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Tiburon is an extremely affluent town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. The smaller city of Belvedere (formerly a separate island) occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon. Tiburon is bordered by Corte Madera to the north and Mill Valley to the west, but is otherwise surrounded by the Bay. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 774 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 Ã— 775 pixel, file size: 272 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Rich Shelton I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 774 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 Ã— 775 pixel, file size: 272 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Rich Shelton I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 Ã— 1024 pixel, file size: 928 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Path for cyclists and hikers along Bay, in Tiburon, California. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 Ã— 1024 pixel, file size: 928 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Path for cyclists and hikers along Bay, in Tiburon, California. ... The San Francisco Bay Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian trail in the San Francisco Bay area that is intended eventually to be a continuous 400-mile network of trails that will encircle San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. ... Marin County (pronounced mah-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Belvedere is a wealthy suburb of San Francisco located in Marin County, California. ... Corte Madera is a town in Marin County, California, United States. ... Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States. ...

The city's name comes from the Spanish word tiburón, which means "shark." Tiburon was formerly the southern terminus of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad; freight, mostly lumber, was brought to the town to be transferred to barges for shipping to cities within the San Francisco Bay. It is now a commuter and tourist town, linked by fast ferry services to San Francisco and with a concentration of restaurants and clothes shops. It is the nearest mainland point to Angel Island and a regular ferry service connects to the island. Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Shark (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... The Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) was a regional railroad serving the Redwood Empire of Northern California. ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ... Italian Full rigged ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large watercraft capable of deep water navigation. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about Angel Island State Park. ...

The former railroad grade now forms part of the San Francisco Bay Trail, used by hikers and cyclists. Within the Tiburon town limits, the trail passes through the Richardson Bay Park and next to the Audubon Society's Richardson Bay Sanctuary. These provide excellent opportunities for observing wildlife. The San Francisco Bay Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian trail in the San Francisco Bay area that is intended eventually to be a continuous 400-mile network of trails that will encircle San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ... Pickleweed Creek, the upper arm of Richardson Bay. ... The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to nature conservancy. ... Pickleweed Creek, the upper arm of Richardson Bay. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ...

Geography and environment

Tiburon is located at 37°53′24″N, 122°27′59″W (37.889880, -122.466421)^GR1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias CA county maps by Bumm13. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.2 [[km²]] (13.2 mi²). 11.7 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²) of it (65.71%) is water, much in the form of Richardson Bay. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

There are a number of rare and endangered species in Tiburon including the Tiburon Indian paintbrush and the Tiburon Jewelflower, Streptanthus niger, the latter of which is a tiburon endemic. Rare species is an organism which is very uncommon or scarce. ... The Siberian Tiger, a subspecies of tiger. ... Binomial name Castilleja neglecta (Zeile) Chuang & Heckard Tiburon Indian paintbrush, whose scientific name is Castilleja neglecta or Casteileja affinis spp. ... Binomial name Streptanthus niger Greene Streptanthus niger is an endangered species within the family Brassicaceae. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,666 people, 3,712 households, and 2,409 families residing in the town. The population density was 738.6/km² (1,914.9/mi²). There were 3,893 housing units at an average density of 331.8/km² (860.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.92% White, 0.87% African American, 0.22% Native American, 4.42% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.66% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 3,712 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.82. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 Ã— 1024 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 Ã— 1024 pixel, file size: 1. ... Pickleweed Creek, the upper arm of Richardson Bay. ...

The median income for a household in the town was $106,611, and the median income for a family was $149,041. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $60,773 for females. The per capita income for the town was $85,966. About 1.6% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Belvedere/Tiburon was ranked by Forbes Magazineas among the 20 most expensive real-estate markets in the US.

Businesses

Tiburon features numerous small boutiques and restaurants, catering both to local residents and to tourists. Most of the town's restaurants are located on or near Main Street, near the ferry landing. In 2004 Tiburon became the first city in the world to eliminatetrans fats from all its restaurants. Tiburon's restaurants are also smoke-free. A smoke-free restaurant is a dining establishment in which the act of smoking is specifically barred. ...

