Tule Elks feeling the love this morning in Point Reyes. #kissingelks #nuzzles

A magic ending to a magic day in West Marin. We give thanks for having the incredible good fortune to be able to live here. #happythanksgiving

It's a full house at the annual West Marin Community Services community Thanksgiving Day supper

"It's Madeline Hope's modeling of an engaged, caring, go-getter resident of West Marin"”who has put "a lot of heart and soul" into countless projects over the 19 years that she's lived in the area"”that led to her winning the Pacific Sun's 2014 Community Spirit award."

http://www.pacificsun.com/hero...

Don't call it a comeback! "5 day rain forecast shows more than 1" possible in the North Bay. Next chance of rain after Thanksgiving."

"Smiley's Schooner Saloon in Bolinas, the oldest business in Marin County, has a new owner, Leila Monroe, a 35-year-old San Francisco lawyer, the first woman in its colorful, 163-year history. That's the news in this happily isolated coastal hamlet, ending months of rumor and speculation, but it isn't the story. The story is that in a town famously mistrustful of outsiders, no one is calling her a carpetbagger. Quite the opposite, in fact."

http://www.marinij.com/marinne...

The Old Western Saloon. Where memories are born. Good luck to you mystery couple. #saturdaynight

"Dan Mankin, who has led the Dance Palace Community and Cultural Center since founding executive director Carol Friedman retired in 2008 after 37 years, will vacate his post on Dec. 15 after the board decided this month to let him go."

http://www.ptreyeslight.com/ar...

Nice day for a sail in Tomales Bay until this happens. Boat overboard! #wetandcold

I'll be printing PRC and INVERNESS shirts live tomorrow. Come on by!

Tonight's community gathering hosted by PointReyes NationalSeashore deals with the Tule Elk issue on pastoral zone ranches; everybody is welcome!

5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Dance Palace Community Center in Point Reyes Station.

Full house tonight at the Ranch Management Plan community gathering hosted by the Point Reyes National Seashore tonight. Hopefully no one gets called an a**hole like last time: http://westmarincitizen.com/le...

It keeps coming. Rain today, Friday and Saturday. The roads are extremely slick, drive safe. Get a tarp over the firewood. Stay cozy.

Bolinas continuing to be Bolinas.

Here is some incredible video shot last night by Aaron Ely of the Point Reyes Youth Hostel fire: "A special thanks to Jim Fox who stood guard in our tinder box of a leech field and called up some reinforcements to help with the embers. He had to race out the door while cooking his dinner at home."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

A shot of the brush fire in Point Reyes by the youth hostel this evening. The winds were heavy and the local firefighters and NPS did an incredible job putting it out quickly. That could have been ugly.

Via Fiona O'Kelly: "It's a brush fire caused by a downed power line on the left hillside between the Youth Hostel and the Clem Miller Center. Julia and I went down there and talked to the responders on scene, who were waiting for PG&E to arrive to shut off power so that they could begin fighting it. They weren't too worried, and no structures (meaning Clem Miller Center, Laguna lot houses, or youth hostel) were immediately threatened. As Julia and I were leaving about 5 minutes ago, PG&E arrived on scene, which means that soon they can begin putting it out. I will say that my heart rate has been up around 130 bpm for the past hour or so. DAMN scary."

Someone just reported a lot of sirens headed out to Limantour Beach, maybe a brush fire, anyone have details?

Marin county and Inverness fire units along with park rangers are responding to a vegetation fire near the youth hostel. The hostel is not threatened at the moment but has been evacuated. Fire personnel are awaiting the arrival of PG&E to cut power to downed power lines before they can knock down the fire, which is about 1/4 - 3/4 acre with a slow rate of spread.

Fire engines, ambulances, and rangers have been screaming down Limantour for the past 15-20 minutes. Does anybody know what's going on?

Headline of the week.
http://sf.curbed.com/archives/...

Legislation giving Marin County the first crack at acquiring surplus Coast Guard quarters in Point Reyes for affordable housing was introduced Wednesday by San Rafael Rep. Jared Huffman.

Under Huffman's "Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act," the 22-acre Coast Guard complex, up for sale at a federal auction next year, would instead be sold to the county at fair market value as determined by an appraiser "based on the use required by this act."

http://www.marinij.com/marinne...

Flashback: On July 22, 2008 I happen to be coming down Balboa Ave. when they were moving the Orthodox Church, piece by piece, from the site where the 'Pandora' compound is being debated.

