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The Ark is an independent, locally owned subscription newspaper that covers the people and activities of the greater Tiburon Peninsula, which includes Tiburon, Belvedere and Strawberry. It has twice been named the nation's best small community weekly newspaper, honored as the winner of the 2018 and 2019 General Excellence award from the ...
The Ark | Election 2024: Local candidate statements
In addition to for weekly home delivery, please consider to support independent local journalism. For more information, contact Publisher & Advertising Director Henriette Corn at [email protected] or 415-435-1190. Tiburon Town CouncilTwo seats, four candidates Chuck Hornbrook, challenger “I have been a Tiburon resident for over seven ...
Commission sends Belvedere’s new housing plan for council …
6 days ago · The third draft of Belvedere’s long-overdue housing plan is now headed to the City Council for review and approval, and its consultant may have found the magic bullet to win state certification by borrowing heavily from a single-family lot-split strategy it successfully deployed 18 months ago in Ross. Local officials reviewed the 188-unit draft 2023-2031 housing element at a special Oct. 30 ...
Measure M: Residents back tax to save Tiburon ridge land
Nov 17, 2022 · Voters in Belvedere and Tiburon south of Trestle Glen Boulevard are emphatically backing a $335 annual parcel tax that would be used to help buy a privately owned 110-acre Tiburon Ridge property local open-space activists have sought to preserve for nearly 50 years.Election 2022 coverage As of Nov. 16, Measure M had received about 79 percent approval on the Nov. 8 ballot — well over the two ...
The Ark | Marin seeking court extension, compromise on revisions …
6 days ago · Marin seeking court extension, compromise on revisions to housing policy. Marin County will ask a judge for more time to revise its eight-year housing roadmap to ensure it protects local community plans while also abiding by state mandates. Under court orders, Marin has until Nov. 12 to make changes to its 2023-2031 housing element and the ...
The Ark | State demands action, reply from Belvedere on Mallard …
Oct 11, 2023 · State housing officials are demanding answers from Belvedere about the slow progress of plans to redevelop Mallard Pointe, telling the city that apartments are legally allowed at the lagoon-side site and to schedule a public hearing. They have given Belvedere an Oct. 29 deadline to respond.Meanwhile, the property owner is warning that further delays and costs could force it to “consider more ...
The Ark | Election Day picture gets clearer for local offices
Aug 5, 2024 · • Tamalpais Union High School District board: Brandon Johnson has joined Amos Klausner as newcomers pulling papers for the two four-year seats, but no candidate has formally filed. If they do, they may move into office unchallenged, as incumbents Leslie Harlander and Karen Loebbaka both confirmed with The Ark last week that they will not seek reelection.
Rain filling reservoirs, but drought persists countywide
Jan 12, 2022 · Despite a healthy dose of rain over the past few months that has bolstered Marin’s near-depleted reservoirs, officials are warning residents that the drought is far from over and water-use restrictions are unlikely to be lifted in full any time soon.The county, including the Tiburon Peninsula, was downgraded from “extreme” to “severe” drought conditions Dec. 30 following a stretch of ...
Tiburon sending tweaked housing draft to state
Tiburon’s revised plan to meet state housing-needs mandates still relies heavily on sites downtown — but the town has slashed nearly 100 units from its buffer in an attempt to limit future development in the area to three stories. The Town Council at its Aug. 31 meeting voted unanimously to submit the draft 2023-2031 housing element to the Housing and Community Development Department for ...