Nikki Silverstein

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Nikki Silverstein is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Pacific Sun since 2005. She escaped Florida after college and now lives in Sausalito with her Chiweenie and an assortment of foster dogs. Send news tips to [email protected].
Performing Stars produces plays with kids in the starring roles.

Performing Stars Celebrates 35 Years of Helping Kids Get Ahead

Felecia Gaston founded Performing Stars 35 years ago, driven to fulfill a single goal: Give low-income little girls in Marin City free ballet lessons. However,...
KWMR program director, Jeff Manson, on the air in the West Marin studio.

Long Live KWMR: Federal Cutbacks Won’t Stop West Marin’s Public Radio Station

Even President Donald Trump can’t keep down KWMR, the treasured community radio station serving West Marin. Although the federal Rescissions Act of 2025 just slashed...
Moses and Gene Beard were among the original Marin City residents.

Marin City Pioneers, Unsung Heroes Helped Win WWII

The first Black people arrived in Marin City 83 years ago, on Aug. 13, 1942, recruited from across the country to fill jobs at...
Marin County beset with bad neighbors

Nightmare Neighbors, Marin Beset with Bad Behavior

Since the Pacific Sun’s first bad neighbor article ran two months ago, I’ve become a voyeur, deriving an odd combo of pleasure and dread...
Sausalito resident rebuilt Ukrainian homes.

Rebuilding Ukraine, Marin Man Volunteers in War-Torn Country

In April, Ron Albert sat in his comfortable Sausalito home watching a 60 Minutes interview with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  Six weeks later, Albert, a...
The WRAP restraint system

Saving or Taking Lives? Controversy Over Restraint Device Used by Local Police

Part two of a series about a Marin family, mental health and local law enforcement. Critics liken the WRAP restraint system to a torture device...

Brother’s Keeper: Marin Man Suing Police Over the Use of Body Restraint Device

Part one of a series about a Marin family, mental health and local law enforcement. Michael Little never believed his younger brother’s stories about police...

‘Marin Lately.’ Who’s Behind the County’s New Satirical Website?

About three months ago, while researching some random topic on Google, “Marin Lately” popped up in the search results. I clicked. I read. I...
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