His tiny California newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its exposé of Synanon, a renowned drug rehabilitation program that had turned into a violent operation.
Tag: Marin County (Calif)
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Eviction Looming For California Scofflaw And His Two Acres of Land
David Lee Hoffman has been fighting a local government in California for decades to keep his eccentric home and way of living intact.
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Anti-Vaccine Parents Go From Welcome to Ostracized in Marin County
The wealthy California county just north of San Francisco has one of the nation’s highest Covid-19 vaccination rates after years of being known for parents who opposed shots for childhood diseases.
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First, the Fish Fell From the Sky. Then They Washed Ashore.
In the past month, dead anchovies have been spotted on the streets of San Francisco. Last week, thousands appeared at the edge of a lagoon about 30 miles north.
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Jury Awards Man $10 Million by School District After Coach’s Abuse
Alex Harrison sued his school district for negligence after his high school tennis coach molested him. The case landed him back at the courthouse where he’d first told his story years earlier.