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Tiburon, Belvedere brace for El Niño, king tides
BAHAREH FARHID ARCHIVE 2026
EL NIÑO

Tiburon, Belvedere brace for El Niño, king tides

Tiburon and Belvedere are filling sandbag stations and readying a shared emergency center for a strong to very strong El Niño, and officials urge residents to prepare.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ and TYLER CALLISTER

Octogenarian Marin rowing crew with Tiburon’s Kim Coggan takes on Head of the Charles

Tiburon’s Kim Coggan and her Marin Rowing Association crew, average age 80, raced the Head of the Charles in Boston Oct. 17, finishing nearly three minutes faster than expected.

By TYLER CALLISTER
Octogenarian Marin rowing crew with Tiburon’s Kim Coggan takes on Head of the Charles
VIA KIM COGGAN
EL NIÑO

Belvedere considers water-filled flood barriers as El Niño threat grows

Belvedere may line San Rafael Avenue and Beach Road with water-filled flood barriers this winter as forecasters warn a very strong El Niño could bring flooding.

By KEVIN HESSEL
Belvedere considers water-filled flood barriers as El Niño threat grows
ELLIOT KARLAN ARCHIVE / FOR THE ARK 2016
Belvedere’s Mallard Pointe apartments coming down
TED McDONNELL / FOR THE ARK

Belvedere’s Mallard Pointe apartments coming down

Demolition of Belvedere’s 22-unit Mallard Pointe apartments began Oct. 15 to make way for a 40-unit development; an appeal of its bulkhead permits is set for Nov. 9.

Tiburon faces Oct. 24 deadline on latest Point Tiburon housing plan
BLACK OAK VENTURES

Tiburon faces Oct. 24 deadline on latest Point Tiburon housing plan

Tiburon has until Oct. 24 to decide whether Black Oak Ventures’ fourth application for nine townhomes on the Point Tiburon Plaza parking lot is complete.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ
Strawberry Recreation District board advances trimmed Strawberry Park playground design at $2.55 million
GAMETIME RENDERING

Strawberry Recreation District board advances trimmed Strawberry Park playground design at $2.55 million

A trimmed design cuts Strawberry Park’s planned playground and soccer field to about $2.55 million; the Strawberry Recreation District board takes a final vote Nov. 10.

By TYLER CALLISTER
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