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==Economy== [[File:WELCOME TO TIBURON.jpg|thumb|]] [[File:Angel Island Ferry.jpg|thumb|right|Tiburon is the nearest mainland point to [[Angel Island (California)|Angel Island]] and a regular ferry service from the [[Tiburon Ferry Terminal]] connects to the island.]] Tiburon features numerous small boutiques and restaurants, catering to local residents and tourists. Most of the town's restaurants are located on or near Main Street, near the [[Tiburon Ferry Terminal]]. Besides the boat to the [[San Francisco Ferry Building]], the [[Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry]] provides daily service to nearby Angel Island. In 2004, Tiburon became the first city in the world to eliminate trans-fats from all its restaurants.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bantransfats.com/projecttiburon.html |publisher= Ban Trans Fats |title= Project Tiburon America's First Trans Fat-Free City }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.marinij.com/2007/02/04/tiburons-trans-fat-ban-started-national-movement/ |title= Tiburon's trans-fat ban started national movement |date= July 19, 2018 |orig-year= 2007 |access-date=May 20, 2009 |publisher= Marine Independent Journal |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120516055838/http://www.marinij.com/fastsearchresults/ci_5155266 |archive-date= May 16, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref> There is a small shopping center named The Boardwalk downtown, and another, The Cove, in the Bel Aire neighborhood. One weekly newspaper is published in the town titled ''[[The Ark (newspaper)|The Ark]]'', since 1973, which covers local news and events.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thearknewspaper.com/about-us |title= About Us |publisher= The Ark Newspaper }}</ref> It has been named a national General Excellence winner among small weekly newspapers in the U.S. by the [[National Newspaper Association]] each year 2014-2019 and again in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://nnaweb.org/pub/doc/bnec2014generalexcellencewinnersbynewspaper.pdf |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2014 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nnaweb.org/pub/doc/2015genexwinnersbycategory.doc |format= doc |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2015 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nnaweb.org/pub/doc/genexwinners2016.xlsx |format= xlsx |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2016 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nnaweb.org/pub/doc/pub-aux-b-1-10-30-17.pdf |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2017 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://nnaweb.org/pub/doc/2018EditorialWinnersbyNewspaper2.xls |format= xlsx |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2018 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nnaweb.org/pub/doc/Editorial-Winners-by-Newspaper-2019.xlsx |format= xlsx |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2019 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://nnaweb.org/pub/doc/2022-NNAF-Editorial-BNC-Winners-by-Newspaper.xlsx |format= xlsx |publisher= National Newspaper Association |title= Winners from the 2022 Better Newspaper Contests }}</ref> It also has been named a state General Excellence winner among small weekly newspapers by the [[California News Publishers Association]] in 2014 and each year 2018-2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cnpa.com/cja/2014-better-newspapers-contest-weekly-winners/ |publisher=California Newspaper Publishers Association |title= Winners of the 2014 Better Newspapers Contest |date=December 6, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://cnpa.com/cja/2018print/ |publisher= California News Publishers Association |title= Winners of the 2018 California Journalism Awards |date= April 30, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://cnpa.com/cja/2019print/ |publisher= California News Publishers Association |title= Winners of the 2019 California Journalism Awards |date= March 18, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://cnpa.com/cja/2020print/ |publisher= California News Publishers Association |title= Winners of the 2020 California Journalism Awards |date= May 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://cnpa.com/cja/2021-california-journalism-awards-print-contest-winners |publisher= California News Publishers Association |title= Winners of the 2021 California Journalism Awards |date= May 27, 2022 }}</ref>
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