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2019The Belvedere-Tiburon Library broke ground on its one-story, $17-million expansion, which will also create a civic-center plaza between the library and Town Hall. Belvedere Island’s notorious Lava House, a draw for sightseers and adventure-seekers but a nuisance for neighbors and police, has been demolished. Sam’s Anchor Cafe, Tiburon’s famed downtown watering hole, completed a major renovation with nautical nostalgia and modern touches while adding live music. The town of Tiburon completed its $2 million renovation of McKegney Field. Belvedere shored up its crumbling Beach Road seawall and announced a package of long-term flood fixes that could cost up to $26 million. A bay study drew the ire of residents after concluding the most environmentally sound location of a permanent anchorage would be off Belvedere’s shores. Strawberry seminary-site developers are reportedly in talks with the University of Oxford to open an affiliate campus as its anchor tenant.

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SINCE NOVEMBER 15, 1972 Public meetings of local interest Office: 415-435-2652 Display ads: 415-435-1190 Tiburon Town Council: The meeting scheduled for tonight, Ad deadlines: 5 p.m. Wednesday; camera-ready, noon Thursday Jan. 1, has been canceled. Owner: AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. 1 2 Tiburon Design Review Board: The meeting scheduled for Publishers: Alison T. Gray and Arthur H. Kern Jan. 2 has been canceled. Director of Business & Advertising Strawberry Design Review Board: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6, Henriette Corn, [email protected] ground-floor conference room, Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 Executive Editor E. Strawberry Drive. 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Sam’s Anchor Cafe (2) welcomes patrons arriving by sea Tiburon Town Hall, 1505 Tiburon Blvd. with an old refrain from original owner Sam Vella now painted The Ark is an adjudicated newspaper of general circulation by the Marin County Superior Court on Dec. 19, 1973, case No. 69007. on the waterfront facade; the restaurant reopened April 18 af- Published and delivered by mail on Wednesdays. All rights reserved. ter completing a major six-week renovation. A sign (3) posted at the perimeter of McKegney Green bans dogs from the renovated LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Copyright © 2020 AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. playing field. Tiburon Town Councilmember Alice Fredericks (4) SUBMIT YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Ark welcomes letters to The Ark (USPS012310) is published Wednesdays and is delivered was selected as mayor for an unprecedented fourth time, while the editor. 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getting permits and starting construction on their ventures ELLIOT KARLAN / FOR THE ARK 2019 — potentially heralding a new golden age of Tiburon dining. Ella Winston, Olivia Shapiro and Jackie Smith lead a pack of Tiburon Peninsula Soccer Club players in a clinic held at McKegney Green The building housing New Morning Cafe was also torn down playing field on March 18, the first day the field opened after a months-long $2 million reconstruction. Work began in April 2018 to rebuild to be replaced with mixed-use commercial-residential space. and regrade the field and install a new freshwater irrigation system. And while the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce also seeks to open a downtown welcome center on Fountain was evicted after three-way lease talks broke down among The Belvedere-Tiburon Library unveiled detailed plans for Plaza, the closure of Pedego Tiburon next door, lingering the owner, a potential buyer and landlord Belvedere Land an 8,617-square-foot one-story, $18 million expansion project, and increasing vacancies on Main Street and the closure Co. The garden center was founded 64 years prior, as Cove a scaled-back version of its initial two-story, 15,725-square- of Bayside Garden Center have raised questions about the Nursery. foot expansion that became infeasible as costs ballooned. health of downtown business. Belvedere-Tiburon Recreation Executive Director Cath- The Tiburon Planning Commission granted Sam’s An- leen Andreucci resigned, leaving to start a business with chor Cafe a permit for live, amplified music on its outdoor January her family in New York. She was later replaced by Jessica ——— Hotchkiss, previously the youth recreation supervisor. 5 Bayside Garden Center on downtown Tiburon Boulevard See Tiburon, page 7 corrections what’s open, what’s closed Today, Jan. 1, is New Year’s Day. check schedule. through Jan. 5. The Ark strives to be accurate, fair and complete in • Belvedere-Tiburon Post Office: No mail • Strawberry Recreation District: Closed • Marin and Golden Gate transit buses: Hol- its coverage, and it is our policy to correct errors of delivery or counter service Jan. 1. Jan. 1. iday service Jan. 1; no ferry-shuttle service. fact and to clarify potentially confusing statements. • Belvedere-Tiburon Library: Closed Jan. 1. • Reed Union School District: No school • golden Gate Ferry: No service Jan. 1. • Tiburon Town Hall: Closed Jan. 1. through Jan. 6. • The Ark: Closed through Jan. 5, with the Request corrections or clarifications by contacting • Belvedere City Hall: Closed Jan. 1. • St. Hilary School: No school through Jan. 5. annual Year in Review edition today, Jan. Executive Editor Kevin Hessel at editor@theark- • Belvedere-Tiburon Recreation’s Dairy • Tamalpais Union High School District: 1, and the annual Spirit of Volunteerism newspaper.com or at 415-435-2652. Knoll center: Closed through Jan. 3; some No school through Jan. 7. issue Jan. 8. Normal news coverage will programs will meet, but students should • Mill Valley School District: No school resume the edition of Jan. 15.

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Tiburon, continued from page 5 who shot and killed a doe and fawn outside ——— his Lyford Cove home in 2017, was sentenced to serve 30 days of house arrest and 16 hours deck seven days a week. A group of Belve- of community service at an animal shelter dere residents appealed, but the Town Coun- after he pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor cil upheld the decision in February. However, charges. He was required to pay hefty fines after neighbor the Waters Edge Hotel real- to both Marin Humane and WildCare nature ized the music would be amplified,S am’s rehabilitation center and is prohibited from owner Conor Flaherty reportedly agreed to possessing firearms or hunting during his scale back the music offerings. three-year probation. Dickinson now lives in The Tiburon Peninsula’s Yellow Bus Chal- another state. lenge won a three-year, $136,000-per-year Ex-caregiver Bryan Box was sentenced to infusion from Marin Transit, helping to seven years in jail in April after he pleaded improve the program and slash the subsidy guilty to 15 felony counts for stealing thou- paid by local taxpayers. The program sub- sands of dollars in jewelry and stalking his sidizes bus passes for Reed Union School elderly clients, including several in Tiburon District students in an effort to reduce ar- — and for threatening the Tiburon detec- terial commute traffic. In April, a study of tive who cracked the case. A Marin judge traffic congestion at school commute hours ELLIOT KARLAN / FOR THE ARK 2019 in April cut the sentence to five years, rul- concluded that travel times on Tiburon The eastern dining room at Sam’s Anchor Cafe has been renamed the Boathouse Room, where round ing that Box’s clean record and a traumatic tables and polished dark wooden chairs have been replaced with rows of booths upholstered in navy, Boulevard between Beach Road and Reed brain injury he sustained while in military wood tables edged in brass and wood chairs with saddle-colored woven leather lattice. The major Ranch Road fell 5-30 percent between 2014 remodel was completed in April. training merited a lighter sentence. and 2018, depending on direction and time Construction bids for the Virginia Drive of day, suggesting that efforts to reduce Town Council. 350 employees throughout its four locations undergrounding project came in under the congestion by subsidizing school-bus pass The Belvedere-Tiburon Library Agency in Marin, including the one in downtown estimate, lowering the new projected total prices work. board of directors ruffled feathers by sug- Tiburon, and at its production bakery in to $1.65 million. By the end of the year, the Tiburon received its first-ever A grade on gesting, in a new naming-rights policy, that Petaluma, following a routine July 2018 Im- cables had been buried and the only thing the American Lung Association’s annual the new library could be named for a big migration and Customs Enforcement audit left to do was remove the poles. tobacco-control report. The town made the donor and that new big donors also would of its employees’ residency documents. Rus- Sam’s Anchor Cafe closed for renovations, grade by becoming the last municipality in get the opportunity to name “special use” tic was forced to close until it could staff up reopening in April with a whole new look Marin to extend its existing smoking and areas. again. inside and out, sporting a blue-and-white vaping restrictions to all attached multi-unit A major storm the week of Valentine’s nautical theme and umbrellas shading the residential complexes. Day dumped enough rain on Tiburon to March outdoor tables. cause two landslides, one on Vistazo West Heidi Bigall, Town Hall’s longest-serving The downtown Tiburon Farmers Market February Street off Lyford Drive and one on Paradise public servant, retired after nearly four de- started by former Tiburon Town Council- The new owners of the Caprice restaurant, Drive, just east of Lyford Tower. The town cades on the job. She started as a reception- member Erin Tollini in 2016 was discontin- Jerry and Jennifer Dal Bozzo of Ross, got the hopes to qualify for state and federal disas- ist and clerk and worked her way up to serve ued, due to low participation by both vendors thumbs-up to bump the 1950s building’s ter funding or reimbursement. Construction as the town’s finance director and head of and the public. roof by one foot, a compromise that came in to repair both slide areas is still underway. human resources. ——— an Feb. 6 appeal hearing before the Tiburon Rustic Bakery lost a reported 20 of its Mark Dickinson, a former Tiburon man See Tiburon, page 8

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Tiburon, continued from page 7 alternative to the popular and kid-friendly ——— Friday Nights on Main summer standard. But the first event became a celebration of The town exercised its first right of re- Tiburon Little League’s Opening Day, and fusal and purchased a one-bedroom condo- ensuing events remained family friendly minium that became available at the Point and featured youth bands. Tiburon Marsh complex. When the town’s After two years and several hearings, the public works department is finished making Tiburon Peninsula Club abandoned plans to repairs and upgrades to the unit, the town develop a junior tennis center at the site of its will use it for affordable housing for local six existing tennis courts at 1601 Mar West government employees. St. While the Tiburon Planning Commission The St. Hilary CYO eighth-grade girls approved the facility expansion, it denied basketball team captured its second con- the club’s request to install 48 new lights — secutive league championship with a buzz- effectively sinking the club’s plans to be able er-beating 34-32 victory over St. Raphael to host the program year-round. CYO on March 17. Both teams finished the New Morning Cafe on downtown Tiburon regular season with a 7-1 record, with each Boulevard, popular among locals and visi- of their losses coming against the other. tors for nearly 40 years, closed for the last Elliot Karlan / For The Ark 2012 time ahead of a $2.5 million renovation that A sculpture of industrialist Peter Donahue, Settlement ponds on the south side of the Richardson Bay Sanitary District property along Tiburon will create a mixed-use commercial-residen- founder of the Northwestern Pacific Rail- Boulevard next to McKegney Green are being eyed by the town of Tiburon and by the Tiburon Fire Pro- tial complex. Construction began in July and road, whose rail yard and rail-ferry transfer tection District, though the parcels are not yet up for sale. is still underway. station in downtown Tiburon helped grow Tiburon Girls Softball’s 10U All-Star the town’s population, was unveiled at the plus homes in the district. team squeaked out a 7-6 win over Novato to Tiburon Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum April Tiburon resident Saeed Shafa and the claim the division championship at the Gary on Shoreline Park. Town negotiators began talks with Rich- Tiburon Playhouse teamed up once again Casassa Memorial All-Star Tournament in The McKegney Green playing field re- ardson Bay Sanitary District to explore the possible acquisition of the land under the to offer the Tiburon International Film Fes- San Rafael, Tiburon and Novato. opened some 11 months after closing for a tival. Police investigated an alleged death threat district’s settlement ponds, which are no $2 million renovation. The renovation in- made by a 14-year-old far-right YouTube star longer needed to produce treated wastewa- cluded changing the field’s irrigation sys- May “soph,” a Tiburon resident, against YouTube ter to irrigate McKegney Green field, now tem to fresh water from Marin Municipal The Town Council backed off — tem- chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki. Her that fresh water is being used since its reha- Water District instead of the recycled water porarily at least — a controversial plan to videos also prompted a student walkout at the town previously purchased from the bilitation. The Tiburon Peninsula Fire Pro- build a 640-square-foot masonry construc- Redwood High School. Tiburon Police Chief Richardson Bay Sanitary District. Recycled tection District has also expressed interest tion storage shed behind the restrooms Michael Cronin suspended the investiga- water is salty because of the incursion of in the land if it’s for sale. south of Old Rail Trail. tion after officers determined the teen didn’t bay water, and salt water is hard on sod. Bank of America announced it would The Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Com- have access to any firearms and concluded To ensure the health of newly reconstructed close its downtown Tiburon branch when merce launched its new monthly Summer on her threat was empty. In August, YouTube McKegney Green — and the youngsters the lease expires in February 2020. Main, which was billed as an adult-focused removed the teen’s account for hate speech. who play soccer and lacrosse on the field With a new fire-prevention specialist, the “Friday nights out” date night that closed the Residents ignored the rain and turned out — the Tiburon Town Council banned dogs Tiburon Fire Protection District began an ef- street to traffic, included a bar and offered ——— from the field. fort to inspect areas around each of the 700- child care away from the main events — an See Tiburon, next page

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Tiburon, from previous page the grassroots Tiburon Open Space group, ——— which has been fighting development there, to try to acquire the land. in force at the 37th annual Tiburon Wine The Town Council unanimously voted Festival, which raises funds for the Tiburon to ban drones over schools, responding Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to host its to a request from Reed Union School Dis- other community programs, such as Friday trict officials, as well as over town events Nights on Main and the Tiburon Holiday and near emergency vehicles and person- Festival. nel. The move drew the rebuke of several The Town Council voted to OK dual- media agencies and associations, including stream recycling, a big change that requires The Ark, over First Amendment encroach- customers to sort out clean paper products ments, restricting the ability to gather news from other recyclables. and usurping federal authority to regulate A sewer-main break near Blackie’s Pas- aircraft. The council reconsidered the ordi- ture spilled thousands of gallons of raw sew- nance in August and September, ultimately age into the street and stormwater drainage removing provisions regarding flying near system, though officials say most of it was special events and emergency responders, contained. About 670 gallons made its way but it preserved rules prohibiting drones into Richardson Bay wildlife sanctuary wa- from flying in school airspace and from pho- ters, triggering a beach and water closure tographing students. due to high bacteria levels. The closure wasn’t lifted until July. Kevin Hessel / The Ark 2019 July The Southern Marin Wolfpack U12A Signs at the beach at Blackie’s Pasture (pictured) and Greenwood Beach Cove warn people to keep off Paradise Beach Park in Tiburon was one boys team capped an undefeated season the beach and out of the water after a May 17 sewer-main break just west of Blackie’s sent thousands of eight beaches in Marin to receive an A- by winning the Northern California Junior of gallons of raw sewage onto the street and down into the storm-water drainage system. At least 670 plus grade for water quality in a report from gallons of sewage made its way into Richardson Bay wildlife sanctuary waters before the spill was Lacrosse Association U12 league champion- contained. The warning signs stayed up until a lab analysis of water samples came back clean in July. Heal the Bay, an organization that tests and ship on May 19 at the Patelco Sports Com- reports on pollution levels at West Coast plex in Pleasanton. parade on Main Street, featuring music, food of the $1.12 million that library officials had beaches every year. The Mina Group, which had begun in- and pets up for adoption. requested. The council said it would review A county scientist announced his plans terior demolition work at the old Guaymas Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis and the contribution in three years, and the Li- to create “living shorelines” at Blackie’s restaurant site on Main Street, was hit with his staff presented a draft $12.6 million oper- brary Agency must ask for a dollar-for-dol- Pasture beach and Paradise Beach Park, as a stop-work order after miscommunication ating budget for the next year, which began lar contribution from the city of Belvedere; well as in Strawberry, to help guard against with town officials. The group, which de- July 1, on $12.74 million in revenue, which library officials say they have not yet deter- erosion and provide a better environment for velops properties for Michelin-starred chef would leave a surplus of roughly $125,000 mined a date to make that request. users. Mina, is working on an as-yet-unnamed two- by the end of the fiscal year June 30, 2020. The Martha Co., owner of the undevel- A swastika and Nazi imagery were found story, 8,292-square-foot restaurant. Demoli- The free 18th annual Tiburon Classic Car oped 110-acre parcel straddling the Tiburon at the entrance of Westminster Presbyterian tion resumed in July. Show took over a strip of Paradise Drive ad- Ridge from the Old St. Hilary Open Space Church. It was the third incident involving jacent to Shoreline Park. Preserve boundary southward, agreed to apparent anti-Semitic speech and symbols June The Town Council approved a four-year, allow the nonprofit organization Trust for in nine months; previous incidents prompted The Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Com- $600,000 contribution to the Belvedere-Tibu- Public Land obtain a formal appraisal of ——— merce held its inaugural “Best in Show” dog ron Library expansion project — about half the property’s value. The trust is helping See Tiburon, page 10 10 The Year IN REVIEW | THE ARK • January 1, 2020 thearknewspaper.com

