Marin County News

Jada Pinkett Smith may have started as an actress, but these days her list of jobs includes author, singer-songwriter, philanthropist, successful businesswoman and, of course, wife and mother.

Tightening the purse strings of a controversial fund that enables top officials to spend as they please drew congratulations from the Marin County civil grand jury, but the panel concluded more must be done to eliminate the taint of political patronage.

A Marinwood man who was arrested on drunken driving allegations twice in 12 hours last week was arrested in a third DUI case on Monday.

Marin supervisors Tuesday appointed Margot Biehle of San Anselmo to the Marin County Planning Commission at the urging of Supervisor Katie Rice.

* What: Lauren Klein of Marin Master Gardeners speaks about how to create and sustain a beautiful yard with healthy ingredients in "Maintaining Your Edible Landscaping." * Do it: Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 427, San Rafael; 473-4204; 473-6058; www.marinmg.org * What: Eve Ensler discusses "In the Body of the World," her new ... (more)

Four people vying to become Lake County treasurer-tax collector had their job interviews with the county supervisors in front of in-person and television audiences Tuesday.

Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes.

On May 7, 1863, Bill Brown was born in Chicago, later moving to Marin County where he established a resort at Willow Camp with his mother and sister.

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

David Simonton stands at the corner of Ricardo Road and Belvedere Drive near his house on Monday, May 20, 2013, in Mill Valley, Calif.

San Luis Obispo County's jobless rate continued its decline in April as it fell to 6.1 percent, state data show.

In this IJ archive photo, a pedestrian walks north in the Cal Park Hill Tunnel. SMART declares this part of the segment its A'preferred alternative,A' opening up the door to get federal dollars to build the extension.

A Forest Knolls woman and an El Cerrito man were arrested after crashing a stolen car in San Rafael and running off into the Gerstle Park neighborhood, police said Monday.

Olga Murray, founder and honorary president of the Nepal Youth Foundation, will be the keynote speaker at the Marin County Women Lawyers' 34th annual dinner.

* What: Michael Pollan discusses "Cooked," his painstaking examination of how we use the four classical elements - fire, water, air and earth - to convert natural raw materials into food.

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.

A 71-year-old San Rafael man was arrested twice on suspicion of drunken driving in the same day Thursday, authorities said.

Marin County's unemployment rate declined dramatically in April to 4.6 percent from 5.2 percent in March, and Marin continued its trend of having the lowest jobless rate in California, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

Marin County and San Rafael officials will hold a meeting about Point San Pedro Road improvements at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St.

A new Marin County bus schedule that would route 26 daily shuttle runs on congested Belvedere Drive has angered Strawberry residents, who are gathering opponents to turn out at a public hearing Monday.