shadowy, unsettling albums that signalled the ’60s dream was dying – and something stranger and darker was coming ...

Daniel Eric Harvey, born in Monterey, California on June 18, 1960, passed away peacefully at home in Novato on November 24, 2025 of natural causes. Dan worked at the Marin Independent Journal for more ...

The Mamas & The Papas might have personified the sunny, harmony-drenched style of the late 1960s West Coast. But they had a Boston radio station 3,000 miles away to thank for turning a rather ...

In memory of Raúl “Rudy” Rico, whose life began on November 30, 1960 and ended on June 8, 2023 after a battle with cancer, in the place he long called home–Woodland, California. Some of his happiest ...

Jonathan Lethem's new book, "A Different Kind of Tension," is a collection of 30 stories from his 35-year career. The stories are described as genre-bending, speculative, and imaginative, often with ...

After 25 years of warnings, fines and broken promises, Humboldt County supervisors finally voted last week to crack down on the infamous Yee Haw commune. Their unanimous decision set in motion plans ...

• A screening of “Commune,” Jonathan Berman’s documentary about the Black Bear Ranch hippie commune near Mount Shasta in the 1960s, is at 7 tonight at the Smith Rafael Film Center at 1118 Fourth St.

The Emmy-award winning producer and director Randy Barbato is perhaps best known for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Party Monster, and Eyes of Tammy Faye, but to Commune Design Barbato is a longtime ...

Looking for a place for a summer hike? Check out Olompali State Historic Park near Highway 101 in Marin County, just north of the former Birkenstock warehouse and three miles from the city of Novato.

Clint Michael Weaver, 64 years old, a resident of Ontario, California for 38 years, passed away in Chino, California on March 14, 2025. Clint was born on June 27, 1960, in Monterey Park, California.

The album is described as “a deeply personal journey through the golden sounds of [Belinda’s] youth. Once Upon a Time in California includes Carlisle’s renditions of songs written and/or popularized ...