Tiburon, continued from page 9 ment LLC of Granite Bay to build a solar- ——— panel-covered carport for the police station. The county completed a $2.1 million a march downtown and a Town Council storm-pump upgrade at The Cove Shopping resolution condemning hate speech. Center, five years after a massive storm over- The Town Council approved the valet- whelmed the system, which failed by design parking operations of The Caprice and the but resulted in flooding at center businesses unnamed Mina Group restaurant in down- and surrounding homes. town Tiburon. The Mina restaurant may use two of the five loading-zone spaces directly December in front of the restaurant, which are popular After moving the annual Tiburon Holi- for ferry pickups and drop-offs, while The day Festival from Main Street and Ark Caprice can place a portable valet station at Row to Point Tiburon Plaza, the Chamber the town-owned lot at Paradise Drive and of Commerce was forced to move it again,

Mar West Street. ELLIOT KARLAN / FOR THE ARK 2019 to Tiburon Town Hall, due to heavy rain A teen driver escaped uninjured after While the yellow loading zone along Tiburon Boulevard — adjacent to the Tiburon Ferry Terminal and and wind. The traditional Christmas tree skidding his family’s Maserati off Paradise the future home of a Mina Group restaurant — only accommodates five passenger vehicles, as many on Fountain Plaza has been replaced with a Drive while driving around a sharp curve. as 11 vehicles were parked and double parked during the arrival of the 6:15 p.m. Golden Gate Ferry modern art installation of metal-frame, pre- The $150,000 convertible caught fire and ig- from San Francisco on July 19. Several more drivers were circling as they waited for spots to open up. lit “trees.” nited several eucalyptus trees overhead. A The Tiburon Town Council has allowed the Mina Group to take over two of the loading-zone spaces for In the annual rotation of officers on the Tiburon fire crew extinguished the flames exclusive use after 5 p.m. weekdays and after 11 a.m. on weekends. Town Council, Alice Fredericks was elect- in a matter of minutes. Pedego Electric ed mayor and Holli Thier was elected vice Bikes Tiburon at 10 mayor. August Main St. has closed Tiburon Planning Commissioners Daniel Longtime Town Councilmember and permanently after Amir and Kathleen Defever, along with for- three-time Mayor Jim Fraser was granted a three years at the mer Yellow Bus Challenge coordinator Jack two-month leave from the council for undis- site. Ryan, declared their candidacies to fill the closed personal reasons. Fraser ultimately vacant seat on the Tiburon Town Council resigned from the board when the leave pe- created by the resignation of Jim Fraser. riod expired in October. Jack Kenney of Tiburon separately filed to The Planning Commission gave the run for the Southern Marin supervisor seat Chamber of Commerce approval to turn a being vacated when Kate Sears retires in long-vacant 1,295-square-foot storefront on 2021. Fountain Plaza into a welcome center. In Oc- Longtime Reed Union School District tober, the Town Council authorized $186,000 Kevin Hessel / board member Dana Linker Steele resigned, to support the center — $126,000 in seed The Ark 2019 creating an immediate vacancy on the money to help open it, then $20,000 annually Tiburon Half Marathon, 10K & 5Km with fundraising party at the Landmarks Art & board. for three years to help with operating costs. runners Ryan Aytay, Evan Nadel and Jack- Garden Center. The chamber hopes to open the center by son Moseley the top local finishers, respec- Pedego Electric Bikes Tiburon closed Business rewind summer. tively. its high-profile store on downtown Foun- Tiburon resident Karen Beale opened a The undefeated Tiburon Peninsula Soc- The Tiburon Peninsula Soccer Club tain Plaza at the corner of Main Street and branch of Trinity House Paintings, an inter- cer Club’s 14U and 13U boys’ teams were Sharks U14 Red girls squad beat the IR Tiburon Boulevard. The store was previ- national art dealership, on Ark Row at the crowned champions of their respective divi- Academy 2006 Girls White team 3-1 to ously empty for more than a year and a half former site of Flock Gallery. sions at the Stanford Summer Classic tour- clinch the championship in its age group and before Pedego moved in in 2016. Tiburon resident Julie Stanton opened nament Aug. 17-18 in Palo Alto. The 14U bracket at the Sunnyvale Medina Fall Clas- Tiburon residents joined the nearly 3 Knit House on Main Street at the former site of Amour Vert. team posted a 4-0 record at the tournament, sic Tournament. million people across 37 California coun- beating the Palo Alto Soccer Club 5-0 in the Tiburon resident Margarita Copeland The community marked a solemn mile- ties whose power was deliberately shut final match. opened Margarita Cosmetics in the Mari- stone, the 10th anniversary of the murder of down by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., with The Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Com- time Center on Tiburon Boulevard. Tiburon resident Joan Rosenthal, who was power staying off for more than three days merce named lifelong Hilarita resident Erin Belvedere resident Joyce Griffin opened -of found shot to death outside her home on for some residents. Cellphone towers lacked Burns as volunteer of the year in recognition fices for PureCrop1, a plant-based pesticide, Hilary Drive the morning of Sept. 22, 2009. adequate backup power, and Comcast went of her work there, where she helped start a on Tiburon Boulevard. Tiburon Police Chief Michael Cronin says down as well, cutting many off from access public food pantry and coordinated a disas- Vanguard Properties real-estate broker- his department has chased every possible to information. ter-preparedness program for kids and se- The Tiburon Peninsula Soccer Club’s 2009 age opened at the Tiburon Boulevard space lead over the years, and hopes recent leaps niors. She’s also co-founder of nonprofit All Boys U11 team took home the championship formerly occupied by Melissa Bradley Real in DNA testing will help someday identify In and serves on the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint in its bracket at the MVLA Bay Area Fall Estate. Rosenthal’s killer. Recreation Committee board of directors. Cup after posting a 2-0 victory over the Mis- Musette, a new beer and wine bar serving The Belvedere-Tiburon Library joined a October sion SF Aztec Warriors in the finals match French and contemporary American cui- growing movement by waiving fines. at Twin Creeks in Sunnyvale. sine, opened on Ark Row at the former home The Tiburon Fire Protection District of Couloir Wine Tasting. September became the first to withdraw from a new November Betul Malik Fine Jewellery opened on Ark countywide wildfire-prevention agency, say- A former Tiburon babysitter convicted of Voters passed a 12-year parcel tax renew- Row at the former site of Garnish Home ing the new agency would mimic efforts the producing child pornography and trading it al and extension for the Reed Union School Decor and Ajna Living. with another man online was sentenced to district already undertakes. Belvedere also District, which the district sought to retain Pilates Tiburon had a grand reopening 13 years in federal prison, to be followed by withdrew, making the jurisdictions the only teachers and maintain programs. under the new name Firon Fitness Pilates a 20-year supervised release. Bryan Peter two of 19 in Marin to not participate. In The Tiburon Peninsula Soccer Club’s U9 Tiburon. sen of Red Hill Circle was arrested in April doing so, residents of the two jurisdictions and U11 girls teams won divisional cham- Flourish Succulent Floral Design opened 2017 after an FBI raid of his home turned up will not vote on a March 3 ballot measure re- pionships at the San Ramon Field Club’s an- at The Cove Shopping Center in one of the between 10,000 and 100,000 digital images questing $21 million per year in parcel taxes nual Boo Cup tournament. two spaces formerly occupied by Hearts and and videos of child pornography, some of to fund the new agency’s efforts. St. Hilary CYO’s girls eighth-grade Red, Flowers florist and cafe. which were of local children he babysat. An Avenida Miraflores homeowner and seventh-grade A, seventh-grade Red and Enlighten Optometry temporarily moved The Tiburon Peninsula Club hosted a her adult daughter kicked up a storm over sixth-grade White volleyball teams all won from 46 Main St. to the Maritime Center, week of professional men’s tennis, with the a 4-foot-tall spiked fence along her neigh- Marin County championships. then permanently to 21 Main St., the former top-seeded American, Tommy Paul, win- bor’s property line on which several young The 2019 14U Southern Marin Broncos home of Main Treat candy store and the ning the singles title, and Robert Galloway deer had become impaled over the span of football team beat the Redwood City 49ers EnnYe boutique pop-up shop. of South Carolina and Roberto Maytín of a few months. She asked the Town Council 16-8 to win the Peninsula Pop Warner Milano Ristorante at The Cove Shopping Venezuela capturing the doubles title. to pass a law prohibiting spiked fences, but Championship in San Jose. Center is in the process of changing owner- The Ranch, Belvedere and Tiburon’s joint there are no signs the council plans to do so. Construction on the 8,617-square-foot ad- ship and will likely change names. recreation agency, hosted is sixth annual Meanwhile, the upset homeowner moved dition to the 10,500-square-foot Belvedere- Tiburon Taps craft brew festival at Shore- her own 6-foot-tall fence up next to the short Tiburon Library and Tiburon Town Hall Deirdre McCrohan has reported on line Park, a fundraiser for The Ranch’s fence, solving the problem. parking lot got underway. Tiburon local government and community scholarship programs. The Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Soci- The Town Council formally approved an issues for more than 30 years. 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By HANNAH WEIKEL [email protected] ——— isaster planning remained a primary focus in 2019, with Belvedere pushing D through one of its final utility-burying districts and identifying flood fixes for the city’s seawalls. The city was also challenged with a forced power outage that left residents in the dark for three days and revealed gaping holes in Belvedere’s emergency preparedness. Tragedy struck when a Belvedere boy was killed during a boating accident near Angel Island. His father, a wealthy land developer, was the subject of a police investigation following the boy’s death. On the policy front, city officials began the process of lac- ing up several ordinances, including adherence to federal floodplain construction laws, 72-hour parking and revocable licenses. A new Belvedere police chief was welcomed to the force,

as well as a trio of new city staff members. Elliot Karlan / For The Ark 2019 It was the end of an era for the famed Lava House, the Anchors were drilled and water booms laid down in March as repair work began on the Beach Road seawall, which was danger of crumbling. never-finished home across four lots of southern Belvedere Island that became a globally known attraction for sight Belvedere identifies seawall fixes Following a series of intensive meetings last spring, an seers and adventure seekers. The city made leaps last year with a massive project to 11-member ad-hoc Committee to Protect Belvedere’s Sea- And the San Francisco Yacht Club, the oldest yacht club strengthen its seawalls and flood protections, which will take ——— on the West Coast, celebrated its 150th anniversary. several years to complete and could cost up to $26 million. See Belvedere, page 13

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Belvedere, continued from page 11 ——— walls, Levees and Utilities — tasked with reviewing a raft of potential fixes for vulner- able points along Belvedere’s seawall infrastructure — made its recommendations to the City Council in June, which were then unanimously approved. The proposal would raise a floodwall along the bayside of the San Rafael Avenue shore path, averaging 2½-3½ feet in height. Metal sheet-pilings would also be driven down along the new wall to stabilize the infrastructure from sliding out into the bay during a severe earthquake. Provided by Studio Green On Beach Road, the city plans to build a An artist’s rendering shows an early concept for a new public lane on a narrow swath of city-owned property called Artist’s View, which runs between 465 median down the middle of the road with and 475 Belvedere Ave. retractable floodgates at the handful of in- beauty and attract disruptive visitors. yet begun for Artist’s View Lane. tersections. the project — Stetson Engineers — had done several borings along San Rafael Ave- After tense back-and-forth between neigh- Another win for the city’s public-lane ini- Emergency repairs on the Beach Road nue and Beach Road to better map the layers bors and the city’s Parks and Open Space tiative came in the form of a 25-square-foot seawall were completed last spring after en- of sand, rock and bay mud beneath. Committee over the summer, the City Coun- sliver of land deeded to the city during a land gineers found a 120-foot section was being Additionally, New York City-based ONE cil gave its preliminary approval for the lane swap with homeowners Marshall Miller washed out by seawater intrusion. Metal Architecture was hired by the city to cre- in August, to the neighbors’ continued pro- and Linda Applewhite for a public viewing sheet-pilings were drilled down up to 30 ate “imaginative design concepts” for the test. bench on the south end of Park Lane. The feet deep in that area. More pilings would seawalls that carry community benefits, Belvedere’s parks committee targeted bench is slated for construction this spring be placed along the remaining stretches of like benches, walking paths or small parks. Artist’s View open space in March as its once a source of funding is identified. Beach Road. Those ideas were discussed at the city’s an- second project in a five-year initiative to The city would also need to coordinate nual retreat in December. The city plans to revamp lanes across the city that began in Disaster readiness efforts ramp up with West Shore Road homeowners to beef hold public hearings on those concepts this 2018. The first lane chosen was Golden Gate Although no natural disasters struck in up seawalls along the bay side of the first month. Lane, formerly known as Eucalyptus Lane, 2019, several minor emergencies over the six or seven homes, and with the town of which runs between Belvedere and Golden course of the year caused city officials to re- Tiburon to build flood protections along a Lane project angers neighbors Gate avenues. The $372,000 lane project consider their disaster planning. low-lying portion of Main Street that could The second year of Belvedere’s public- broke ground in October and is slated for A three-day forced Pacific Gas and Elec- send a deluge of water into the Belvedere La- lanes initiative began with controversy completion this month. tric Co. power outage in late October high- goon during a major storm. Affected West when a plan to develop public steps down For the past two years, Belvedere has set lighted holes in Belvedere’s emergency Shore residents met with the city in Decem- an undeveloped lot called Artist’s View was aside $100,000 in its capital improvement planning, and in turn spurred rapid re- ber to discuss possible configurations on met with strong opposition — and threats budget for the initiative. That amount is sponse from the city at the year’s end. their properties. of litigation — by neighbors, who said the meant to triple each year through $200,000 ——— At the end of the year, the group leading footpath would destroy the space’s natural in private donations. Fundraising has not See Belvedere, page 14

TOWN OF TIBURON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS REGARDING REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

Notice is hereby given that the Tiburon Town Council will hold a public hearing to consider Town-initiated amendments to the Tiburon Municipal Code, Title IV, Chapter 16 (Zoning) and Chapter 13 (Building Regulations) section regarding accessory dwelling units as recommended by the Planning Commission. Proposed text amendments include:

 Amendments to regulations, standards and approval procedures regarding accessory dwelling units in order to comply with AB 68, SB 13 and AB 881 regarding accessory dwelling units, which bills were signed by the Governor and become effective on January 1, 2020.  Adding Appendix Q (Tiny Houses) of the 2019 Residential Code to the Town Adopted Building Code to be applied to accessory dwelling units.

