Marin Independent Journal

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Williams, 46; Eric Stonestreet, 55; Adam Sandler, 60; Hugh Grant, 66. Happy Birthday: Your timing will require fine-tuning, but once you are in sync, everything will fall into place. Take care of matters that have an expiration date first, then proceed to getting your mind wrapped around new possibilities.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Eric: I got married at 23, divorced at 30. I’m now in my 40s. I don’t have much association with my ex-husband, but I do hear about him from time to time because we’re in the same industry. Recently, my ex started working at my company as a consultant. He’s mostly remote but has about a week of in-office time once a month. Everything was going well at first, but I found that he was more vocal about our past than I’m comfortable with.

Tina McGowan OBITUARY Tina Marie McGowan lost her 12-year battle with Neuroendricine cancer on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Tina was born in San Francisco on October 29, 1962 to Thomas Corridan and Theressa DeBellis and grew up in Santa Rosa. While she had a challenging upbringing she learned horseback riding, water skiing and an appreciation for the outdoors thanks to her lifelong friends.

David Arrow OBITUARY David Arrow, a devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, and U.S. Army veteran, passed away on September 4, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Los Angeles, David proudly served his country in the United States Army, with stationings in both Korea and Germany. Following his military service, he settled in Novato, California, where he built a lasting career as a craftsman and small business owner.

Robert Alan Maloney OBITUARY Robert (“Bob”) Alan Maloney passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 1938, to George Maloney and Dorothy (Sylvester) and was a proud fourth-generation San Franciscan. Bob’s childhood was not always easy. At age 10, he was seriously affected by polio and, shortly afterward, lost his mother to hepatitis.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Branson’s Kaitlyn Schlipf turned up the heat on Tuesday with a hole-in-one on the 14th hole at Meadow Club to lead the Bulls to a 183-192 victory over Redwood. Schlipf earned low medalist honors for her team with a 44. Field hockey Senior Paige Fredrickson scored her first goal of the season to spark Marin Academy to its first win of the season, 3-2, over Lick-Wilmerding and defending MCAL player of the year Frankie Lemieux on Tuesday.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Wednesday, Sept. 9 Field hockey Marin Catholic vs. Archie Williams, 4 p.m., Red Hill Field Flag football Piner at Novato, 4:30 p.m. Terra Linda at Galileo, 5:30 p.m. Carondelet at San Marin, 6:30 p.m. Mercy at San Rafael, 7:30 p.m. Girls golf Marin Catholic vs.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Eloise Tonderys (18) of Redwood jumps in the air celebrating her goal against Tamalpais in the fourth quarter during a MCAL field hockey game at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif. on Sept. 8, 2026. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal) Goalkeeper Meredith Levine of Redwood saves a shot from Tamalpais during a MCAL field hockey game at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif. on Sept. 8, 2026.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have been out of the playoff picture for most of the summer, but it wasn’t until Monday that the gavel officially came down. Even in victory, San Francisco was officially eliminated from postseason contention. All that’s left to do is play out the string of a fifth straight non-winning season, a first in franchise history. This season, an objective disaster, has long been lost.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MELBOURNE, Australia — Defensive tackle Alfred Collins sustained a season-ending knee injury in the 49ers’ practice Tuesday, further decimating an already suspect defensive line three days shy of their season opener here against the Los Angeles Rams. Collins tore his patellar tendon during defensive warmups, coach Kyle Shanahan revealed before Wednesday’s practice at AAMI Park.