Marin County measure to purchase Tiburon open space has needed two-thirds margin

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News November 17, 2022November 15, 2022

The 110-acre Martha Property on Easton Point in Tiburon is shown in an undated image. Measure M, which is on course to win approval following the Nov. 8 election, will provide $23 million in bond funding to allow the Marin Open Space District to purchase and preserve the land. (Photo courtesy of Marin Open Space District)

A measure to use $23 million in bonds to buy and preserve an undeveloped parcel of open space in Tiburon was headed for approval by a comfortable margin, according to updated election figures released this week.

Measure M, which authorizes the purchase of the 110-acre “Martha Property” on the Tiburon Peninsula, had 78.67 percent of the vote as of Monday, according to the Marin County Registrar of Voters website.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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