The Planning Commission has determined that the amendments do not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are not subject to its provisions. These amendments are statutorily exempt from further review under the California Environ- mental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15282, subsection (h) of the CEQA Guidelines.

The public hearing will be held at the Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tibu- ron, California. The Town Council will meet on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. The meeting will commence at 7:30 PM. The draft ordinance will be available for review on the Town of Tiburon website at www.townoftiburon.org no later than Friday, January 10, 2020. A copy of the proposed ordinance will also be available for review in the Tiburon Community Develop- ment Department by that date.

All interested persons may appear and be heard at the public hearings or may submit written comments prior to the hearings. Questions or comments should be directed to Sung H. Kwon, Director of Community Development, at 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920, (415) 435-7393 or [email protected].

NOTICE OF LIMITATION ON LEGAL CHALLENGES

Pursuant to Section 65009 of the California Government Code, please be advised that if you challenge the Town’s action on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Town at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Sung H. Kwon Director of Community Development

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Belvedere, continued from page 13 offered and accepted a planning-and-build- ——— ing technician position. In April, the city hired Christina Cook, a The city appointed the head of Public former Public Works assistant with the city Works, Robert Zadnik, as the new emergen- of St. Helena, as its new office coordinator. cy-preparedness director in November. He She was then promoted to city clerk after will work proactively to prepare the city for Alison Foulis left for the city of Larkspur in emergencies by hardening utilities, custom- August. Belvedere hired Beth Haener from izing evacuation plans and leading the block the city of San Anselmo to fill the empty co- captains — a citizens’ group designed to ordinator role. help neighbors during disasters. The city in May abandoned its search for Following the outage, Belvedere also a Public Works project-coordinator and in- started a campaign to collect household instead created an associate-engineer position formation from all residents. Officials say KEVIN HESSEL / THE ARK 2019 that was filled in September by Chris Barry, the information, such as medical needs, Parked cars line San Rafael Avenue in Belvedere on Dec. 2. Police Chief Jason Wu is urging the town a former public-utilities engineer. phone numbers and household headcounts, to consider the expansion and enforcement of its 72-hour parking rules. The reshuffling was focused on helping will help block captains and emergency re- the Public Works Department handle an up- sponders pinpoint assistance for those who tick in capital projects over the next several need it most during a disaster. years. Public Works head Robert Zadnik The city also re-established its traffic was also promoted as director of the depart- safety committee to study the city’s wind- ment, and he started a new role as emergen- ing, narrow roads and identify choke points cy-preparedness manager. that could slow an emergency evacuation. After long-time Belvedere Police Chief Pa- The committee, chaired by Michele Kyrouz, tricia Seyler left the force in 2018, the city will report its findings to the City Council Above, new Police Chief hired Jason Wu, former San Francisco State sometime this year. Jason Wu. At left, Bryan University police chief, to lead the depart- Additionally, the city is on-track to have Brehm of Pacific Breaking ment. In his first few months on the job, Wu more than 90 percent of its utility lines operates a robotic demoli- hired Officer Jeremy Clark from the Sonoma buried by early spring. Last year saw the tion machine at Belvedere’s County Sheriff’s Office. At the end of last Lava House. completion of the Acacia-Laurel Utility Un- Elliot Karlan / For The Ark 2019 year, the department was still short-staffed dergrounding Assessment District, and in meeting in October when they were first Some of the structures must remain to re- and is looking to hire two new officers in the October the groundbreaking took place for proposed. They asked the city to focus on tain the hillside to prevent erosion, and final next several months. one of the last undergrounding districts on issues more pressing than parking. plantings and landscaping will be complet- In the yearly shuffling of City Council the island, along the southernmost portions Another subcommittee was tasked last ed this spring. seats last July, Nancy Kemnitzer took over of Golden Gate and Belvedere avenues and year with exploring whether the city should Over the years, trespassers and thrill-seek- for Bob McCaskill for her first term as Cliff Road. begin leasing and selling public land instead ers used the storied Belvedere Avenue prop- mayor, and James Campbell took over for Residents in the Golden Gate-Belvedere of issuing revocable licenses in certain cases. erty for parties and exploration, but trustees Kemnitzer as vice mayor. utility-burying district voted in July to as- Concerns had been swirling in Belvedere of the property, owned by the Ganz family, The city also changed to a November sess themselves at more than $706,000. as more homeowners ask to encroach on city have said they may try to sell the land and election schedule last year. Councilmember property for increasingly obtrusive projects, would like to keep people out for good. terms that would have expired this July — City looks to tighten policies like fences and garages. In May 2018, the Additionally, in October Belvedere City McCaskill, Kemnitzer and Claire McAuliffe The city focused much of its energy on City Council added language to the city’s Council declined to take part in a new — will be extended through the end of 2020. tightening ordinances last year, such as the revocable-license policy that required a pub- countywide wildfire-prevention agency and Terms expiring in July 2022 — Campbell process by which construction projects in lic benefit in all revocable-license requests. associated tax. The council worried not and Marty Winter — will also be extended the city’s floodplain are scrutinized and how Over the course of the last year, the coun- enough of the tax dollars levied in Belvedere through the end of that year. Due to the shift, to double-down on 72-hour parking rule- cil continued to issue revocable licenses, but would come back for local use, and that the Kemnitzer will also serve an additional five breakers. councilmembers seemed slightly more cau- 10-cents-per-square-foot tax would unfairly months as mayor this year. In August, a subcommittee was formed to tious approving licenses that didn’t carry a burden Belvedere residents who live in larg- In other appointments, Carolyn Lund look at improving the city’s adherence to fed- strong public benefit. er homes. They also noted Belvedere resi- and Bryan Kemnitzer each were appointed eral floodplain regulations amid rising con- dents would be asked in March to approve to three-year terms on the Parks and Open cerns that homeowners were circumventing Crime and public safety a separate fire tax that helps fund the city’s Space Committee. Lund replaced Jeremy the rules to avoid raising their homes. In September, a Belvedere man was ar- fire-services contract with Tiburon Fire Pro- Fair, who chose not to seek reappointment. The Federal Emergency Management rested at his Corinthian Island home after tection District. Some in the city voiced con- John Sheehy was appointed to the Historic Agency requires homeowners in the Belve- his young son was killed during a boating cern that two fire taxes on the ballot would Preservation Committee after long-time dere Lagoon and other flood zones to raise accident near Angel Island. confuse residents and possibly endanger its member Roger Felton retired, while Robert the base height of their home during major Javier Burillo, a prominent real-estate fire-services fund. Griffin replaced Richard Newman. City of- construction projects where the project costs developer related to one of the wealthiest The county wildfire agency, if approved ficials also appointed Thomas Cromwell, 50 percent or more of the assessed value families in Mexico, was driving his 33-foot by voters in March, plans to focus funds Adam Brolan, John Carapiet and Adam of the home. To prevent homeowners from Targa Protector in rough waters when his on prevention and planning, like vegetation Gavzer to a new committee that will oversee skirting the regulations, the city is consider- two sons, 11 and 27, were thrown from the management, property inspections, evacu- Belvedere’s block-captains program. Finally, ing creating an estimated square-foot multi- bow. Both were struck by the boat’s propel- ation drills and education. Meanwhile, the Sally Wilkinson was appointed to a four- plier to estimate construction costs, building lers, and the 11-year-old boy was killed. Tiburon fire district hired a new vegetation- year term on the Finance Committee. a list of city-approved appraisers and widen- Burillo was arrested at his house after management specialist this year to conduct At the beginning of the year, the city hon- ing the allowable window between projects, police administered a breath test and deter- fire inspections of peninsula properties. ored Peyton Stein as its Citizen of the Year among others. mined he was above the .08 blood-alcohol for 2018, for many years of volunteer work The subcommittee had met several times limit for operating a boat. His sons were Reshuffling of city staff on the Tiburon Peninsula. She was recog- toward the end of the year, and plans to hold found at the Corinthian Yacht Club docks. Plenty of new blood entered the city last nized alongside Belvedere’s 2018 Citizen a final meeting this month before bringing Tiburon police and Marin County sheriff’s year as Belvedere welcomed a new police of the Year Emerita, Molly Hofmann, who its recommendations to the City Council. detectives completed their active investiga- chief, engineer, office coordinator and city worked for decades on the city’s Parks and The city is also considering stiffening and tion in November. The Marin District At- clerk. A new mayor and vice mayor were ap- Open Space Committee. enforcing Belvedere’s 72-hour street-parking torney’s Office had not filed charges against pointed in July in the annual changing of the At the year’s close, the Citizen of the Year rule. Burillo by The Ark’s press deadline. guard. Committee named John Scarborough as Cars are currently prohibited from park- In March, a crew began demolition of the The year started with a major lay-off of its 2019 Citizen of the Year and he will be ing in the same spot for more than 72 hours, half-built hillside structures at Belvedere’s three Belvedere secretarial employees in recognized this month at the city’s annual with exceptions for those who are in the hos- famed Lava House. A demolition robot was February to make way for three new posi- Town Meeting at the Belvedere Community pital or on vacation. Belvedere Police Chief used to safely break apart the concrete foun- tions as part of a larger staff reorganization Center, 450 San Rafael Ave.; a date and time Jason Wu has proposed eliminating those dation of the sprawling structure, including in the city. The City Council voted unani- had not been determined by The Ark’s press exceptions and outlawing cars returning to staircases, patios, pools, towers and piles of mously to eliminate the positions of depart- deadline. the same spot within two hours of leaving. lava rock imported from Hawaii. ment secretaries Lorrie Duffy and Nancy The Belvedere TrafficS afety and Circula- The materials were then thrown down Miller along with police secretary Lylene Reporter Hannah Weikel covers the city tion Committee will take up the issue early chutes and loaded into barges at the bot- Phillips. By the end of the year, all three new of Belvedere, as well as crime, courts and this year. Several residents pushed back tom of the steep hillside; the final loads were positions had been filled. public safety issues on the Tiburon Penin- against the changes during a City Council taken in early December. Miller, first hired by the city in 2001, was sula. Reach her at 415-944-4627. facebook.com/thearknewspaper January 1, 2020 • The ARK | The Year IN REVIEW 15 looking back at 2019: strawberry New plan for seminary, new leadership at rec By EMILY LAVIN [email protected] ——— everal of the key issues that commanded attention from Strawberry residents in S 2019 will continue to impact the community well into the new year. Discussion of the proposed development at the former seminary site in Strawberry cooled off considerably in 2019 — until December, when the owner of the property unveiled a revamped plan sure to spark conversation throughout this year: the prospect of a University of Oxford affiliate as the anchor tenant. Meanwhile, the Strawberry Recreation District spent the better part of 2019 grappling with internal challenges that complicated its attempt to define a long-term vision for the agency’s future. The district terminated the contract of its general manager and was subsequently hit with a pending wrongful-termination lawsuit; conducted an unsuccessful search for a replacement leader before pushing the hiring process into 2020; and struggled to fill an unexpected board vacancy. Along the way, the board made several decisions that appeared to violate California’s open-meetings law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, prompting the district’s legal counsel to pledge that the board would undergo additional training on the law in early 2020. Via North Coast Land Holdings LLC And with longtime Southern Marin Supervisor Kate An artist’s rendering shows the redevelopment site plan for The Seminary at Strawberry — the former site of the Golden Gate Baptist Sears announcing last year that she plans to step down from Theological Seminary — with residential housing in yellow, a continuing-care retirement community in orange and a fitness center and day care in blue. The plans were revealed by landowner North Coast Land Holdings LLC at a Dec. 7 open house. the board when her term expires, Strawberry residents will in the coming months have a role in electing new representation that will help shape the community for years to come. of directors put plans to build a two-story, 4,800-square-foot leader at the helm to move the district forward. community center on hold, citing high project costs, and in- Leanne Kreuzer served as the district’s general manager Strawberry rec seeks new leadership, faces suit stead refocused its energy on fostering and expanding its ——— As 2019 began, the Strawberry Recreation District board existing programs and activities — and it wanted a new See Strawberry, page 16