Apparently this isn't the first time the 'Pandora' architect, Tom Kundig, has had some controversy with his work:

"Descriptions of the cabin by opponents in interviews for this story, on a Facebook page and in local media have included "an extended third finger," a "boil," a "blight" and a "wart" to a Mazama area that has no "ridgebuster" dwellings atop hills."

http://seattletimes.com/html/l...

For those of you not familiar with the story, it's really starting to get some media traction, here is coverage on Valleywag and SFGate:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/art...

http://valleywag.gawker.com/

Ok, so don't take photos off the Internet. The amazing photo of the Great Blue Heron was shot by local photographer Daniel Dietrich. You can see (and buy) all of his amazing work here. I apologize for the confusion. (thx CP)

http://www.danieldietrichphoto...

This got lost in my inbox, but the Point Reyes U12 soccer team won their division last week. Congrats! Let me know how the other teams do...

3:39pm - Truck in ditch across from Laurel on Sir Francis Drake in Inverness Park. (Thx AW)

The Battle for Balboa: "Tim Westergren, the multi-millionaire founder of Pandora, the country's top Internet radio service, has his heart set on building a new home that many believe would be the largest private residence in rural West Marin County. This has not been music to his new neighbors' ears."

http://www.marinij.com/marinne...

Sometimes these things happen.

Tim Weed and his band do a great job closing out the last Point Reyes Farmers Market for 2014.

"Deputies in the Sonoma County Sheriff's helicopter rescued a 55-year-old woman Friday from the Point Reyes National Seashore after she fell off a horse, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The accident occurred in an area with limited vehicle and emergency resource access. The Henry 1 crew found the 55-year-old woman with a National Park Ranger, who was assisting her, on a trail surrounded by a dense canopy of trees, deputies said."

http://sfbay.ca/2014/11/07/hel...

(Archive photo of Henry 1)

Posting this a little late, but heard a report that the CHP was posted up by Inverness Fire Station today giving out friendly reminders to people to not roll the stop sign back there.

"The Marin Agricultural Land Trust has bought the former Borello Ranch, an 864-acre piece of property on Tomales Bay, from a real estate developer ensuring it will remain as farmland."

http://www.marinij.com/marinne...

Absolutely stunning full moon tonight. Get out there and check it out!

Don't forget to support KWMR during their current pledge drive and be sure to catch the always entertaining local all star band, The Haggards, tonight at 6:30pm on the radio. http://kwmr.org/

I heard there was quite a reaction to the Tim Setnicka talk about the ranches at Santa Rosa Island and how the ending of their lease could mean troubled waters ahead for Point Reyes. If you would like to hear the talk yourself, along with a variety of comments from the public which, as Katie Eberle said, reflect the variety of thinking around our community, the show is archived on KWMR's website, here: http://shar.es/10wiaw. Thank you to KWMR for collaborating with those of us who volunteer at the Community Media Center of Marin.

Author James Nestor will be on KWMR this morning from 10am - 11am. He will be talking about his latest book, "Deep" which explores the world of free diving. Much of it was written while he holed up in a cabin in Inverness. And don't forgot, it's also the KWMR pledge drive happening right now! Support your local community radio, we're very fortunate to have such an incredible resource available to all of us.

James Nestor: http://mrjamesnestor.com/
KWMR: http://www.kwmr.org

Have to give some kudos to my nightshift deputies. Early this past Saturday morning we received a burglar alarm at the Rancho Nicasio well after midnight. The suspect(s) used a can a white paint to break out a front window and entered searching for their loot.

Deputies responding to the alarm stopped an SUV leaving the area and found 2 young men, students from Drake High School with white paint on their shoes. At least both admitted to their crimes after a few vain attempts at lying to the deputies.

Both were arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall for their failed attempt as criminals.

Best,
Doug
(Your local Sheriff)

Let the crab season begin! Someone is going to eat well tonight. #crab

Anyone recognize this guy? This photo was captured by a hidden camera of a suspect wanted in connection with stealing a bus for elderly and handicapped persons in Bolinas late this past Thursday night. If he wasn't responsible I'd sure love to hear his side of the story....

Doug
Your local Sheriff
(415) 747-2191
Dpittman@marinsheriff.org

Anyone recognize this guy? This photo was captured by a hidden camera of a suspect wanted in connection with stealing a bus for elderly and handicapped persons in Bolinas late this past Thursday night. If he wasn't responsible I'd sure love to hear his side of the story....

Doug
Your local Sheriff
(415) 747-2191
Dpittman@marinsheriff.org

8:26pm - Heard that the power is down in parts of Inverness, anyone have any details?

