Marin County has achieved the first of two required weeks of COVID statistics that will allow us to move to the next, less-restrictive tier. If Marin maintains this progress, we may be able to advance to Tier 4 (yellow status) as early as May 3. At Tuesday’s update to the County Board of Supervisors, Dr. Matt Willis discussed our County’s progress toward the yellow Tier 4 in the Blueprint … Continued
Marin County Residents Living in lower Healthy Places Index Census Tracts Ages 16 and Older are Now Eligible for the COVID Vaccine. Marin County is now Vaccinating the following groups: People who live in Marin County and are: Age 65 & Older Age 16 – 64 living in the Canal Neighborhood or other lower Healthy … Continued
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin the first of three 55-hour weekend closures for the 101 NB Central San Rafael Off-Ramp Bridge Replacement project. The first closure will start on Friday, March 19 at 10:00 pm and reopen on Monday, March 22 at 5:00 am. Detours will be in place; please see familiarize yourself … Continued
Additional $7.75 million in federal support will go to those experiencing hardship From the County of Marin More federal stimulus money is being provided to Marin County renters who have experienced economic hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The County of Marin is receiving an estimated $7.75 million by early February as part of the Consolidated … Continued
Monday night’s San Rafael City Council meeting was a historic evening as Kate Colin, “Mayor Kate,” was sworn in as the City’s first female Mayor (since the City was chartered in 1874!). Mayor Kate was the 4th woman elected to the San Rafael City Council, Councilmember Maribeth Bushey was the 5th, and then Monday night Councilmembers Maika Llorens Gulati and Rachel Kertz joined them. Councilmembers Llorens Gulati (District 1/South) and Kertz (District 4/North) are the first to represent … Continued
With a surge of Coronavirus cases in Marin, regionally, and nationally, Bay Area health officers are tightening local rules for higher-risk indoor activities where the virus can spread more easily. Case rates in Marin County have nearly doubled in the past 10 days and continue to rise, prompting Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis to … Continued
The following announcement is from PG&E in regard to gas meter inspections this week. PG&E is conducting gas meter inspections in the Terra Linda, San Anselmo, Marinwood and Fairfax areas today through Friday due to low odor reads upon completion of testing a section of one of our gas transmission pipelines. The safety of our … Continued
Have you been interested in running for office but you didn’t know where to start? Well the City of San Rafael and San Rafael City Schools have open Offices up for election in the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election. The open offices include: Mayor (at-large) Councilmember, District 1 Councilmember, District 4 City Attorney (Part-time) City Clerk and Assessor … Continued
Should the City continue to pursue a PDA-designation and funding for a PDA planning process for Northgate and Southeast San Rafael/Canal? As part of the on-going work for San Rafael’s General Plan 2040, City staff has received requests for deeper planning efforts in the Canal neighborhood and around the Northgate Mall area. Planning efforts such as these require grant … Continued
DESPLAZARSE HACIO ABAJO PARA ESPAÑOL City of San Rafael staff is continuing to respond to the impacts of the shelter-in-place order due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the past few days we have been working with community and partner agencies to find solutions to serve San Rafael’s most vulnerable populations. We are also continuing to … Continued