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Strawberry, continued from page 15 on board. Shapiro has since been contracted through April ——— 2020 in the interim role. The board’s most recent apparent Brown Act violation oc- for nearly 10 years but was told last April the board would curred in November as it sought to fill the seat of member not be renewing her contract when it expired in June. The Sylvia Marino, who resigned unexpectedly in September board placed Kreuzer on paid administrative leave for the after moving out of Strawberry. rest of her tenure and hired Tiburon resident Nancy Shapiro, The board’s decision to recommend financial advisor • All Software, Hardware & Internet (Mac & Win) who formerly served as operations advisor at the Tiburon Marc Lieberman be appointed to the seat required a do-over • Troubleshooting, Advice, Installation & Training Peninsula Club, to serve in the interim. after the original vote on the four applicants was conducted • Office Productivity & Networking Specialists In July, Kreuzer sued the district for wrongful termina- via secret ballot. • 24/7 Security for Internet, LAN & Remote Access tion, alleging the board declined to renew her contract as At a November meeting, board members cast written • Wireless & Mobile Technologies retaliation for complaining to board members and Marin votes ranking each candidate based on their applications. • On-site or Telephone, Home or Business County counsel about the district’s “hostile” work environ- However, the board failed to publicly announce how each • Satisfaction Guaranteed! ment, which she says included sexist comments from board member voted; the open-meetings act requires agency member Jeff Francis and multiple instances of Francis, boards publicly report action taken and the vote on that ac- board Chair Pam Bohner and board Vice Chair Cale Nichols tion of each board member present. Call the Professionals: violating the Brown Act by strategizing about board busi- After The Ark raised concerns about the process, the 435-8510 • 577-9494 ness outside of meetings. board vacated its original recommendation and took a sec- www.pcmarin.com Along with the district, Francis, Bohner and Nichols are ond vote in which each board member’s rankings were read each named as defendants in the suit, in which Kreuzer is aloud. Lieberman was again named the board’s top choice. seeking unspecified damages. The case has been sent to me- The recreation board was limited to making a recommen- diation with an April 3 deadline. dation on the seat to the Marin Board of Supervisors be- Technology Experts Since 1982 Kreuzer has declined to comment on the record about the cause it had missed the legal deadline to make the selection pending litigation. Bohner has also declined to comment, itself; Lieberman was formally appointed by the supervisors previously saying she was confident “the truth will come in early December. Quality and location do not out.” Francis, however, has categorically rejected the suit’s With the board again at full strength, its members are mean you pay more. allegations against him as “inaccurate and slanderous.” set to receive a refresher on the Brown Act in January, said He also denied the allegation that he, Nichols and Bohner Marin Deputy County Counsel Renee Brewer, who provides When looking for a quality violated the Brown Act, calling the law “paramount” to the legal representation to the district. nursing home for your loved board’s work. ones, you need only to look New plan revives discussion in your beautiful community However, in the months preceding and following the July of Tiburon/Belvedere... lawsuit, the board appears to have violated public-meetings around ex-seminary site law several times as it terminated Kreuzer’s employment Updates on the development of the former seminary site in Please stop by any and as it attempted to guide the district through both the Strawberry were scarce in 2019 — until December, when the time and compare general-manager transition and an unexpected board va- site’s owner unveiled a revised multifaceted plan to bring a our ambiance cancy that popped up in September. and rates. graduate school, housing and a continuing-care community TWICE The apparent Brown Act violations date back to April, to the 127-acre property. Located at 30 Hacienda Drive when the board didn’t disclose its closed-session decision just off Trestle Glen is your The centerpiece of San Rafael-based North Coast Land neighborhood’s 56 Bed to not renew Kreuzer’s contract, to place her on leave and Holdings’ updated vision for the site — now called The AS CLEANSkilled Nursing Facility to begin a search for an interim replacement. It also held a Seminary at Strawberry and the temporary home of private closed-session discussion later that month about hiring Sha- evangelical Christian college Olivet University — is a small ExpertMarin ConvalesHousecleaningCent piro that wasn’t listed on its public agenda and then failed to campus of an “internationally recognized top-tier univer- 25 years in Marin • Insured & Bonded approve Shapiro’s contract in open session. The latter viola- sity” that would serve 350-700 graduate students, with an & rehabilitation hospital tion was corrected after The Ark raised concerns. undetermined percentage of those students living on site. Call Mercedes The board made another misstep in August as it tried to Family owned and operated since 1958 North Coast officials have so far declined to speak on the Buzz Wollam-Administrator518-4516 or (415)454-3155 435-4554 hire someone to permanently fill the general-manager role. record about which university plans to open a satellite cam- Linda Domecus-Director of Nursing www.marinconvalescent.com The district spent a couple months soliciting applications pus on the property; among the rumored prospects is an Ox- and whittling a pool of about 60 candidates down to three ford University affiliate for advanced learning. finalists. Board members had been scheduled to conduct in- The plan also calls for a continuing-care facility; 234 units terviews at a late August closed-session meeting, but those of housing, including 187 market-rate units and 47 afford- TWICE plans changed abruptly after two of the finalists dropped able-housing units; a fitness center that is open to Strawber- out of the hiring process a couple of weeks before the inter- ry residents; and a child-care center with preference given to AS CLEAN views. Strawberry families. With several of the board members on vacation at the The proposal includes a traffic-management plan and pro- time, Bohner said she made the “executive decision” to can- tection for key open-space areas. Expert Housecleaning cel the meeting and forgo interviewing the remaining can- North Coast purchased the property from the Golden Gate 25 years in Marin • Insured & Bonded didate. Baptist Theological Seminary for $85 million in 2014. It has Call Mercedes The board did meet in closed-session later that month to been working on developing the site since, but its plans have discuss how to proceed with the general-manager search, met significant pushback from community members look- 518-4516 or 454-3155 but that conversation wasn’t on a public agenda as required ing to minimize traffic impacts in the neighborhood. by law. It ultimately decided to postpone the hiring process The developer’s previous plan — in which it suggested The Largest Marin-Based Alarm Company until early 2020, with Bohner citing the board’s desire to locating a 1,000-student graduate school and 410 units of resolve the pending lawsuit before bringing a new leader housing on the site — failed to impress residents when it Same ownership for 27 years. was presented in 2017. Later that year, the Marin Board of Supervisors denied the developer’s request to extend the property’s 1984 Master Plan by another four years, render- Mill Valley 388-5355 ing North Coast’s proposal moot and requiring it to submit a San Rafael 459-1122 new Master Plan application to redevelop the site. The new proposal emerged after 18 months of meetings ——— State Contractor’s License #426887 See Strawberry, next page Alarm Operator’s License #AC0219

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Strawberry, from previous page ished the bulk of work on a 4,000-foot-long ——— concrete barrier separating Highway 101 from the Redwood Highway frontage road, between North Coast representatives and a replacing a diamond-link fence. The up- small group of community members in an grade came in response to a 2017 incident in attempt to hash out a compromise for the which a man experiencing a medical emer- site. However, the community members who gency drove his pickup off the highway and were part of the group, dubbed Seminary crashed through the fence, across the front- Tomorrow, have stopped short of endorsing age road and into the In-N-Out Burger park- the plan, citing a lack of information about ing lot, injuring eight people and damaging how many students the proposed school six cars. would enroll and how many would live on campus. Surge in car break-ins at North Coast’s revised proposal will need Strawberry Village to undergo a lengthy county review process, An uptick in car break-ins at the Straw- which officials have said will provide the berry Village Shopping Center parking lot site’s neighbors ample opportunity to share over the summer resulted in a new surveil- their opinions. lance system being installed in the Safeway parking lot. The most common items stolen ELLIOT KARLAN / FOR THE ARK 2019 Southern Marin supervisor from cars parked at Strawberry Village in- Caltrans crews closed two lanes of northbound Highway 101 traffic between Seminary Drive and to step down at end of term clude backpacks, camera cases, luggage and Tiburon Boulevard on May 1 as they worked on a barrier separating the freeway from the Redwood Southern Marin Supervisor Kate Sears Highway frontage road. smaller items such as sunglasses. Marin announced last July that she plans to step County sheriff’s officials say the shopping down from her seat when her current term 25-year priority development area for high- primary up from June to March in an effort center has the highest rate of vehicle break- ends on Jan. 3, 2021. density housing. to increase the state’s influence in deciding ins in unincorporated Marin, likely due to Sears has represented District 3 — which Sears, an attorney, served as board presi- presidential candidates. easy access on and off Highway 101. includes Belvedere, Tiburon and Strawberry dent in 2019, a role she previously held in Additionally, a Strawberry man was ar- — on the board since 2011, when she was 2014. She also represents the county on the Highway improvements rested in Oakland in September after alleg- appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to serve out Richardson Bay Regional Agency, which Caltrans has completed major construc- edly brandishing a gun during an altercation the term of Supervisor Charles McGlashan, manages the anchorage between Sausalito tion at the northbound Highway 101 onramp, with a neighbor at the Kruger Pines apart- who died of a heart attack. and Belvedere. part of a larger $9.7 million project to add ment complex on North Knoll Road. Authori- She was elected to a full four-year term in Tiburon resident Jack Kenney, Mill Val- traffic metering to several northbound -en ties conducted an hours-long stakeout of the 2012 and won re-election in 2016. However, ley City Councilmember Stephanie Mouton- trance ramps. The goal is to alleviate traffic man’s apartment, mistakenly believing he her support that year waivered in Strawber- Peters and Mill Valley resident Bill Bailey congestion leading up to the Richmond-San was barricaded inside. However, the man, ry, where residents overwhelmingly voted have filed to run for Sears’ seat in the March Rafael Bridge and, at the Tiburon Wye, to later identified as Phillip Hosea Smith, had for her challenger, Susan Kirsch of Mill Val- 3 election. shift traffic backups off outbound Tiburon left the building before authorities arrived. ley, after expressing frustration at the way The candidate chosen to succeed Sears Boulevard and “stack” vehicles on the on- He turned himself in the next day. Sears and other supervisors had handled will have a nine-month gap between the time ramp. Caltrans added two additional on- the controversial proposed development at they are elected and the time they take office ramp lanes — one of which will be reserved Emily Lavin is The Ark’s assistant editor the former seminary site and the communi- in 2021, thanks to changes in state election for carpoolers — and a second left-turn lane. and Strawberry reporter. Reach her at 415- ty’s later-withdrawn inclusion as a regional law. California has moved its presidential Back in August, Caltrans separately fin- 944-3841. This holiday season, remember who and what we celebrate.

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By May a record 13 whales had washed up dead on local beaches, many of them emaciated. Scientists hypoth- esized they had come into the bay searching for food when warming waters made food scarce on their migratory route. By the end of the year, they had moved out of the bay but continued to forage just outside near Point Reyes. The commercial crab-fishing season was delayed to prevent them from becoming entangled in fishing lines, a common cause of death. Meanwhile young scientists at San Francisco State Uni- versity’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center off Paradise Drive published their findings about another marine animal that is mysteriously missing. Students of biology professor Sarah Cohen discovered that a tiny starfish named Leptasterias, which once covered Above, a rendering shows rocks in the thousands, has vanished from Marin County eelgrass frequency in Rich- and San Francisco beaches. Cohen and her students hypoth- ardson Bay from 2003 to 2019. A mooring-field study esized that the stars were the victim of the vicious sea-star by Merkel & Associates Inc. wasting syndrome that has killed sea stars from San Fran- for the Richardson Bay Re- cisco to Alaska, bringing some species close to extinction. gional Agency says the best Climate change appears to have played a role, bringing ex- way to protect the beds is treme swings in rainfall that marine life cannot cope with. to move the Richardson Bay The large outflows of fresh water during the exceptionally anchorage into Belvedere rainy year of 2017 might also have helped weakened the waters. At left, Curtis Havel was hired in July as the brightly colored stars, Cohen said. Richardson Bay Regional But it wasn’t all bad news at Cohen’s lab. Jamie Bucholz, Agency’s new harbormaster, who was researching sea-star wasting syndrome as a sum- tasked with regulating the mer intern, announced she had discovered a potential treat- troubled Richardson Bay an- ment for the disease by dousing the stars in magnesium chorage between Belvedere chloride, a standard method of temporarily stunning aquatic and Sausalito. life when photographing specimens. “It was just a happy accident,” Bucholz said. “All of a sud- den the sea stars just stopped dying.” The treatment, while impractical for treating sea stars TOP: Merkel & Associates Inc. 2019 LEFT: FRANK FENNEMA / FOR THE in the wild, might have scalable applications in aquariums, ARK 2019 Cohen said. mooring field erected would need to be near public shore fa- chaos on the anchorage, the new harbormaster was plead- On the anchorage cilities, they said, which Belvedere lacks. ing for more staff to help him with an overwhelming job. The past year brought plenty of drama from the Richardson And there was more bad news for mooring-field planners. Havel joined the chorus of voices demanding that unsea- Bay anchorage, but by year’s end little had actually changed. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development worthy vessels be removed, but recent state legislation may The anchorage remained clogged with unseaworthy vessels, Commission, which regulates development on the bay, remake it difficult to kick out anchor-outs who have no other and dozens continue to sink or slip anchor in stormy weather. jected the idea of a mooring field when the agency presented housing options. In one particularly dramatic day in September, a Belve- it to commission’s enforcement committee in February. An investigation by The Ark last year showed that the dere resident used a jet ski to fend off half a dozen runaway “It didn’t go over too well,” said the commission’s new ex- county does not prioritize anchor-outs for emergency hous- boats that were threatening his neighbors’ docks. ecutive director, Larry Goldzband. “The issue that people ing, though many are elderly, suffering from mental and The Richardson Bay Regional Agency, charged with over- have with a mooring field is that there is a bright line that substance-abuse problems and have nowhere on land to go. seeing the anchorage, continued its latest pursuit of a moor- protects the bay from people living on the bay. The bay is Anchor-out Kelly Darling said in January that she and her ing field on Richardson Bay — with some surprising results. not for living on.” 12-year-old daughter, Liberty, had few other options than the At the beginning of the year, the agency hired San Diego Meanwhile pressure built for the agency to enforce its reg- leaky boat they called home. ecologist Keith Merkel to survey the waters of the anchorage ulations against long-term anchoring on the bay, rules that “I’ve been on every list (for housing) since she was born, and recommend the best location for a mooring field. Merkel have been ignored for years as the agency tries to grapple talked to every agency. I’m not even close to getting a vouch- considered wind, wave and the bay’s bathometry as well as with a vocal community of anchor outs who claim it is their er,” Darling said. “I’ve told them how dire my housing situa- the bay’s extensive and environmentally important eelgrass right to live on the bay. tion is. My boat just popped a leak. She can’t stay on my boat. beds, which can be damaged by long-term anchoring. In August, the agency replaced longtime harbor admin- It’s not safe — hell, it’s not safe for me. But what can I do?” The results of the study, presented in September, outraged istrator Bill Price with longtime civil servant Curtis Havel. By year’s end, bay agency board members were still unde- West Shore Road residents when it suggested that the most Havel vowed to enforce permitting regulations limiting cided on their next course of action. ecologically sound place for mooring was just 600 feet off the amount of time new vessels coming into the anchorage Belvedere Island in an area free of eelgrass. could stay. Working with local law enforcement, he began Contributing writer Gretchen Lang of Belvedere covers the Belvedere residents lined up to object to the idea at the patrolling the anchorage on a more regular basis and ticket- environment. She spent 15 years abroad writing for news- agency’s November meeting, but the agency’s board of direc- ing and towing unoccupied vessels deemed “marine debris.” papers including the Boston Globe and the International tors had already conceded the idea was a nonstarter: Any By fall, however, with several big wind events causing Herald Tribune. 20 THE ARK • January 1, 2020 thearknewspaper.com RESERVE SPACE SOON! DEADLINE: Jan. 8 ISSUE DATE: Jan. 29

