In Your Town for Jan. 8, 2026

SAUSALITO

Electrical issue
suspected in fire

The cause of a fire that damaged an apartment building this week appears to be an electrical problem in a basement, a fire official said Wednesday.

The fire happened Monday morning at 14 Josephine St., part of a three-level hillside structure. The lower-level apartment has a small basement below it, said Battalion Chief Matt Barnes of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District.

The fire destroyed the lower-level apartment...