On March 7th, I will have officially been the City’s Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach for one year (it’s been a great honor, thank you!). Later this spring our community will be receiving the results from our 2017 Homeless Point-in-Time Count, which is one of the best benchmarks we have for assessing whether or … Continued
In December, we launched this new website with features like issue reporting, online forms and payments. Over the past month alone, we’ve had 12,500 users and 66% have been new visitors. You’re favorite browser seems to be Chrome and 32% of you used your phone or tablet to access our mobile-responsive site. Next time you visit, … Continued
A year ago, the City of San Rafael and the Ritter Center discussed possible operational changes to their site to reduce impacts to the surrounding area. These discussions resulted in a formal agreement to relocate their shower, mail, and homeless food pantry services if comparable services were first established elsewhere. At their meeting on Monday, … Continued
On Monday evening, the City Council will consider an agreement with SMART for the maintenance of the Quiet Zone-related improvements constructed at the crossings within the initial-operating segment. Also, on Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. the San Rafael City Council will hold a study session workshop on projects relating to SMART in San Rafael. This meeting … Continued
State law (SB 415) requires cities to change local elections to even-year statewide elections – this change is expected to lower costs by consolidating elections and increase voter turnout. As our local elections in San Rafael have been in odd years, this change could impact the term lengths of current elected officials. On Monday evening, … Continued
The City Council is seeking applicants to fill two four-year terms on the San Rafael Board of Library Trustees. Members of the board evaluate and develop current and long-range needs of the library, policies and regulations regarding the library’s budget, programs, outreach and facilities. Starting Tuesday, applications will be available at the City Clerk’s office … Continued
At their last meeting, the City Council discussed a proposed MOU pertaining to compensation and working conditions for the SEIU Childcare unit. At Monday’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving this MOU.
We are updating our Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and need your help identifying safer, more convenient bicycle and walking routes to jobs, schools, retail, recreation areas, and other destinations. Leave a comment on the map and/or take a 5-min survey. Together, your responses to the map and survey will help us update our policies … Continued
Lynn Murphy, Mental Health Outreach, Employee of the Year 2016. Lynn currently works as a Mental Health Provider for the Police Department and is currently assigned to the Department’s Special Operations Unit. Lynn’s job requires her to work with the mentally ill homeless subjects that we may see on a daily basis in the downtown area of San … Continued
San Rafael, CA, ranks No. 3 on the small-cities index this year after debuting on the 2015 index of large cities at No. 23. Milken’s Best-Performing Cities index helps businesses, investors, industry associations and government officials monitor and evaluate how well their metro is promoting economic vitality relative to the rest of the country. In addition, … Continued
