Homelessness News

Camping Ordinance Implementation Approach & Plan

Posted on December 14, 2023

Human-Centered Approach  The City is preparing to implement the City’s new camping ordinance adopted on July 17, 2023, with court-mandated conditions. Staff are collaborating with service providers and members of the unhoused community (Marin County Lived Experience Advisory Board) to facilitate a human-centered, trauma informed approach, which will focus on voluntary compliance and incentives/assistance first,...

Extension of Administrative Order: Falkirk/Menzies camping prohibition (Temporary)

Posted on September 5, 2023

Extension of Administrative Order: Falkirk/Menzies camping prohibition (Temporary) The City Manager of the City of San Rafael has extended the Administrative Order temporarily prohibiting camping in or on non-Open Space portions of the Falkirk Cultural Center and Menzies Parking Lot, in the City of San Rafael. The effective date of the Order has been continued...

Homeless Encampment Fire, Assault, and Proposed Camping Ordinance

Posted on July 17, 2023

  San Rafael, CA – On 07/14/2023, San Rafael Police Department officers arrested a fifty-five-year-old San Rafael resident, for assaulting a victim and setting a tent on fire in the area of the Mahon Creek path, where a large homeless encampment has grown significantly over the last several months. The victim was treated and is...

The City Council will Consider an Ordinance Regulating Camping on Public Property

Posted on July 7, 2023

  The City Council will consider introducing an ordinance regulating camping on public property at a  Special City Council meeting on July 10, 2023, at 7 p.m. The staff report and ordinance text are published on the City’s website. Summary of Proposed Ordinance The proposed ordinance keeps the existing rules on camping on public property in the City, but...