Marin Independent Journal

The Marin Independent Journal serves as the primary newspaper for Marin County, California. It is owned by California Newspapers Partnership, which is primarily controlled by MediaNews Group.

Local

English

Newspaper

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#111408

United States

#24489

News and Media

#1142

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Dipsea Race hall-of-famer killed in Nevada crash

4 days ago | marinij.com | Gary Klien

A Bay Area scientist who was inducted into the Dipsea Race Hall of Fame this month was killed in a road crash in Nevada. Edward Wesley Hildreth, 86, of Menlo Park was traveling on State Route 360 on Thursday morning about 30 miles south of Mina, according to the Nevada State Police. He was a passenger in a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe. The collision happened when a 2021 Kenworth semi-truck with a refrigerated box trailer approached from behind, the state police said.
SMART suspends early Windsor trains pending ‘quiet zone’ approval

4 days ago | marinij.com | Austin Murphy

By Austin MurphyResponding to complaints from sleep-deprived residents living near the train tracks in and around Windsor, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit has suspended three early morning, southbound trips. The move comes just a few weeks after SMART, with considerable pomp, opened its Windsor station May 31. Not all residents, however, are jubilant.
Review: Metallica delivers an unforgettable surprise on Night 2 at Levi’s

4 days ago | marinij.com | Jim Harrington

Review: Metallica delivers an unforgettable surprise on Night 2 at Levi’s And how does Dionne Warwick and Dead Kennedys factor into to all of this?
Baseball: Pacifics riding high heading to midpoint of season

1 week ago | marinij.com | Derek Wilson

Aki Buckson’s bat is adding fuel to San Rafael’s midseason surge as the Pacifics ran the win streak to eight games Friday night. Following a three-homer night, Buckson went 3-for-6, reaching base four times and scoring three runs to help the Pacifics cruise past the visiting Sturgeon, 11-1, at Albert Park.
Sausalito to transfer sewer system to wastewater agency

1 week ago | marinij.com | Steven Rosenfeld

Sausalito will transfer its sewer system to the Sausalito Marin City Sanitary District. The City Council authorized the deal on Tuesday, and the sanitary district board ratified the agreement on Wednesday. “I’m very pleased and proud to bring this longstanding priority and project to fruition,” said Mayor Jane Cox.
Green Fest comes to Tiburon

1 week ago | marinij.com | Daniel Bromfield

“Eco-Everyday: Small Actions, Big Impact,” a community festival with talks, interactive booths, vendors, activities for kids and more, is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Belvedere Tiburon Library at 1501 Tiburon Blvd. in Tiburon.
W. Kamau Bell to perform benefit shows for Bay Area theaters

1 week ago | marinij.com | Daniel Bromfield

Emmy- and Peabody-winning comedian W. Kamau Bell performs his solo show “Who’s With Me?” at 8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre at 2015 Addison St. in Berkeley. Admission is $35 to $99. The shows will benefit Bay Area theaters affected by recent National Endowment for the Arts funding cuts, including San Rafael’s Marin Shakespeare Company. For more information and to get tickets, go to berkeleyrep.org.
4 fun things coming up in Marin

1 week ago | marinij.com | Daniel Bromfield

• Griot Theater Company performs George C. Wolfe’s interactive play “The Colored Museum” at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through June 29 and at 7 p.m. June 26 at the Belrose at 1415 Fifth Ave. in San Rafael. Admission is $20 to $50. Go to griottheatercompany.org. • Bolinas performance artist Sha Sha Higby performs “The Feathered Fox” at 3 p.m. June 29 at the Throckmorton Theatre at 142 Throckmorton Ave. in Mill Valley. Admission is $21 to $25. Go to throckmortontheatre.org.
Marin band turns life’s ups and downs into rockin’ music

1 week ago | marinij.com | Colleen Bidwill

Vaughn Brown didn’t know the name of Torpedo Wharf, a public waterfront area in the Presidio where people love to go fishing and walk along to take in views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay. But the San Anselmo resident would soon come to learn it when the spot became the last place he saw his dog, Winston, on the early evening of Dec. 16, 2024, before he went unexpectedly into the water. “He was getting older,” he said. “He was really good off-leash, and he may have just slipped and fallen.
Judge backs Marin Catholic in arena lights lawsuit

1 week ago | marinij.com | Keri Brenner

Marin Catholic High School athletes could be one step closer to playing under the lights this fall if a judge’s decision is affirmed. Marin County Superior Court Judge Sheila Shah Lichtblau, in a tentative ruling issued Tuesday, dismissed a lawsuit filed by Preserve Ross Valley, a neighborhood group opposed to the arena lights. The judge cited a missed 35-day filing deadline involving the California Environmental Quality Act.