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11 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael student flips car after falling asleep

A Dominican University student escaped serious injury Thursday after falling asleep behind the wheel and driving off the freeway on her way to school, police said.

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19 hrs ago | Vallejo Times-Herald

Chamber leader resigns to take San Rafael post

After nearly seven years at the helm of the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, president and CEO Rick Wells announced his resignation Friday.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead. It sure sounds like a bummer. But "Day of the Dead" or "Dia de los Muertos", is a traditional holiday celebrated in Central America and Mexico to commemorate family members, and loved ones, who have passed away.

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ChowHound

Piroshki at the Golden Orb in San Rafael?

I just saw an ad in the Pacific Sun for "Piroshki, Fresh Made Daily" at the Golden Orb in San Rafael .

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Marin Independent Journal

Two injured in San Rafael after freeway race

Two motorists were injured Friday after a reckless race through Novato and San Rafael, police said.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Jewish News Weekly

Blessed silence: Jewish meditation retreat in San Rafael will last for seven days

For seven days and six nights at the end of November, a group of Jews will sit mostly in silence, meditating in a quiet wooded neighborhood in San Rafael.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael public-safety bond falls flat with voters; other Marin money measures successful

Measure G co-chairs Gordon Manashil and Paul Cohen, with San Rafel Fire Chief Chris Gray look at early election returns showing the public-safety bond leading but not by enough to pass with a two-thirds majority vote.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' actor's Chihuahua missing from San Rafael...

Lilly Lange displays a photo of her Chihuahua, Lefty, that was dog stolen out of her yard on Sunday.

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Marin Independent Journal

Fabric of a mother's full life: San Rafael daughter honors her mother's love for quilting

Betty Elaine Maurer of Oklahoma displays one of her quilts. Her daughter, Belinda Fernandez of Mill Valley, created One Woman s Journey Told In Quilts," a book that tells the story of her mother's life and world travels through her quilts.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

As fire season lengthens, fire crew cuts back on risk

Tamalpais firefighters clear a fuel break east of San Rafael to create defensible space around homes in the China Camp area.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Spooky Halloween celebrated in downtown San Rafael

Alec Guerin, an eighth-grader at Saint Raphael's School, gets into character playing the mad scientist for visitors at the Spooktacular Haunted House and Halloween Festival.

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Marin Independent Journal

Marin snapshot: Retired engineer finds satisfaction in easing paperwork burden for San Rafael police

Bill Kay of San Rafael, a retired PG&E engineer, files documents on missing persons while volunteering with the San Rafael Police Department.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Fire destroys Fairfax home

Firefighters battle an early morning structure fire at the end of Valley Road in Fairfax.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Serious head injuries for Richmond recycling collector struck by car

A Marin Sanitary Service recycling collector was in critical condition and undergoing brain surgery Friday morning after being struck by a car in Terra Linda.

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Inside Bay Area

Bridge closed through weekend; state toll revenue takes hit

Drivers will head into the weekend without the Bay Bridge, Caltrans said today, as workers continue to fine-tune and then test repairs to a brace that failed and fell onto the bridge deck earlier this week.

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The Modesto Bee

Jerry Brown's spokesman admits secret recordings

The communications director for California Attorney General Jerry Brown has been secretly recording telephone conversations with reporters, an apparent violation of state law.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Going to the dogs

BARRY STONE calls his company Scrap and Taffy Productions. It's a dog thing. And the Oakland-based filmmaker is a dog guy.

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Bohemian.com

Stage Review: New commissioned work 'The Horses' a hit at San Rafael's Alternative Theater

Marv is turning 75, his party guests are about to arrive, his wife, Lois, is baking his favorite cake, but all he can think about are the galloping horses he keeps hearing whenever he's alone in the living room.

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Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael drug suspect's death ruled natural by jury

A jury convened by the county coroner ruled Wednesday that a drug suspect who died in sheriff's custody on Aug.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Golden Gate Bridge, Marin County seeing heavier traffic

Commuters looking for alternate routes around the Bay Bridge this morning packed Highway 37 and the Richmond-San Rafael and Golden Gate bridges.

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