Novato News

The decision Tuesday came five months after the district's rank and file accepted what amounted to a 2.5 percent raise for last year, with raises for the next six years to be tied to the consumer price index for the area minus 0.3 percent.

The federal agency Wednesday released its latest population estimates through July 1, 2012 for cities and towns across the country.

The future - and the electricity bill - are now looking brighter for Bonnie Campbell, who after a year of effort was able to install a solar electric system on her home in Novato's Meadow Park affordable housing development in mid-May. "It's awesome," Campbell said.

You know summer is around the corner when the food festivals start in earnest. First up is the Marin Greek Festival from May 24 to 26 with authentic Greek specialties in abundance.

As widely reported , in the latest Lehman bankruptcy "fundraiser," managers of the Lehman estate are now demanding millions of dollars from non-profit retirement homes, colleges and hospitals.

Jasson Minadakis and Fred Taylor at the Marin Theatre Company fundraiser on May 10 at the Outdoor Art Club in Mill Valley.

AU Energy, a Fremont company, has submitted an application to the city of Novato to renovate the Shell gas station and convenience store at 2085 Novato Blvd.

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.

Board chairman Paul Sosnowski listens during a meeting of the Bradford Island Reclamation District in Bethel Island, Calif.

Graduates listen to the keynote address during commencement ceremonies at Dominican University in San Rafael, Calif.

Brightening fiscal news will be reviewed Monday by Marin transit officials as they consider a $26.2 million operations budget for next fiscal year, up slightly from this year's $23.9 million.

John Purdue, an opponent of fluoridated water, holds a glass of tap water as he poses for a photo in San Rafael, Calif.

May 23 will be "Safety Day" at Olive Elementary School, with representatives from the California Highway Patrol, Novato Police Department and the Novato Fire District sharing information on how they keep citizens safe in the community and on roads and highways.

Marin chanteuse Raquel Bitton, best known as renowned interpreter of the music of Edith Piaf, continues her exploration of the Latin-French musical connection with this beautifully self-produced CD of songs by Tino Rossi, a legendary French singer and film star who was one of the great romantic idols of the last century.

Katie Hanrahan, Brian James and Gary Alexander, Sacramento State Archaeological Research Center staff assist on a dig for Indian artifacts on Thursday, May 16, 2013, along Highway 101 in Novato, 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.

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

Family and friends take a moment to remember those killed or injured on their bicycles before the start of the international Ride of Silence at BlackieOs Pasture in Tiburon, Calif.

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.

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