Marin News Roundup

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	State high court refuses to remove same-sex marriage ban from ballot:  Californians will get to vote in November on a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday.  (Read more)
	MARIN CO.: DA Charging suspect in attempted rape in GGNRA:  The Marin County District Attorney's Office is charging a Mill Valley man in connection with the attempted rape of a female hiker Monday afternoon in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  (Read more)

	Fish wrap: San Rafael man hooks 348-pound halibut and 'holds on for life':  Jeff Pardi of San Rafael was jigging for lingcod 4 miles offshore, about 50 miles from Homer, Alaska when he hooked what felt like a freight train  (Read more)
	Commuter train tax is on the ballot:  In November voters will get the chance to say yes or no to a sales tax to fund a Sonoma-Marin commuter train.  (Read more)
	Autodesk launches sustainability tool for design:  Autodesk recently launched a tool for inventors that brings sustainability and eco-consciousness into the earliest design stages of new products  (Read more)
	National Park Service Grants Assist Communities with Wildfire Protection for 2008:  The National Park Service has approved funding for two projects in Marin County that support the efforts of homeowners and local fire departments to improve fire safety in the wildland-urban interface.  (Read more)
	Woman sprayed with mace after argument about driving in Fairfax:  A 36-year-old woman sprayed a 33-year-old woman with Mace after an argument in slow traffic Tuesday evening, police said  (Read more)
	Tamalpais Bank creates alliance to enter residential mortgage business:  Tamalpais Bank said Wednesday that it established an alliance with Petaluma-based First California Mortgage Co. to offer bank customers residential mortgages for up to $10 million.   (Read more)
	Buck gets $1.5 million from Keck Foundation:  The Buck Institute for Age Research won a $1.5 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to study the connection between aging and conditions such as Parkinson's, cancer and osteoporosis, it was announced today  (Read more)