Point Reyes Light

The Point Reyes Light is a weekly publication that has been serving the western Marin County area of California since 1948. It is widely regarded as the official newspaper for the region. The Light received national recognition in 1979 when it reported on the cult known as Synanon, which led to the paper winning a Pulitzer Prize for its investigative work. The current owners of the newspaper are Tess Elliott and David Briggs.

Local

English

Newspaper

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#621691

United States

#144250

News and Media

#4992

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Owners with Lagunitas roots to reopen store

2 weeks ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

The closing of the Lagunitas Grocery, which went out of business on May 31, caused heartbreak in the San Geronimo Valley, where neighbors have relied on the store for food, sundries and conversation for more than a century. But much to their relief, customers will soon be walking through the historic establishment’s doors once again. Loring Jones, who bought the store in 2019, sold the grocery last week to a couple with strong community ties: Vanessa and Patrick Odenthal.
Point Reyes lot could be site of interim homes

2 weeks ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

Invoking emergency powers, Marin County plans to purchase a Point Reyes Station lot where it intends to place at least 12 units of short-term housing for residents displaced from West Marin ranches. The county’s long-term goal is to develop permanent affordable housing at the one-acre lot, located at Sixth and B Streets, in partnership with the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin. CLAM is under contract to buy the property, known as the calf lot, for $1.1 million.
Deadline approaching for renewing STR licenses

2 weeks ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

Skip to content West Marin homeowners who operate Airbnbs and other short-term rentals must apply for licenses by July 1 or forfeit their ability to remain in business. That is the date that the county will implement its new S.T.R. regulations, which it approved last year after a two-year moratorium on new registrations that sought to ease impacts on workforce housing.
Dairy legend to lead parade

3 weeks ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

Finding individual Giacominis in the West Marin ranch family’s sprawling family tree—all those sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, grandparents, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins and cousins of cousins—is a complicated affair. But on Saturday, locating Bob Giacomini will be easy. You’ll find him at the front of the 48th Western Weekend parade, serving in a role he did not anticipate: Grand Marshal.
Landlines endangered by rule update

1 month ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

AT&T’s attempt to abandon traditional landline customers in rural California failed last year, when state regulators unanimously rebuffed the company’s effort to withdraw. Now it’s trying again. The telecommunications company is pursuing two avenues that could end its status as a so-called carrier of last resort, which requires it to provide a traditional copper-wire landline to anyone who requests one. One route would require pushing a bill through the legislature.
Station House building sold to Good Luck

1 month ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

A nonprofit with a mission to preserve historic buildings in Point Reyes Station, keep them in local hands and recruit businesses that meet community needs has purchased the old Station House Café building. The Point Reyes Good Luck Fund acquired the property, which has sat vacant for about two years, for $1.8 million—a full $1 million below the asking price. It closed the deal on May 16 and plans to confer with community members before recruiting potential tenants.
Comment period extended for Nicasio spillway plan

1 month ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

Skip to content Marin Water has given the public an additional two months to weigh in on its controversial plan to raise the Nicasio Reservoir spillway, a move some fear would flood several residences along with the school grounds. The project is one of several being considered to increase the district’s storage capacity to cope with future drought.
Shoreline’s superintendent leaves post

1 month ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

Superintendent Adam Jennings, who has spent more than half his career in the Shoreline Unified School District, will be leaving for a job with the Marin County Office of Education at the end of the school year. Mr. Jennings, 51, served as principal of Tomales High School for nine years before stepping into the superintendent’s role amid the pandemic four years ago. He replaced Bob Raines, who resigned after he was charged with molesting a student and was later convicted.
After festivities, saloon will close for renovations

1 month ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

Skip to content If you need to wet your whistle at the Old Western Saloon, don’t show up on June 10. That’s the day the bar will close for renovations for a few weeks as it transitions to new ownership. Don’t expect any radical changes; the upgrades will mostly be invisible to patrons. They are the sort of standard tweaks the county requires when a bar or restaurant changes hands.
School mental-health grant cut over DEI

1 month ago | ptreyeslight.com | Ben Stocking

The Trump administration’s assault on diversity, equity and inclusion programs has cost the Marin County Office of Education a $14.5 million grant supporting mental health services for children in five school districts, including Shoreline Unified. The cuts come at a particularly stressful time in West Marin.