Jen Upshaw Swartz
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Managing editor @marinij. Swizzy’s guide 🎨 Johnny's accomplice 🚒. Hand me that 5-iron🏌️♀️⛳️
Marin County, Calif.
Joined April 2009
San Rafael fire displaces family of apartment building
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The fire was reported around 12:20 p.m. at a 12-unit, two-story apartment complex at 81 Woodland Ave
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⚠Wind Advisory has been canceled. Winds peaked overnight and continue to subside. Could still see gusts 20-30 mph through this afternoon. #cawx
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🛰The View from Space this morning👀 - morning satellite showing the moisture plume near Hawaii🍍 (gold arrow) and lightning near the low pressure (silver arrow). #cawx
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Marin storm updates: Heavy rain, wind flood roads, knocks out power for some
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County reels as heavy rain, windy flood roads and knock out power for some.
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No hype about this storm even if you personally did not experience it. Thank you @NWSBayArea and other forecasters. Here is a Stinson Beach perspective:
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We have some controlled burns scheduled for June 22-24 in @TweetNovato. Pass the word that neighbors might see and smell smoke below Big Rock Ridge, especially off Vineyard Road on the west side of town. Details: https://t.co/X3Kg4t0Zfh
#NovatoCA #FireSafety @NovatoFireDist
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Marin Independent Journal wins 1st place in statewide journalism contest
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The IJ won the California News Publishers Association’s general excellence award, which recognizes overall quality in newspaper content and design by circulation category, along with 22 other…
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Small plane crash reported in the Marin Headlands
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The crash site is on a ridge away from roads and trails north of Conzelman Road in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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Marin indoor mask mandate extended to Feb. 15
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The county’s action followed new state guidance in response to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant.
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COVID: Marin reports first case of Omicron variant
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The new omicron variant has arrived in Marin County, public health officials announced Friday.
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Marin County's main reservoirs are back at their normal levels for this time of year, according to the latest @MarinWaterInfo data. They were less than a third full less than two months ago.
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Marin gets limited exemption from state mask mandate
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The county is allowed to restore its previous COVID-19 safety order rather than impose the broader statewide directive announced this week.
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Wow. Nearly 10 inches of rain has fallen on Mount Tamalpais in the last 36 hours. Great news for Marin, which only a few months ago was looking at the possibility of depleting its local reservoir supplies as soon as July 2022 after two years of drought.
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Marin reports high rain totals as storm continues to batter Bay Area
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Mount Tamalpais received 10 inches or more on Monday, with additional rain expected Tuesday and another system on the way later in the week.
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Report: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in California
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wed…
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Outages reported as rain falls on Marin; downed trees close Highway 1
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The system dropped about 4.5 inches on Mount Tamalpais and knocked down trees and power lines in the county.
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Drought: Marin reservoirs bolstered by rain surge
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The Marin Municipal Water District logged nearly as much rain this past week as it did during all of last winter, making it the wettest October in more than 130 years.
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Marin mops up after deluge from storm
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A major blast of rain over the weekend left Marin reeling from the impact even after the storm had moved on.
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Marin rain outlook: County wet and about to get wetter
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The area has received several inches of rain so far this week, and an “atmospheric river” is flowing in for the weekend.
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Live updates: Firefighters respond to wildland blaze near San Rafael's Lucas Valley neighborhood
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Marin first responders are working to control a vegetation Fire in the area of Mount Lassen Drive in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael.
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