Marin County News

Marin County supervisors, mounting a record "community service" spending spree as a deadline nears to use funds from their controversial discretionary accounts, handed out more than $250,000 this month.

A 71-year-old San Rafael man was arrested twice on suspicion of drunken driving in the same day Thursday, authorities said.

Marin County's unemployment rate declined dramatically in April to 4.6 percent from 5.2 percent in March, and Marin continued its trend of having the lowest jobless rate in California, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

Marin County and San Rafael officials will hold a meeting about Point San Pedro Road improvements at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St.

A new Marin County bus schedule that would route 26 daily shuttle runs on congested Belvedere Drive has angered Strawberry residents, who are gathering opponents to turn out at a public hearing Monday.

The Anata Project dance company, founded by Bay Area resident Claudia Anata Hubiak, has announced its spring season performances featuring two new world premieres - The Hush Hush Chronicles and Kittleslip.

The Marin County Civil Grand Jury issued a report this week championing a landfill gas-to-energy project at Redwood Landfill and urging local officials to foster it and other projects at the landfill.

A Novato woman is taking on the San Francisco Police Department in a whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday against the department and its chief.

The Mountain Play presents 'The Sound of Music' from May 19 through June 16 at the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre in Mount Tamalpais State Park.

Lights from a ride blur in a long exposure as fireworks light up the sky over the carnival at the Marin County Fair in San Rafael, Calif.

* What: The 1976 American tour by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings is captured in the concert film "Rockshow," presented in a digitally restored and remastered print.

THIRD SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FILM FESTIVAL TO HOST THE SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERES OF FIFTEEN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES which are internationally acclaimed, environmentally-focused feature films.

A pair of lawsuits against the North Coast Railroad Authority have been dismissed by a Marin County judge, who ruled that federal law has precedence over state environmental regulations when it comes to railroad operations.

The Marin Builders Association will host its third annual Marin Home and Garden Expo on June 1-2. The theme will be "The Smart Home." Any local businesses that have "smart" products or services related to the home or garden can exhibit at the event.

As daylight began to fade Tuesday evening, search and rescue teams from throughout Northern California continued their search for an autistic 9-year-old San Francisco girl who disappeared on Sunday afternoon after leaving the backyard of her vacation home.

Terry Gray was born in Costa Mesa, Orange County, in Southern California and was so proud to be a native of the sunshine state.

The controversial Plan Bay Area promoted by regional government to coordinate housing growth is generally in line with Marin County's general plan, but county officials want reassurance to make sure it stays that way.

Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question concerning his revised 2013-14 state budget plan during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

A brother-and sister duo have been sentenced to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to create and sell false identification documents in Contra Costa and Marin counties, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced in a news release Tuesday.

Left to right: Sybil Kaufman, Jon Friedenberg and Sandra Otter at the Marin General Hospital Foundation benefactor reception on April 22 in Tiburon.