There's a new ride in town! Marin Transit has launched a new on-demand accessible shuttle service known as Marin Transit Connect. The new service is designed to help passengers connect to bus routes, SMART and major destinations across Northern San Rafael, like Northgate Mall, Marin Civic Center and Kaiser. Download the app on your smartphone...
The time has come! The completed Climate Change Action Plan 2030 will be presented to the City Council for consideration at Monday’s meeting. The Climate Change Action Plan 2030 sets targets for a minimum 40-percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and outlines steps that residents, businesses, and the City can take to...
On February 4, 2019, City staff presented an informational report to the City Council regarding Mandatory Mediation and Just Cause evictions. Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party facilitates the negotiation of a mutually acceptable resolution to a dispute between a landlord and a tenant. With Mandatory Mediation, if a triggering event...
Once a year, the City Council recognizes Public Service Recognition Week and National Police Week at a City Council meeting. Public Service Recognition Week appreciates government employees across the U.S. in all levels of government, including City government. Similarly, National Police Week is an annual observance that recognizes the contributions of our law enforcement personnel...
The City of San Rafael is hosting a multi-day design workshop (known as a "Charrette") from Wednesday, May 8th to Saturday, May 11th to develop an updated master plan for Downtown San Rafael. Charrette events will include community workshops and presentations, brown bag lunches, and two open ‘drop-in’ studios. All members of the public are invited to come check out potential design concepts and share ideas with a group...
The Transportation Authority of Marin, with support from Marin Clean Energy, is proud to sponsor the second annual electric vehicle ride and drive at the historic May Madness event in downtown San Rafael on Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. As residents and visitors alike stroll along 4th Street, they will have...
SAN RAFAEL, CA: The City of San Rafael will host a re-opening ceremony for the new Albert Park playground, located at 618 B Street, on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. This event will celebrate the completion of a multi-year endeavor to bring new and inclusive playground equipment to Albert Park. The ceremony will...
Another week, another milestone! The 2018 Sidewalk Repair program poured concrete at the last property in Sun Valley today. With Sun Valley complete, the focus will turn to Gerstle Park with a heavy schedule lined up to take advantage of this perfect weather. Sun Valley by the Numbers: Total locations with sidewalk or curb and...
Tomorrow, the subcontractor, Teichert Construction for PG&E, will be closing one lane along C street between 4th and 5th Street to install a natural gas line for the future Tamalpais Brewing Co at 1300 4th Street . Work will be performed and completed between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Through traffic will be permitted during...
Help improve Citywide resiliency and protect the community and firefighters by reducing wildfire risk. The Committee will use the City’s “Wildfire Prevention and Protection Action Plan” as a starting point and will provide input on implementing measures such as the development of new City ordinances, assist in the prioritization of implementation measures, provide input on...
In June of 2018 the City of San Rafael helped co-host the 1st Annual Marin County Community Job Fair. The inaugural event was a huge success - 310 job seekers had the chance to connect with 74 employers. This year we've teamed up with the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, the County of Marin, CareerPoint...
As part of the General Plan Update, the City of San Rafael may consider changes to its Land Use Map. Property owners interested in pursuing Map amendments may submit applications from now through June 30, 2019. An application form and list of supplemental questions have been created and may be downloaded from the project website...
Starting tomorrow evening, Central Valley Engineering and Asphalt will be repaving 2nd Street from A Street to Lindaro Street and Lindaro Street to Andersen Drive to conclude PG&E's gas main replacement work. Partial street closure will begin at 8:00 P.M. with a full closure beginning at 9:00 P.M., the street will re-open at 6:00 A.M. Please use Andersen...
Join us on April 29 at 3:30 p.m. for the official re-opening of the Albert Park Playground. Help us celebrate our community partners, donors, and staff for making this project such a success! Refreshments will be provided. The playground is located at 618 B Street between the San Rafael Community Center & Marin Bocce Federation....
The SMART Larkspur Extension construction work on the Francisco Blvd. West realignment and Phase-1 of the Multi-Use Path (from Rice Street to Andersen Drive) is nearing completion. Although most of the work for both Francisco Blvd West and the MUP has been completed, there is a lot of work needed to be done on the...
