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- Council to introduce updated rules for ADUs and JADUsThu, Oct 29, 2026
- Council may declare emergency for coming winter stormsWeek of Oct 11, 2026
- City opens public workshop on taxing vacant propertiesWeek of Oct 11, 2026
- Council may declare emergency for winter storms and floodingSat, Oct 17, 2026
- City holds public workshop on a vacancy property taxSat, Oct 17, 2026
- Residents demand a flood plan weeks before king tides returnWeek of Oct 4, 2026
- Residents demand flood answers six weeks before king tidesThu, Oct 8, 2026
- King Mountain Open Space group to detail 161-acre giftWeek of Sep 27, 2026
- Council to set new library community room feesWeek of Sep 27, 2026
- Council to hear update on 161-acre King Mountain donationFri, Oct 2, 2026
- After a Marathon Hearing, Council Clears the Mount Tam Racket Club Teardown-and-RebuildWeek of Sep 13, 2026
- Marina and Riviera Circle Residents Tell Council: We're Not Ready for This Winter's King TidesWeek of Sep 13, 2026
- Council Denies Appeal, Clears Mount Tam Racket Club Teardown-and-RebuildFri, Sep 18, 2026
- Marina and Riviera Circle Residents Warn City Isn't Ready for This Winter's King TidesFri, Sep 18, 2026
- Neighbor's Appeal Sends Sprawling Tennis Club Rebuild to the Full CouncilWeek of Sep 6, 2026
- Neighbor's appeal puts sprawling tennis club rebuild before the full CouncilFri, Sep 11, 2026
- Neighbor Fights Tennis Club's Plan to Clear a Wooded Curve for Employee ParkingWeek of Aug 30, 2026
- Council Backs Tougher Oversight for MCE After Grand Jury's 'Series of Missteps' FindingWeek of Aug 30, 2026
- Neighbor Fights Tennis Club's Plan to Move Employee Parking Into Wooded CurveThu, Sep 3, 2026
- Council Backs Tougher Oversight for MCE After Grand Jury's 'Series of Missteps' FindingThu, Sep 3, 2026
- Council Set to Sign Off on City's Response to Scathing MCE Grand Jury ReportWeek of Aug 23, 2026
- Larkspur Set to Respond to Grand Jury Report on Marin Clean Energy's 'Series of Missteps'Thu, Aug 27, 2026
- Old Landfill Forces Piper Park Marsh Plan to Petaluma, as Residents Cry FoulWeek of Aug 16, 2026
- Residents Demand a Real Flood Plan Before Winter's King TidesWeek of Aug 16, 2026
- Old Landfill Forces Piper Park Marsh Plan to PetalumaFri, Aug 21, 2026
- Residents Press Council for a Real Flood Plan Before Winter's King TidesFri, Aug 21, 2026
- Blocked From Local Green Building Rules, Council Weighs Incentives InsteadFri, Aug 21, 2026
- Council Agenda Pairs a Green-Building Scoping Talk With a Marsh Mitigation Deal for Bon Air BridgeWeek of Aug 9, 2026
- Larkspur Weighs Going Beyond State Green Building CodeFri, Aug 14, 2026
- Council Set to Lock In Marsh Mitigation Credits for Bon Air Bridge ProjectFri, Aug 14, 2026
- Pickleball wins Court 4 at Piper Park — its first dedicated court in LarkspurWeek of Jun 28, 2026
- Larkspur will endorse the Grand Jury's findings on Marin Clean Energy, with the mayor holding the penWeek of Jun 28, 2026
- Marina and Heather Gardens neighbors: the student parking placards are being forged with a felt penWeek of Jun 28, 2026
- Pickleball gets Court 4 at Piper Park; tennis keeps 1 and 2, with Court 3 sharedWed, Jul 1, 2026
- Council will endorse Grand Jury's findings on MCE, with the mayor drafting the responseWed, Jul 1, 2026
- Marina and Heather Gardens residents say the student parking placards are being fakedWed, Jul 1, 2026
- The empty grocery store finally gets its hearing — and no November ballot measureWeek of Jun 14, 2026
- Library community rooms: candidate forums yes, sales pitches no, $25 to clean upWeek of Jun 14, 2026
- Farm stand gets the downtown lot — one day a week, nine spaces, $50 a dayWeek of Jun 14, 2026
- Empty grocery store drives a vacancy-tax debate — but no November measureWed, Jun 17, 2026
