In Your Town for May 2, 2024

SAN RAFAEL

Appeal denied for
transit hub shooter

An appeals court has declined to grant a lower sentence for a man convicted for a 2012 shooting at the San Rafael Transit Center.

LaDrakeous Sonny Dean was sentenced to 47 years to life in prison in 2014 after a jury convicted him of attempted murder and assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The unarmed victim was shot twice. The prosecution alleged that Dean planned the attack.

Dean got the prison term reduced to 34 years under new sentencing laws, but a judge refused to dismiss a 20-year firearms enhancement. Dean filed an appeal with the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco. In a decision released Tuesday, a unanimous three-judge panel rejected the appeal.

Dean, 35, is incarcerated at High Desert State Prison in Lassen County.

WEST MARIN

Construction plans
submitted for parcel

The Marin County Community Development Agency is reviewing a proposal for a new home in Point Reyes Station.

The owners of the vacant parcel on Cypress Road want to build a 1,694-square-foot residence, a 1,199-square-foot residential accessory dwelling unit and a 600-square-foot garage. The project would also involve the installation of a new septic system.

Project documents are online at shorturl.at/fpJT5. Public comments can be submitted to Erin Yattaw, a county planner, at EYattaw@marincounty.org.

SAUSALITO

Seats available on
city advisory board

The city is seeking volunteers to serve on the Parks and Recreation Commission.

The nine-seat commission has five vacancies. Applicants must be Sausalito residents. Two of the vacant seats are reserved for artists.

Commissioners are appointed by the City Council. A full term is three years. The commission meets quarterly.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. May 10. Applications are online at shorturl.at/xzIQW. More information is available by contacting Community Services Manager Bryan Vitale at bvitale@sausalito.gov or 415-289-4140.

MILL VALLEY

Panel set to review
Strawberry project

The Strawberry Design Review Board is planning a hearing next week on a home construction project at 135 Richardson Drive.

The project would involve demolishing the 2,357-square-foot residence at the property and building a 3,068-square-foot residence with an attached accessory dwelling unit and an attached garage.

The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Strawberry Recreation Center at 118 E. Strawberry Drive. Project documents are online at shorturl.at/gqDLW.