9+ hour ago  (266+ words) " Ross Auxiliary's family-friendly Spring Fling features a bunny petting zoo, live music, face painting and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ross Commons Park. An egg hunt is at 11:30 a.m. Please bring a basket for the egg hunt. Admission is free....

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (774+ words) A proposed pipeline to increase drinking water reliability to Muir Beach could improve the area's watershed habitat and bolster wildfire safety, but hurdles stand in the way. A plan is in the works to rehabilitate Frank Valley Road, the two-lane…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (346+ words) Novato High School and its Marin School of the Arts program have won state recognition. The California Department of Education selected the school for its 2026 Exemplary Arts Education Award. It was among 19 schools selected for the honor, and the only…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (106+ words) Marin's religious events and services'Marin Independent Journal Palm Sunday: presented by All Saints Lutheran Church at 9:30 a.m. in person at 2 San Marin Drive in Novato and on Zoom. Go to aslcnovato.org or call 415-892-1669. Palm Sunday: presented by Mt. Tamalpais United…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago  (123+ words) San Rafael fair delivers farming, food and fun'Marin Independent Journal Marin County Farm Day brought a stream of visitors to San Rafael to get a close look at animals, knowledge about agriculture and samples of produce. The Agricultural Institute of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (486+ words) Marin organizers are preparing for more than 20 protest rallies as part of the "No Kings" movement on Saturday. Demonstrations are planned in Point Reyes Station, San Geronimo, Novato, Fairfax, Petaluma, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Stinson Beach, Kentfield, Larkspur, Mill Valley,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (465+ words) A prolonged lane closure near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge could end next week, Caltrans said. The agency closed an eastbound lane on March 18 after a vehicle struck a steel support in an Interstate 580 undercrossing just east of the bridge. The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (137+ words) Marin DA's office charges alleged school embezzler'Marin Independent Journal A Marin man accused of embezzling $7,000 from a parent teacher association is now a criminal defendant. Carlos Merino Valladares, the former PTA president for Venetia Valley School in San Rafael, was…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (217+ words) Special film screenings coming up in Marin'Marin Independent Journal " "The Optimist," a film based on the true story of Holocaust survivor and Marin resident Herbert Heller, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday, 6:30 p.m. April 1 and 2 p.m. April 5 at the Lark Theater at…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (143+ words) Marin County prosecutors dropped their case against a fraud suspect after she was sentenced on similar charges in federal court. Marin sheriff's investigators arrested Qingyun Chen of San Leandro in 2024. She allegedly stole $50,000 from a 79-year-old Greenbrae resident through an…...