Gunfire?: September 27, 8:10 p.m., an Esperanza Street woman reported what she thought were 10 shots fired in 30 minutes near her house. When police investigated the area, they found seven juveniles who were setting fireworks off in the corner of the parking lot next to Tiburon Lodge. Police reprimanded the juveniles and confiscated the fireworks.
Walk a Mile in His Shoes: September 29, 8:40 a.m., a woman on Reed Ranch Road reported seeing a man near the bike path who appeared to be disoriented. She described him as wearing an oversized jacket but no shoes and having red candles in his mouth. Later, police located the man, who said he was walking to Oakland. He had a red straw, not candles, in his mouth.
Spontaneous Combustion: October 2, 3:02 a.m., a Malvino Court woman reported that her barbecue was on fire and that it was spreading to the surrounding vegetation. After extinguishing the fire, the crew determined that the fire had ignited after someone left deck-stain-soaked paper towels on top of the barbecue. They appeared to have spontaneously combusted, causing the propane tank to ignite and spread the fire to the fence and retaining wall.
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on Proposed Logo
A change is in the breeze for Tiburon’s official image, and it doesn’t include Skippy the Shark.
The Tiburon Town Council is poised to replace the logo — a leaping shark within a wooden ship’s wheel— that has served Tiburon for more than 40 years. Town officials long ago nicknamed the shark “Skippy.”
Graphic artist Keilani Tom unveiled the new draft logo to Tiburon Town Council members and to the public at the council’s October 1 meeting. The town hired Tom for a fee of $50,000 to work with a committee selected by Tiburon Town Manager Peggy Curran to design the new logo.
It would be used for a new welcome sign for the town, various directional signs to help visitors find their way and town stationery. Members of the Tiburon Town Council appeared to agree at the first hearing that they would keep using the town’s shark-and-wheel logo as the town’s official seal.
Kol Shofar Neighbors Drop Lawsuits
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN
\In a surprising development, the Tiburon Neighborhood Coalition (TNC) has dropped its case against the Town of Tiburon and Kol Shofar, which challenged the town’s decision to approve the synagogue’s expansion.
The Tiburon Town Council accepted the proposed stipulated dismissal at its October 1 meeting, and TNC attorney Stephan Volker filed the stipulated dismissal motion in California Appeals Court on Friday.
TNC is a group of property owners who live in neighborhoods surrounding Congregation Kol Shofar Synagogue. In hearings on the proposed expansion, TNC and other nearby residents protested that the expansion would exacerbate traffic, parking, safety, noise and other problems they attribute to activities at the synagogue.
TNC filed a lawsuit in Marin Superior Court against the Town of Tiburon seeking to invalidate the use permit, which the town council approved in February 2007 after multiple hearings that attracted huge crowds and ran late into the night. Marin Superior Court ruled against TNC, which then appealed the ruling to the Appeals Court earlier this year.
The big event took place on Sunday, when a crush of swimmers took the plunge into the chilly water at Ayala Cove for the one-nautical mile swim to Sam’s Anchor Café. Men’s overall winner was Australian Trent Grimsey, 20, who made the crossing to Tiburon in 20:31 minutes. Women’s overall winner was Britta Kamrau, 29, of Germany. Her time was 21:48 minutes. The first Tiburon resident to cross the finish line was Madison Livingston with a time of 22:45 minutes.
Nick Patino, 15, of Tiburon, also made the winners’ circle for his performance in the Male 13-18 Division. His time was 24:15 minutes. Julie Upton, 42, of Tiburon received an award in the Female Wetsuit Division 40-49 with a time of 30:37 minutes.
The race drew swimmers, many of them world-class competitors and Olympians, from 20 countries. Ireland sent an entire contingent. Swimmers numbered more than 900, a significant increase from the first race in 1999, which drew 200 participants. “It’s like having a mini U.S. Open here in Tiburon,” said referee Bill Cope.
Over the years, the RCP Tiburon Mile has raised more than $650,000 for Special Olympics. This year, Hospice by the Bay will share the proceeds.
Regatta Breaks Records
The third Bay Area Leukemia Cup Regatta at the San Francisco Yacht Club broke all regatta records for raising money.
Race day on Sunday, October 5, saw 114 boats registered in nine divisions, up from 81 boats last year. Proceeds from all events were $630,000, more than double last year’s total.
Event chairman Ian Charles brought in $215,000 and was the race winner in his division. Last year’s co-chairs, Bill Nolan and David Joyner, both of Tiburon, brought in $71,900 and $36,000, respectively. Proceeds go to support life-saving research and vital services to blood cancer patients.