Richard Halstead
Marin IJ
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Marin County ends four decades of hiring quotas for women
A federal judge has lifted a 1980 agreement between the county and a now-defunct local chapter of the National Organization for Women. → Read More
Sausalito sued by housing advocates over alleged quota violations
Yes in My Back Yard, a nonprofit organization, claims the city has failed to comply with a state mandate to plan for 724 new residences by 2031. Three other municipalities in Marin County face similar lawsuits. → Read More
Santa Venetia flood berm project faces huge funding gap
The county has about $2.6 million available for an undertaking expected to cost more than $18 million. → Read More
Black Marin County couple settle lawsuit alleging racism in home appraisal
Paul Austin and Tenisha Tate-Austin alleged that the defendants undervalued their house because they are Black. → Read More
Marin City couple settle lawsuit alleging racism in appraisal
Paul Austin and Tenisha Tate-Austin alleged that the defendants undervalued their house because they are Black. → Read More
Marin County begins testing wastewater for drugs
The program screens for fentanyl, cocaine, nicotine and methamphetamine in samples collected at the Central Marin Sanitation Agency in San Rafael. → Read More
Marin theater closure plan for seismic work distresses arts groups
The county intends to shut the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium up to nine months for seismic work, dealing a blow to performers. → Read More
Marin DA’s office hit with racial discrimination claims
Otis Bruce Jr., the former No. 2 prosecutor in the county, and victim-witness advocate Yolanda Johnson are seeking $21 million in damages. → Read More
Golden Gate Village residents to benefit from $2 million fund
The money will come from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021. → Read More
Housing plan near San Quentin clears environmental study
The 250-apartment project for teachers and county employees would be on state-owned land along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. → Read More
Marin officials: COVID-19 financial aid to tighten
As the coronavirus crisis officially fades, low-income residents will face changes in federal food assistance and Medi-Cal registration requirements. → Read More
Marin pandemic rental assistance program nears end
Community Action Marin, a nonprofit that took over the program from the county in September, has about $1 million left to distribute by next month. → Read More
Newsom appoints Marin legislative candidate to state post
Kentfield resident Sara Aminzadeh, the California Coastal Commission member who lost a race for Assembly in November, will join the California Natural Resources Agency. → Read More
Marin supervisors faulted over ‘community plan’ dilution
Hundreds of petitioners are calling on the board to reverse a policy change that gives the countywide plan primacy over 24 local ones. → Read More
Marin homeowners seize on split-lot housing law
Until recently, few if any property owners in the county had capitalized on Senate Bill 9. That appears to be changing. → Read More
Mount Tamalpais prescribed fires delayed amid ‘tricky’ factors
Myriad conditions — including favorable weather, air quality, wind speed, wind direction and firefighter availability — must align before the burns can take place. → Read More
Marin homeowners seize on split-lot housing law
Until recently, few if any property owners in the county had capitalized on Senate Bill 9. That appears to be changing. → Read More
Housing lawsuits against Marin cities funded by Realtors
The California Association of Realtors is backing a pro-development nonprofit that is pursuing the “builder’s remedy” in Novato and Belvedere. → Read More
Marin’s veteran congressman adjusts to new political landscape
Jared Huffman of San Rafael, a Democrat starting his sixth term in Congress, lost his subcommittee chairmanship because of the Republican takeover. Nevertheless, he says, "I've got the greatest job in the world." → Read More
Marin needs to prioritize services for older residents, study says
An analysis commissioned by the Board of Supervisors recommends that the county create a division focused on aging and disability. → Read More