Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has notified the County that it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in Marin County. The PSPS is confirmed in response to a strong wind event coupled with extreme fire conditions. The extended outage will begin as early as 4:00p.m. on Saturday, October 26, depending on weather patterns. The...
The following land use restrictions are in effect for the Marin Municipal Water District, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin Open Space, San Rafael Open Space and The Point Reyes National Seashore during the Red Flag conditions. Closures at Sky Oaks, Natalie Coffin Green Park (Ross), and Leo Cronin Parking Lot, MMWD Mount Vision Rd, Inverness...
The City’s contractor, Ghilotti Bros., Inc., has placed over 2,700 tons of hot mix asphalt in the last month as part of the City’s CIP Street Resurfacing project. That’s almost 150 truckloads of asphalt! They are off to a great start with 5,500 tons left to pave this year. Next week, Ghilotti Bros. will grind...
In January 2017, the City of San Rafael experienced a significant storm event resulting in a landslide at 70 Irwin Street. This landslide affected the entire roadway of Irwin Street, resulting in its closure to the public in the spring of 2017 due to safety concerns. The City’s contractor, Valentine Corporation, was awarded with a...
The City of San Rafael and the County of Marin jurisdiction boundaries meet at the five-legged intersection of Highland Avenue/Deer Park Avenue/Summit Avenue up above Dominican University. It was a free-for-all; some approaches were yield-controlled, and others were free (uncontrolled). The City received inquiries from residents who wrote in requesting the Traffic Division look into...
This year’s Arbor Day event was held on October 22nd at Oleander Park in Terra Linda. This was the 37th annual event to maintain our “Tree City USA” membership. Many were in attendance, including service contractors, Community Services & Public Works staff, and members from the Town of Tiburon. Mark Wright honored the late Parks...
Save the date! Fire Station 57 is having its grand opening on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Fire Station 57 joins Fire Station 52 as our newest Measure E funded safety facility. Passed by the voters of San Rafael in 2013, Measure E provides funding to upgrade and replace the City’s essential facilities. Construction commenced in...
The National Weather Service issues a Red Flag Warning when a combination of warm temperatures, very low humidity, and strong winds puts a community at extreme risk of wildfire. A Red Flag Warning for the North Bay Mountains, interior valleys, and other parts of the Bay Area is in effect from Saturday, October 26 through 11 A.M....
Actualizado: viernes 25 de octubre, 01:00 PM El departamento de gas y energia electrica, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) ha notificado al Condado de Marin que puede activar sus protocolos de apagado de energía pública (PSPS) por sus siglas en ingles, en respuesta a un evento de vientos fuertes y advertencia de alto peligro...
Prepare Now Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has notified the County of Marin that it may activate its Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) protocols in response to a high wind event and Red Flag Warning. At 7:30am this morning, PG&E said it could potentially initiate a planned power shutoff in parts of Marin County...
The County of Marin has published this press release about the potential power shut off in Marin County. For updates on impacts to San Rafael visit: www.cityofsanrafael.org/psps For Immediate Release: October 25, 2019 County Prepares for Potential Power Shutoff PG&E notifies County staff of possible temporary service disruption SAN RAFAEL, CA – Pacific Gas &...
The National Weather Service issues a Red Flag Warning when a combination of warm temperatures, very low humidity, and strong winds puts a community at extreme risk of wildfire. A Red Flag Warning for the North Bay Mountains, interior valleys, and other parts of the Bay Area is in effect from Noon Wednesday, October 23 through 6...
The City's contractors will begin resurfacing work tomorrow, 10/23 on Villa Ave. from Grand Ave. to the NB 101 onramp. Work will continue from 7 AM to 5 PM through Thursday and potentially into Friday. Both directions of travel will remain open during the construction hours, though crews will be directing one direction at a...
The City's contractor will be doing road work on Second Street at Shaver Street on the afternoon of Monday, October 21st. Road work on Third Street at Shaver Street will occur on the mornings of October 22nd and 23rd. Crews will be closing one lane at a time to repair the roadway surface. The work...
