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Tales of the City: Connecting with Older Adults during COVID-19

Since shelter in place began, city employees are taking on new roles in an effort to care for the residents we’re committed to serve. Over the past several weeks, several Library & Recreation employees have been making calls to residents over 90 years old to conduct wellness calls and provide them with resources. This initiative was proposed by Vice-Mayor Kate Colin and was coordinated through … Continued

How about a Theme Dinner?

Here are some fun ideas to spice up dinners at home and have a great time with the family! Dessert before dinner sounds perfect on some nights! And remember, you can do this virtually with friends and family as a Sunday morning breakfast, dinner and/or Happy Hour! Check out the full PDF here!

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: The New Order, Eviction Moratorium Update, Community Conversation (TONIGHT!) & More

Seven Bay Area Public Health Officers released an updated order that will go into effect on Monday, May 4, 2020, and extend through May 31, 2020. The updated order extends shelter in place, but eases certain restrictions. The Health Officers caution that reducing restrictions too quickly could lead to a substantial resurgence of COVID-19.   Modifications  Construction activities are allowed to resume. Construction projects, small and large, must … Continued

Let’s Make a Bird Feeder

Here are the items you’ll need: empty plastic jug permanent markers cutting tools string sticks bird seed The following are the steps to create the bird feeder but please see the Make a Bird Feeder PDF for easy -to-read steps with images. Carefully cut holes on the sides of the jug that are big enough … Continued

COVID-19: Gardening & Landscaping at Home

Wondering what types of gardening and landscaping that can be done during the shelter-in-place order? The County urges non-essential outdoor services to be deferred to minimize risk of transmission.  However, there are some outdoor services that would be considered essential and are permitted under the current Order,  in effect until May 3, 2020, including fire … Continued

New Stop Signs Installed

Paint crews installed new stop signs at Martens Boulevard at Octavia Street. The streets division also changed the intersection at C Street and Taylor Street from a two-way stop to a four-way stop.

Third Street Paving Work

This week, the Streets paving crew took advantage of the Shelter-In-Place order to pave 3rd Street, that normally would have been congested with traffic. The Parks Division also got some much-needed vegetation maintenance done on Pt. San Pedro Road and Andersen Drive.

Graffiti Tags at Mission

Over the last few weeks, we have been experiencing a massive influx of gang graffiti in San Rafael. The Public Works sign crew has been painting over the tags, but the walls get tagged again. These tags in the image below are located on Caltrans property under the freeway at Mission.

Shelter-In-Place Traffic Impact

The COVID-19 Stay-in-Place order statewide has impacted many aspects of the way we conduct our daily activities especially outside of our homes. Limiting it made a significant influence in the way we conduct business whether it’s personal or business. Traffic was impacted as many cannot travel or have no place to go except to procure … Continued

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