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7 hrs ago | The Willits News

County has fewer unemployed, but fewer jobs, too

Mendocino County's unemployment rate dropped again in September to 10.1 percent, down from 10.5 percent in August.

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Related Topix: Mendocino County, CA, August, CA, Imperial County, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Lake County, CA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Press-Enterprise

Caregiver pleads guilty to embezzling from couple

A 47-year-old mother of eight remains behind bars after admitting to embezzling from an elderly Marin County couple.

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Marin Independent Journal

Novato Sanitary referendum gets green light

Privatization of the Novato Sanitary District's $90 million sewage treatment plant will go to voters next year.

15 comments

Related Topix: Novato, CA, Martinez, CA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

ContactMusic.com

Sean Penn - Sean Penn's Son Arrested

Sean Penn's teenage son was reportedly arrested last week at his high school. Sean Penn's teenage son was reportedly arrested last week.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Malibu, CA

KGO

Voters in Marin County reelected 10 of 14 incumbents to city councils.

Voters in Marin County Tuesday re-elected 10 of 14 incumbents seeking re-election to nine councils.

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Related Topix: San Anselmo, CA, Fairfax, CA, Corte Madera, CA, Larkspur, CA, Mill Valley, CA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

KRON-TV San Francisco

Mom Who Allegedly Used Kid as Designated Driver Pleads Not Guilty

A Northern California woman accused of using her 13-year-old son as a designated driver to avoid getting another DUI has pleaded not guilty.

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Related Topix: Mill Valley, CA

Competitor Magazine

Haskins, Tollakson Win Marin County Triathlon

Americans Sarah Haskins and T.J. Tollakson quietly took victories at Sunday's Marin County Triathlon.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Does San Quentin need a new Death Row?

Does San Quentin need a new Death Row? Calling it the 'Cadillac Death Row', Assemblymen Jared Huffman voiced his strong opposition at a recent public forum, to plans to build a new $400 million expansion of the Death Row facility on the western grounds of San Quentin State Prison.

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Related Topix: San Quentin, CA, San Quentin State Prison, State Prisons, Prison

Sun Nov 01, 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.

3 comments

Related Topix: Fire, San Rafael, CA, Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Metro, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

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.

2 comments

Related Topix: Fire, Fairfax, CA, San Rafael, CA, Ross, CA, Kentfield, CA

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Tanker spills oil into San Francisco Bay

Wildlife in San Francisco Bay face a new challenge posed by a fuel line spill from the tanker Dubai Star, anchored in San Francisco Bay two miles south of the Bay Bridge Friday Oct.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Alameda, CA, Pacifica, CA

Thu Oct 29, 2009

New York Times

Proposed Water Plant Raises Growth Issues in Marin County

Nothing about the Marin Municipal Water District storage yard and the run-down wooden pier protruding into San Francisco Bay give any hint of what they are: the site of what may become one of the fiercest water battles in Northern California in decades.

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Marin Independent Journal

Marin County hikes planning and building fees

Marin County's planning fees will increase by nearly 60 percent and its building fees will increase more than 150 percent after a unanimous vote by county supervisors Tuesday.

17 comments

Related Topix: Strawberry, CA, San Rafael, CA, Novato, CA, Mill Valley, CA, Sausalito, CA

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Inside Bay Area

El Cerrito man gets 21 years for slaying in burrito road-rage incident

A 21-year-old El Cerrito man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison Wednesday for fatally shooting a San Leandro man riding in a Hell's Angels convoy traveling through Marin County last year.

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Related Topix: El Cerrito, CA, Violent Crime, State Prisons, Prison, San Leandro, CA

Marin Independent Journal

Marin County Supervisors approve to quarry's environmental impact report

Medical experts disagreed over the health effects of continued mining at the San Rafael Rock Quarry during a key public hearing on the quarry Tuesday.

44 comments

Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, San Francisco, CA

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Marin County Supervisors reject wage cuts for in-home support workers

The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declined to reserve the right to reduce its living wage ordinance for people who provide In-Home Support Services to the elderly and disabled, which could cost the county $1.5 million annually.

10 comments

Almanac

Service reductions announced at state parks

The California Department of Parks and Recreation on Monday announced that in just a few days, parks across the state will reduce service and adopt other cost-saving measures in order to meet budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Headphones

Mon Oct 26, 2009

ABC News

Fire Destroys Hillside Mansion Near San Francisco

A large fire raced through a large home in Tiburon in Marin County Wednesday sending up smoke that could be seen for miles.

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Related Topix: Fire, Tiburon, CA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

County of Sonoma

No Criminal Liability In Jail Death

Media Coordinator, Terry Menshek - 565-3098 Media Spokesperson, Assistant District Attorney Christine Cook District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced today that the legal review of the death of jail inmate Ryan Kelsey George, 25, has been completed.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Sonoma County, CA, Santa Rosa, CA

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Volunteers, interns honored for Marin County work

The more than 100 volunteers and interns who are ending their service in the Marin Civic Center Volunteers program were recognized at a ceremony last week by county supervisors.

1 comment

Related Topix: Corte Madera, CA, Fairfax, CA, Greenbrae, CA, Larkspur, CA, Mill Valley, CA

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