Marin News Roundup

	Long Journey To National Title For Marin Rowing Coach:  To fully appreciate the fact that 44-year-old Sandy Armstrong of San Anselmo finally won her first national title as a coach in the U.S. Rowing Youth Championships, one must know and understand her journey.  (Read more)
	Golden Gate Bus, Ferry Fares Up 5 Percent Tuesday:  The fare increases are part of a five-year transit fare increase program that was approved by the GGBridge Brd. of Directors in March 2006.  (Read more)

Click below to see more of your local news:

	Underserved Children Gain Skills For School:  250 preschool-age children are eligible to participate in the free Summer Bridge program that has just begun throughout the county, designed to get kids ready for kindergarten.  (Read more)
	Kids With Matches Start 1/2 Acre Fire in Novato:  Two children playing with wooden matches started a 1/2-acre grass fire that was reported at 4:43 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Santa Maria and Blanca drives.  (Read more)
	Mill Valley Man Jailed In Hit & Run Accident:  An 18-year-old man wanted for an 85-mph hit-and-run crash that injured a Mill Valley woman Monday was arrested after his mother brokered his surrender to police.  (Read more)
	Local Dentist Voted "Best Of The Bay":  Dr. Steven McConnell, a Novato-based cosmetic dentist, was informed his practice had been voted by customers to be included among the “Best of the Bay” on the San Jose Magazine’s KRON 4 television show of the same name.  (Read more)
	Mill Valley Oks Portable Classrooms At Tam HS:  Mill Valley School District officials will add two portable classrooms to the Tamalpais Valley School campus this year in response to growing enrollment.  (Read more)
	Larkspur Looks Ahead With Bridge Redesign Projects:  As Larkspur celebrates its 100th year of incorporation, officials are looking to the public to help shape the city's appearance for the next century.  (Read more)
	Survey Reveals California Public Schools Lacking in Environmental Education:  FAIRFAX, Calif.-California public schools need to improve their environmental education curriculum according to a survey of fifty-nine public schools.  The survey was sponsored by the Environmental Education Council of Marin  (Read more)
	Values Drop For About 2,600 Marin Properties:  About 2,600 Marin properties have been reduced in value in the county's biggest reassessment purge of the past several years.  (Read more)
	Man Sought In Molest Case of 7 y.o. Girl:  A $500,000 arrest warrant has been issued for a 28-year-old man suspected of molesting a 7-year-old Novato girl, police said Tuesday.  (Read more)