In Your Town for Oct. 28, 2025

SAN RAFAEL

Bags catch fire
inside garage

Bags of debris caught fire inside a garage at 224 Baypoint Drive, a San Rafael Fire Department official said.

The fire happened at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Deputy Chief Robert Sinnott attributed the fire to “improperly discarded smoking materials.”

A sprinkler system extinguished the fire. Firefighter-paramedics treated a resident for a minor hand injury.

MILL VALLEY

Fire during night
damages home

A fire damaged a residence at 107 Miller Ave., according to the Southern Marin Fire Protection District.

The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Sunday. Southern Marin and Tiburon firefighters extinguished the fire in about 20 minutes, said Kim Huff, spokesperson for the district. The residence was unoccupied except for two dogs, which died in the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Huff said it likely started in the living room.

LARKSPUR

City manager
gets pay bump

City Manager Dan Schwarz has received an 8.4% increase in base salary under a contract amendment approved by the City Council.

The action raises the base annual salary by $22,618, setting it at $291,838. Schwarz, in a report to the council, said the increase would make the salary more competitive with comparable positions in Marin.

“Several Marin cities currently offer or are scheduled to offer base salaries to their city managers in excess of $300,000,” he wrote. The raise is being offset by a reduction in Schwarz’s deferred compensation.

“This amendment to the City Manager’s agreement will increase total compensation costs to the General Fund by approximately $7,600 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 and $10,600 in subsequent years,” he wrote. “Additionally, the amendment includes a one-time award of approximately $14,500 related to previously identified performance goals.”

The council approved the action on Oct. 15. Schwarz has been city manager since 2010.

SAUSALITO

Donors give $9K
to defeat measure

A campaign committee called Friends of MLK Park — No on Measure K has reported receiving just over $9,000 in contributions, including a $3,000 contribution from Scott Raymond, chief financial officer of Club Evexia, and $3,000 from Benjamin Dean, head of sales at Alto Pharmacy, according to the latest campaign finance filings.

The measure on the Nov. 4 ballot would rezone 2 acres of city land at the edge of the park for a 50-apartment low-income housing complex for seniors. The plan is opposed by a group of neighbors.