Strengthening the Marin County news ecosystem through collaboration, sharing and high-quality original journalism.
With support from the Marin Community Foundation, we are building a permanent and coordinated boost to local journalism across Marin County. This project is an experiment to help bolster the local news ecosystem by working with other information providers, sharing news for free with readers and other media outlets, and doing more community-based reporting.
Latest Marin County News
Check here every day for local news that matters to Marin County. Our mission driven journalism is made available for free to readers and other news outlets in the county thanks to philanthropic support. We count on readers like you to help us do more of this journalism through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Bay City News Foundation.
Your Marin County in Photos
THE MARIN COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
Known as the “Chef’s Market,” it is frequented by local restaurateurs and food producers.
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Jeffrey Power making a pepperoni pizza at the Marin farmers market in San Rafael. (George Alfaro/Bay City News) 
Stephanie Woodford sings and plays the keyboard at the Marin farmers market in San Rafael. (George Alfaro/Bay City News) 
Meredith and Pat Kalmes shop for flowers at the Marin farmers market in San Rafael. (George Alfaro/Bay City News) 
Salwa Halwa grabs a handful of spinach at the Marin farmers market in San Rafael. (George Alfaro/Bay City News) 
Sunflowers from the Cypress Flower Farm at the Marin farmers market in San Rafael. (George Alfaro/Bay City News)
Marin County in Audio
Listen in Marin
Listen in Marin (also known as Local News Matters on Radio Sausalito) is a weekly roundup of stories affecting Marin County and the greater Bay Area. The program is a partnership between Radio Sausalito and our affiliated news service Bay City News — the only 24/7 news outlet dedicated to covering local news in the entire Bay Area region.
Bay City Beat
‘Bay City Beat’ is hosted by longtime journalist Leslie Katz and showcases a unique listing of weekend arts and cultural events around Marin County and the Bay Area. In partnership with Radio Sausalito, this weekly show features fun events and exciting happenings that you will want to get out and enjoy.
Marin County Special Projects
We often work collaboratively on projects that bring more context, deeper coverage or investigative journalism to our readers. Below is a collection of stories on housing, climate change, culture, civic engagement and criminal justice reform that we plan to follow in the months ahead.
Inside Out
Our Inside/Out prison news coverage from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County delves into the complex issues surrounding the penal system. Prison journalist Steve Brooks was selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the California Local News Fellowship in 2024 as a part-time contributing writer for Bay City News Foundation. He covers issues of incarceration, criminal justice and human rights. We also highlight reports from San Quentin News, the country’s first prison newsroom founded in 1940 as those incarcerated journalists find voice in stories that break barriers and challenge perceptions from the inside out.
