Marin County Public Health is partnering with Safeway to offer a 3rd dose COVID-19 vaccine clinic to Marin County residents who are severely immunocompromised. The clinic will be held on Saturday, August 21 at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall. The CDC recommends an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for moderately to severely immunocompromised people who have...
On August 16th, the San Rafael Social Justice Community Art Group in collaboration with Youth in Arts and Lead Artist, Orin Carpenter presented the art mural “Regeneration” to the City Council. The mural represents the culmination of a year of work and community outreach. Ten youth artist were paid stipends, mentored by YIA and Orin,...
Just before 10:00 p.m on Monday, August 17th, reports of a fire on San Rafael Lincoln Hill came in. San Rafael Fire, San Rafael PD and many local partner agencies immediately responded to the scene. Crews confirmed a fire had started in a ravine and was traveling uphill, away from the nearest homes. Crews gained...
On Thursday, August 19 from 7:30 am - 4 pm., the City's contractor, the Professional Tree Care Company, will be removing two trees on Hillside Ave. These trees are leaning into road way, thus they need to be removed to meet right-of-way standards. Detours will be in place. Please follow all detours and temporary traffic...
The City of San Rafael, Department of Public Works and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) have worked together to create a more streamlined process for PG&E permit applications. The City of San Rafael granted a Programmatic Encroachment Permit to PG&E to perform routine maintenance, operations and wildfire mitigation work in City rights-of-way. The permit...
Recent work on the Southern Heights Bridge project has focused on the bridge railing. The City has been coordinating with PG&E for the installation of bridge lighting consisting of 13 LED lights that will be mounted along the middle of the railing. Several items of work remain including the construction of the approach slabs, paving,...
Vegetation that encroaches on walkways can pose hazards as they can force pedestrians to step into the street in order to avoid scrapes or scratches or it can cause a potential tripping hazard. Parks staff Rene Ramos, Alfredo Tellez and Alex Nacaspaca are shown here clearing and cleaning up the sidewalk area along Manuel T...
There’s just something about fresh paint that makes a parking lot look like new. A well-marked parking lot makes it safer for those visiting the library as well as it shows patrons where to park. Members of the Paint and Signs crew added some bike racks and refreshed the striping in the parking lot. The...
Snapshot -- de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo Congratulations to the Terra Linda Ceramic Artists and Nadia Tarzi Saccardi for being awarded Best in Marin’s Best Art Educator. Nadia has developed a successful ceramics program for youth, teens and adults at the Terra Linda Recreation Center. This summer she...
From August 16 to August 31, the Chevron development located at 949 Del Presidio Blvd has night work scheduled for week nights (Monday to Friday) between from 7 pm to 5 am. The contractor, Alccon General, will be performing utility trenching and frontage improvements along Del Presidio Blvd and Manuel T Freitas Parkway. Traffic controls...
On Friday, August 13th, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing the Highway 101 Northbound Central San Rafael off-ramp at night. The proposed schedule has been updated and the off-ramp will now be fully closed from Friday, August 13 at 9:00PM until 9:00AM the following morning. Caltrans is planning on returning the off-ramp to regular...
Support Service Area Connects Unhoused Individuals with Service Providers and a Path to Getting Housed The City of San Rafael continues to provide services for those experiencing homelessness in the Service Support Area that was launched on July 6th. As part of the collaboration with Caltrans, the County of Marin, CHP, and multiple service organizations, the City started this expanded...
The San Rafael Sanitation District are scheduled to work on their Woodland Avenue Sewer Improvement project. The work is scheduled for the following Saturday's: August 7, August 14, and August 21 from 7 am to 5 pm. Work on the weekend is to ensure that the project will be completed in a timely manner. The...
On Friday, August 13th, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing the Highway 101 Northbound Central San Rafael off-ramp at night. The schedule has been changed. The proposed schedule has been updated and the off-ramp will now be fully closed from Friday, August 13 at 9:00PM until 9:00AM the following morning. Caltrans is...
