January 2010 - Posts

• Notices of default drop in Marin, statewide in fourth quarter

  The number of notices of default - the first signs of foreclosure - dropped in Marin and across the state in the final months of 2009 compared to the previous quarter, but it's unclear whether the trend indicates improving market conditions in entry-level markets or a shift foreclosure policies among lenders, an real estate tracking company reported Wednesday. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Benefit to raise funds for softball facility

  The annual Gary Gates Pasta Dinner, which raises funds for the softball facility under construction at San Marin High School in Novato, is scheduled for Feb. 27. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Mill Valley finance consultant jailed in $2 million theft inquiry

  A Mill Valley credit and bankruptcy consultant was arrested Tuesday on charges he stole nearly $2 million from an international corporation in Silicon Valley, authorities said. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Kaiser San Rafael doctor returns after frenetic Haiti trip

  When she realized the level of devastation wreaked by the earthquake in Haiti, Dr. Orna Hananel of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael jumped at the chance to help. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Pantries to distribute food countywide

  Food pantries will distribute food to those in need countywide on Thursday as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity foods program for low-income residents. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Library group seeks donations for book sale

  Friends of the San Anselmo Library will have a book sale Feb. 6 and is seeking donations of books in good shape. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Presentation planned on reducing stress

  Novato's Sinaloa Middle School will host a presentation and book signing by "Breathe" stress-reduction technique creator John Kennedy at 6 p. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Board to discuss recreation facilities

  The Marin City Community Services District board will discuss community recreation facilities, payment of board stipends and general business at 6 p. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• School team collects shoes for Haiti victims

  The seventh-grade boys basketball team at Davidson Middle School is collecting shoes Wednesday and Thursday for Haitian earthquake victims. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Romberg talk planned on climate changes

  The effects of global climate and sea level changes on the ice sheet is the topic of a 3:30 p.m. lecture Wednesday, Jan. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Rock slide closes section of Highway 1

  A rock slide forced closure of Highway 1 south of Stinson Beach for almost three hours Tuesday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Tiburon man recounts escapes during Holocaust

  Tiburon's Oskar Klausenstock, 87, marvels that he survived so many close calls during World War II. He was the only one of 38 known family members that survived the war. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• San Rafael council brings ax down on 15 jobs

  San Rafael city leaders at a special meeting Tuesday unanimously cut nearly 15 jobs from the city payroll in an effort to stave off a fiscal fiasco that tenured council members said was the worst they had seen in nearly 20 years. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Novato's Circle Bank reports rise in profits

  Circle Bancorp of Novato, parent company of Circle Bank, reported a net income of $590,000 for the fourth quarter of 2009, up 41 percent from $420,000 in the same period a year earlier. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin

• Friends doubt missing Nicasio woman caught off-guard by sneaker wave

  Silvia Lange has a reputation as an experienced hiker and knew plenty about how treacherous the ocean can be during storms, according to a friend who is helping to organize a search for the missing Nicasio woman. Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:06 PM by DUI Filed under: /mij:news:marin