- Library community rooms: no sales pitches, yes to candidate forums, $25 to clean upWed, Jun 17, 2026
- Farm stand comes downtown — one day a week, nine spaces, $50 a dayWed, Jun 17, 2026
- The farmers market pilot ran into 18 parking spaces — and got sent back to the drawing boardWeek of May 31, 2026
- Half of Magnolia is 'stuck under a dark, ugly tunnel,' business owners tell CouncilWeek of May 31, 2026
- Budget and five-year capital plan adopted unanimously; EV chargers wait, Library Phase 2 stays on the boardWeek of May 31, 2026
- An infant found alone downstairs prompts a stroller policy — and the meeting rooms at 400 Magnolia get their first rulesWeek of May 31, 2026
- Farm stand and farmers market plan for the downtown lot sent back for reworkingWed, Jun 3, 2026
- Magnolia Avenue businesses say stalled construction and scaffolding are driving customers awayWed, Jun 3, 2026
- Council adopts FY2026-27 budget and capital plan; EV charger funding held back, Library Phase 2 stays on the listWed, Jun 3, 2026
- Five delinquent code cases become liens on the tax roll; one owner gets a $2,900 breakWeek of May 17, 2026
- Six months of scaffolding on Magnolia, and the merchants underneath it have had enoughWeek of May 17, 2026
- Five delinquent code cases, one $2,900 break: Council makes unpaid fines a lien on the tax rollWed, May 20, 2026
- Downtown merchants: scaffolding up since November is emptying our storesWed, May 20, 2026
- Council leans toward unfreezing a planning job, buying an electric mower, and waiting on the OPEB checkWed, May 20, 2026
- After $192 tickets and a neighborhood petition, Niven Park goes off-leash for six monthsWeek of May 3, 2026
- 1000 Drakes Landing Road flips from rentals to for-sale — and Larkspur gets its first moderate-income ownership unitsWeek of May 3, 2026
- A new library building running at 'limited' service: the budget season's opening questionWeek of May 3, 2026
- After $192 tickets and a petition, Niven Park goes off-leash on a six-month trialWed, May 6, 2026
- At 1000 Drakes Landing Road, 19 rental townhomes become for-sale — and four affordable units shift to moderate-income ownershipWed, May 6, 2026
- New library building, 'limited' service: director asks to unfreeze a positionWed, May 6, 2026
- Council buys the fountain and the sign, says no for now to a $70,000 stamped parking lotWeek of Apr 12, 2026
- Five climate priorities endorsed — and a phone caller's warning about who pays for electrificationWeek of Apr 12, 2026
- Council buys the fountain and the sign, balks at stamping the library parking lotWed, Apr 15, 2026
- Council endorses five climate priorities, with a warning about who pays for electrificationWed, Apr 15, 2026
- Hearing on $247,000 in code enforcement liens against six properties pushed to May 20Wed, Apr 15, 2026
- At 2000 Larkspur Landing Circle, a $60.1 million deal for roughly 357 homes heads to negotiationWeek of Mar 29, 2026
- The five-year forecast: Larkspur spends about $500,000 a year more than it takes inWeek of Mar 29, 2026
- At 2000 Larkspur Landing Circle, a $60.1 million deal for roughly 357 homes moves to negotiationMon, Mar 30, 2026
- Five-year forecast shows Larkspur spending about $500,000 a year more than it takes inMon, Mar 30, 2026
- Resident tells council Larkspur is a Marin outlier on electrification rules for remodelsMon, Mar 30, 2026
- Housing Element scorecard heads to Sacramento; EV chargers get a price listWeek of Mar 15, 2026
- Housing Element progress report heads to Sacramento; EV charging gets a price listWed, Mar 18, 2026
- Council cancels its March 4 meeting, leaving a two-week gap in city businessWeek of Mar 1, 2026
- Larkspur puts a price on exclusive use of its parks — with a waiver built in at the last minuteWeek of Feb 15, 2026
