In Your Town for Nov. 11, 2025

NOVATO

Fire department
to rent warehouse

The Marin County Fire Department plans to rent about 15,000 square feet of commercial warehouse space in Novato to store equipment and supplies.

The site is at 5400 Hanna Ranch Road near the Highway 37 and Highway 101 interchange. The county will pay nearly $1.2 million over a three-year period.

“This facility will provide critical logistics capacity to support daily operations, wildfire response and disaster preparedness,” Kevin Yeager, deputy director of the fire department, wrote in a report to the Board of Supervisors. “The lease also ensures transition space during the San Geronimo Valley fire station build, minimizing disruption to staff and services.”

“Failure to secure this space would jeopardize operational continuity during the San Geronimo Valley fire station build and limit the Office of Emergency Management’s ability to securely store and deploy critical emergency supplies,” Yeager wrote.

The supervisors authorized the rental agreement at their meeting on Nov. 4. The property owner is P&K Hanna Ranch LLC.

EDUCATION

Marin residents
pass bar exam

Thirty-seven people with Marin County addresses passed the latest California State Bar examination, allowing them to become licensed attorneys in the state.

Twelve of the test-takers listed San Rafael addresses: Thor Caroe; Caroline Carothers; Xena Hinson; Garen Kazanjian; Grace Moore; Alexander Pollok; Sean Quick; Arjen Xani; Jacob Derin; Thomas McGrath; Michelle Ullman; and Gavin Wong.

Seven prospects listed Mill Valley addresses: Sarah Jane Catarozoli; Michael Diamandakis; Andrew Johnson; Anika Kharkar; Emi Lemberg; Juweria Mehtar; and Kirk Rider.

Five listed Novato addresses: Natalie Dybeck; Annie Llombart Portabella; Leonard Schilling; Griffin Bacharach; and Tairyne Karen Gorrichategui Ribeiro.

The others included Simone Wolberg of Kentfield; Lauren Brown, Matthew Lamantia and Lisa Mallet of Belvedere/Tiburon; Stefany Carrera, Elia Chou and Ange Cicin-Sain of Corte Madera; Gabriella Sembenini-Tato of Forest Knolls; Nick Gardner and Rachel Schten of Larkspur; Zane Shaw of San Anselmo; and Michaela Firmage and Alexandra Gullett of Sausalito.

The California State Bar administers the test in February and July. It released the July pass list on Sunday. The bar said 7,362 applicants took the general exam and 54.8% passed.

MARIN HEADLANDS

Driver accused of
stabbing bicyclist

A driver stabbed a bicyclist during a conflict in the Marin Headlands, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The incident was reported around 11:40 a.m. Saturday at Conzelman Road near Alexander Avenue, which is near the entrance to the Golden Gate Bridge, CHP Officer Arthur Tellez said.

The officer detained the cyclist. The bicyclist was conscious and was transported to a hospital for treatment.

Tellez said he did not know Monday whether police made an arrest or determined what prompted the stabbing.

The National Park Service is investigating the incident. A spokesperson did not respond to a request for more details Monday.