On Monday, April 15th, the City Council approved seven temporary construction easements associated with renting private property. The project design continues to advance toward completion, which we anticipate by June 2019. The design team continues to coordinate with several private utility companies regarding the relocation of one wood utility pole as well as the installation...
The Falkirk Mansion is scheduled to get a new roof within the first few weeks of May. The badly needed roofing will replace the aged wood-shake shingles with a new fiberglass wood-shake-look shingle. Needing to keep within the fire code requirements, the fiberglass shingles were a good solution, and were carefully chosen based on their ...
Have you noticed the new parking lot signs around town? Streets Maintenance Crews received the first parking lot sign work order from Parking Services to install our beautiful new parking lot signs! The sign pictured is at the 3rd and Cijos Street lot. You may also notice the revamping of fresh paint in our handicap...
The Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP) made up of Marin’s 11 cities and towns and the County of Marin recently received a nearly $700,000 grant to fund trash control infrastructure. MCSTOPPP was one of eight Bay Area communities that were selected by the EPA for funding. This is an important boost to local...
Over the last couple of weeks, the Contractor has made great progress on the bridge project by forming the approach ramps leading to each side of the pedestrian bridge. Additionally, the Contractor recently relocated parking lot lighting and a water line inside of the Toyota parking lot. Electrical work on the pedestrian bridge itself is...
SAN RAFAEL, CA: The City of San Rafael is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Rebecca Woodbury as the Director of Digital Service and Open Government, effective January 2019. This new department is a reorganization of the former Information Technology division, with expanded services that include data analytics and performance measurement, user-centered service design, and community engagement. “The new department will...
On Monday, February 4th, the San Rafael City Council held an informational discussion (watch the video here) about the potential adoption of renter protection policies in San Rafael - specifically, Mandatory Mediation and Just Cause eviction. San Rafael's Rental Market According to the City of San Rafael’s 2015-2023 Housing Element, in 2010 San...
Sustainable Sports Foundation will be hosting the eleventh annual Marin County Half Marathon event on Sunday, April 28 at McNears Beach. Starting at 7:30 a.m. until approximately 11 :30 a.m., Point San Pedro Road will be closed at the east entrance of Biscayne, through China Camp State Park. Access through China Camp will not be...
On May 1, 2019, Bee Audacious and the Marin Art & Garden Center are co-sponsoring Bay Area Bee Audacious, a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator habitat in the San Francisco Bay Area. Buy Tickets: www.eventbrite.com Bee Audacious Bay Area is a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator...
Synopsis: The NWS is predicting a fast-moving storm to hit the area today bringing about 1/3” of rain. Most of the precipitation is predicted to occur late this afternoon into the early evening. Dry, warming conditions are then expected to occur for the remainder of the week. It is entirely possible that spring has officially...
Despite the second wettest winter on record, the 2018 Sidewalk Repair reached the quarter way mark this week. With 7 more locations completed in the last two weeks, the program has now replaced sidewalks at 37 properties. Work continued in Gerstle Park as four locations on E St were successfully completed. With the rains tapering...
Also on Monday night, the City Council will be considering an agreement with the Town of Ross relating to the annexation of a property that lies at the border of San Rafael and Ross. The property owner of 400 Upper Toyon Drive, San Rafael, submitted an application to the Marin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to detach...
Are you ready to lower your carbon footprint and get prepared for emergencies? Join a free Resilient Neighborhoods workshop series to achieve measurable results in five meetings and meet great people who also care about a healthy planet. Have fun calculating your personal carbon footprint, and taking effective, measurable and money-saving actions to reduce it....
Over the last 12 months, several of our neighboring jurisdictions (including the County of Marin, Town of San Anselmo, and City of Larkspur, to name a few) have approved bans on flavored tobacco and the sale of tobacco at pharmacies. The purpose of a flavored tobacco ban is to combat the increase in youth tobacco...
At last week’s annual State of the City Dinner, we were so excited and honored to receive the Joe Garbarino Large Green Business of the Year award. Designated by the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, award recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated extraordinary efforts to imbed sustainable principles in their business operations and philosophy....