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On Jan. 29, The Ark’s Generosity special section highlighting our • JUNEcommunity’s 26, 2019 generosity will come out. continued from page 12 | T H E A R K Benjamin, GENEROSITY ——— We will look back at the not-for-profi t events 20and the local people who hosted or volunteeredher do again and again and or really attended.admire.” Murphy says one of her favorite things park system, which occurred in 1954. And we will look forward to the events coming in the fall,Nonprofit so eyes you future growthcan getabout involved. having been involved in the organi- Later, in the early 1980s, the league The impact of the program is already zation since it began is watching Bylenga helped establish the Ring Mountain Open continued from page 18 Bylenga, evident in some of its graduates. There’s work to expand the program and its reach. Space Preserve. We don’t want to miss any events, so if you ———are participating orPatrice, attending who received her master’s any from functionsthe “I don’t think shethat ever dreamed benefi that it ts Those are just a few examples of the University of California at Berkeley in 2015 would be this big, but once she saw what conservation projects accomplished by the in the U.S. means to Phidor. an organization, let us know. Please send us the andfollowing is currently the permanent information: secretary to it could be, she never stopped dreaming,” league, says Tiburon resident Nancy Ben- “These are girls for whom this is a trans- the minister of infrastructure in Kigali, the Murphy says. jamin. As a board member for the league, formative experience,” Northrop says. capital of Rwanda. Sharon graduated from Bylenga has some lofty goals for the im- she’s working to help ensure the sustainabil- “Having the opportunity to be a part of that Who: The organization or individuals hostingBennington College the in Vermontevent and works mediate future of the organization, which ity of open spaces throughout the county. in some small way is pretty exciting.” as a senior trade director at global-trade currently has a budget of about $850,000. She says she enjoys the role because San Francisco resident Nancy Murphy, marketplace Kountable in Kigali. Jocelyn, By 2023, she wants She-Can to be operat- she is “surrounded by smart people on When: Event date (only eventswho serves between on the board of She-Can, June will andwho graduated December from Lafayette College 2019) in ing in fi ve countries and accepting 10 schol- the board, which preserves, protects and also be mentoring a scholar set to start Pennsylvania in 2018, recently interned at ars from each — a big jump from the 12 enhances the natural attributes of Marin college this fall — her third mentee since the Matibabu Foundation Hospital in Kenya. total scholars the program plans to accept County with a watchful eye.” t, both What and where: A 35-50-wordgetting involved withdescription the program at its in- ofShe-Can’s the success benefi is directly t connected eventfi this year. Benjamin’s work with the Marin Conser- ception in 2011. to Bylenga’s passion for the nonpro There is a glaring need for the female lead- vation League is part of her larger passion When she became a mentor with She- Local contributors: Names of organizers, donorsNorthrop andand Murphy attendees say. ers She-Can aims to help develop, she says. for the environment; she also volunteers Can, “I had no idea that it was going to “She lives this organization,” Murphy “I really believe there’s all these issues with One Tam, which aims to protect be the kind of experience that it was,” she says. “She works 24-7. There’s no time, on the planet that aren’t being solved,” she Mount Tamalpais. who are residents of Tiburon,says. Belvedere andpractically, Strawberry that she is really checked out.” says, such as climate change, access to clean While she was growing-up in Vermont, She notes mentoring the young women Northrop called Bylenga’s enthusiasm water and poverty. “People are motivated, Benjamin says, her parents and their has taught her about parts of the world she for She-Can “infectious.” friends instilled a love of nature in her. Benefi ting: Name of the nonprofi t(s) that the proceeds benefi t but if we created women leaders in the devel- ff didn’t know much about before. She now “I think most great organizations have oping world, a lot of those problems would “We knew quite a few families who were fi t is seeks out African news feeds and reads Af- that at their heart, a passionate, enthusias- start to be addressed from those countries.” both creative and no-nonsense, living ‘o Did you know? A short fun fact aboutrican blogs tothe keep up eventon events in the that part tic readers leader who is able may to inspire thenot other knowShe says her passion for the nonpro the grid’ before the expression existed,” she of the world where her mentees are from. people around them to become involved growing alongside the organization. says. She has opened her home to She-Can schol- and lend their own energies to the enter- “At every stage, it gets more exciting and While her family wasn’t big on hiking or Photos: Up to three photographsars passing through of San locals Francisco during at theprise,” she event, says. both interesting to me,” she says. camping, “I remember playing outside for holidays or other times of the year; her con- She notes Bylenga has been able to lever- Murphy notes Bylenga has accomplished hours and always feeling safe and running horizontal and vertical images,verted basement hasin been 300 dubbed thedpi, “She- agejpg her skills format as a market researcher to help exactly what she set out to achieve when barefoot all summer.” Can dormitory.” build She-Can. she started She-Can some eight years ago. She earned her business degree from She says she’s impressed by the scholars’ “So much of what she has to do now is “She found her place,” Murphy says. “She’s New York University and had two children Submit: Email your submission to Emilydrive. Lavinfi ve years at from [email protected] now, 10 fi gure out what messages are going to con- found her calling and she’s found her voice.” ——— fi eld they’re in, “To know that nect with people, what practices are going See BENJAMIN, NEXT PAGE years from now, whatever to connect with people and help move this Reach Assistant Editor and Strawberry they’re going to be having an impact on forward,” Northrop says. “That kind of reporter Emily Lavin at 415-944-3841. their country, on their community, and skill and ability to ask questions and con- other young women who look at them will tinually learn is something that I have seen say, ‘Wow, I can do this too’ — that’s why Fighting against ALS Saving natural lands I’m on my third mentee,” she says. fi ts Golden Gate Opera Concert beneGolden Gate WHO: fi ts Marin Villages Opera WHEN: May 18, 2019 Dim sum dinner bene WHAT: Golden Gate Opera held its “Spring GENEROSITY fi t May 18 at Fling” bene home of Tiburon resident Cherie Sorokin. About 50 guests enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres while listening to Argentinian tenor Claudio Santome, Russian soprano Olga Chernisheva and Ameri- can mezzo-soprano Ariel Andrew perform selec- tions from “Carmen,” “La

Traviata,” “Tosca” and WHIPPLE KATHARINE more. The evening in- PHOTOS BY MARIN VILLAGES MARIN BY PHOTOS cluded a surprise per- formance by 13-year old From left, Tiburon residents Janet Braff, Cheryl Sorokin and opera student Avantika Marilyn Knight were among t concert those in whoTiburon. attended Golden Gate Swaminathan, who per- Opera’s May 18 beneﬁ DID YOU KNOW? At left, Shirley Cooney (right) learns how to roll out pork and cabbage potstickers at Marin Vil- formed “Wiedmung” by The event was put togeth- lages’ ‘The Art of Dim Sum’ fundraiser event in April. At right, Sydne Bortel (left) and Susan York Schumann in German and Sweet Things in Tiburon er by Golden Gate Opera prepare scallion pancakes. nonprofi t dedicated to empowering older “Quella Fiamma” by Mar- donated a cake. Snacks artistic director Roberta adults to stay active, connected and in- cello in Italian. and hors d’oeuvres were Becker and board presi- WHO: Marin Villages dependent in the place they call home. Local attendees included, donated by Nugget Mar- ff ff , Jim Bryant dent Christina Rose. Vol- WHEN: April 10, 2019 Janet Bra kets, while Forrest Fire Marin Villages kicked-o Marin Villages aims to create vibrant , Molly unteers from Lighthouse WHAT: Marilyn Knight BBQ catered dinner. The local communities of members and volun- , Ann-Marie Singers of Marin secured its Ten for Ten series of fundraising ac- McGettigan , BENEFITING: ffl e and teers who enrich each other’s lives, build , Berit Tisell and picked up ra tivities celebrating its 10th anniversary De Rivera event raised $4,700 toward new connections and make everyday life , and Hilda auction prizes, helped ar- with “The Art of Dim Sum.” Ellen Leong Julia Ross Golden Gate Opera’s pro- easier as people age. range refreshments and Blonder, the author of “Dim Sum: The VISIT: marinvillages.org. Namm. gram for youth that ad- dresses racism. greeted guests arriving in Art of Chinese Tea Lunch,” guided par- DID YOU KNOW? Marin Villages Milano Ristorante in goldengateop- VISIT: the rain. ticipants at this hands-on make-and-feast will be hosting several additional public Tiburon donated dinner OPENING DOORS era.org. event. , events throughout the year in celebration for two as part offfl thee, while silent Local attendees included Tiburon’s auction and ra WITH EDUCATION , Suzanne Service, as of its 10th anniversary, including a dinner Cherie Sorokin Sydne Bortel , and . with artist Georgette Owens in July and a Through work with East African school, Shirley Cooney Diwali dinner party in October. Strawberry resident Steve Disenhof well as Strawberry’s MarinSusan Villages, York a helps empower girls to learn and lead. BENEFITING:

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By DEIRDRE McCROHAN [email protected] ——— very community has its high achievers, and the E Tiburon Peninsula is no exception. In 2019, people won recognition for excellence in sports and academics and for achievement in community work and their professional lives. Here are the highlights. In January, Belvedere honored its 2018 Citizen of the Year, Peyton Stein, for years of volunteer work in the community, and 2018 Citizen of the Year Emerita, Molly Hofmann, who served for decades on the city’s Parks and Open Space Committee and was integral in spearheading several public projects. Redwood High student Katie Rose of Tiburon was named 2019 winner of the National Sacks for Cystic Fibrosis Schol- arship on Super Bowl Hofmann Clara Lu / For The Ark 2019 Sunday in recogni- Petey Stein stands by the windows in her home facing Belvedere Lagoon on Jan. 7. She was named Belvedere’s Citizen of the Year for 2018 for her decades tion of her achievements as an athlete and of volunteer work, including serving on the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint Recreation Committee, which puts on Concerts in the Park in Belvedere. She is also on maintaining a stellar academic record de- the Tiburon Peninsula Foundation board. spite having the progressive lung disease that required weeks of hospitalization. Vicki Englert and Irene Ramos of Tiburon were recognized by the Marin Board of Supervisors for “exemplary” volunteer service with the county. Englert served as a mounted patrol volunteer for Marin County parks since 2004, and Ramos had volunteered as an usher at the Marin Center since 1999. Kylie Kariotis, then 14, of Belvedere competed with the Olympic Valley Freestyle VIA GARY COOKHORN 2019 From let, Tiburon residents Sa’ar Lipshitz, J.J. Zie- Freeride Team, also known as SquawFree, bart and Kentaro Cookhorn took home a prize for at the Freestyle Spectacular held in Sun Val- the choose-your-own adventure game they cre- ley, Idaho, and came home with a second- ated at Code Day Bay Area, a 24-hour hackathon place medal in her age category. held Feb. 16-17 in San Francisco. In February, Skylar Thompson, daughter of former Tiburon Mayor An- NASTAR National Ski Championships held drew Thompson of Tiburon, was part of the at Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe. Novato Cheer and Dance squad that took The Heritage and Arts Commission their second national championship in Las CLARA LU / FOR THE ARK 2019 named Reed Union School District music Vegas. Cherie Sorokin, seen here in her Tiburon home, was one of five 2019 inductees into the Marin Women’s teacher and music program leader Ella Three Tiburon boys — Kentaro Cook- Hall of Fame. Sorokin, 77, was honored for her 20-year career as a lawyer and corporate secretary at Steinberg the recipient of its annual com- horn, Sa’ar Lipshitz and J.J. Ziebart Bank of America and for her involvement with nonprofits including Marin Villages and the American munity arts educator award. — took home a prize for creativity for their Association of University Women. In April, former Tiburon Mayor Miles choose-your-own adventure game at Code Berger and Belvedere architect Cedric Day Bay Area, a 24-hour hackathon. sor who founded Foghorn Therapeutics; and Charles “Chuck” Hornbrook was ap- Barringer were named to the Tiburon De- Strawberry resident Peggy Curran, the Michael Jacobs, an intellectual-property pointed to the Tiburon Parks, Open Space sign Review board. former town manager of Tiburon, was re- attorney. and Trails Commission, and Robert Grif- In May, Belvedere appointed James appointed to a two-year term on the Marin In March, Cherie Sorokin of Tiburon fin was appointed to the Belvedere Historic Lynch, Denise Bauer, Justin Faggioli, Planning Commission. was inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall Preservation Committee. William Rothman, Sally Wilkinson, In March, three former Tiburon residents of Fame. She was honored for her 20-year The Tiburon Town Council named Jason Andrew Allen, Glenn Isaacson, Ken were named to Redwood High School’s career as a lawyer and corporate secretary Rosell to the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint Recre- Johnson and Larry Wheat to its Com- alumni hall of fame: Cynthia Hardy co- at Bank of America and for her involvement ation Committee board of directors. mittee to Protect Belvedere’s Seawalls, Le- founded the environmentally minded Green with nonprofits including Marin Villages Brothers William Hibbard, then 17, and vees and Utilities. The city also appointed School in Bali; cancer researcher Cigall and the American Association of University John Hibbard, then 14, of Tiburon cap- ——— Kadoch, a Harvard Medical School profes- Women. tured gold and silver medals during the 2019 See Go-Getters, page 22 22 The Year IN REVIEW | THE ARK • January 1, 2020 thearknewspaper.com

