"ªFire at pierce point in point Reyes."¬

Vegetation fire in the park. No word on size yet.

"ªCaught this whale having a good day off of Point Reyes yesterday. Stay safe. Wear a mask."¬

"La Sirena Bo-tique, Bovida Health Cafe, Eleven Wharf, Don's Liquors and Bolinas Market will all be closed Saturday." (thx ECV)

"One of the most common questions we get from people in West Marin is why our helicopter is nearby. Most people automatically assume there is some sort of crazy police activity that puts them in danger, but the reality is that our helicopter is out there 2-3 times a week to conduct rescue operations like this. We will also transport patients who need to get to hospitals faster than a ground ambulance would be able to get them there (Mt. Tam to John Muir Trauma center in Walnut Creek is 10-15 minute flight vs up to 2 hours via ambulance). Our helicopter is rated as full ALS (advanced life support) capable and is always staffed with a paramedic. It's a great resource for the people of West Marin, if they ever need it." - via CHP

"The Inverness 4th of July foot races have been cancelled due to COVID-19" - Wade Holland (Photo by Matt Gallagher)

The Inverness Park Market will be closed this weekend.

Water rescue in progress on Tomales Bay near Heart's Desire beach. No word on details.

Via Gavin Newsom: "NEW: All parking facilities at state beaches in Southern CA and the Bay Area will be CLOSED for the upcoming weekend.

#COVID19 does not take 4th of July off. Avoid crowds. Do not gather with people you do not live with.

Wear a mask. Physically distance. Be smart. Do your part."

Report of car accident near Ottingers Hill on SFD. First responders trying to locate exact location.

"ªReminder: Bolinas Fourth of July is cancelled."¬

"Hello friends and neighbors,

I am so sorry to have to share the news that Wells Fargo has made the decision to postpone reopening the Point Reyes Station branch. Doors were scheduled to reopen this coming Monday. We found out yesterday at 5pm that this is not possible.

Although the company's decision affects us all quite personally, it has been applied nationwide because of the rising Covid19 cases locally and across the US. I have to appreciate the efforts made to keep people safe, yet I am frustrated and sad to wait another undetermined amount of time before I get to see you all back at the local bank.

Please, help share this update with other local folks.

I hope you are doing well, all things considered! I encourage you to reach out to me if there is anything at all I can do to help with your banking needs in these times.

The best way to reach me currently is through this email address. I will receive email at this address wherever I am working. If you have any questions today, you can stop by downtown Petaluma at 125 Western Ave or call (707)762-4588.

Warm Regards and virtual hugs,

June"

Follow up on the bad accident on Friday: "An intoxicated driver was injured and his four passengers were hospitalized after a crash Thursday in West Marin, the California Highway Patrol said.

The wreck was reported at 7:36 p.m. on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Lagunitas, CHP Officer Andrew Barclay said. Police think the five had just left the Inkwells in Samuel P. Taylor State Park."

FULL STORY: https://www.marinij.com/2020/0...

"The Farmers market has returned in Point Reyes and needs local support. Please come out to Toby's every Saturday 9am-1pm to support you local farmers and food producers."

"SFDB closed 300 yards from Inkwells vehicle accident 4 subjects being extricated. Avoid the area!" Thx BE

There is a lot of data out there, but they all generally seem to agree that there is a spike in positive cases in Marin. The state designation is 'Marin: R0 = 1.42 "Spread of COVID-19 is likely increasing rapidly."' According to the LATimes, new cases are doubling every 7.5 days. Wear your masks. Wash your hands. Stay safe.

SFGate:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/ed...

LATimes:
https://www.latimes.com/projec...

Marin County:
https://coronavirus.marinhhs.o...

Yesterday was a hectic day all around Point Reyes. Lots of people here, and lots of emergency calls happening. Sounded like everyone ended up being ok. Thank you to all the first responders and front line folks.

"CHP H-30 is currently assisting Marin County Fire Department with a water rescue near Shell Beach in Tomales Bay.

Air, Ground and Watercraft all enroute. It's reported that there is one person in the water with two kayaks possibly on shore....

CHP H-30 just assisted Marin County Fire with a rescue in Point Reyes near the Bear Valley Trail.

CHP H-30 is currently helping Muir Beach Fire and Marin County Fire with another rescue near the coastal Trail in Muir Beach."

And there was a car fire in downtown Point Reyes.

