Updated: 10/8/2019 – 4:00pm At this time the City of San Rafael will not be impacted by PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff in Marin County. For information about PG&E power shut off impacts in Marin and find ways to stay informed please visit the County of Marin’s update page. We will provide updates if conditions … Continued
San Rafael Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members are invited to practice their communications skills with other San Rafael CERT team members on October 20, 2019 at Gerstle Park – 201 San Rafael Avenue from 1 pm to 4 pm. Bring your Family Radio Service (FRS) radios, Zello app, or ham radio and your fellow … Continued
National Fire Prevention Week 2019 Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape! ™ The San Rafael Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” The campaign works to … Continued
The Falkirk Cultural Center (and its grounds) is one of my favorite places in San Rafael. But did you know bees also love it? Volunteers from the Marin Master Gardeners are busy making the grounds at the Falkirk Cultural Center a beautiful and educational attraction. One small change so far is the transition of the … Continued
As you may know, Costco is proposing to build a new, approximately 147,000 square-foot warehouse center, including a warehouse, tire center, and fueling station to replace the Sears building at Northgate Mall. Costco is at a “Pre-Application” stage. The purpose of the Pre-Application is for an applicant to receive: 1) preliminary feedback from the City, … Continued
Currently, 19 local fire agencies provide fire protection and emergency response services to communities in Marin County, but there is no single coordinating agency for wildfire prevention. The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA) initiative, which was conceived by a collaborative countywide effort among jurisdictions across Marin County, would allow local fire agencies and emergency service providers, … Continued
We’re continuously on the move to modernize City services, and at Monday’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving an agreement with Xantrion, Inc. for information technology services. Our existing model for providing municipal information technology services (such as helpdesk and network support) relies on five separate vendors which has led to structural problems, inefficient … Continued
Did you know that the original Downtown Library opened at its current location in January 1909? In the late 1950s, local architect Gordon A. Phillips was hired to design a 6,000 square-foot addition that would more than double the Library’s size. San Rafael quickly outgrew the first library expansion and the next step was to … Continued
Crews will begin work this week to install a moveable concrete barrier (similar to the barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge) that will separate the two westbound traffic lanes on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge from a new bicycle/pedestrian path that is expected to open later this fall. Installation work began earlier … Continued
From October 7 through November 17, 2019, you can win prizes when you log your green commute trips on Marin Commutes. Easily log trips, including bus and train rides, biking, walking, carpooling, and riding the ferry, and you’ll be automatically entered to win weekly prizes. Top performers compete for $250 gift cards. Commuters have a chance … Continued