SMART will be testing pre-revenue operations in San Rafael this coming Saturday, October 19, 2019. The hours of operations are scheduled from approximately 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Operations will occur from the Larkspur station to Myrtle Avenue (near the south portal of the Puerto Suello Tunnel), including the 4th Street, 5th Avenue, and Mission...
Wondering what all the action on Fifth Avenue is? Starting tomorrow morning, October 16 the City’s contractor, Ghilotti Bros. will be performing maintenance work on Fifth Avenue between J Street and Happy Lane. They'll be removing sections of about six inches of asphalt and replacing it with six inches of fresh asphalt. Signs displaying parking...
Valentine Corporation is starting work on the installation of additional drainage improvements for the 70 Irwin Street slide repair project on Monday. This will include 750 feet of v-ditch and approximately 1,000 feet of asphalt berm adjacent to the location of the slide. This work will take approximately 2 months to complete and will require...
Last October, new time limits were established in East San Rafael as part of the short-term strategy identified in the 2017 East San Rafael Parking Study, as a way to increase parking supply and improve parking. Since then, data has been collected on the turnover of parking seen in both the commercial & residential areas....
The construction of the Public Safety Center continues to progress. The roofing on the building is completed and the interior walls have been insulated. The building is now weatherproof and is ready for the upcoming wet season. With an average daily crew of fifty workers, the contractor continues to hit critical milestones to keep the...
The Department of Public Works has contracted Solitude Lake Management to help the City implement sustainable lagoon management in maintaining our lagoons. After many years of drought, followed by two years of heavy rains, the City lagoons and a majority of the lakes, ponds, and shorelines along the California coast have been inundated with Blue-green...
The City’s annual resurfacing project has commenced! The City’s contractor, Ghilotti Bros. Inc., has placed 5 lane miles of microsurfacing and 1,700 tons of asphalt. Micro-surfacing is a protective seal coat that is applied to asphalt in order to extend its life. All of this year’s micro-surfacing has been completed however, approximately 7,000 tons of...
The National Weather Service issues a Red Flag Warning when a combination of warm temperatures, very low humidity, and strong winds puts a community at extreme risk of wildfire. A Red Flag Warning for the North Bay Mountains, interior valleys, and other parts of the Bay Area is in effect from 5 AM Wednesday, October 9 through...
Updated: 10/8/2019 - 4:00pm At this time the City of San Rafael will not be impacted by PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff in Marin County. For information about PG&E power shut off impacts in Marin and find ways to stay informed please visit the County of Marin's update page. We will provide updates if conditions...
San Rafael Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members are invited to practice their communications skills with other San Rafael CERT team members on October 20, 2019 at Gerstle Park - 201 San Rafael Avenue from 1 pm to 4 pm. Bring your Family Radio Service (FRS) radios, Zello app, or ham radio and your fellow...
National Fire Prevention Week 2019 Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape! ™ The San Rafael Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” The campaign works to...
The Falkirk Cultural Center (and its grounds) is one of my favorite places in San Rafael. But did you know bees also love it? Volunteers from the Marin Master Gardeners are busy making the grounds at the Falkirk Cultural Center a beautiful and educational attraction. One small change so far is the transition of the...
As you may know, Costco is proposing to build a new, approximately 147,000 square-foot warehouse center, including a warehouse, tire center, and fueling station to replace the Sears building at Northgate Mall. Costco is at a “Pre-Application” stage. The purpose of the Pre-Application is for an applicant to receive: 1) preliminary feedback from the City,...
Currently, 19 local fire agencies provide fire protection and emergency response services to communities in Marin County, but there is no single coordinating agency for wildfire prevention. The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA) initiative, which was conceived by a collaborative countywide effort among jurisdictions across Marin County, would allow local fire agencies and emergency service providers,...
We’re continuously on the move to modernize City services, and at Monday’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving an agreement with Xantrion, Inc. for information technology services. Our existing model for providing municipal information technology services (such as helpdesk and network support) relies on five separate vendors which has led to structural problems, inefficient...
Did you know that the original Downtown Library opened at its current location in January 1909? In the late 1950s, local architect Gordon A. Phillips was hired to design a 6,000 square-foot addition that would more than double the Library’s size. San Rafael quickly outgrew the first library expansion and the next step was to...