CHP air updates: https://www.facebook.com/CHPGo...

Kayakers being rescued near Heart's Desire beach in Inverness. Helicopter on scene.

"After a foggy few weeks at the Farallon Islands, 25 miles west of San Francisco, Saturday turned clear. The five biologists who have been living and working on Southeast Farallon Island since March 30 walked the rickety path up to the island's lighthouse, at 330 feet the highest spot in a vast expanse of ocean. A blue whale spouted, seabird biologist Mike Johns says, and then another. "Then suddenly the whole ocean was blows from blue whales," he said by phone from the islands on Tuesday. "Everywhere you looked was a blue whale."

The biologists counted 47 blue whales in an hour, the most they've ever seen and a "possible record," according to a press release from NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Media and Outreach Specialist Mary Jane Schramm. Johns said there are also humpbacks visiting the islands, and a handful of gray whales."

(Photo of blue whale taken this weekend at North Beach in Point Reyes by WMF)

FULL STORY: https://baynature.org/2020/06/...

From the Coastal Health Alliance: "On Monday, June 22, we are closing the Point Reyes Station medical clinic for two weeks to install new flooring. During this period, in-person visits will occur at our Bolinas site. When the flooring project is completed, services will return to PRS on July 6 and Bolinas will close again until further notice.

WE WILL CONTINUE CONDUCTING A THURSDAY MORNING (10:00-12:00) TESTING CLINIC (VIRAL SWAB) FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN THE BACK-PARKING LOT AT THE POINT REYES CLINIC."

Video footage of the fire in Stinson Beach today.

Video footage of the fire in Stinson Beach this morning. They're asking that people avoid the area if possible. (thx HM)

Update on Stinson Beach fire: "Looks like sand dollar real estate office and the yellow house next to it." via https://twitter.com/marqueymar...

Hearing reports that the Sand Dollar in Stinson Beach is on fire right now. People reporting smoke. Anyone else have details? (Thx MM)

"Report of tree blocking Sir Francis Drake Blvd. near platform bridge road. MCFD enroute."

Be prepared for cold and wind: "A late season cold front will pass over NorCal today. Temps will be as much as 20 degrees cooler for the inland valleys with highs only in the 70s. Westerly winds will be gusty this afternoon thru out the Bay Area with gusts as high as 45 mph possible in wind prone spots." - Bay Area NWS

Some great history from the Bolinas Museum: "On June 5, Bolinas suffered a raging fire in the two story Waterhouse Building, next to the Bolinas Post Office. It devastated community members' apartments and businesses. This structure was built by the Waterhouse-Pepper family, who also constructed the post office building and St. Aiden's church"”all on their family land. All three structures were built in the 1960s, but the site and the Waterhouse-Pepper family are an important part of Bolinas history, going back to the 1880s. In this photograph, c. 1884, we see newly created Brighton and Terrace Avenues. On the right is the Waterhouse home and dairy buildings, the site of today's post office, Waterhouse Building, and St. Aiden's.

In the early 1880s, Nellie and Frank Waterhouse anchored this area as downtown Bolinas when they purchased part of J.J. Briones's dairy ranch, created Brighton, Terrace, and Park Avenues, subdivided the land, and offered lots for sale as the Granda Vista subdivision. Nellie, who contributed much to the community, supervised building her family house, as well as the development of homes of local residents. The couple's only child, Marin Waterhouse, married Lewis Pepper, whose family's homestead is now Gospel Flat Farm. Marin and Lewis had nine children who played important roles in the town. The Peppers were builders who constructed many of the now historic homes on Brighton Avenue, and carried that tradition into the 1960s, when they constructed the much needed new buildings to serve the Bolinas community. Over the years, the Waterhouse Building has housed many businesses, including the town hardware store and laundromat. In recent decades, it has housed Seashore Realty, run by Louise Pepper and Flower Fraser, where Louise and Frank Pepper's daughter, Connie Pepper Lewis, works with Flower today.

Firefighters prevented the adjacent buildings from catching fire, but the roaring fire and water damage in the Waterhouse Building destroyed people's homes and places of business, along with important resources for the community. Such a terrible fire underscores the vulnerability of our town's historic architecture and our individual responsibility for fire prevention.