Donʼt miss this great opportunity to advertise in The Arkʼs next GENEROSITY Itʼs the best way to directly reach U.S. Tennis Association archive a coveted upscale demographic Elly Hakami of TIburon, who was once ranked No. 32 in the world and played in nine Grand Slam tour- naments — Wimbledon and the Australian, U.S. and French opens — has been inducted in to the U.S. that can help increase your business Tennis Association’s Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame. Go-getters, continued from page 21 ——— Saving natural lands Adam Gavzer, Thomas Cromwell, Fighting against ALS Adam Brolan and, later, John Carapiet to its Block Captains Committee. Belvedere’s Benjamin Wu and Tiburon siblings Katharine and Julian Vari were GENEROSITY among the 15 young musicians to take the stage at a concert highlighting Marin Music Chest’s 2019 scholarship winners. Dana Brooks of Tiburon helped the University of Washington women’s rowing team win the Pac-12 Rowing Championships and, in June, the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. It took Tiburon photographer Mansoor Assadi a Jason Dilena of Tiburon was part of the dozen overnight trips to capture ‘Sunrise at Tun- men’s junior crew team of Indiana’s Culver nel View, Yosemite National Park,’ which won Best Academies that won the Scholastic Rowing of Show at the Marin County Fair. Association of America’s National Champi- onships Regatta. Jaffe, quilter Nancy In June, Lulu Smith of Belvedere was Sumner, beekeeper part of the Marin Rowing Association team Richard Hyde and that captured the national championship for young pianist Julian U17 girls’ eights. Vari, who all took John P. Sheehy was named to the Bel- Best of Show awards vedere Historic Preservation Committee. in their special fields, The Ark was named the nation’s best but this year, young OPENING DOORS small weekly newspaper for the second Sophia Rose joined WITH EDUCATION consecutive year, honored for general excel- Assadi that special circle Through work with East African school, lence among non-dailies with a circulation of with a Best of Show Strawberry resident Steve Disenhof helps empower girls to learn and lead. fewer than 3,000 by the National Newspaper ribbon for her muffins. SUMMER 2019 Association. Later in the year, the newspa- In August, Tiburon native Sarah Barr, per was honored with the Tiburon Heritage now known professionally as Lockwood & Arts Commission’s Heritage Preservation Barr, was nominated for a 2019 Nashville Award. Industry Music Award in the category of Tiburon’s Elly Hakami, who played in best female country solo artist. The Country Our readers: all four tennis Grand Slams and was once Music Association has already named her ranked No. 32 in the world, was inducted an “emerging artist.” She lives in Nashville. • Love GENEROSITY’s hundreds of photos into the NorCal Tennis Hall of Fame. The Tiburon Town Council appointed of friends and neighbors. Jake Nordstrom, Cal Valdes and Paul Crescini to the Tiburon Design Re- view Board and to the Belvedere- • Appreciate stories of locals making a Imran Khaliq of Tiburon Bot Scout Troop Ken Weil 48 earned the ranking of Eagle Scout. Tiburon Library Agency board. difference at dozens of charity events. Arendse Lund, a doctoral student at The Belvedere City Council appointed • Keep GENEROSITY to show their friends. University College London, and three of her Larry Binkley, Sandy Donnell, Paul student colleagues were awarded the Kath- Falzone, Mimi Ganz, Michele Kyrouz, • Are your customers. erine Giles Science Blog Award by the As- Luke Mazur, Annette Ryan, Harry Be seen by the afﬂ uent readers of The Ark. sociation of British Science Writers for their Somerfield and blog, “Researchers in Museums.” Marcia Valente Be associated with the charities that the In July, Belvedere City Councilmember to the Traffic Safety Tiburon Peninsula community supports. Nancy Kemnitzer was named mayor, and Circulation Com- Announce your charitable efforts, thank with colleague James Campbell named mittee. vice mayor. Tiburon resident your customers, trumpet your business. Nearly four dozen Tiburon, Belvedere and Tate Holt placed Strawberry residents took home prizes rang- first in the 50-meter ing from honorable mentions up to Best of freestyle at the FINA Issue Date: Jan. 29 Show from the Marin County Fair contests Masters World Cham- held over the long Fourth of July weekend, Holt pionships in South RESERVE SPACE BY JAN. 14 and many won multiple prizes. Mansoor Korea. In November, Holt was awarded Indi- Advertising Sales (415) 435- 1190 Assadi won Overall Best of Show for a ana University’s Bicentennial Medal for his [email protected] stunning photograph of the Yosemite sun- activism as an undergrad in the 1970s. rise taken from the tunnel view parking lot. ——— Once again, standouts were gardener Paula See Go-Getters, next page facebook.com/thearknewspaper January 1, 2020 • The ARK | The Year IN REVIEW 23 looking back at 2019 BEST OF THE POLICE REPORTS

Tiburon police log been taking knives from the kitchen, say- them singing a Britney Spears song and in his front yard along with what appeared Frame fracas: 5:54 p.m. Jan. 17, an em- ing he needed them for self-defense, and said a man was repeatedly running outside, to be intestines and organs in the street. The ployee at a Blackfield Drive business report- that he’d been acting out frequently. She also screaming and running back inside. Officers caller did not see a body but thought it was ed someone dropped off a piece of art to have mentioned he had possibly started vaping. arrived and determined the group of par- an animal’s. Officers discovered remains in some work done on the frame, and when she The caller was given advice and an incident tiers were middle-aged and owned the home. the area that appeared to belong to a deer, came to pick up the frame she noticed a report was taken. They were asked to play their teen pop hits including intestines and a rib cage. They small scratch but took it anyway. The caller Horrified house-sitter: 1:45 a.m. April at a reasonable volume. noted the night shift had received an animal then contacted her saying he would replace 19, a Via Los Altos caller reported some- Bark at The Ark: 7:55 p.m. Oct. 2, a complaint the previous evening and had de- the frame at no cost, but she wouldn’t bring one had broken a sliding glass door on the Tiburon Boulevard caller reported there termined there was a pack of coyotes in the it in and was unwilling to pay the remaining second story of the house and rummaged were two dogs left inside a newspaper of- area. Marin Humane was contacted. balance of $650 owed for the frame. She also through drawers in a bedroom. The caller fice at The Boardwalk Shopping Center. Cast away: 1:21 p.m. May 19, officers said she was going to withhold $200 for pain told officers she was home alone housesit- The caller said one of the dogs was bark- and Tiburon fire personnel assisted with and suffering. The subject also accused the ting for her parents and was locked in a ing and said it “isn’t right” for them to be an emergency rescue after an injured man caller of stalking her because he did a web room, awaiting officers. She said the break- there. Officers arrived and found employees was spotted in a small yellow inflatable search on her. Officers left a message for in could have occurred hours earlier when inside the building with the dogs. They de- boat offshore near Angel Island. Emergency the subject advising her to pay the remain- she was wearing headphones. Officers did termined there was no concern for the dogs’ personnel went out to the boat and found a ing balance to avoid small-claims court, and an evidence sweep at the scene, and a report well-being. 23-year-old man with a head injury who was the caller was advised the issue was a civil was taken. A very Tiburon problem: 2:02 p.m. then brought to shore and taken to a local matter. Illicit reprogramming: 12:12 a.m. Oct. 18, a Main Street caller reported she hospital. Brrr: 8:03 a.m. Feb. 5, a Main Street caller June 16, a caller reported someone hacked had parked her Tesla in a parking lot earlier, Free squad car: 8:34 a.m. July 2, a set reported the ferry dock was iced over and an electronic construction sign on Tiburon but now she couldn’t find it and an app on of keys marked “Belvedere Police 3” were people were falling down. Officers deter- Boulevard near Blackie’s Pasture so it read her phone showed the car was in Mill Valley. found by an employee at a Tiburon Boule- mined the dock was indeed iced over, and something inappropriate regarding male Officers determined the woman accidentally vard grocery store. An officer picked up the crews from Public Works used scrapers and genitalia. Another caller contacted police took her husband’s Tesla instead of her own, keys at the front counter. warmers to thaw the dock. shortly after and reported the same thing. and her husband was using the other one. Too spooky: 8:02 p.m. Oct. 2, an offi- Marathon meeting: 11:36 p.m. Feb. Officers arrived and observed the keyboard License, registration and permit, cer was flagged down at a grocery store on 6, a Tiburon Boulevard caller reported her had been taken from the sign’s control box, please: 5:23 p.m. Nov. 2, a caller reported a Tiburon Boulevard and asked to stand by a husband, who is on a town board, went to which was left unlocked by Caltrans work- Ferrari test-driving event was being held at woman’s car with her 5-year-old son while a meeting at 6 p.m., and she was concerned ers. There was no off switch, and when of- a house on Gilmartin Drive. The caller asked she went into the store. She said her son was because he wasn’t home yet. Officers deter- ficers reset the system the same message whether the event organizers had obtained a scared by the Halloween decorations and re- mined he was still at the meeting at Town displayed. Eventually power to the message town permit, which is required for commer- fused to go inside. The officer waited with Hall, and they notified his wife. board was cut. cial events. Officers arrived, and the event the boy until his mother returned. Un-Warren-ted: 9:37 a.m. Feb. 14, an A star is born: 4:55 p.m. June 22, a caller was shut down. It remains unclear whether Remains found: 11:43 a.m. Oct. 30, agent from the U.S. Capitol Police wanted driving near the intersection of Hilary Drive the event-holders had a permit or if the event five small bone fragments were found at a to speak to an officer about a threatening and Rock Hill Road reported seeing a man was already in the process of shutting down. home-remodeling site on North Point Circle. voicemail left for a U.S. public official and touching himself in his car as he drove by. The caller said the site is a known ancient asked officers to check on the welfare of the She provided police with a partial license- Belvedere police log burial site and believed the fragments might Andrew Drive resident who left the mes- plate number and a description of his ve- Fit for a thief: 5:18 p.m. Jan. 22, a Bella have once belonged to a human. The biggest sage. Officers checked on the man and deter- hicle. She said he was likely in his 20s and Vista Avenue caller reported that a $2,000 piece was about the size of a quarter and mined he did not fit the criteria to be placed “looked like Bradley Cooper.” Officers were treadmill was fraudulently charged to his appeared to be “very old.” Belvedere police on an involuntary psychiatric hold. He was unable to locate the car. A report was taken credit card. A report was taken. officials said the fragments would likely be advised to stop contacting Sen. Elizabeth for indecent exposure. Premium service: 2:42 p.m. Jan. 24, a photographed and sent off to a lab for fur- Warren. Britney’s back: 11:02 p.m. Aug. 4, a Beach Road caller reported they had sent ther testing. Angry ink: 4:41 p.m. March 22, an An- Ridge Road caller reported a loud party was $36,500 in Google Play cards to a scammer drew Drive caller reported her son had going on next door where a group of about who claimed to be with computer tech sup- Sheriff’s log: Tiburon Peninsula locked himself in his bedroom with tattoo- eight college-aged people were singing and port. A report was taken. Dabbing: 9:13 a.m. Jan. 7, a Walker Street ing equipment. She feared he would give seemed drunk. The caller said the group Pack hunters: 7:32 a.m. Feb. 22, a West ——— himself a tattoo. She told officers he had had moved inside, but they could still hear Shore Road caller noticed blood on the rocks See Reports, page 24

WHEN YOU DON’T Go-getters, from previous page California Law Revision Commission, ——— which assists the governor and state READ THE ARK, legislature by examining state law THIS PUPPY GETS SAD. Tiburon resident Erin Burns was named the Tiburon and recommending needed reforms. DON’T MAKE THIS PUPPY SAD. Peninsula Chamber of Commerce’s volunteer of the year. The winners of the annual Belve- She’s a co-founder of nonprofit All In, serves on the Belve- dere Community Foundation Photog- READ THE ARK. dere-Tiburon Joint Recreation Committee board and has raphy Contest were Hana Ahmad, $69.50 for one year. $129.50 for two years. organized several programs for residents of The Hilarita youth; Chris Bisogni, landscape; Subscribe now. apartments, where she lives. Katharine Holland, architecture; thearknewspaper.com/subscribe Residents Dan Grossman and Polo Cowan won the Rubin Bob Kahn, black and white; Mel [email protected] doubles title at the International Ten- Owen, animals; and Diane Smith, 415-435-2652 nis Federation’s Seniors World Indi- people and events. vidual Championships in Portugal. In December, Tiburon Town Coun- In September, cancer survivor cilmember Alice Fredericks was Zoe Babikian of Tiburon, 17, held a named mayor for an unprecedented fundraiser to launch a yoga program fourth time, while Councilmember at the University of California at San Holli Thier was named vice mayor. Francisco’s Benioff Children’s Hospi- The Marin Board of Supervisors tal, after yoga helped her manage her appointed Marc Lieberman to the chemotherapy treatments. Strawberry Recreation District Board. Babikian In October, the Southern Marin Johnson John Scarborough was named Fire Protection District board of directors appointed Chris- the 2019 Belvedere Citizen of the Year. tine Soto DeBerry of Strawberry to the board. Maureen Johnson of Belvedere was appointed to the In November, the California chapter of the American Insti- Belvedere-Tiburon Library Agency board of trustees. tute of Architects honored Belvedere resident Jim Jennings with its Maybeck Award for “outstanding achievement in Deirdre McCrohan has reported on Tiburon local govern- architectural design.” ment and community issues for more than 30 years. Reach Strawberry resident Richard Rubin was named to the her at 415-944-4634. 24 The Year IN REVIEW | THE ARK • January 1, 2020 thearknewspaper.com looking forward to 2020: your predictions What are your hopes for the new year? The Ark’s Deirdre McCrohan chatted with 10 people last month at Belvedere Community Park, the post office and the Boardwalk and Cove shopping centers.

Tim Attinger, owner of Andrea Welch, Belvedere Paul Mandelstein, Tiburon Cris Schonefeld, Tiburon Sebastian Kobus-Bergin, Boomtown software child-care provider “I wish everybody was as happy and “My wish is that we have a new president Corinthian Island “My greatest wish for this neighborhood “My hope would be to travel to see my healthy as my family is, and globally, I who is kind and intelligent and is going “My wish for the new year is to grow a is that Michael Mina(’s restaurant) family more, in Orange County and L.A. … wish for peace and some sanity and re- to lead us into a more peaceful future.” stronger bond with my family and con- opens before the summer.” to make the long weekends home more spect for each other to come into being, nect more with them this year.” of a priority instead of just the holidays.” and for racism to be a thing that never existed.”

Radife Engerek, visiting Alison Pence, Corte Madera Jess Nadler, Tiburon Suzanne White, Tiburon Mina Ahmadi, Belvedere her family in Belvedere “I’d like to make some progress on cli- “My wish is for peace, harmony and “My wish is that the Democrats get Con- “My wish for the new year is that my family “I wish I (could) be with my grandchil- mate change, protect the Tiburon jewel- good tidings for the new year.” gress back, get the Senate back.” is able to move into our new house in Bel- dren more. I have five grandchildren. I flower on the Middle Ridge (open space vedere and settle in nicely.” wish to be with them. I stay two months preserve) and teach schoolchildren and go back to Turkey.” about nature.”

