San Rafael News

Linsy Rodas uses a stethoscope to check Jonathan Blanco lungs as Dr. Alda Calvillo watches at the Marin Community Clinics on Friday, in San Rafael.

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

Fire Chief Chris Gray said the fire broke out about 7:30 p.m. on a hill across from Santa Margarita Drive.

The Wall Street Journal has one. So does the New York Times. Now, the Washington Post joins the list of newspapers offering wine clubs to their readers.

San Rafael entrepreneur Paul Tasner and Sharon McKenna, a Dominican University student in the university's Green MBA program, won third place in the annual Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

Dr. David Gullion, an oncologist at Marin Specialty Care/Marin Cancer Institute, has been singled out for recognition by Zero Breast Cancer, a San Rafael nonprofit.

Students at Laurel Dell School pack cob around plastic bottles as they build a "Peace on Earthbench" on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in San Rafael, Calif.

AAA San Rafael has donated $5,000 to the Tamalpais Conservation Club to support the group's "first responder" program.

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

San Rafael firefighters extinguished a fire on the second level of Mini-Stor Self Storage, 990 Andersen Drive, shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Craig Wolfe, president of San Rafael based CelebriDucks, a rubber duck company, has brought his production back to the states after being oversees.

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.

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.

The outdoor dining area at Sana Marin on Friday, May 3, 2013 in San Rafael, Calif.

San Rafael police recovered a male's body Tuesday morning from the San Rafael Canal near Canal Street and Kerner Boulevard, a police lieutenant said.

The Novato Community Garden project has received a $10,000 grant from the county of Marin, to be used for development of the garden at O'Hair Park on Novato Boulevard.

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.

It was now or never for Trish Hernandez. "I turned 40, and I had that "40 moment," where I said 'If I don't do it now, I'll never do it,'" Hernandez said.

Jeffrey Palladini is reflected in a mirror in his studio on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Fairfax, Calif.