Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Southern Marin Fire Protection District will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for new Fire Chief Heather Marques on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Station 1 in Sausalito, marking a leadership change that has drawn both support and union pushback.
Public Safety
Southern Marin Fire Protection District will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for new Fire Chief Heather Marques on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Station 1 in Sausalito, marking a leadership change that has drawn both support and union pushback.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for new Fire Chief Heather Marques on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Station 1 in Sausalito, marking a leadership change that has drawn both support and union pushback.
Public Safety
Tiburon Police Department's July 2026 statistics show 851 calls for service, four DUI arrests following a checkpoint operation, and a third straight reporting period with zero vehicle thefts.
Public Safety
A commissioned report finds that an open creek, normally snow-bridged in winter, blocked guides' planned escape route and forced the group carrying Tiburon mother Kate Morse into the avalanche path that killed nine near Castle Peak in February.
Public Safety
AlertMarin, Marin County's emergency notification system, won the Pacific Sun's 2026 Best of Marin readers' award for Best Emergency Preparedness Service as federal forecasters predict a very strong El Niño for fall and winter, raising flood concerns across Southern Marin.
Public Safety
A 34-year-old Ukiah man carrying 10 outstanding warrants was arrested the morning of Aug. 13 after a Highway 101 pursuit near the Spencer Avenue exit prompted a shelter-in-place order for a Sausalito neighborhood.
Public Safety
Fire Safe Marin published new wildfire smoke preparedness guidance on Aug. 11 as the Timber Fire near Big Sur sent haze into the Bay Area, advising Southern Marin residents to set up clean-air rooms, sign up for AlertMarin alerts and ask schools about emergency protocols.
Public Safety
Fire Safe Marin published new guidance explaining how Southern Marin homeowners should interpret and act on their Wildfire Risk Home Evaluation reports, distinguishing legally required defensible space violations from optional recommendations and pointing to financial assistance programs.
Public Safety
NOAA forecasts a five-day king tide event Aug. 9–13 that could flood low-lying roads in Corte Madera, Larkspur and Tiburon, with tides running up to 0.8 feet higher than predicted due to warmer ocean water and El Niño conditions.
Public Safety
An unplanned PG&E outage on Wednesday, Aug. 5, knocked out power to 2,866 customers near Kentfield starting around 1:10 p.m., with restoration estimated by 6 p.m. and the cause still unknown.
Public Safety
The Tiburon Police Department promoted Justin Hettich to sergeant effective July 1, adding a fifth supervisor position while eliminating one patrol officer slot in a staffing trade-off that reshapes the small department's coverage.
Public Safety
Marin County Public Health issued a formal advisory on Friday, July 31, with specific guidance for vulnerable residents on wildfire smoke exposure, including when to seek medical care, why cloth masks fail, and how to protect indoor air quality along the Highway 101 corridor and across Southern Marin.
Public Safety
A Marin County judge denied Mill Valley youth basketball coach Charles Ramon Huff's request for bail relief on Thursday, July 30, ordering him held without bail ahead of a Tuesday plea hearing on three felony counts of lewd acts upon a minor.
Public Safety
Interim Fire Chief Tom Welch says the Greater Mill Valley Shaded Fuel Break, with $1.16 million invested and 35% complete, held the July 27 fire in check while crews and aircraft responded. A neighborhood meeting on the investigation is planned.
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