One of the oldest Tiburon restaurants is Sam's Anchor Cafe, founded in 1920. Sam's is especially popular on sunny days for the outdoor dining on its harborfront deck. It is one of the only restaurants in the San Francisco Bay with a public dock for pleasure boats (under 40 feet). Other restaurants include upscale dining with expansive Bay views at Caprice, Mexican cuisine (with an emphasis on seafood) at Guaymas, Chinese food at The Dynasty, and Northern Italian food at Servinos.

Tiburon has two hotels: Water's Edge, a boutique hotel on Main Street, and the recently refurbished Lodge at Tiburon.

One weekly newspaper is published in the town, The Ark, which extensively covers local news and events. Their local services directory is particularly useful.

On Friday evenings in the spring and summer, the town's Main Street is closed to vehicles and transformed into a large al fresco dining area for "Friday Nights on Main." Local restaurants and bars provide outdoor dining and drinks, with music and lively crowds helping create a festive atmosphere. There is also a small shopping center named The Cove in the Bel Aire neighborhood. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 867 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tiburon is the nearest mainland point to Angel Island and a regular ferry service connects to the island. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 867 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tiburon is the nearest mainland point to Angel Island and a regular ferry service connects to the island. ...

History

Tiburon has a Town Historian, Branwell Fanning. Much of the material below is drawn from his "Brief History of Tiburon", published in the Town of Tiburon's General Plan.

Tiburón means "shark" in Spanish. Whether Lt. Juan Manuel de Ayala saw a number of sharks near where he anchored the San Carlos in August 1775, off what is now Angel Island, or whether the tree covered Tiburon Peninsula looked like a shark we may never know. In any case he named the land Punta del Tiburon, or Shark Point. The Miwok Indians had lived here for thousands of years but there is no clear concept of what they called the peninsula. Miwokâ€”also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wukâ€”refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ... A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula (from the latin words paene insula, almost island) is a geographical landform consisting of an extension of a body of land from a larger body of land, surrounded by water on three sides. ...

John Reed, from Dublin, received a provisional grant for much of Southern Marin, including the Tiburon Peninsula, from the Mexican authorities in 1831, and was formally granted the Rancho Corte de Madera del Presidio in 1834. Reed married Hilaria Sanchez, daughter of the commandante of the San Francisco Presidio in 1836. The Reed name is preserved on streets, subdivisions, and the local school district. Various forms of Hilaria's name, and that of her granddaughter Hilarita Reed, are found on streets, a housing development, and the Catholic Church.

Hilarita married Dr. Benjamin Lyford, who became the first land developer with his Lyford's Hygeia, now Old Tiburon. Their house, formerly located on their dairy farm on Strawberry Point, is now a feature of the Audubon Society's Western Headquarters and Sanctuary on Greenwood Beach Road. Dairy farm near Oxford, New York A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk (mostly from cows, sometimes from buffalo, sheep or goats) and other farm animals, for human consumption. ...

Life changed little in the 40 years between the death of John Reed in 1842,and the arrival of Peter Donahue in 1882. Donahue brought with him the North Pacific Railroad (later the Northwestern Pacific Railroad). He made a deal with the Reed family for a right-of-way, blasted out the rock at Point Tiburon, and built a railroad yard and ferry terminal. The passenger ferries took commuters and automobiles to San Francisco and Sausalito, while barges carried loaded freight cars to San Francisco and Richmond. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ...

The last railroad operated passenger ferry left Tiburon in 1941, but the passenger and freight trains ran until 1967. Passenger ferry service was resumed in the 1960s when Harbor Carriers utilized sightseeing boats in the early morning and evening hours. In the 1970s the railroad tore up the tracks, plugged the tunnels, removed the trestle over Trestle Glen, and demolished the railroad ferry pier. The railroad right-of-way was purchased by the City of Tiburon and is now the waterfront Multi-Use Path. After years of hearings and studies, the former railroad yards became the Point Tiburon housing and commercial project. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ...