- The bounce house gets an outlet — and the city gets a single vendorWeek of Feb 15, 2026
- Larkspur puts a price tag on exclusive use of Piper and Nan parksWed, Feb 18, 2026
- Bounce houses get an outlet at Piper Park — and a single approved vendorWed, Feb 18, 2026
- Resident to Council: the flood problem is the tide, not the stormsWed, Feb 18, 2026
- At the Library at The Commons, the argument wasn't whether to finish the outside — it was how much beauty costsWeek of Feb 1, 2026
- Building code update clears its third hearing, over a resident's push for neighbor notice on permit extensionsWeek of Feb 1, 2026
- A neighbor's warning: teen bike jumps near William and Chanticleer are launching riders into the streetWeek of Feb 1, 2026
- Midyear books come in ahead — and flood work moves to the front of the year's listWeek of Feb 1, 2026
- Strategic planning workshop puts zoning review, CIP and flood mitigation on the tableSat, Feb 7, 2026
- At the Library at The Commons, council says yes to cobblestone paving, a splashier fountain — and swallows hard on a six-figure signWed, Feb 4, 2026
- Resident says teen bike jumps near William and Chanticleer are sending riders into trafficWed, Feb 4, 2026
- Building code update passes on its third hearing, over a resident's call for neighbor notice on permit extensionsWed, Feb 4, 2026
- An 8.7-foot tide, four million gallons of missing capacity, and a room full of Marina residents who want the lagoon drawn downWeek of Jan 18, 2026
- The library is nearly done: substantial completion targeted for mid-FebruaryWeek of Jan 18, 2026
- After an 8.7-foot tide, Marina neighbors press the city on the lagoon, the sewage and the silenceWed, Jan 21, 2026
- Library at The Commons is nearly buttoned up: substantial completion targeted for mid-FebruaryWed, Jan 21, 2026
- Eight-point-seven feet of water: Council proclaims a local emergency after king tide floods LarkspurWeek of Jan 4, 2026
- Chamber gets its $20,000, and a plain warning: fix who you represent or don't come backWeek of Jan 4, 2026
- A 1,000-square-foot park at the Arch Street steps — approved in concept, unfunded on purposeWeek of Jan 4, 2026
- Record king tide, not rain, floods Larkspur; Council proclaims a local emergencyWed, Jan 7, 2026
- Chamber wins $20,000 — and a warning that the next check depends on restructuringWed, Jan 7, 2026
- Mini-park at the base of the Arch Street steps joins the unfunded projects listWed, Jan 7, 2026
- Council calls off its last meeting of the year; City Hall goes dark for two weeksWeek of Dec 14, 2025
- Andre takes the gavel with a vacancy tax, parking reform and more density on her list — and word that Serenity closes Dec. 17Week of Dec 7, 2025
- New Mayor Stephanie Andre lays out a term agenda: vacancy tax, parking rules, more housing densityWed, Dec 10, 2025
- Serenity property under contract, with close expected Dec. 17Wed, Dec 10, 2025
- City Hall renovation: three price tags, and a room full of people saying the town hasn't heard about any of themWeek of Nov 30, 2025
- Recreation Department is getting a $3.1 million building of its own at Piper ParkWeek of Nov 30, 2025
- New homes will pay a fire impact fee; ordinance introduced unanimouslyWeek of Nov 30, 2025
- Council sends City Hall renovation back to ad hoc committee after residents say outreach hasn't reached the publicWed, Dec 3, 2025
- Rec Department gets a $3.1 million modular building at Piper ParkWed, Dec 3, 2025
- New fire impact fee on new homes introduced unanimouslyWed, Dec 3, 2025
- Council signals yes to a fire impact fee on new housing — hours after a budget workshop on cutting spendingWeek of Nov 16, 2025
- After seven years of weed complaints, a lien lands on 217 Via La CumbreWeek of Nov 16, 2025
- A merchant asks for a holiday truce on parking tickets; the Chamber says the problem is the workersWeek of Nov 16, 2025
