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Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the State of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 252,409. Its county seat is San Rafael.
Marin County is included in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.
Marin County is well known for its natural beauty, liberal politics, and affluence. In May 2009, Marin County had the fifth highest income per capita in the United States at about $91,480. The county is governed by the Marin County Board of Supervisors.
San Quentin Prison is located in the county, as is George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. Autodesk, the publisher of AutoCAD, is also located there, as well as numerous other high-tech companies.
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Patch.com
April 2, 2018
LARKSPUR, CA – A man was arrested early Sunday morning in Larkspur on suspicion of possessing a stolen firearm and being a felon in possession of a weapon, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's officials said Emani Kijonni Gordon, 22, of Marin City, was taken into custody during aÃâà...
NBC Bay Area
April 2, 2018
Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash in Marin County. By Bay City News ... A woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision on northbound U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Interstate Highway 580 transition ramp in central Marin Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers found the woman'sÃâà...
Patch.com
April 2, 2018
MARIN COUNTY, CA – A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning on Highway 101 in Marin County. The California Highway Patrol's Marin Office received calls around 6 a.m. about a body on northbound Highway 101, just north of the Interstate 580 transition ramp. Officers found theÃâà...
Patch.com
March 27, 2018
MARIN COUNTY, CA – April 10 is the last day residents in Marin County and across California can pay the second installment of their 2017-18 property tax bill without penalty. Taxpayers are encouraged to pay early and avoid penalties. Payments sent by mail must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal ServiceÃâà...
Patch.com
March 24, 2018
Travis AFB Car-Bomber Identified As Marin County Resident. The FBI ... SOLANO COUNTY, CA — The FBI has identified the man who was found dead in a burning vehicle that had crashed through a gate at Travis Air Force Base Wednesday evening as Sausalito resident Hafiz Kazi, 51, a native of India.
Patch.com
March 24, 2018
MARIN COUNTY, CA – Family, friends and members of the law enforcement community will gather Friday to celebrate the life of a Marin County sheriff's deputy who died in a car crash. Ryan Zirkle, 24, of Petaluma, was killed March 15 when he crashed on state Route 1. The memorial service will be held atÃâà...
CBS San Francisco Bay Area
March 24, 2018
SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) — Marin County sheriff's deputy Ryan Zirkle was remembered at a memorial service Friday as an outstanding athlete, born comedian, ... “He lived a totally unscripted life,” his former roommate at California State University, Chico, Colton Hicks said at the gathering in the VeteransÃâà...
Patch.com
March 19, 2018
NOVATO, CA -- Loved ones of a Marin County resident are asking the public to help in a fight against breast cancer. Rebecca Hyde is battling the cancerous disease after being diagnosed in August 2017, according to a GoFundMe page created for her. Carrie Weddle, who created the fundraising page,Ãâà...
Patch.com
March 15, 2018
MARIN COUNTY, CA – A sheriff's deputy was killed in a crash early Thursday in Marin County. Ryan Zirkle, 24, of Petaluma, was responding to a 911 call shortly after midnight when he lost control of his vehicle on state Route 1, just north of Point Reyes Station, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Pacific Sun
December 31, 1999
Filbert, a luxe vegan handbag company, was founded by Bridget and Nick Brown to fill a gap in a market in which mindfully made products were hard to find. Photo courtesy of Filbert. One-by-one, big fashion houses are dropping fur from their collections. Gucci and Versace are among the pioneers, but theÃâà...
Pacific Sun
December 31, 1999
As was made clear by the signs carried by some audience members, and the organized move to register and pre-register arriving folks to vote, the summit was an unabashed call for sensible gun control, an issue made all the more vital for some of the participating students, given recent Marin CountyÃâà...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
MARIN COUNTY, CA -- A possible freeway shooting Monday evening closed westbound Interstate Highway 580 in Marin County for about 30 minutes as California Highway Patrol officers investigated, a CHP spokesman said. Someone called the CHP at 5:35 p.m. to report a possible shooting onÃâà...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
MARIN COUNTY, CA – A small landslide has partially closed a roadway Wednesday evening in Marin County. The landslide is on Paradise Drive between Tiburon and Paradise Park, according to the California Highway Patrol. One lane is blocked. A crew from the Marin County Department of Public WorksÃâà...
North Bay Business Journal
December 31, 1999
With national and California economies good, economist Robert Eyler, Ph.D., is positive about continued expansion — perhaps through 2021 — and believes Marin County will not recess without a national and state recession coming first. “There are two major economy drivers in MarinÃâà...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
MARIN COUNTY, CA – A San Francisco woman on a motorcycle was killed when she was struck by two vehicles Monday night on Highway 101 in Marin County, ... The official cause and manner of death were pending toxicology results and the conclusion of the investigation by California Highway Patrol.
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
MARIN COUNTY, CA – Three people were arrested Tuesday during a gang sweep in Marin County, county officials announced Wednesday. The Marin County Probation Department, Coordination of Probation Enforcement unit, Novato Police Department and San Rafael Police Department conductedÃâà...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
MARIN COUNTY, CA – Hundreds of goats are heading into the hills of Marin County this week to graze on grass and reduce the risk of wildfires in the region. ... The program is being organized by the Marin County Open Space District, in coordination with the Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District, SanÃâà...
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