In Your Town for Oct. 8, 2024

LARKSPUR

Board set to review
plan to build condos

The Larkspur Planning Commission has scheduled a hearing on a proposal for 19 condominiums at 1000 Drakes Landing Road in the Greenbrae area.

The property, which is between Highway 101 and Bon Air Center, has an office building that would be demolished. The condos would be “initially offered as rentals,” the city planning office said. Three would be deed-restricted for low-income households and one would be reserved for a moderate-income household.

The commission meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the council chambers at City Hall.

SAN RAFAEL

Police book suspect
in alleged burglary

Authorities arrested a suspect who allegedly burglarized and then barricaded himself in a recreational vehicle in San Rafael.

The incident occurred Saturday morning, when police were notified about someone who entered the RV, which is used by a security guard on Kerner Boulevard.

The suspect surrendered to officers after a short exchange, Lt. Scott Eberle said. The police also found stolen property and methamphetamine in his possession, Eberle said.

Christian Diaz-Gutierrez, 33, of San Rafael was arrested on suspicion of burglary, vandalism and drug offenses. He was booked into the Marin County Jail, where his bail amount set at $50,000.

SOUTHERN MARIN

Stranded kayakers
rescued in GGNRA

First responders rescued two kayakers who were stranded on rocks in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Southern Marin firefighters were notified around 5:30 p.m. Saturday about an emergency near Yellow Bluff. A fireboat crew located the kayakers and learned they could not climb up the hill, Southern Marin Fire Protection District spokesperson Elysha Costella said.

A California Highway Patrol crew hoisted the boaters and transported them to land. No one was hurt, Costella said.

WEST MARIN

Children injured in
Inverness crash

A Point Reyes Station woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a crash that injured three children.

The crash was reported around 11:05 p.m. Sunday near Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Drakes View Drive. The suspect was driving a Toyota Sequoia on northbound Sir Francis Drake Boulevard when she left the road and struck a pole, California Highway Patrol Officer Darrel Horner said.

Three passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital, Horner said.

Maria Elena Mendoza Candelario, 49, was arrested on suspicion of harming children, driving without a license and driving while intoxicated. She was booked into the Marin County Jail, where her bail amount was set at $50,000.

The crash is under investigation.