Marin News Roundup

See all the news that's fit to print...in Marin that is:

	Marin home sales continue to drop:  Marin home sales continued to slide as prices dropped dramatically across the Bay Area last month  (Read more)
	Spate of violent crime in Novato:  Three men were injured in three separate incidents of violent crime on Wednesday and Thursday in Novato  (Read more)

	Peri’s Silver Dollar saluted for 80 years of brews:  Much of the Fairfax that Chuck Peri grew up in has changed in his nearly eight decades, but one thing hasn't: the existence of Peri's Silver Dollar, which the town recently honored for 80 years in business  (Read more)
	More on NCRA lawsuit:  Since last September, the North Coast Railroad Authority has been engaged in an epic courtroom battle with the City of Novato over whether NCRA is obligated to produce an environmental impact report on work to rehabilitate the rail line  (Read more)
	Hiker plucked from Mt. Tam in dramatic rescue:  A hiker who fell more than 50 feet was plucked from the Mt. Tamalpais wilderness early Thursday in a dramatic 9-hour rescue involving more than 30 firefighters, park rangers and others  (Read more)
	Mill Valley’s budding activist:  17-year-old Max Perrey of Mill Valley. Perrey isn't just an environmental activits- he's on the steering committee of Stop the Spray Marin and recently became the chair of the events committee  (Read more)
	Coming autistic wave:  THE LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION for Children's Health recently released a study that shows the number of Bay Area public school students diagnosed with autism has sharply increased with San Francisco and Marin counties showing the smallest increases  (Read more)
	MCE bidding for cities’ approval:  Marin Clean Energy has upped the stakes in the debate over Marin’s energy future by moving forward its controversial proposal to have Marin’s cities and towns negotiate through a JPA to buy competitively priced, “green” energy for residents  (Read more)
	Sausalito police to conduct pedestrian crosswalk sting:  The Sausalito Police Department is planning a pedestrian crosswalk sting this month.  (Read more)
	Students look abroad for continuing their education:  Home sweet home is not going to be in Marin.  (Read more)