Cameron MacDonald

1 day ago | marinij.com | Cameron MacDonald

Homeward Bound of Marin has nearly completed its two-year, $38 million project of expanding its Novato campus that provides housing and job training to people who were homeless. All that’s left is the nonprofit’s pet project: a dog park for tenants. The 51-year-old organization held a ceremonial opening Thursday for the Dennis and Susan Gilardi Training and Events Center in the Hamilton neighborhood.

3 days ago | firehouse.com | Cameron MacDonald

May 26—Southern Marin and Tiburon firefighters are employing a tool to alert drivers in case lights and sirens fail to do the job. Using technology called Safety Cloud, a fire crew en route to an emergency can send alerts to nearby drivers announcing their approach through messages on the drivers' smartphones or vehicle navigation systems. The Southern Marin Fire Protection District recently installed the devices into their vehicles, Chief Chris Tubbs said.

3 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Cameron MacDonald

A Marin County Superior Court judge ordered a registered sex offender in a stalking case to be evaluated to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Darrien James Humphries, 25, of Vacaville was to be arraigned Wednesday on charges following his preliminary hearing. Judge Geoffrey Howard granted public defender Patricia Castillo's request to have Humphries evaluated. The judge then suspended criminal proceedings.

3 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Cameron MacDonald

A fire broke out in a San Rafael apartment building and damaged one unit Wednesday morning. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. in a two-story, 22-unit complex at 1350 Lincoln Ave. Deputy Fire Chief Robert Sinnott said that the fire was confined to a two-floor unit. It took firefighters 20 minutes to control the flames. A tenant was home and said she heard a noise upstairs before she saw the fire and fled with her pets, Sinnott said.

3 days ago | marinij.com | Cameron MacDonald

A fire broke out in a San Rafael apartment building and damaged one unit Wednesday morning. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. in a two-story, 22-unit complex at 1350 Lincoln Ave. Deputy Fire Chief Robert Sinnott said that the fire was confined to a two-floor unit. It took firefighters 20 minutes to control the flames. A tenant was home and said she heard a noise upstairs before she saw the fire and fled with her pets, Sinnott said.