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What’s your vision for Downtown San Rafael? Join us for a Design Charrette May 8th to 11th, 2019!

The City of San Rafael is hosting a multi-day design workshop (known as a “Charrette”) from Wednesday, May 8th to Saturday, May 11th to develop an updated master plan for Downtown San Rafael. Charrette events will include community workshops and presentations, brown bag lunches, and two open ‘drop-in’ studios. All members of the public are invited to come check out potential design concepts and share ideas with a group … Continued

Electric Vehicles are Headed Back to May Madness in San Rafael!

The Transportation Authority of Marin, with support from Marin Clean Energy, is proud to sponsor the second annual electric vehicle ride and drive at the historic May Madness event in downtown San Rafael on Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. As residents and visitors alike stroll along 4th Street, they will have … Continued

Albert Park Playground Re-Opening Ceremony on Monday, April 29

SAN RAFAEL, CA: The City of San Rafael will host a re-opening ceremony for the new Albert Park playground, located at 618 B Street, on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. This event will celebrate the completion of a multi-year endeavor to bring new and inclusive playground equipment to Albert Park. The ceremony will … Continued

2018 Sidewalk Repair Complete in Sun Valley

Another week, another milestone! The 2018 Sidewalk Repair program poured concrete at the last property in Sun Valley today. With Sun Valley complete, the focus will turn to Gerstle Park with a heavy schedule lined up to take advantage of this perfect weather. Sun Valley by the Numbers: Total locations with sidewalk or curb and … Continued

Partial Lane Closure Along C Street, Between 4th & 5th Street

Tomorrow, the subcontractor, Teichert Construction for PG&E, will be closing one lane along C street between 4th and 5th Street to install a natural gas line for the future Tamalpais Brewing Co at 1300 4th Street . Work will be performed and completed between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Through traffic will be permitted during … Continued

Join the Wildfire Advisory Committee!

Help improve Citywide resiliency and protect the community and firefighters by reducing wildfire risk. The Committee will use the City’s “Wildfire Prevention and Protection Action Plan” as a starting point and will provide input on implementing measures such as the development of new City ordinances, assist in the prioritization of implementation measures, provide input on … Continued

2nd Annual Marin Community Job Fair

In June of 2018 the City of San Rafael helped co-host the 1st Annual Marin County Community Job Fair. The inaugural event was a huge success – 310 job seekers had the chance to connect with 74 employers. This year we’ve teamed up with the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, the County of Marin, CareerPoint … Continued

Call for Amendments

As part of the General Plan Update, the City of San Rafael may consider changes to its Land Use Map. Property owners interested in pursuing Map amendments may submit applications from now through June 30, 2019. An application form and list of supplemental questions have been created and may be downloaded from the project website … Continued

2nd Street Night Closure – April 23-25,2019

Starting tomorrow evening, Central Valley Engineering and Asphalt will be repaving 2nd Street from A Street to Lindaro Street and Lindaro Street to Andersen Drive to conclude PG&E’s gas main replacement work. Partial street closure will begin at 8:00 P.M. with a full closure beginning at 9:00 P.M., the street will re-open at 6:00 A.M. Please use Andersen … Continued

Albert Park – Ribbon Cutting & Grand Re-Opening

Join us on April 29 at 3:30 p.m. for the official re-opening of the Albert Park Playground. Help us celebrate our community partners, donors, and staff for making this project such a success! Refreshments will be provided. The playground is located at 618 B Street between the San Rafael Community Center & Marin Bocce Federation. … Continued