Marin County is located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 262,231. Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael. Marin County is across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco,and is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley,CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sonoma County is located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census,its population was 488,863. Its seat of government and largest city is Santa Rosa.
Larkspur is a city in Marin County,California,United States. Larkspur is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of San Rafael,at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 13,064. Larkspur's Police Department is shared with that of the neighboring Corte Madera and town of San Anselmo as the Central Marin Police Authority. Intersecting Larkspur's downtown is Madrone Canyon,a residential area amidst a redwood grove.
San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County,California,United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the city's population was 61,271,up from 57,713 in 2010.
Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County,in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its population as of the 2020 census was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and Redwood Coast. It is the fifth most populous city in the Bay Area after San Jose,San Francisco,Oakland,and Fremont;and the 25th-most populous city in California.
Windsor is an incorporated town in Sonoma County,California,United States. The town is 9 miles north of Santa Rosa and 63 miles north of San Francisco. The population was 26,344 as of the 2020 census.
Golden Gate Transit (GGT) is a public transportation system serving the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California,United States. It primarily serves Marin County,Sonoma County,and San Francisco,and also provides limited service to Contra Costa County. In 2023,Golden Gate Transit had a ridership of 1,366,600,or about 4,200 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is a rail line and bicycle-pedestrian pathway project in Sonoma and Marin counties of the U.S. state of California. When completed,the entire system will serve a 70-mile (110 km) corridor between Cloverdale in northern Sonoma County and Larkspur Landing in Marin County. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 749,700,or about 2,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
The Golden Gate Bridge,Highway and Transportation District is a special-purpose district that owns and operates three regional transportation assets in the San Francisco Bay Area:the iconic Golden Gate Bridge,the Golden Gate Ferry system and the Golden Gate Transit system. All three assets connect Marin County with San Francisco. In the 1950s and 60s,officials in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge District coordinated to kill the popular BART extension into Marin County in order to preserve their own toll revenues.
Jackson Temple was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California. He served three separate terms on the court between 1870 and 1902.
Greenbrae is a small unincorporated community in Marin County,California. It is located 1.5 miles (2 km) south-southeast of downtown San Rafael,at an elevation of 33 feet,and adjacent to U.S. Route 101 at the opening of the Ross Valley. Part of Greenbrae is an unincorporated community of the county while the remaining area is inside the city limits of Larkspur. The ZIP code is 94904,and is shared with the neighboring Census-designated place (CDP) of Kentfield. The community is in area codes 415 and 628.
California's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Jared Huffman,a Democrat,has represented the district since January 2013. Currently,it encompasses the North Coast region and adjacent areas of the state. It stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border,and includes all of the portions of Highway 101 within California that are north of San Francisco,excepting a stretch in Sonoma County. The district consists of Marin,Mendocino,Humboldt,Del Norte,and Trinity Counties,plus portions of Sonoma County. Cities in the district include San Rafael,Petaluma,Novato,Windsor,Healdsburg,Ukiah,Fort Bragg,Fortuna,Eureka,Arcata,McKinleyville,Crescent City,and northwestern Santa Rosa.
Jared William Huffman is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Huffman represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the Assembly Water,Parks &Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote,defeating Republican nominee Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.
Patricia A. Wiggins was an American politician and member of the Democratic party. Wiggins served in the California State Assembly,representing the 7th district from 1998 until 2004,and in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2010,representing the 2nd district. Wiggins previously served as a member of the Santa Rosa city council.
Noreen Marie Evans is an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the California State Senate. As a Democrat,she represented the 2nd district,encompassing Humboldt,Mendocino,Lake and Napa counties,as well as parts of Sonoma and Solano counties.
William Jules Filante was an American physician and politician from California and member of the Republican Party.
Marc Levine is an American politician,who served in the California State Assembly representing the 10th district between 2012 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Levine is the former Chairman of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. A former member of the San Rafael City Council,Levine previously worked as a technology entrepreneur.
Jim Wood is an American politician currently serving as Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly since November 2023. He is a Democrat representing the 2nd Assembly District,which encompasses all of Del Norte,Humboldt,Mendocino,and Trinity counties,plus northern and coastal Sonoma County,including the northern half of Santa Rosa.
Damon Matthew Connolly is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 12th district. Elected in November 2022,he assumed office on December 5,2022.