Reports, continued from page 23 said it was part of his “biology studies.” He broken water pipe in the area, which had Attic fire: 3:23 p.m. March 7, personnel ——— was advised regarding local wildlife-area caused the slide. They shut off the water, responded to a report of an extinguished codes. and the water district was contacted. attic fire on Great Circle Drive. Upon arrival, caller reported she found a “dab pen” pos- Brazen burglar: 8:37 p.m. Aug. 25, a Bye, bye birdie: 7:06 a.m. May 5, per- they found two residents in the driveway sibly used for smoking in her 7-year-old Milland Drive caller reported a bike was sto- sonnel responded to Centro West Street for who said they’d arrived home two hours ear- daughter’s backpack. The caller thought it len from an open garage between 5:15 and a report of a possible transformer explosion lier to a fire in the in-law apartment above might have come from her father’s house. 6:30 p.m. The caller said a neighbor could that caused a power outage in the area. A the stand-alone garage. The fire was put Deputies contacted the woman, who was provide security-camera footage showing a dead bird was found under the power lines out with three dry-chemical extinguishers. concerned about how it came into the girl’s man walking down the street with the stolen where the small explosion reportedly hap- Personnel entered the unit and found heavy possession. Advice was given. bike and getting into a gray car. The bike — pened. No pole or wire damage was seen, smoke damage and charring but no remain- Arachnophobia: 8:41 p.m. March 15, a a white Trek Madone worth approximately but Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was asked ing flames or heat. The homeowner was Carlotta Circle resident called deputies after $2,500 — had been ridden across the coun- to take care of the issue. advised that the fire marshal would conduct he received a security-camera alert on his try twice and the caller said it had sentimen- Locker room fire: 11:28 a.m. Nov. 5, an investigation. phone while he was in San Rafael. He re- tal value. Camera footage also showed the personnel responded to Mar West Street for Drug free: 10:32 p.m. March 18, person- ported seeing through his home’s security suspect’s car apparently trailing a package- a fire alarm and smoke inside a building. A nel responded to the Redwood Highway cameras someone with a flashlight in his delivery truck before the bike theft occurred. crew arrived and discovered an electrical frontage road for a medical check on a man yard possibly peering in a bedroom window. A report was taken. fire in a boy’s locker room had been extin- who was possibly exposed to crushed fen- Deputies checked the home, but everything Over the edge: 3:28 p.m. Oct. 23, a Para- guished by the sprinkler system. They reset tanyl. The man denied the exposure, and his appeared normal. They determined a spider dise Drive caller reported a vehicle slid off the sprinkler system with a new head and vitals tested normally. He was released. web had set off the camera. the road and down an approximately 30- mopped up water. The fire was caused by This bed is on fire: 7:21 p.m. Nov. 9, Not cool, dad: 4:10 p.m. April 7, an East foot cliff. The caller said they could hear a a fluorescent light with a faulty ballast de- personnel responded to Lower North Ter- Strawberry Drive caller reported a man on woman at the bottom yelling for help. Depu- vice, which regulates voltage when a light race to a report of a structure fire. Upon a paddleboard with a baby heading down ties and California Highway Patrol officers is turned on. Property management was ad- arrival, an engine crew met with the home- the Strawberry channel; neither person was arrived and determined the driver was able vised of the fire. owner outside who said the fire was in a wearing a life vest. From shore, the caller to get herself out of the car uninjured. A first-floor bedroom and appeared to origi- spoke with the man, who was in his 30s, and rope-tow system was used to pull the car up Southern Marin fire district log nate under the bed. All occupants had evac- told him they should be wearing life vests. the cliff. The driver was rescued and medi- Timber: 7:14 p.m. Jan. 16, crews respond- uated the house. The crew went inside and Deputies admonished the man as he was cally assessed by paramedics on the scene. ed to a report that a tree had fallen into a quickly identified and extinguished the fire getting out of the water. house on East Strawberry Drive. On arrival, in the bedroom. The sprinkler system had More than one way to skin a skunk: Tiburon fire district log crews found a large tree had uprooted at activated on every level of the house and 6:26 p.m. June 3, a Redwood Highway front- Smoking: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6, personnel the rear of a residence and taken out power caused severe water damage throughout age road caller reported a suspicious man responded to a report of smoke on Lagoon lines, which were lying in the backyards the home. The crew stayed for several hours in his mid-20s was spotted on Aramburu Vista Road. On arrival, crews met with a of multiple adjoining residences. The tree helping the homeowners salvage valuables Island, naked, with a knife. The caller told resident who stated a Duraflame log was had struck and punctured the roof at the and clean up the water. Tiburon fire and po- deputies the man proceeded to skin a skunk in the fireplace when it rolled out of posi- home on East Strawberry Drive, but there lice also responded. and was wearing a bib covered in blood. The tion and split apart, causing an increase in were no injuries to any residents. Crews as- caller reported the man had gotten to the is- smoke in the unit. The windows and doors sisted with water-damage control in the liv- Compiled by Hannah Weikel. Police & Fire land on a paddleboard and noted no one was were opened to clear out the smoke. ing room of the affected residents, and they Reports includes items of note from public supposed to be out there because it is a pro- Slide: 8:54 a.m. Feb. 27, personnel re- closed down traffic on Storer Drive in both records and does not reflect all activity. tected wildlife area. Deputies spoke with the sponded to a report of a mudslide on Para- directions and requested PG&E crews re- Nothing in these reports should be con- man, who admitted skinning the skunk and dise Drive. Crews determined there was a spond to the scene. strued as a finding of guilt. ArkBeat January 1, 2020 Longtime public-radio host Michael Krasny will interview fellow talk-radio stalwart Ronn Owens Jan. 6 at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center in San Rafael. KQED

Hear radio hosts Krasny, Owens debut interview series See international films Listen to Bonnie Hayes Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, at 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, will host at Rafael Film Center and Mystery Dance the new interview series “Live On Stage with The Rafael Film Center, at 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, Bonnie Hayes and Mystery Dance will perform at 9 Michael Krasny” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6. Greenbrae will screen feature-length Oscar submissions from around p.m. Jan. 3 at the Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera resident Krasny has been the host of KQED radio’s the world at “For Your Consideration” Jan. 3-9. The selec- Ave., Mill Valley. A longtime singer, producer and song- “Forum” discussing issues local and national since tions include four that have been short-listed for the Oscar: writer, Hayes has toured with ’80s stalwarts like Huey 1993. His first guest will be Ronn Owens, host Two Holocaust-based dramas — The Czech Republic’s Lewis and Billy Idol, and has written songs that have of the KGO radio show “The Owens Report” for “The Painted Bird,” based on the Jerzy Kosinski novel, and been recorded by Cher, Adam Ant, Robert Cray, Bette more than 40 years and a member of the National Hungary’s “Those Who Remained”; Russia’s Cannes festi- Midler and Booker T and the MGs, along with two hits Radio Hall of Fame. Tickets are $25-$32 general val hit “Beanpole”; and Spain’s “Pain and Glory,” directed by Bonnie Raitt, “Have a Heart” and “Love Letter,” from admission, $35-$52 for reserved table seating, and by Pedro Almodóvar. The category has been renamed the platinum-selling album “Nick of Time.” Hayes is $20 for a post-event dessert reception with Krasny from “Foreign-Language Film” to “International Feature also the chair of the songwriting program at the Berklee and Owens. Info: 415-444-8000 or marinjcc.org/ Film.” Tickets are $8.50-$11.75. See the website or call for College of Music in Boston. Tickets are $27-$30. Info: 415- arts. showtimes. Info: 415-454-1222 or rafaelfilm.org. 388-3850 or sweetwatermusichall.com.

INSIDE • Film in 2020, pg. 27 • 100 years ago, pg. 29 • Rec classes, pg. 30 • Classifieds, pg. 27 • Services guide, pg. 29 • Transit schedules, pg. 30 • Library events, pg. 28 • Robin’s Recipes, pg. 30 • Moon and tides, pg. 30 26 ARKBEAT | THE ARK • January 1, 2020 thearknewspaper.com

Calendar ‘The Winter’s Tale’ ART Old St. Hilary’s Open Space Pre- $17-$22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 serve, 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 4. Free; bring Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. FREE MUSEUMS: Take advantage of water, work gloves and sturdy shoes. Info: 415-388-3850 or First Tuesday Free Days at a variety Meet at Tiburon Peninsula Club sweetwatermusichall.com of San Francisco museums Jan. 7 with parking lot, 1600 Mar West St., BLUES: Listen to Katie Knipp, with times as follows: Tiburon. Sasha Dobson, 7 p.m. Jan. 5. $12-$15. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., de Young Mu- Info: 415-473-3778 or Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte seum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, marincountyparks.org Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 415-750-3600 or deyoung.famsf.org; RESTORATION: Join the monthly Info: 415-388-3850 or 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Conservatory of volunteer team for the Triangle Marsh sweetwatermusichall.com Flowers, 100 John F. Kennedy Drive, Restoration Project, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 415-831-2090 or conservatoryofflow- Jan. 4. Triangle Marsh, 5200 Para- JAM: Enjoy The Humidors Funk ers.org; 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Legion of dise Drive, Corte Madera. and Soul Jam with special guests and Honor, 100 34th Ave., 415-750-3600 or Info: 415-847-9933 or DJs, 7 p.m. Jan. 8. Free. Sweetwater legionofhonor.famsf.org; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. marinaudubon.org/volunteer.php Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Mill Valley. 701 Mission St., 415-978-2700 or ybca. PARKS: Drop in to learn more about Info: 415-388-3850 or org; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Contempo- parks and open-space areas Ring sweetwatermusichall.com rary Jewish Museum, 736 Mis- Mountain Coffee Stop with Marin sion St., 415-655-7800 or thecjm.org. County Parks rangers, 10 a.m.-noon Surcharge still required for premiere Jan. 5. Free. Ring Mountain fire SPECIAL exhibits. road and Taylor fire road, Ring EVENTS Mountain Open Space Preserve, WOMEN: Enjoy “For Neither Love Tiburon. ICE: Take to the ice at the NorCal Ice Not Money: Women’s Invisible Info: marincountyparks.org Skating Rink, 2:30-9 p.m. weekdays Labor,” works by Sawyer Rose, 9 Katie Knipp and 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. weekends through a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Jan. 17. Jan. 6. $15-$17 including skate rent- Free. San Marco Gallery, Alemany Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac LECTURE al. The Mall at Northgate, Library, Dominican University of and Adam Driver, noon, 3:20 p.m. and 5800 Northgate Drive, California, 185 Palm Ave., San 6:45 p.m. Jan. 1-2. ART: Hear the San Rafael. Rafael. panel discus- Info: officialnorcalice.com Info: dominican.edu $7.50-$10.50. Call for additional dates sion “Artistic and showtimes. Tiburon Playhouse, Creativity and BIG BAND: Swing PHOTOGRAPHY: See the art of Bill 40 Main St., Tiburon. Consciousness: out at the monthly Big Peters at “When Water Dreams,” Info: 415-435-1251 or Art as Posi- Band Dance featuring 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays- Sat- arkn.ws/tiburonplayhouse tive Energy in the Ray Simpson Band urdays through Jan. 25. These Turbulent playing Ellington, Arm- Free. Bay Model The Times,” presented strong, Sinatra and more, Visitor Center, FINALE: See “Star by the Common- Humidors 8-10 p.m. Jan. 8. Free. Corte 2100 Bridgeway, Wars: The Rise of Sky- wealth Club of Cali- Madera Community Cen- Sausalito. walker,” 7:45 a.m., 11:30 fornia, 6 p.m. Jan. 6. $8-$20. ter, 498 Tamalpais Ave., Corte Info: 415-332-3871 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 7 p.m. and Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, Madera. or 10:45 p.m. Jan. 1-2. $8.50- Commonwealth Club, 110 The Em- Info: 415-927-5072 or arkn.ws/bay_model $13. Call for additional barcadero, San Francisco. arkn.ws/cm_big_band dates and showtimes. GROUP: Enjoy Info: 415-597-6705 or Adam Century Cinema, 41 SKATING: Lace up your skates for the the group exhibition commonwealthclub.org Mansbach Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Embarcadero Holiday Ice Rink, 10 “Works on Paper,” Madera. a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, 10 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays Info: 415-924-6506 or MUSIC a.m.-11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Jan. 31. Free. Robert arkn.ws/centurycinema through Jan. 5. $11-$17 including skate Allen Fine Art, 301 Caledonia St., REGGAE: Hear roots reggae with rental. Four Embarcadero Plaza, Sausalito. Prezident Brown, featuring Reggae San Francisco. Info: 415-331-2800 or THEATER: See “The Lehman Tril- Angels and DJ Dans 1, 9 p.m. Jan. 4. Info: embarcaderocenter.com robertallenfineart.com ogy” from the National Theatre London, starring Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles, AUTHOR directed by Sam Mendes, 1 p.m. Jan. 1 and 4, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2. $12-$30. CULTURE: Hear “Go the F*** to Sleep” and “Angry Black White SHAKESPEARE: Watch Judi Dench Boy” author Adam Mansbach in in “The Winter’s Tale” from the conversation with W. Kamau Bell, Kenneth Branagh Theatre Co., 1 presented by City Arts and Lec- p.m. Jan. 5 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8. $12-$24. tures, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6. $29. Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes St., Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., San Francisco. Larkspur. Info: 415-563-2463 or Info: 415-924-5111 or cityarts.net larktheater.net FILM OUTDOORS TRILOGY: Watch “Star Wars: The PLANTS: Help remove invasive plants Rise of Skywalker,” starring Daisy at a Broom Busters Work Day in Prezident Brown facebook.com/thearknewspaper January 1, 2020 • The ARK | The Year IN REVIEW 27 looking forward to 2020: film Long-awaited sequels, adaptations dominate in new year By DIANA GOODMAN [email protected] ——— ollywood likes to bet on nostalgia, and in 2020, they’re upping the ante. H Several franchises from the 1980s are getting sequels, including the return of Bill and Ted. Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves re- unite after 29 years for “Bill and Ted Face the Music” (Aug. 21), where the not-too-bright now- middle-aged duo are told by a visitor from the future that they are again, preposterously, the key to saving the world. The Ghostbusters are reuniting after 31 years, minus a failed reboot, in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (July 10), this Above, Tom Cruise returns time directed by Jason to the danger zone as Pete best of 2019 Reitman (“Juno”), son of Mitchell in ‘Top Gun: Mav- erick,’ in theaters June 26. Here are 10 worthwhile films original director Ivan At left, Ansel Elgort (‘Baby from 2019 that are available on Reitman. Bill Murray Driver’) and newcomer DVD or video on demand: and Dan Aykroyd will be Rachel Zegler will star in the 1. “Britney Runs a Marathon” joined by Paul Rudd and remake of 1961’s ‘West Side 2. “Dolemite is My Name” Finn Wolfhard (“Strang- Story,’ in theaters Dec. 18. 3. “John Wick 3: Parabellum” er Things”). 4. “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” Eddie Murphy is going 5. “Marriage Story” back to arguably his 6. “Once Upon a Time in most charming movie, Hollywood” with “Coming 2 Ameri- 7. “The Peanut Butter Falcon” ca” (Dec. 18), a sequel to 8. “Rocketman” the 1988 movie. Arsenio TOP: Paramount Pictures 9. “Toy Story 4” Hall, John Amos and LEFT: Amblin Entertainment 10. “Yesterday” James Earl Jones return, Netflix has quickly become a force to be reckoned with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first musical, along with Tracy Mor- in film production as well as distribution, having put $140 “In the Heights” hits the big screen June 26, directed by John gan, Leslie Jones and Wesley Snipes. million behind Martin Scorsese’s epic “The Irishman.” Next M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”). It tells the interconnected sto- The biggest ’80s throwback is definitely “Top Gun: Mav- year sees them producing their most expensive film to date ries of the Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban residents of erick,” (June 26) coming an insane 34 years later. Did anyone — “Red Notice” (Nov. 13), an international heist movie star- Washington Heights in New York City. in 1986 know not just that Tom Cruise would still be a movie ring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, with Rounding out the year will be a different musical about star, but that he’d still be doing insane action scenes at age a rumored budget of $200 million. Puerto Rican families in Manhattan: A new adaptation of 57? The sequel sees Cruise’s Maverick as an instructor at the They’re also planning an adaptation of the award-winning the Broadway classic “West Side Story” (Dec. 18). Many naval-aviation academy, plus Miles Teller (“Whiplash”) as his musical “The Prom” (date TBD) about Broadway actors la- would write this off as just another Hollywood remake ex- buddy Goose’s son, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris menting a failed musical about Eleanor Roosevelt traveling cept for its pedigree: It’s directed by Steven Spielberg, mak- and Val Kilmer, who campaigned on social media to return. to a small town in Indiana to help a teenager who has been ing his first musical — not counting the dance number that Several upcoming films are shrouded in secrecy, but one banned from her prom. The movie stars Meryl Streep, James opened “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” 36 years to watch for is “The Many Saints of Newark” (Sept. 25), a Corden, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington and is direct- ago. prequel to the HBO show “The Sopranos,” written by show ed by Ryan Murphy (“Pose,” “American Horror Story”). The film has huge shoes to fill: The 1961 version won 10 creator David Chase. Alessandro Nivola (“The Art of Self- Possibly the most difficult adaptation slated is “Dune” Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But what could Defense”), Jon Bernthal (“The Punisher”) and Vera Farmiga (Dec. 18). Master of otherworldly landscapes Denis Vil- be said or shown in a film was different nearly 60 years ago, (“Bates Motel”) are in the cast, but their roles are not yet leneuve (“Blade Runner 2049”) directs Timothée Chalamet and the movie’s battling gang members were a bit sanitized, known, nor is how it’s related to the TV show. (“Call Me By Your Name”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: so this version, with a screenplay by no less than Tony As usual, Christopher Nolan’s next film is secret. Previous Impossible — Fallout”) and Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Kushner (“Angels in America”), promises to stay closer to movies were hinted at as “a war drama” (which turned out Davis”). the original material. The modern take on “Romeo & Juliet” to be “Dunkirk”) and “something involving space” (“Inter- Besides “The Prom,” there will be several other films stars Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver”) and newcomer Rachel stellar”). For “Tenet” (July 17), our only clues are filming in taking a stab at bringing back the musical. London stage Zegler, plus original co-star Rita Moreno in a new role. locations as varied as the roof of the Oslo Opera House and hit “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” (Oct. 23) is about with 40 boats on a river in Mumbai. John David Washington a teenager embracing his inner drag queen, starring new- Diana Goodman, who earned a bachelor’s in cinema and (“BlacKkKlansman”), Robert Pattinson (“The Lighthouse”) comer Max Harwood and Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever journalism from San Francisco State University, is The and Elizabeth Debicki (“Widows”) star. Forgive Me?”). Ark’s calendar editor and copy editor.