Tonight, Monday, August 2, AT&T has scheduled emergency night work along 3rd Street near Lincoln Ave. The area is currently out of service. AT&T plans to work until midnight or until the issue is resolved. Traffic controls will be in place. Please drive with caution and follow all posted directional signals. For any questions or...
SAN RAFAEL, CA – Vaccination continues to protect against severe COVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta variant now infecting a small percentage of vaccinated people as well as many unvaccinated people, eight Bay Area health officers have issued Health Orders requiring masks indoors in public places. The Orders require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear...
Fourth Street has a different use than Second and Third Streets. Fourth Street is our commercial corridor, filled with retail, restaurants, and services. As a result, pedestrian volumes are higher on this street than Second and Third Streets. On Thursdays and Fridays, residents and visitors have been enjoying Dining Under the Lights. In June, we...
The Traffic Engineering division has been busy timing, observing, and re-timing the traffic signals in Central San Rafael. First, was Third Street. Third Street has its challenges, from a troublesome signal controller at Lootens Place to a short-protected left-turn phase at A Street. After troubleshooting and making changes to offsets, travel time has not decreased...
On Tuesday, July 20th, the new traffic signal at Lucas Valley Road/Los Gamos Road was turned on in anticipation of the opening of the new Kaiser medical offices on Los Gamos Road. Kaiser is certainly happy to be at this point, as it took a few years to work through the Caltrans approval process since...
Streets division staff recently conducted a cleanup of the ditch located on Freitas Parkway. Pictured in the photo is Streets staff member, Kenny Gatlin, using an excavator to remove the build up from the ditch.
Here the Streets division staff added ladders to an existing crosswalk to make it more visible for drivers and pedestrians. They also added All Way Stop Sign placards to the stop sign poles. Streets division staff also added ladders to D Street and Via Sessi to increase visibility of the crosswalk. Members of the Streets...
Parks division staff have been busy working on pruning medians. In these photos they are cutting back the shrubs along the Devon Drive median. Pictured below are Camilo Bayot and Rene Ramos pruning the medians:
The Department of Public Works recently acquired a new 2021 Xtreme Leaf Vacuum for our Maintenance divisions. The leaf vacuum is a versatile tool that can be used to aid in picking up dried grass clippings, leaves or dirt from sidewalks and parks quickly and effectively. The leaf vacuum will mainly be used for picking...
The objective of the Spinnaker Point Parking Modification project is to create additional parking in a high demand area of East San Rafael. Parking will be added by converting the on-street parallel parking into angled parking along the north side of Spinnaker Point Drive, next to the Albert J. Boro Community Center. At the August...
Join the team of crossing guards in Marin County and protect the safety of our children as they bike and walk to and from school. Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) is working with the Crossing Guard management firm, All City Management Services, to hire dedicated individuals to take part in this critical public safety role....
Snapshot -- de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo Last week Marin County was recognized as a leader in Creative Governance, Data-driven Strategies, Digital Equity Initiatives, and Enhanced Cybersecurity. Learn more about the City of San Rafael’s partnership with the County of Marin and how we’re supporting the community through...
Consumers urged to reduce energy use from 4-9 p.m. to protect grid reliability FOLSOM, Calif. – The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, for today, Wednesday, July 28 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., due to predicted high energy demand and tight supplies across...
On Tuesday, July 20, the new traffic signal at Lucas Valley Road/Los Gamos Road was turned on in anticipation of the opening of the new Kaiser medical offices on Los Gamos Road. Kaiser is certainly happy to be at this point, as it took a few years to work through the Caltrans approval process since...
2021 Digital Counties Survey Recognizes Leaders with Creative Governance, Data-driven Strategies, Digital Equity Initiatives, and Enhanced Cybersecurity. The Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) hosts an annual survey to highlight and recognize the best technology practices across the country. The year of COVID-19 presented challenges and hurdles, forcing organizations...
The final product is starting to take shape on the Southern Heights Bridge project as the bridge deck was successfully poured on July 1st. There is still plenty of work remaining including installation of the bridge railing, construction of the approach slabs, paving, hydroseeding, bridge lighting, and many smaller items. The City is working with...