During its heyday the railroad-ferry service brought many other industries to Tiburon. Codfish canneries sprouted along the bay shore to can fish brought down from Alaska. Ship dismantlers broke up many obsolete ocean-going vessels, and the Navy established a huge coaling station on the east shore of the peninsula. Brick kilns were built and several powder plants opened, and oyster beds developed in the shallow waters of the bay. The rail yards were fully equipped to not only repair and service trains but to build passenger and freight cars and locomotives.

Several of the largest San Francisco Bay ferries were built in the Tiburon yards. The Navy coaling station has played a prominent part in Tiburon and Bay Area history. Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet was refueled there on its famous round-the-world cruise. Coaling service ended in 1931 and the California Maritime Academy moved in to train officers for the merchant fleet. Because the large cranes left over from the coaling operations were still operational, the company spinning the cables for the Golden Gate Bridge set up shop.

As World War II loomed the site was converted to the manufacture and service of huge anti-submarine nets, which guarded the Golden Gate and other harbors across the Pacific, and to train the sailors to handle them. Later, the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Fisheries established research facilities on the site and the Coast Guard's icebreakers made this their summer home. It is now the Romberg Environmental Center operated by San Francisco State University. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense. ...

With all the seamen, sailors, railroad workers, cannery employees, and local dairymen in Tiburon, the taverns and other attractions of Main Street were very popular on Saturday night. Prohibition did not interrupt Main Street activities as the railroad workers were able to signal the Tiburon depot as soon as any revenuers boarded a train or ferry headed for town. By the time they got to Tiburon prayer meetings were being held in the taverns. The volunteer fire department organized highly spirited baseball games, and the Corinthian Yacht Club was in full swing, so Main Street was not the only activity center.

World War II brought more people to Tiburon as the Navy built housing for NetDepot workers on the site of the present Hilarita Housing, for sailors from submarines at an annex to the Net Depot (now Paradise Beach County Park). Real estate development did not get under way in any meaningful form until after the end of the war. The descendants of the Reed family still controlled most of the land that was used for cattle ranching. Small areas of filled land were sold off to create the Bel Aire and Belveron Gardens subdivisions. The Little Reed Ranch was sold and Hawthorne Terrace, Del Mar and Reed Heights subdivisions were well under way by the time the County finally got around to preparing a Master Plan for the Tiburon Peninsula.

After several years of public hearings and discussions with the primary landowners a Master Plan was finally completed in 1956. It had something for everyone: freeways on both sides of the peninsula, a four lane "ridge route" down the center of the peninsula (with a high level bridge over Trestle Glen Blvd.), a shopping center on the crest of Ring Mountain, and a bridge to San Francisco (via Angel Island and Alcatraz) off the end. A land use density of two homes to the acre, plus areas zoned for apartments and duplexes, would have permitted 50,000 to 60,000 people to live in Tiburon.

There had been numerous attempts to incorporate a City of Tiburon over the years but they had all failed to come to a vote due to the opposition of the large land owners. The only semblance of local land use input came from the Tiburon Peninsula Coordinating Council (TPCC). This was made up of representatives of each of the home owners associations; the school, fire and sanitary districts; and the City of Belvedere. In 1963, after a number of adverse rulings by County planners regarding development on the Tiburon Peninsula, the leaders of the TPCC decided that another attempt to incorporate was justified. A separate incorporation committee was established and work began. The main issues were: revision of the 1956 Master Plan, improved police services, the bridge to San Francisco, preserving open space, and getting some form of effective local government.

One of the first challenges to be decided was just what properties were to be included in the incorporated area. The mapping committee started with the Tiburon Fire Protection District map as a base. The properties of large land owners who had been able to frustrate previous attempts were eliminated from the map. Certain areas, such as the Reedlands and part of Belveron Gardens, which were outside the Tiburon Fire District, but which wanted to be in the new city, were added. Angel Island, also outside the fire district boundary, was more controversial. Most did not see any value to having it within the city limits, as it was a state park. The counter argument was that it was "there", and we wanted a say in whatever future development might be planned. The County Boundary Commission (later LAFCO), at the time made up of the members of the Board of Supervisors wanted it out of the new city because of potential sales tax revenues.