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Mannion Jan 1, 2020 No. CIV1904459 THE COURT ORDERS that all persons 1, 8, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR interested in this matter appear before 1. Adoption of an ordinance accepting Ark Legal 3429 Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, by reference adopting the current State Jan 1, 2020 CHANGE OF NAME this court at the hearing indicated below FICTITIOUS BUSINESS petition of to show cause, if any, why the peti- CITY OF BELVEDERE fire codes and adoption of resolution NAME STATEMENT BRIGITTE CAITLIN DONNER tion for change of name should not be NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ——— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NO. 2019148022 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: granted. Any person objecting to the NOTE: This is not an agenda. NAME STATEMENT Notice: This statement expires on 1. Petitioner BRIGITTE CAITLIN DONNER name changes described above must file The agenda will be available at least 72 See LEGALS, next page facebook.com/thearknewspaper January 1, 2020 • The ARK | ARKBEAT 29

The next census will be this year and asks nine questions 100 years ago … Sausalito News, Jan. 3, 1920 about a home’s occupants and their age and race. You can be fined, but not arrested, for refusing to answer. Lake Spaulding Dam is Complete which Miss Newhall was very fond. John A. Britton, vice president and general manager of the The Red Cross Health Center was located at 214 Fifth President Signs War Insurance Measure Pacific Gas and Electric Company, has just returned from Ave. in San Rafael — a street address that no longer exists. Washington. — The Sweet bill, increasing the compensation Lake Spaulding, where accompanied by P. M. Downing, the It provided dental services, mainly to children, and a Well of disabled former service men and enlarging the classes of company’s chief engineer, he inspected the lake Spaulding Baby Clinic where new mothers could get advice. There beneficiaries under the war risk insurance act, was signed by and subsidiary dams which it has been found necessary was a charge of 50 cents per visit for those who could pay. the President. It was announced at the bureau that it is hoped to enlarge in order to meet the ever increasing demand for The services were free to those who could not. December checks, payable in January and carrying the addi- power in the agricultural regions in the valleys below. tional amount, will go out without delay. The bill practically Much has been written of Lake Spaulding in recent years. Census Taking Begins Early Friday Morning doubles the compensation for some of the classes of disability. Situated on the south fork of the Yuba river in Nevada coun- Irwin T. Quinn of Eureka, Census Supervisor of the First ty, it is fed principally from the melting snows, and the water Congressional District, was in San Rafael on last Saturday 100 Gallon Bootleg Store Raided stored during the months of high runoff in Spaulding and afternoon and gave the appointees of Marin county full in- New York. — Four men were arrested December 24th in a its contributory lakes is drawn out during the period of low structions for their work. All the enumerators were in atten- raid by federal agents on a Brooklyn liquor store which was flow as required. dance at the meeting at the City hall on Saturday afternoon declared to be doing a rush business in home-made whiskey. and they will start out bright and early Friday morning. Five barrels of alcohol were seized and a quantity of whis- Dedication of R. C. Health Center Enumerators in the cities receive 4 cents for each name key, which, according to agents, was manufactured out of The Marin County Chapter of the American Red Cross and have 16 questions to ask each person. The enumerators raw alcohol, brown sugar and water. today opened with appropriate ceremonies the Virginia in the country districts get $6 a day and in the case of farm- The place was crowded with customers who were pur- Whiting Newhall, Jr., Memorial Health Center here. Two Red ers they have 156 questions to ask. chasing the liquor in bottles and demijohns at prices ranging Cross Public Health nurses will live in the place; a dental Any person refusing to answer a question is subject to from $75 to $100 a gallon. Federal officials said the cost of the clinic and a library on first aid and home care of the sick are arrest. It is the duty of every patriotic American to assist the “whiskey” to the manufacturer did not exceed $6 a gallon. on the program of the near future. enumerators in every way, as they are sworn to secrecy and The Center stands on the site of the former Newhall home, no one sees their papers. Brief Items of Local Interest where Miss Virginia Whiting Newhall spent the greater part The first census was taken in 1790, when enumerators The Belvedere residence of B. Beyries, a San Francisco of her childhood. The building, which is particularly adapt- went on horseback to question and catalogue the popula- ——— ed to the purpose of the Center, is a remodeled houseboat of tion of the U.S. The first census asked only six questions. See History, page 30

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Robin Scott Wray / For The Ark 8:26 pm 8:40 pm 8:40 pm 9:00 pm For a complete schedule, with map and times Trips in bold type are timed to the weekday Golden for other major stops, visit marintransit.org/ Tiburon native Robin Scott Wray operates a local catering company; reach her at rscott@ Gate Ferry commuter ferry and make neighborhood routes/219.html. stops. Look for buses marked “219F.” thearknewspaper.com or 415-297-6991. Her recipes can be found in the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society cookbook. Weekday Route 8 commuter bus: S.F. Financial District (effective Dec. 8, 2019) Tiburon Beach Reed Seminary Battery Perry & Main & San Rafael & Belvedere & frontage & Pine & 4th 6:28 am 6:30 am 6:47 am 6:51 am 7:26 am 7:35 am What’s Happening at The Ranch 7:17 am 7:19 am 7:36 am 7:40 am 8:25 am 8:37 am Perry Pine Seminary Reed Beach Tiburon & 3rd & Battery & frontage & Belvedere & San Rafael & Main The Ranch, Tiburon and Belvedere’s Bartlett: 2:40-4 p.m. Mondays beginning 4:58 pm 5:11 pm 5:56 pm 5:59 pm 6:11 pm 6:15 pm joint recreation agency, is housed at the Jan. 13 at Dairy Knoll; $203 for seven weeks. MARIN & GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT HOLIDAYS: Use the weekend schedule on New Year’s Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dairy Knoll recreation center at 600 Ned’s Classic stories for young readers followed by Way, Tiburon. Classes are held there, at book-related activities and projects. Golden Gate Ferry goldengateferry.org TRAFFIC the Tiburon Community Room in Tiburon Commuter ferry: S.F. Ferry Building (effective Sept. 23, 2019) WATCH Town Hall at 1505 Tiburon Blvd. and at Adults Depart Tiburon Arrive Ferry Bldg. Depart Ferry Bldg. Arrive Tiburon Drivers should expect the Belvedere Community Center at 450 Private Guitar or Ukulele Lessons 5:30 am 6:00 am 6:00 am 6:30 am weekday school- and San Rafael Ave., unless otherwise noted. by Joseph Miller: Wednesdays beginning 6:40 am 7:10 am 7:15 am 7:45 am commute-related For details or to enroll, visit theranchtoday. Jan. 8 at Dairy Knoll; $395 for six 30-minute 7:55 am 8:25 am 8:30 am 9:00 am traffic congestion on org or contact the agency at 415-435-4355. lessons. Sessions include note-reading and 9:10 am 9:35 am ------Tiburon Boulevard: music theory for students ages 5 and older ------4:25 pm 4:55 pm • Mornings: 7:45- Youth of all skill levels. Regular practice is expect- 5:05 pm 5:35 pm 5:45 pm 6:15 pm 8:45 a.m., outbound. Art Exploration by Karyn McKay: ed. Available lesson times are 2 p.m., 2:30 6:20 pm 6:50 pm 6:55 pm 7:25 pm • Afternoons: 2-4 2:35-3:35 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 7 p.m., 3:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:05 pm 8:35 pm p.m., inbound. Trips in bold type are timed to Marin Transit shuttles. Look for buses marked “219F.” at Bel Aire Elementary School; $300 for 10 American Mah Jongg for Beginners NO SERVICE: Weekends, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. weeks. Kids in grades 3-5 will use a variety by Janie Kimball: 1-3 p.m. Fridays begin- San of materials to create portraits, landscapes, ning Jan. 10 at Tiburon Town Hall; $90 for Blue & Gold Fleet blueandgoldfleet.com Francisco cartoons and more while also learning about four weeks with an $8 materials fee. Come #Fridays only, ^Via Sausalito different artists from around the world. learn this rummy-like game played with Weekday ferry: Pier 41 (through April 26) Nov. 4–April 26 Via Angel Island Bay Trail ° Kindergarten Tee-Ball by Carly tiles. Depart Pier 41 Arrive Tiburon Depart Tiburon Arrive Pier 41 The Old Rail Trail, 9:45 am 10:30 am° 10:40 am 11:10 am from Blackie’s Pasture Bartlett and Bryan Vitale: 1:40-3 p.m. Adult Coed Flag Football by Of- 11:20 am 12:05 pm° 12:15 pm 1:05 pm^ to the downtown Rail- Wednesdays beginning Jan. 8 at Reed Ele- ficial Referee: Games 2-4 p.m. Sundays road and Ferry Depot 1:15 pm 2:00 pm° 2:10 pm 2:55 pm^ mentary School; $290 for 10 weeks. A begin- beginning Jan. 12 at Hall Synthetic Field in Museum at Shoreline 3:05 pm 3:50 pm° 4:00 pm 4:45 pm^ ning tee-ball skills class for kindergarteners. Larkspur; $400 per team of up to 12 players Park, is part of the 4:55 pm 5:45 pm^ 5:55 pm 6:25 pm Freestyle Dance by Ryan Davis: 3:30- or $60 per free agent for six weeks. A flag- San Francisco Bay 5 p.m. Fridays beginning Jan. 10 at the Belve- football league of co-ed teams with sides of 7:15 pm # 7:45 pm # 8:00 pm# 8:30 pm# Trail — a 500-mile recreation corridor dere Community Center; $280 for 10 weeks. five to seven players. ^Via Sausalito Kids in grades 2-8 can learn the fundamen- Weekend/holiday ferry: Pier 41 (through April 26) Via Angel Island that, when complete, ° tals of urban dance. All skill levels welcome. Submitted by The Ranch office manager Depart Pier 41 Arrive Tiburon Depart Tiburon Arrive Pier 41 will provide a continu- ous network of biking Kinder Book Club by Carly Michelle Barsky. 11:10 am 12:20 pm° 12:30 pm 12:55 pm and pedestrian trails ° ° 1:05 pm 1:55 pm 2:05 pm 2:35 pm linking 47 cities along 2:15 pm 3:25 pm 3:30 pm 3:55 pm the shoreline of all nine Santa Refuses Plea For Hack Saws 3:35 pm 4:25 pm 4:35 pm 5:25 pm^ Bay Area counties. History, continued from page 29 ^ Seattle. — Santa Claus failed to answer 4:50 pm 5:20 pm 5:30 pm 6:20 pm Learn more about ——— 7:15 pm 8:10 pm^ 8:20 pm° 8:50 pm one Seattle letter asking for gifts. the Bay Trail at merchant was destroyed by fire at an early Blue & Gold HolidayS: No service Thanksgiving or Christmas days. Holiday baytrail.org. The letter read: schedule Labor Day, Thanksgiving Friday, New Year’s Day and Presidents Day. hour on New Years morning. Everything “Dear Santy, please bring me half a dozen was lost. Loss estimated at $4000. hack saws. Your esteemed friend, HARRY tides at the lll Moon & Tides golden gate bridge South End Boat Club held their annual MERLIN.” DATE HIGH LOW HIGH LOW New Years banquet in their clubrooms on Deputy sheriffs found the note fastened to Wed, Jan 1 4:28 am 4.9 10:08 am 2.8 3:14 pm 4.3 9:47 pm 0.9 a bar in a county jail here where Merlin is Thu, Jan 2 5:07 am 5.0 11:19 am 2.5 4:27 pm 3.8 10:35 pm 1.4 Wednesday evening. About sixty were pres- Fri, Jan 3 5:45 am 5.2 12:24 pm 2.0 5:56 pm 3.6 11:27 pm 1.8 ent and saw the old year out and the new one held for a minor offense. Sat, Jan 4 6:23 am 5.4 1:18 pm 1.5 7:27 pm 3.6 - - - LOW HIGH LOW HIGH in properly. Sun, Jan 5 12:20 am 2.2 7:01 am 5.6 2:04 pm 0.9 8:44 pm 3.8 lll Contributor Hillary Don, a Tiburon-Belve- Mon, Jan 6 1:12 am 2.6 7:39 am 5.9 2:44 pm 0.3 9:44 pm 4.1 Ralph Kermode, the genial secretary of the dere historian, began writing this column Tue, Jan 7 2:01 am 2.8 8:18 am 6.1 3:22 pm -0.2 10:34 pm 4.4 Young Men’s Improvement Club, missed the May 7, 1992 — and he hopes to one day Wed, Jan 8 2:47 pm 3.0 8:58 am 6.4 4:00 pm -0.6 11:18 pm 4.7 Jan. 1: Sunrise: 7:25 am, Sunset: 5:02 pm | NEXT FULL MOON: Jan. 10 | NEXT EXTREME TIDE: Jan. 7 last boat for home on account of dense fog on include history from his birth year, 1932. Water street last week. Contact him at [email protected]. facebook.com/thearknewspaper January 1, 2020 • The ARK 31

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