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25 min ago | Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo sex offender accused of raping woman, 60, in Mill Valley laundry room

A registered sex offender who lives in San Anselmo was arrested on allegations he raped a 60-year-old woman in the laundry room of a Mill Valley apartment complex.

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Related Topix: San Anselmo, CA, Mill Valley, CA, Violent Crime

1 hr ago | Marin Independent Journal

Marin residents protest Planned Parenthood opening in San Rafael

Herman Bluestein, center, and Robert Johnson argue as San Rafael Police Captain Dave Starnes mediates in front of the reopened Planned Parenthood site in San Rafael, Calif., on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, Mill Valley, CA, Tiburon, CA

5 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

Supervisors call for more review of Marin creekside regulations

More than 125 people attend a Marin Board of Supervisors hearing on a creekside development ordinance in San Rafael, Calif.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, San Geronimo, CA

9 hrs ago | SF Classical Voice

Inside Skywalker Sound

Not long ago, in a recording studio not so far, far away, composer Liam Wade leaped to his feet in the control room, grinning at a perky female figure isolated in the middle of the spacious soundstage, on the other side of a wall of glass.

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Related Topix: Quincy, CA

13 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

Marin Municipal Water District responds to grand jury report...

Whether the Marin Municipal Water District will use herbicides in the future to control the spread of French broom in the Mount Tamalpais watershed has yet to be seen, but the district has issued a response to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury's report that urged the district to do so in the name of reducing fire risk.

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Related Topix: Novato, CA, Mill Valley, CA, San Anselmo, CA, Woodacre, CA, Ross, CA

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Marin volunteers' outreach will help save lives

Marin Emergency Services volunteers teach Rita Plattner CPR during "Don't Miss a Beat" hosted by Marin Emergency Services at the Northgate Mall in San Rafael, Calif.

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Related Topix: San Rafael, CA, Tomales, CA, Opinion

Marin Independent Journal

ACLU: Marin fair rules promote racial profiling

Marin County's effort to avert turf wars at the county fair by cracking down on the way gang members dress at the event discriminates against young people of color, the American Civil Liberties Union warned.

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Related Topix: ACLU, Mill Valley, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Sonoma County, CA

SF Appeal

Marin County Crow Tests Positive For West Nile

Health officials in Marin County are testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus after a dead bird found in San Anselmo tested positive for the disease.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, San Anselmo, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Sonoma, CA

Marin Independent Journal

Three things to do in Marin County, June 18, 2013

* What: Tiburon filmmaker Harris Cohen screens and discusses samples of the fundraising and public relations videos he creates for nonprofit organizations.

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Related Topix: Tiburon, CA

Petaluma360

Evacuations ordered as wind fans brush fire northwest of Petaluma

A wind-driven brush fire that has engulfed eight buildings and spread over 25 to 30 acres on rural property northwest of Petaluma has forced authorities to order evacuations in the area.

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Related Topix: Petaluma, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Sonoma County, CA

Mon Jun 17, 2013

SFGate

'Night Stalker' murderer died of cancer

Richard Ramirez , 53, had been on Death Row in San Quentin State Prison since 1985, when he was arrested after a killing spree that left at least 13 people dead across Southern California and in the Bay Area.

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

KTVU Oakland

Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks

Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.

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SFGate

Prosecutor: Slaying suspect nabbed by luck

In this April 13, 2011 file photo, Joseph Naso appears in Marin County Superior Court during his arraignment on murder charges in San Rafael, Calif.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, San Rafael, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Yuba County, CA

KXTV

Jurors tear up at trial for 4 slain N. Calif. women

Jurors in the trial of a 79-year-old man charged with the decades-old slayings of four women in Northern California wiped tears from their eyes, as a prosecutor showed images of the victims' bodies and described how they were discovered.

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Marin Independent Journal

Marin reports no cases of hepatitis A from frozen berry product

The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services is still monitoring concerns about acute hepatitis A proliferation tied to consumption of frozen berries from the Costco store in Novato, but no local cases have been reported.

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Related Topix: Hepatitis, Medicine, Novato, CA

CBS Local

Opening Statements Scheduled For 'Double Initial' Murders Suspect In Marin

Opening statements were scheduled Monday morning at the trial of alleged serial killer Joseph Naso before Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet.

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA, Fairfax, CA

The Business Journal

People's Harvest reaps savings in joint venture

Two fresh-produce distributors in Marin and Sonoma counties have come together under one centralized roof in Petaluma, serendipitously providing a home for the People's Harvest occupational training business Buckelew Programs has been trying to launch for two years.

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Related Topix: Sonoma County, CA, Petaluma, CA, Sonoma, CA, San Rafael, CA, Santa Rosa, CA

Marin Independent Journal

Three things to do in Marin County, June 17, 2013

* What: Docent Rita Dunlay speaks about the Legion of Honor exhibition "Impressionists on the Water" in a slide-illustrated lecture showing paintings by Monet, Renoir and Pissarro.

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Related Topix: Stinson Beach, CA

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Marin Independent Journal

Marin County radar trailer on the move

The trailer moves to stations along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Forest Knolls and Inverness on Tuesday and Wednesday, then goes to Meadow Way in San Geronimo on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Inverness, CA, San Geronimo, CA, San Rafael, CA

Marin Independent Journal

First case of avian West Nile virus in Marin confirmed for 2013

The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District reported Friday a dead bird found in San Anselmo was infected with West Nile virus, the first such case in Marin and Sonoma counties so far this year.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, Sonoma, CA, San Anselmo, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA