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Local News Matters: Week of April 6, 2026
Cattle ranchers race to meet a departer deadline from Point Reyes National Seashore. A major property development in Strawberry moves forward. An environmental screening tool gets screened by local leaders. Funding begins for new experiment in wetland restoration. SMART trains get a boost in service.
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Local News Matters: Week of March 30, 2026
Novato tightens renter protections. Automated license-plate readers face a critical audit. A regional furniture bank finds a larger home. A new study shows the economic costs of mass deportations. The Bay Area adopts big plans for the future
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Local News Matters: Week of March 16, 2026
A major affordable housing project moves forward in West Marin. Immigration enforcement sparks debate at Marin County public forum. Solano County residents are divided over a massive development. Bird flu has spread to sea lions in San Mateo. A high school state poetry champion heads to the nationals.
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Local News Matters: Week of March 9, 2026
A breakthrough agreement comes for a major redevelopment in Strawberry. Food insecurity in the Bay Area is on the rise. MUNI makes a pitch for a taxpayer support. West Marin communities may see a rate hike in waste services. Outside Lands Music festival announces a star lineup.
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Local News Matters: Week of Feb. 23, 2026
All avalanche victims have been identified. MarinHealth workers go on strike. Defenders of National Park sue the Trump administration. Stanford University addresses a longer work life. Fake contractors get caught in Marin County.
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Local News Matters: Week of Feb. 9, 2026
I’m Ruth Dusseault. You’re listening to Local News Matters, local headlines from the Bay Area. Tiburon tangles over zoning. Santa Clara protects its immigrants. A new report warns of dire circumstances for regional public transit. The city of San Rafael embraces new public art, and Sausalito honors Marinship welder in declaring Black History Month..
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Local News Matters: Week of Feb. 2, 2026
San Rafael is adjusting to sea level rise. A Google engineer is caught stealing. Super Bowl planners prepare for the presence of more ICE officers. Alameda County authorizes ICE-free zones. Rosie the Riveter might be added to the name of a bridge.
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Local News Matters: Week of Jan. 26, 2026
San Rafael gets a plan for sea level rise. Marin County asks for emergency relief funds. A federal judge rejects Trump’s request to dismiss a San Francisco law suit. Protesters pack a Marin Supervisors meeting. And the South Bay goes on alert for the Superbowl.
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Local News Matters: Week of Jan. 19, 2026
An emergency proclamation is issued in Marin County. Tiny cabins are debated in San Rafael. Affordable housing finds a new way into the Canal neighborhood. Indigenous victims seek better protection during Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Prefabricated housing arrives in Marin City.
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Local News Matters: Week of Jan. 12, 2026
Marin County bails out from the storm. San Francisco announces a new solution for the fentanyl crisis. A local oil refinery will close in phases. The Great Highway controversy continues. Wild mushrooms take another life.
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Local News Matters: Week of Dec. 22, 2025
Local elementary school children have been going on free Golden Gate Ferry boat field trips across the Bay since the start of December. In exchange, the children have been decorating the vessels with their festive art for passengers to enjoy throughout the holiday season.
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Local News Matters: Week of Dec. 15, 2025
Despite a federal policy pivot, Bay Area health officials still recommend vaccines for infants. A housing developer threatens to sue Marin County. Anti-ICE protestors flood a Marin supervisors meeting. Grape growers might get some help from the USDA. San Francisco firefighters change into safter gear.
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Local News Matters: Week of Dec. 8, 2025
San Rafael officially acquires land for a tiny home project. Novato city council fills a vacant seat. San Francisco sues junk food manufacturers, and the mayor appoints a new police chief. Cause of death revealed for a rare albino alligator.
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Local News Matters: Week of Nov. 24, 2025
San Rafael advances a tiny home project. Federal funding for supportive housing is slashed. A tele-health drug dispenser is convicted of fraud. Three pest control companies are caught dumping toxins. Fire officials issue tips for not burning down the house on Thanksgiving.
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Local News Matters: Week of Nov. 17, 2025
How the federal shutdown affected small farmers. San Francisco’s new supervisor steps down after one week. A Berkeley protester faces felony charges. Salmon return to parts of Marin County. Larkspur tops the charts form having good roads.
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Local News Matters: Week of Nov. 10, 2025
President Trump is ordered restore federal food assistance. Local voters decide how to deal with state housing mandates. Airports are operating with fewer flights. San Francisco gets a new supervisor. Federal land in Vallejo is piled high with garbage.
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Local News Matters: Week of Oct. 27, 2025
Marin moves to restrict tobacco products. West Marin rushes to meet the demands of its shelter crisis. President Trump spooks the Bay Area. A ballot initiative calls for a tax on the state’s billionaires. Muir Woods National Park gets a week of normalcy.
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Local News Matters – Week of Oct. 20, 2025
Sixty-five unhoused campers will get tiny homes in San Rafael. A police officer is acquitted after an assault case in San Rafael. Local leaders push back against threats by Trump to send troops to San Francisco, while Alameda County increases spending on immigration protections. And there is a new gorilla in town at the San …
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Local News Matters – Week of Oct. 13, 2025
Housing mandates erupt into a recall election. San Rafael is getting a new library. A Nobel prize in chemistry goes to a UC Berkeley professor. Sonoma State’s education students are deemed too diverse for federal funds. Migratory birds just got new state protections.
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