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Profile: District board candidate Brandon Johnson

October 30, 2020

If elected to the Board of Trustees, Johnson intends to implement policy, curriculum, and structural changes to promote racial equity.

District parcel tax renewal, Measure M, on November ballot

October 19, 2020

The measure would extend current parcel tax funding to maintain fiscal solvency in the district.

The Fan Factor

October 17, 2020

It’s difficult to predict what high school sports will look like when they start back up in the winter, but professional sports games have shown that whether athletes like it or not, spectators have become a crucial part of the sporting experience.

District announces, revises plans for fall reopening

July 21, 2020

The 2020-21 school year will begin with distance learning while public health guidelines remain restrictive.

Title IX’s foul ball

Title IX was meant to end gender imbalance in high school and college sports. But it also led to a lack of female coaches — a disparity that our community is no exception to.

April 22, 2020

Title IX was meant to end gender imbalance in high school and college sports. But it also led to a lack of female coaches — a disparity that our community is no exception to.

My “remote learning experience”

Online school has been very different than expected.

March 22, 2020

Online school has been very different than expected.

Lockdown sparks concerns over emergency procedure

Graphic based on critical eyewitness, Hugo Slothower's, sketch (Tenya Tremp).

February 7, 2020

Students brought up several issues concerning their peers’ behavior as well as the actions of substitute teachers during the lockdown.

Performing Stars hosts MLK Day of Service

Volunteers participate in cleaning up the Mattie and Clarence Boatman Community Garden in Marin City.
(Samantha Nichols)

February 6, 2020

Local volunteers helped with clearing the historic Orchard Trail, cleaning up the community garden, and picking up trash around Marin City.

‘Tis the sneezin’

December 12, 2019

As the hight of the winter season approaches, it brings colds with it. Here is some simple etiquette and tips to get you through safe and sound.

Tamalpais Community Services District haunted house likely to close this year

Parks and Recreation Director Carol Buchholz leads tour through Tam Valley's Haunted House. (Courtesy of Stefanie Schwartz)

November 15, 2019

The three creators of the event, Carol Buchholz, Greg LeMoi, and Jeff Brown, are all parting ways and will not be able to manage the haunted house in the future.