Image caption: Waterhouse's Grande Vista subdivision and Brighton Avenue, c. 1886, Gelatin silver print, Bolinas Museum History Archives, Gift of George Longley, 1982.5.7"

This started earlier this morning, not sure what the current status is: "Marin County Fire working to contain a small fire in a 20x20 section logs at the West Marin Compost facility. No threat to public. No evacuations in place. Traffic may be slowed on Nicasio Valley Road."

There is a petition with over 2,700 signatures to rename Sir Francis Drake Blvd. "To have the main road that travels through Marin County be named after a known slave trader glorifies and honors his work. Honoring a slave trader is incredibly offensive and isn't inclusive to Marin's community at large. Marin County is making a bold statement to the world that the morals and values that was upheld by Sir Francis Drake is honored by naming a major thoroughfare after him. "

LINK: https://www.change.org/p/marin...

Another person who was affected by the fire in Bolinas. "This is an emergency fund to help one of the residents, Keith Huntley, who lost everything in the fire at 22 Brighton Ave on June 5th. He is currently without a home and has only the clothes and toiletries that were generously donated by a community member, so we're looking to raise enough to help him secure housing, clothes, medicine, and ultimately everything else needed to make a life over from scratch (from spoons to a bed to a radio to a jacket)."

https://www.gofundme.com/f/wat...

"As some of you may already know, Marc Greco lost his salon in the recent fire that struck the Waterhouse building, downtown Bolinas. There's never a good time for something like this, but in his case it's particularly unfortunate, considering he just closed down his operation in San Francisco. This left the Bolinas salon as his only source of income and also housed all of the equipment and art that was just moved in from SF."

https://www.gofundme.com/f/mar...

"Whether we realize it or not we are all affected by this unprecedented time-a confluence of political, racial and medical crises. Stress is high and conflicts are bound to arise.

Our well trained and experienced mediators at West Marin Community Mediation have been serving our community for many years, conducting confidential and professional mediations in English and Spanish at no charge to participants- disputes between landlords and tenants, employees and employers, inter-organizational conflicts, conflicts between family members and other situations. Our mediations are free of charge and have been highly successful.

Until further notice due to the covid 19 virus we are now doing Zoom mediations. For inquiries to determine if this process might be helpful please call (415) 868-3032

Ellen Shehadeh,
Inverness"

"To our 2 Mile Friends and Family:

Tragedy has stricken our beloved shop. On Friday night, a fire broke out in our building in full destructive fashion. It got to our boards, it got to our suits, it got to our souls and it got to just about everything else.

We're mourning the loss. We know this is unhappy news in a very uncertain and difficult time for everyone. We're beyond bummed that we've had to have our doors shut for the past months and haven't seen many of you in far too long. Our hopes for summer have unfortunately been dashed, but our love persists.

2 Mile is dead. The ocean lives. The sun rises on another day and sets for the shop. Luckily, no one was hurt in the flaming madness. We're very grateful to our friends at the Bolinas Fire Department who stuck it out for the fire's duration and did everything that they could to save life and material items.

Our team is grieving the loss of summer with you all that was fated to last only four brief days. We shall surf on, and we hope that you will as well. Though this is the end of an epic era, keep the memory of 2 Mile alive in your hearts. We will remember the stoke we made happen in our lifetime, and all of the people who have grown with us over the years. Our hearts go out to all of you and we miss you already. We hope to see you every once in a while out there in the ocean blue.

There are a lot of important things going on in the country and the world right now. Though we're no longer a shining light in the darkness, we can't stop hoping for a better future for surfers and land dwellers alike. There are many important places to donate your money and time right now, but if you happen to still have some petty cash after helping others in need, we do have a gofundme set up and anything is appreciated: https://www.gofundme.com/f/2mi...

We will survive as surfers and time marches on. We first hope that you support the great societal causes if you have the means, but think of us afterwards. We have lots of love for all and see many elbow bumps, and eventually some high fives and hugs, in our futures as we cross paths in the Pacific. You are all our crystal warriors carrying on our perpetual stoke.

Goodbye to all,
2 Mile Surf Shop

"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." -- Dylan Thomas"

Via Todd Plummer "Went downtown for a hardware run and a parade broke out. There was one car for the grand marshall driven by Madeline Nieto Hope and these guys. Today would have been the traditional, wild Western Weekend parade celebrating our ranching community and far west history."

A crowd of 350 marched from Inverness Park to Point Reyes Station in solidarity with Black Lives Matter today. #BlackLivesMattters