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Recent news headlines from Pacific Sun
 Pacific Sun News is available via a RSS news reader. Friday, November 20, 2009
Overheard: Campaign supernova
Without a victory in Iowa, Barack Obama's campaign would have ended very quickly, according to campaign manager David Plouffe who spoke at Dominican University last week as part of a tour promoting his newly released book, "The Audacity to Win." (Friday, 1:08 PM)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Upfront: Sustainability we can afford
Creating affordable homes close to jobs is the true big-picture green path, say advocates of sustainability and affordable housing. (Thursday, 2:56 PM)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Marin college presidents' shuffle
This week College of Marin President Frances White announced her retirement at the end of the current school year--a year before her contract is scheduled to end. (Wednesday, 12:13 PM)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A man, a plan, a canal: pandemonium
Critics voiced concern over the Canalfront Conceptual Design Plan at a San Rafael City Council meeting Nov. 16. (Tuesday, 2:22 PM)
Letter of the Week:
Not withstanding what I regard as being ongoing platitudes by Healthcare District Board consultants--that their recommendations will assure meaningful community control of MGH--I have grave concerns that their plans to have Marin General managed under a self-perpetuating private-corporate-board structure will harm healthcare. (Tuesday, 1:03 PM)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Accused wine arsonist handcrafts bold, full-bodied new plea
Mark C. Anderson, a Sausalito man accused of setting fire to over $200 million worth of fine wines in 2005, has changed his not-guilty plea to "guilty" in federal court yesterday. (Monday, 12:41 PM)
Hero and Zero
Waiting at the intersection of Las Gallinas Avenue and Lucas Valley Road a few weeks ago, Dilyara noticed a two-car traffic jam in the left-turn lane--something was wrong with the first car. (Monday, 11:01 AM)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Newsgram shorts...
Sausalito-based AltaRock Geothermal received almost $25 million in federal stimulus money for an engineered geothermal system demo project in Oregon. (Friday, November 13, 2009, 2:39 PM)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Upfront: Bridge to the future
The plan San Rafael City Council members will see in a few days contains a vision that could help transform an area of the city that has suffered extreme aesthetic neglect. (Thursday, November 12, 2009, 2:52 PM)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Casino a likely bet for Richmond waterfront
Contra Costa supervisors unanimously voted to support a plan that would yield $12 million a year for the county and a major casino-hotel resort at the base of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. (Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:23 PM)
Pesticide enforcement amended
County supervisors agreed Nov. 10 to a plan to improve the enforcement of a 1998 Marin law banning the use of carcinogenic pesticides. (Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:21 PM)
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