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Larkspur budget forecast outlines multiyear deficit
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (507+ words) Larkspur officials expect a general fund deficit of about $500,000 for the next five years. Staff presented the outlook during a budget update at the'City Council meeting on Monday. The causes for the deficits include increases in mandatory contributions to the…...
Marin judge orders examination of church vandalism suspect
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (152+ words) An East Bay man accused of vandalizing a Mill Valley church will undergo an evaluation to see if he is mentally competent to stand trial. Suhail Kohjah Siddiqi, 29, of Newark was arrested on March 24 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel…...
How Kristi Noem and her husband both pursued MAGA beauty ideals
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (619+ words) Even before Kristi Noem became Donald Trump's homeland security chief, critics say she began trying to curry favor with the president by becoming transparent about altering her appearance to conform to what's become known as a recognizable MAGA beauty aesthetic....
Review: ‘Macbeth’ takes a trip to New York City — and it works
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (366+ words) New York City of the 1970s was a scourge of epic proportions. The grime and the underbelly bubbling up from the scorching pavement made Gotham quite the menace, for those who chose to see it that way. Now throw into that…...
California Voice: The case for expanding access to weight-loss medications
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (561+ words) Alarmed by rising rates of obesity, public health officials have urged Americans for decades to eat better, move more, and make healthier choices. Yet, obesity rates kept rising, peaking at 40% of Americans in 2022. The decline since then is clearly linked…...
Marin weather to warm up following soggy days
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (114+ words) Marin weather to warm up following soggy days'Marin Independent Journal The rain system that moved through the region this week dropped 1.6 inches on Mount Tamalpais, according to the National Weather Service. Other rainfall totals for the system on Tuesday and…...
‘The Testaments’ review: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel series has potential
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (655+ words) Remember just how compelling "The Handmaid's Tale" was when the series landed on Hulu in 2017? It was must-watch television at first, but, as has happened to other television endeavors that have stretched beyond their source material as the seasons piled…...
Bay Area arts: 9 cool shows and concerts to catch this weekend
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (548+ words) From the start of opera al fresco season to a blues fundraiser to a Cambodian festival in Oakland, here's a rundown of cool stuff to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. There's some great music…...
Sports in Marin: Thursday, Friday
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (365+ words) Novato vs. Pleasant Grove, 10 a.m., Sacramento Tam vs. Branson, 4:30 p.m., COM Marin Catholic at Redwood, 4:30 p.m., Larkspur Archie Williams at Terra Linda, 4:30 p.m., Terra Linda Urban vs. Marin Academy, 6:30 p.m., Albert Park Marin at Mendocino, 2 p.m., Ukiah San Rafael vs. Tam, 4 p.m., Mill Valley GC Terra Linda…...
New Bay Area radar stations bolster storm-tracking capabilities
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (812+ words) Hoping to collect more information about the biggest, wettest storms that soak California each year " filling reservoirs and also causing damaging floods " a coalition of Bay Area agencies has unveiled a new $19.7 million system of high-tech radar stations that stretches…...