In Your Town for April 10, 2025
NOVATO
Police officers nab
suspected prowler
A Novato man was arrested for allegedly prowling in a resident’s backyard.
The incident was reported around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday at Buchanan Street. Authorities reported that the homeowner’s security camera detected the suspect, which alerted police. Officers contacted him in the front yard.
Investigators reviewed the evidence and determined that the suspect had wandered into a backyard and then attempted to enter a neighbor’s home.
Nathaniel McGue, 33, was arrested on suspicion of prowling, trespassing, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and violating his terms of probation. He was placed into no-bail custody at Marin County Jail, due to the probation offense.
SAN RAFAEL
Youth Town Hall
set for Civic Center
Marin County’s third annual Youth Town Hall is planned on April 27.
Panelists will include mayors from Belvedere, Fairfax, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo and Tiburon. Attendees are invited to ask questions and share concerns. Students can also learn about getting involved in local government.
The town hall is being organized by the Student Elections Ambassador Program, which works to register young voters in Marin.
The event will be held from 2-4 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chamber, Room 330, at the Marin County Civic Center. RSVP to MarinCounty.gov.
THE LEGISLATURE
Connolly bills move
to Assembly floor
Four bills authored by Assemblymember Damon Connolly were approved by Assembly policy committees this week.
The San Rafael Democrat’s bills cover issues such as wildfire preparedness and state prison reform. The first set of bills will go for a floor vote next month, spokesperson Megan Myre said.
The Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee unanimously approved AB 846, which would create a voluntary process for local agencies to submit wildfire preparedness programs to the state’s fish and wildlife department for review. Connolly seeks to improve responses to wildfire risks while also protecting endangered or threatened species and habitats.
Appropriations Committee members voted 9-1 to support AB 419. The bill would require schools to post information on immigrant rights for students and their families to read.
The Assembly Transportation Committee approved AB 674, which seeks to improve the state’s Clean Cars 4 All program by assisting low-income consumers in replacing high-polluting vehicles with cleaner transportation.
AB 1140, which would create a pilot program to install more single-occupancy cells in state prisons, was approved by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. The bill seeks to improve safety and inmate rehabilitation.