The Dungeness sport crab fishing season started today. Be sure to be nice to your crab fishing friends! The commercial season starts on November 15. Sadly, I would bet that the capsized vessel in Bodega was out crabbing.

Crab season:
http://www.santacruzsentinel.c...

Bodega boat accident:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c...

11:40am - Coast Guard is reporting a vessel capsized off of Bodega Bay, four people drowned, one survivor. Large swell today, be very careful near the ocean.

11:16am - One of those days. Tree down on Sir Francis Drake west of the Inkwells, blocking both lanes. Proceed with caution.

9:20am - Rock slide reported blocking all lanes of SR-1 south of Stinson Beach. CHP and CalTrans on the way.

via https://twitter.com/CHPMarin

Rain! Roads are super slick, drive safe! Especially if you're going to the Giants parade.

Congratulations to Eve Love for being the 1000 person to 'Like' The West Marin Feed! Thank all of you for your support! If you have ideas on how to make the feed more useful, let me know. And remember, if you don't want to be involved with Facebook, you can always go directly to the site at http://www.thewestmarinfeed.co...

The not so secret scary spot of the day (with fresh paint!) Do you know where this is and do you know who made it?

West Marin celebrates the Giants' World Series victory with another stunning black and orange sunrise. (Thx DW)

One of the benefits of commuting in West Marin in the Fall is that the sunrises over the Nicasio Reservoir are stunning. #sunrise #goldenhour

A true sign of the times...deputies patrolling in Bolinas late last night discovered that Giant spirit is alive and well as some Halloween goblins are off to an early start showing their loyalty by making a few minor adjustments to the CalTrans electronic warning signs in town.

Don't think we'll start much if an investigation into this big capper

GO GIANTS!

Doug
(Your loca Sheriff)

A true sign of the times...deputies patrolling in Bolinas late last night discovered that Giant spirit is alive and well as some Halloween goblins are off to an early start showing their loyalty by making a few minor adjustments to the CalTrans electronic warning signs in town.

Don't think we'll start much if an investigation into this big capper :)

GO GIANTS!

Doug
(Your loca Sheriff)

Found Dog by visitor to Pt. Reyes - photo of dog on Commons Connect Forum West Marin Share

Beagle mix? Male. Adult - perhaps 8-11 years old? Extremely friendly - jumped straight into my car and curled up on my lap for cuddles! No collar but looks like he had the fur dent that there may have been one there at some point.
I took him to the fire department in Point Reyes and they sent me to the Sheriffs office. They were going to try and make contact with the humane society or animal control. So I guess ask them to contact the Sheriff's office and then they can find out where he went??
I have attached a picture Thanks again, Laura
Marin Humane Society - Search Lost Pets ttp://www.marinhumanesociety.org/site/c.aiIOI3NLKgKYF/b.7727673/k.A909/Search_Lost_Pets.html
Email us or call our lost animal recording every evening after 6 p.m. The recording is updated daily and only includes animals who were brought in during the previous 48 hours. Call 415.883.4621, press 377 for lost dogs, 378 for lost cats and 379 for all other lost animals.

The pancake breakfast is well underway at the Point Reyes Public Safety Building. Come join the hundreds of your neighbors and friends as we raise money for the West Marin Disaster Council, the people who volunteer their time to make sure we here in West Marin are better prepared for any kind of emergency or catastrophic event occurs and we need to look to one another as friends and neighbors, a true sense of community!

Doug
(Your local Sheriff)

Animal Report: A full grown adult mountain lion was seen last week back by Mesa Road in Point Reyes.

10:16am - Overturn vehicle crash 3800 Lucas Valley-slick roads, drive careful! pic.twitter.com/AU3UQJT2BS

Tonight!

Inverness squatters evicted. The mice living in my Prius may be heading to your car. Beware. I was left with over $5,000 in damages to engine wires, the heating system, etc. Fortunately, my car insurance covered most of this. Surprisingly, dryer sheets placed under your hood will deter them. (In specific areas that won't ignite!)

Also, I participated in the ongoing CHP fundraising event. I opted for the traffic school prize and am curious about the $52 fee (in addition to my generous donation to the online traffic school of my choice). Any ideas?

Hello! You inquired about the PRC t-shirts. I'm the one who prints and sells them online. If you have any questions/needs feel free to contact me any time. Here's the link to order t-shirts and pullover hoodies.
http://sumosurfer.photobiz.com...