Homelessness News - San Rafael

Improving the Albert Park Area

Posted on March 16, 2016

The City continues to work with the businesses around Albert Park area as there were a high rate of calls to the police department and concerns by local residents. Recently Mayor Phillips and City staff met with Safeway and 7-Eleven to discuss solutions. In addition, the City has made some changes around the B Street...

San Mateo County’s Successful Homeless Outreach Team

Posted on February 29, 2016

Finding successful solutions for the chronically homeless is complex and challenging but local officials recently visited a promising program, HOT or “Homeless Outreach Team.” Vice Mayor Colin and Chief Bishop were part of a small contingent organized by St. Vincent’s to visit San Mateo and learn if it would be possible to implement a similar...

pictured: Officer LaPlante, Corporal Reese, Dominican NextDoor Moderator Paula Doubleday, Dominican HOA President Dan Sonnet and Vice Mayor Kate Colin

Dominican Neighborhood Discusses Homelessness

Posted on February 22, 2016

Dominican’s community online forum, NextDoor, recently had discussion threads regarding the impact of homelessness on their neighborhood. At the invitation of the HOA, Mayor Phillips, Vice Mayor Colin as well as Corporal Reese and Officer LaPlante met with neighbors at Dominican University on Sunday, February 21st. They shared information about City and County initiatives as...

Cleaning up the Davidson Middle School garden

Davidson Welcomes Downtown Streets Team

Posted on February 9, 2016

by Downtown Streets Team Downtown Streets Team is proud to announce its expanded contract with the City of San Rafael to clean Davidson Middle School, the Mahone Creek Trail, Albert Park and the surrounding neighborhoods! The new program comes after months of collaboration with concerned community members, school staff, and city officials and is our...

An Evolving Downtown: Optimism Prevails

Posted on January 25, 2016

Guest post written by Carol Thompson, Executive Director of the Business Improvement District Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones of them. Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome (121-180 AD) Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. ...

San Rafael hires new Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach

Posted on January 25, 2016

Following a nationwide search, the City of San Rafael is pleased to announce Andrew Hening as the new Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach, effective March 7, 2016. Hening previously served as the North Bay Regional Director of the Palo Alto-based Downtown Streets Team, where he launched the first Downtown Streets Team branch outside of...