- Council signals yes to fire protection impact fee on new housing, with worries about pricing out buildersWed, Nov 19, 2025
- At 217 Via La Cumbre, city puts a lien on an abandoned house after another summer of weed complaintsWed, Nov 19, 2025
- A downtown merchant asks the city to stop writing parking tickets until JanuaryWed, Nov 19, 2025
- $1.67 million more for the Larkspur Library at The Commons, with $852,295 from city reservesWeek of Nov 2, 2025
- New wildfire and fire codes adopted unanimously after a resident's defensible-space objectionWeek of Nov 2, 2025
- Code cleanup stalls on one phrase; Margles takes the FAR seat; climate letter draws a cost-benefit fightWeek of Nov 2, 2025
- Council puts another $1.67 million into Larkspur Library at The Commons — $852,295 of it from reservesWed, Nov 5, 2025
- New wildfire code passes unanimously after resident calls defensible-space rules 'draconian'Wed, Nov 5, 2025
- Code cleanup stalls over a single phrase; Margles joins Planning Commission's FAR subcommitteeWed, Nov 5, 2025
- Fire codes updated, and half-staff flag orders become a judgment call for the mayorWeek of Oct 12, 2025
- After months of options, Council picks the $3.1 million Piper Park rec building — 3-2Wed, Oct 15, 2025
- Half-staff flag orders become a judgment call for the mayorWed, Oct 15, 2025
- Two fire code ordinances introduced; chief says Larkspur's rules aren't changingWed, Oct 15, 2025
- $3,200 at Hillcrest, $56,335 at Walnut: Council draws a line between the careless and the awareWeek of Sep 28, 2025
- City manager's raise fails 2-1-1 — and the argument was as much about process as payWeek of Sep 28, 2025
- Ordinance 1091 introduced: the 800-square-foot cap on SB9 units goes awayWeek of Sep 28, 2025
- Two unpermitted tree removals, two very different billsWed, Oct 1, 2025
- City manager's contract amendment fails on a 2-1-1 voteWed, Oct 1, 2025
- Ordinance 1091 introduced: SB9 lot splits without the 800-square-foot capWed, Oct 1, 2025
- Residents ask Larkspur to write a flag policy after the half-staff order for Charlie KirkWeek of Sep 14, 2025
- Evicted from Hall Middle School, the Rec Department eyes a new home at Piper Park — for up to $3.5 millionWed, Sep 17, 2025
- Residents ask Larkspur to write a flag policy after half-staff order for Charlie KirkWed, Sep 17, 2025
- Council signs off on a $1.46 million landscape vision for the library site — grass and allWeek of Aug 31, 2025
- Rose Lane rebuild goes to contract at $1,001,134 — with the land dispute still openWeek of Aug 31, 2025
- An 880-square-foot storm-drain sliver on West Baltimore sells for $7,200, over an objectionWeek of Aug 31, 2025
- At the Library Commons, a plaza design wins praise — and a fight over grassWed, Sep 3, 2025
- A $930,000 habitat garden gets a green light, and a bill the city hasn't fully pricedWed, Sep 3, 2025
- City sells an 880-square-foot storm-drain strip for $7,200, over an objection to the appraisalWed, Sep 3, 2025
- Racing a 2031 state deadline, Council adopts Cal Green Tier 1 — and the electrification rules that come with itWeek of Aug 17, 2025
- School district wants ornamental fencing around Cove, Hall and Neil Cummins, citing a single 'red citation' from its insurerWeek of Aug 17, 2025
- ADU rewrite would let owners legalize pre-2020 units without building-code complianceWeek of Aug 17, 2025
- Council adopts Cal Green Tier 1 in one motion, racing a state deadlineWed, Aug 20, 2025
- School district wants fencing at all three campuses, citing an insurance 'red citation'Wed, Aug 20, 2025
- ADU rewrite would let owners legalize pre-2020 units without building-code complianceWed, Aug 20, 2025
- August recess arrives early as Council cancels its second meeting in a rowWeek of Aug 3, 2025