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Urgency Ordinance for Temporary Residential Rent Freeze

The City Council will consider an ordinance proposed to be adopted on an urgency basis that would enact a temporary moratorium on rent increases (“rent freeze”) for tenants residing in certain residential units through December 31, 2021. The proposed temporary moratorium would solely apply in two designated US Census Tracts, Tract Nos. 1122.01 (Canal Neighborhood) and 1122.02 … Continued

Routine Tree Services – Request for Proposals (CLOSED)

The City of San Rafael hereby requests proposals for on-call tree services from a qualified tree maintenance business that is duly registered and licensed with either a C61-D49 or C27-D49 license in the State of California. Services shall include routine tree services as required by the Public Works Operations and Maintenance Manager at various City … Continued

San Rafael Update: Stay Home Order, Eviction Moratorium, Vaccine, & More

Last Friday, the Bay Area Region met its first three week marker under the Regional Stay Home Order. On Saturday, the State confirmed that the Bay Area will remain under the Regional Order for now. Regular assessments of our ICU capacity projections will be used to determine when changes in the existing orders are warranted.  You can view the ICU capacity numbers by region, the state is updating these daily, as well as maintaining a … Continued

Draft General Plan 2040/Downtown Precise Plan EIR available for Review

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for General Plan 2040 and the Downtown San Rafael Precise Plan is now available for public review and comment. The City is providing a 62-day comment period on the document, extending from January 7 to March 9, 2021. The Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the DEIR on … Continued

San Rafael Update: State COVID Update + CA Grant Relief Program

Yesterday, the State provided an update on COVID-19 activity across the state, California’s collective hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) capacity, and the Regional State at Home Order. The Bay Area region will remain under the Regional Stay Home Order until January 8th at the earliest with potential to extend depending on four-week ICU capacity projections. Currently, the Bay Area’s available ICU capacity is 7.5%. … Continued

San Rafael Update: Choices, Emergency Rental Assistance, Testing, & More

Our key message today is to please keep yourself and those around you safe and healthy. Hunker down at home as much as possible with movies, puzzles, walks, books… maybe some virtual coffee with a friend or an evening virtual storytime with a grandparent! Whatever you do, think about how the choices you make about … Continued

Collaboration to Identify and Eliminate Gaps in ‘Digital Divide’

The City of San Rafael is part of a new cross-sector effort to develop a countywide strategic plan to address local internet access and digital equity gaps. The project, called Digital Marin, will look beyond infrastructure needs and identify opportunities for data sharing, efficiencies, resiliency, and digital service improvements. The plan will outline projects and … Continued

San Rafael Update: Marin Receives COVID Vaccine, New Stay-at-Home Order, & More

Yesterday, health care professionals began administering the COVID-19 vaccine in the Bay Area. Today, Marin County hospitals and skilled nursing facilities received the first of the county’s allocation of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Distribution of a vaccine is a huge step in the direction of preventing and fighting the coronavirus.  As supplies become available, Marin County will distribute … Continued

San Rafael Update: New State Order, Business Q&A, COVID Exposure App, & More

The new statewide Stay At Home Order went into effect Tuesday and will remain in place until at least the beginning of January, or when ICU capacity levels become more manageable for our health care system and positive case rates drop to safer levels. Adapting to these new orders will be challenging for businesses and families during the holiday season. It is important to remember that the impact of a surge on … Continued

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