They finally yielded to arguments put forth by the incorporation committee, and let it remain within the new city limits. In March 1964 an election was held to create the City of Tiburon, and on June 23, 1964, the incorporation was final and a City Council seated, and mayor elected. June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

A city manager was hired and a contract for police services was made with the county sheriff. A Planning Commission was established and commissioners appointed. Offices at 80 Main Street were rented. To help plan for the future the Tiburon Advisory Committee was appointed, consisting of citizens who had been active in community affairs. Their report, issued in 1965, outlined goals in land use, recreation, traffic, and "image".

In 1966, at the first election after incorporation, three of the incumbents were replaced. Over the next several years, the new City Council strengthened the Planning Commission and divided it further into Boards of Design Review and Adjustments. They completed a new Master Plan and General Plan for the peninsula and new zoning ordinances to implement the plans. They also created a parks and recreation commission. Special ordinances to protect trees and to protect views were created. Property values were rising faster than funds could be accumulated so bonds were issued and several hundred acres of open space were acquired. Several hundred additional acres were purchased by the Nature Conservancy to permanently protect the ridgelines, and the City purchased additional land from the Navy. The railroad right-of-way, almost 2.5 miles of frontage on Richardson Bay, was acquired for a bicycle path.

One of the most difficult decisions involved traffic planning. After numerous public hearings it was finally decided that Tiburon Boulevard would remain a two-lane road east of Trestle Glen Blvd. Stop lights and turnouts were scheduled east of that point and eventually built. The four-lane bypass section from Highway 101 to Blackie's Pasture (the old Tiburon Blvd. became Greenwood Beach Road) was completed in 1966. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) had anticipated extending the four lanes downtown, so the fill created during this project was placed in the Bay east of Blackie's Pasture, and after the City did some land swapping with Caltrans, became McKegney Green and the park South of Knoll Park. Blackie's Pasture property was also acquired and became part of the series of waterfront parks and paths known as the Richardson Bay Lineal Park. Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets and highways and public transport lines). ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ...

LAFCO determined that Tiburon's sphere of influence would extend to Highway 101. Annexation of the rest of the peninsula was attempted but never successful due to opposition in Strawberry. Eventually, those areas that wished to be within the city limits were annexed, and the city grew westward to include the Reedland Woods, Bel Aire, Tiburon Crest and Cypress Hollow subdivisions.

The completion of the Point Tiburon development in the former railroad yards signaled a change in the population mix and needs of the area. The Town acquired the waterfront land as part of the Point Tiburon development and created the Ferry Landing and Plaza. In 1997 a new Town Hall was opened with a new Belvedere-Tiburon Library next door. A new police station followed in 2000. The Belvedere-Tiburon Library The Belvedere-Tiburon Library is a public library serving the communities of Belvedere, California, and Tiburon, California, in Marin County, California. ...

Following a large and successful Millennium Party the Town has pursued a policy to revitalize Main Street and the rest of Downtown Tiburon. Main Street was reconstructed for both aesthetics and to make it and the shops and restaurants handicapped accessible. The Allan Thompson Walkway along the water side of Main Street was completely rebuilt. A waterfront park from the ferry landing to Elephant Rock Fishing Pier included the Donahue Building, last survivor of the railroad presence. In the summer of 2004 a series of "Friday Nights on Main Street" community parties was inaugurated. Main Street was closed to automobile traffic and the restaurants created special menus for the occasion. Tables in the street in front of each restaurant added to the festivities.

In November, 2006, a commissioned fountain with a nautically-themed sculpture titled "Coming About" was unveiled at the entrance to Main Street. About half of the $500,000 cost of the sculpture was donated by the Zelinsky family, longtime owners of many commercial properties in Tiburon. The sculpture was designed by Jeffery Reed and Jennifer Madden.

