Beginning around mid-March, the Facilities team was asked by the Police Department to reconfigure their existing evidence cage to a new location as well as increase its size. Facilities team members Omar Garcia, Anthoney Heaven (pictured) and Michael Rieser all worked together on this project and completed the reconfiguration by the end of March. And to assist in keeping costs down, all existing materials were reused.
Vehicle Maintenance staff have been keeping busy with routine preventive maintenance and tackling unexpected repairs. In the photo you will see Garage tech Angel Lopez performing a wheel bearing service and checking the brakes on the Police Departments SWAT Trailer. Jobs like this often get overlooked as they are out of sight/out of mind, but … Continued
Streets Division staff made some modifications to the upper parking area on Robert Dollar Dr. The paving crew, which includes Lead worker Kenny Gatlin and Maintenance workers Mike Castaneda Jeremy Quintal, Matt Gaehwiler extended the paved area to accommodate new parallel parking spaces. The paint and signs crew, which includes Lead worker Tyler Nord and … Continued
The City’s contractor, Treemasters, will be preforming some tree work tomorrow, April 22. Starting at 9 am, a section of Miramar Ave near Miraflores will be closed. In addition, the second lane going eastbound on Second St between East St and Miramar Ave will be closed. Please see enclosed maps for reference. For any questions … Continued
The City’s contractors, Econolite, will be upgrading the firmware at the following locations this morning, starting at 9:30 am. These intersections will go into flash for a couple minutes: Third St and Union St Third St and B St Third St and D St For an questions and inquiries on this mornings upgrade, please contact … Continued
In the 1960s, Fire Stations 54 and 55 were designed and built. Fire Station 54 is located at 46 Castro Avenue in the Canal neighborhood. Fire Station 55 is located at 955 Point San Pedro Road between Knight Drive and Peacock Drive. Both fire stations are now beyond their useful life. For more information on … Continued
para Español haga clic aquí On Thursday, April 15, the City’s contractors are activating the pedestrian hybrid beacon (PHB) signal on Third Street in front of San Rafael High School. A long-range goal of the City and San Rafael City Schools and has been a more direct connection between San Rafael High School and the … Continued
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, also known as, Golden Gate Transit, has begun a multi-year process to develop a new transit center for San Rafael. The current transit center, located in downtown San Rafael, has been affected by the extension of the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system to Larkspur. The tracks bisect the site where the San Rafael Transit Center … Continued
On March 24th City Staff and their design consultant, CSW, held a virtual community meeting for the Third Street Rehabilitation and Safety projects. This meeting gave an overview of the project & goals, proposed street lighting, and construction impacts. The video and PowerPoint presentation have been posted to the city website for anyone who missed … Continued
Following the completion of significant park improvements in summer 2019 at Pickleweed Park, the playground at the former Spinnaker Point Parking Modifications was removed in anticipation of a project to widen Canal Street/Spinnaker Point Drive and create additional on-street parking. Staff have completed the design of the improvements and continue to work with an environmental … Continued
