Sausalito News

Sausalito is in San Francisco's backyard and it happens to be one of my favorite small American towns.

When Raveevarn Choksombatchai, a Thai-born architect and artist, painted her bedroom lime-green and her kitchen tangerine, she didn't worry about how long she would enjoy living with those vibrant colors.

The Calaveras Winegrape Alliance will hold its Presidents' Wine Weekend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at all member wineries.

Built in 1964, the Contemporary-style home occupies a 0.34-acre lot. An expansive deck wraps the home, fronting the living room, dining room and master bedroom.

Several dozen animals rescued from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb have found temporary shelter with one Ohio family.

"BEING FLYNN" - Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael; 454-1222; www.cafilm.org . Feb.

Valentine's Day isn't just a day to splurge on roses, champagne, and fine dining.

Sausalito Village, a nonprofit that helps seniors stay in their homes as they grow older, will feature Mary McEachron of the Buck Institute in a talk titled "The Buck Institute - Who We Are, What We do, Where We Are Headed." The session is set for noon to 3 p.m. Feb.

The latest chapter in the Southern Marin Fire Protection District 's proposed annexation of Sausalito's fire service operations takes place Thursday, as the Marin LAFCO formally reconsiders its previous decision to approve the move.

Paris may be the city of love, but those of us who live in San Francisco know just how romantic our own city can be.

Sausalito is the little hidden gem of a city directly across the Golden Gate Bridge.

SusieCakes in Greenbrae will give each child who brings in a handmade Valentine card for Susie a complimentary Conversation Heart frosted sugar cookie on Feb.

Mark C. Anderson burned up hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of fine wine and then burned his bridges with the Sacramento federal judge who would sentence him for arson and other crimes.

Vallejo firefighters climb to the roof of the Wines Central warehouse during the Oct.

Just days after a massive fire destroyed a Mare Island warehouse , Mark Anderson , the Sausalito man convicted of causing a similar inferno that wiped out millions of stored bottles of Napa wines in 2005, was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in prison and ordered to pay $70.3 million in restitution.

It's regretable that the firemens's union, a small group of Sausalito's former council members and our current mayor are using scare tactics to obstruct Sausalito residents' right to vote on fire annexation.

Point Bonita is seen in the distance beyond tree stumps on Hawk Hill in the Marin Haedlands near Sausalito, Calif.

Nine months into her appointed term as Marin County Supervisor for Mill Valley and most of southern Marin, Kathrin "Kate" Sears said Monday that she is running for a full term on the board in the June 5 election.

Renowned 1960s sex expert 'Dr Hip' expecting second child aged 77 with wife, 28 While most elderly men might be happy at this age sitting in front of the fireplace reading a newspaper, this sex doctor is not finished just yet.

There might not be much overlap between the people who will flock to the Bay Area for the America's Cup in 2013 and those who want to immerse themselves in the nostalgia of the sex, drugs and rock and roll era.