Development

Controversies surrounding development are a significant public policy issues facing the Town; this condition has endured for at least three decades.

At the lowest level, any new construction or exterior renovation, commercial or residential, must be approved by the Design Review Board, which often applies stringent criteria to avoid "eyesores" and preserve neighbors' views.

More significantly, there remain several large tracts of undeveloped land, virtually all of which have owners who desire to build multiple residences on these properties. Many of these properties, while located on the Tiburon Peninsula, are outside of town boundaries. However, under a LAFCO policy, any urbanization of these lands would result in their being annexed by the Town, since it is the Town that would provide needed services. Hence it is the town Planning Commission and ultimately the Town Council that determines the extent that these lands can be developed. Major tracts of land currently in various stages of planning or permitting include the Martha Property, Easton Point and Tiburon Glen. The permitting processes in all cases are lengthy and contentious, pitting developers against active and organized residents seeking to preserve the open space and quasi-rural character of the area and avoid the kind of traffic seen by other Bay Area communities. Particularly active in opposing development is the Tiburon Last Chance Committee. No development has yet begun on any of these open tracts.

The Martha Property and Easton Point, the largest of the undeveloped lands, are particularly contested issues, with court battles dating back to 1975. Historically the Ring Mountain property was an area of contest, especially due to the high biodiversity and presence of rare and endangered species. Ring Mountain is a tuya in the Mount Cayley Volcanic Field, British Columbia, Canada. ... Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity is the variation of taxonomic life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. ... Rare species is an organism which is very uncommon or scarce. ... The Siberian Tiger, a subspecies of tiger. ...

In 2002 residents in a referendum defeated a proposed rule that would have prohibited much of the development on open tracts of land by, among other things, banning development near ridgelines. Among the arguments against this proposal were that it would subject the town to costly lawsuits by developers claiming their economic rights had been unjustly impaired.

A 2006 controversy concerned the expansion plans of the Kol Shofar Synagogue. These were opposed by a number of neighbors, principally over the size of a new multi-purpose room and the traffic and noise impact of a proposed 27 additional events with up to 250 persons. The Tiburon Planning Commission in the summer of 2006 rejected the expansion plans, claiming that Kol Shofar refused to engage in compromise discussions. This brought the issue to the Tiburon Town Council. In October 2006, the dispute took on broader significance when Kol Shofar proponents raised issues of religious freedom. Specifically, they claimed that the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), which prohibits "substantial burdens" on the exercise of religion by government regulations, would be violated if the Town prohibited their expansion plans. The synagogue retained the The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty which threatened litigation depending on the outcome. The Tiburon City Council attempted to resolve the issue late in the 2006 by permitting a somewhat reduced expansion with restrictions on event sizes and hours and provisions to mitigate the parking, noise and traffic impacts. However a group of neighbors sued both the town and the synagogue in March, 2007, alleging environmental and land-use violations. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub. ... The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, interfaith, legal and educational institute dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions. ...

Schools

Tiburon, Belvedere, and a part of Corte Madera are in the Reed Union School District. The District has three schools, all located in Tiburon: Reed Elementary (grades K-2); Bel Aire Elementary (grades 3-5); and Del Mar Middle School (grades 6-8).^[1] All three have been recognized as "California Distinguished Schools" by the state Department of Education. St. Hilary School, a Catholic primary school for children grades K-8, is also located in Tiburon.^[2] Belvedere is a wealthy suburb of San Francisco located in Marin County, California. ... Corte Madera is a town in Marin County, California, United States. ...

All three of Tiburon's public schools have gone or are undergoing substantial renovation and expansion. Reed completed reconstructuion in 2004, and both Bel Aire and Del Mar completed reconstruction in 2006.

