Marin’s king tide preparations worked — until they didn’t

The first in a series of five stories examining the major tidal flooding this month in Marin.

Elected officials from Marin communities inundated by flooding this month said they were prepared, coordinated and largely successful — until tidal surges exceeded 8 feet above sea level and raced inland, overwhelming infrastructure and all their efforts.

“One of the questions we keep being asked is sort of, why weren’t we ready for this?” said Dan Schwarz, the city manager in Larkspur....