Time to vote! Election day is this Tuesday, November 6 and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you’re voting in person, you can find your polling place on this Voter Information Portal. Vote-by-mail ballots that are mailed must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Elections Office no … Continued
Marin Transit has added the first two Zero Emission Battery Electric Buses in September 2018! The buses, which can seat 32 passengers, will charge overnight and be operated on Marin Transit local routes by Golden Gate Transit (GGT). Charging infrastructure has been installed already. The estimated range of the buses is 145 miles per charge, … Continued
Over the past several meetings, the City Council has discussed and approved several employee labor agreements with various bargaining groups. At Monday night’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the San Rafael Fire Chief Officers’ Association and the San Rafael Police Mid-Managers’ Association. Additional information regarding labor relations … Continued
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (Golden Gate Transit) has started a multi-year process to develop a new transit center for San Rafael. The current transit center will be affected by the extension of Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system to Larkspur. Several government agencies, including the City of San Rafael, are partnering to identify a new … Continued
In preparation for the upcoming storm season, Department of Public Works staff dropped off sand and burlap sack bags ready to fill at Fire Station #5, located at 955 Point San Pedro Road, San Rafael. If your property can be protected by sandbags, consider getting sand and bags before the rainy season and stockpile as … Continued
Just when you thought you had memorized the entire Municipal Code, we go and propose changes! Our Community Development Department has gone through and prepared updates to selected titles and chapters of the San Rafael Municipal Code including: clarifications and corrections to code provisions and zoning map changes, new provisions and standards addressing topics such … Continued
It’s that time of year when our Department of Public Works staff come out to clean the City’s storm drains and headwalls before the rainy season begins. This is the second year that our staff members are using a smartphone app to keep track of inspections completed and and drains cleaned. The app combines a … Continued
San Rafael’s current Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) was adopted in 2009 and contains 48 actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. 40 of those measures have either been completed, are in progress, or have become ongoing in nature. In 2016, the State of California adopted new targets … Continued
Over the past several meetings, the City Council has discussed and approved several employee labor agreements with various bargaining groups. At Monday night’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the unrepresented Executive Management employees, as well as discuss proposed MOUs with the San Rafael Fire Chief Officers’ Association … Continued
The County of Marin’s Department of Cultural Services, in partnership with the Marin Cultural Association, the Marin Coalition for the Arts, and arts leaders from all over Marin County, is developing an Arts and Culture Master Plan for Marin. The purpose of an Arts and Culture Master Plan is to create a common vision for … Continued