Tiburon is in the Tamalpais Union High School District and the Marin Community College District. Tiburon graduates attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley from 1908, when Tam opened, until 1958, when Redwood High School opened in Larkspur, with Reed Union School District in its attendance area. The Tam Union High School District or TUHSD serves three major high schools and two secondary high schools. ... College of Marin is a community college in Kentfield, CA, in Marin County. ... Tamalpais High School (nicknamed Tam) is a public secondary school located in Mill Valley, California. ... Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States. ... For other Redwood High Schools , see Redwood High School (disambiguation). ... Larkspur is a city located in Marin County, California. ...

Get Ready

Tiburon launched in 2006 Get Ready 94920, which seeks to be the first city in the nation to train 100% of its citizens in disaster preparedness.

Notes

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External links

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Incorporated places	Belvedere • Corte Madera • Fairfax • Larkspur • Mill Valley • Novato • Ross • San Anselmo • San Rafael • Sausalito • Tiburon Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 552 pixelsFull resolution (891 Ã— 615 pixel, file size: 4 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marin County, California San Anselmo, California... Marin County (pronounced mah-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Saint Raphael Church, one of the citys most recognizable landmarks San Rafael (IPA: ; originally IPA: ), is the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. ... An incorporated place, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city, town (except the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village and having legally prescribed limits, powers, and... Belvedere is a wealthy suburb of San Francisco located in Marin County, California. ... Corte Madera is a town in Marin County, California, United States. ... Fairfax is a town located in Marin County, California. ... Larkspur is a city located in Marin County, California. ... Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States. ... Novato is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in northern Marin County. ... Ross is a small town in Marin County, California United States, just north of San Francisco. ... San Anselmo is a town located in Marin County, California, in the western United States. ... Saint Raphael Church, one of the citys most recognizable landmarks San Rafael (IPA: ; originally IPA: ), is the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. ... Sausalito is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area situated in Marin County, California, United States. ...
CDPs	Black Point-Green Point • Bolinas • Dillon Beach • Inverness • Kentfield • Lagunitas-Forest Knolls • Lucas Valley-Marinwood • Muir Beach • Point Reyes Station • San Geronimo • Santa Venetia • Stinson Beach • Strawberry • Tamalpais-Homestead Valley • Tomales • Woodacre A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Black Point-Green Point is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Bolinas peninsula from 40,000 feet Bolinas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Dillon Beach is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Inverness is a town located in western Marin County, California. ... Kentfield is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Lagunitas and Forest Knolls are census-designated places and unincorporated areas located in the western half of the San Geronimo Valley in Marin County, California. ... Lucas Valley-Marinwood is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Looking out from Muir Beach Muir Beach, located about 2 miles from the entrance to Muir Woods, is a city and beach located across the bay from San Francisco. ... Point Reyes Station is a town in northern California, in western Marin County, California. ... San Geronimo is a census-designated place located in the San Geronimo Valley in Marin County, California. ... Santa Venetia is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Stinson Beach Stinson Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. ... Strawberry is an unincorporated district of Mill Valley located in Marin County, California. ... Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Tomales is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Woodacre is an unincorporated town located in the San Geronimo Valley in Marin County, California. ...
Unincorporated communities	Bel Marin Keys • Inverness Park • Marin City • Marshall • Nicasio • Olema In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Bel Marin Keys, California - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Inverness Park exists as a series of small communities between the towns of Point Reyes Station and Inverness. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Marshall, California is a town on the east shore of Tomales Bay in Marin County, Northern California. ... Nicasio is a village located in the hills of west Marin County, California, United States. ... Olema is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ...
State parks	Angel Island • China Camp • Mount Tamalpais • Olompali • Tomales Bay State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Aerial view of Angel Island. ... China Camp State Park is a state park located in in San Rafael, California on the north eastern shore of Point San Pedro. ... Mount Tamalpais State Park is a California state park, located in Marin County. ... Olompali State Historic Park is a 700 acre park on the Marin Peninsula, 3. ... Tomales Bay from Hearts Desire Beach, Tomales Bay State Park Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. ...

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