.

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Related Topix: Sausalito, CA, Sonoma County, CA

North Bay Business Journal

MANUFACTURING: Thermo Fisher to shutter Novato plant

Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., one of the world's largest suppliers of laboratory systems and supplies, plans to close its Novato production plant early next year as the company expands ...

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival

Marin Independent Journal

Pacheco mall tenants cheer changes

Pacheco Plaza shopping center in Novato is getting ready for a $7 million makeover.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

Marin Independent Journal

Cops seek suspects in laborer robberies

Police in San Rafael and Novato are investigating a series of robberies against day laborers.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA

Novato Advance

Remodeling of Pacheco Plaza to start in August

Another shopping center in Novato is going to get a facelift in the near future.

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Related Topix: Santa Rosa, CA

Marin Independent Journal

Hamilton Marketplace, new Safeway take shape

Construction is proceeding on Hamilton Marketplace on the old Nave Lanes site in Novato.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, San Francisco Metro, UC San Francisco, University of California System

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Novato Advance

The Lazy Gardener

Jeanne Santangelo At the North Marin Water District workshop at Suburban Habitat in June, store co-owner Matt Buchholz, and Ryan Grisso, the water conservation specialist for Marin and Sonoma displayed and ...

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Related Topix: Sonoma, CA, Home Gardening, Home

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