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Our goals are ambitious and the vision for human-centered government service cannot be achieved overnight. This Strategic Famework document serves as a foundation for our Department and outlines the principles and values that will inform our work in the years ahead. Specific projects and actions are outlined in a workplan that will be developed and...

Building a Foundation (Red) This graph shows how projects in both our annual work plan and the 3-year technology improvement plan will, in earlier years, be more heavily focused on building a strong foundation. These include efforts to streamline our services, reduce disruptions and outages, increase connectivity, and move away from legacy systems. Target Goals...

We will serve the City Departments' use of technology by providing support for critical technical infrastructure and security. We will introduce principles and provide the guidance that will allow staff to use technology to innovate and try new things. Speed & connectivity Provide stable, high-capacity, and resilient wireless, broadband, wifi systems for City staff, services,...

Data is an abundant and powerful asset that can impact everything from service delivery to program management, to policy making. We will lead the way to a data-centric city by investing in improved data access, management, and use by city employees and the community. We will use analytics tools to deliver services more efficiently, prioritize...

Government services should be easy to use, accessible, and designed with an understanding of user needs. Human-centered design Apply the principles of human-centered design and empathy to orient services around user needs and build trust with the public. Accessibility Ensure government services are accessible to people with disabilities, different cultures, on any device, and in...

Our Department strives to build a more inclusive, participatory, and engaged community in San Rafael by making residents, community stakeholders, and business owners a part of the conversation. Engagement & community partnerships Create opportunities to listen to the community. Build strong relationships with community partners to encourage participation, volunteerism, civic engagement, and public involvement in...

This pyramid illustrates our department's areas of focus and how success in each of these areas is interrelated.

Quinn Gardner, Emergency Management, was recognized as the Employee of the 1st QTR 2019! "Quinn has taken on the enormous responsibility to not only assist the Fire Chief in drafting the 38 point Wildfire Prevention Plan, but also leading up the community engagement effort. She has engaged and received feedback from many residents and neighborhood...

Government should be designed with and for people Empathy for all users leads to equitable outcomes Data and information should be used to create trust, transparency, and better government Building capacity across City teams empowers positive change Technology should be secure, accessible, and make life easier

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It has been a goal for at least a decade and it has finally been achieved. San Rafael's Fire Station 52 is now open for service! On Monday, May 13, we celebrated the opening of the new fire station, which replaces the original station built in 1958, with a ribbon-cutting that was attended by our City...

City Hall and all non-essential City facilities will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Emergency police and fire services will be available during this time. If you require assistance while we’re closed, visit our Service Center on our website. MORE INFO  

Considering the unexpected rain we've experienced these past couple of days, the idea of summer, water, and recreation seems far-fetched... but I thought I'd let you know that May is National Water Safety Month. As the weather warms up (although not likely this weekend), it’s important to use good judgment and be safe around water. Here are...

In response to concerns from some of our residents, our staff completed an analysis for an All-Way Stop at Merrydale Road and the U.S. 101 South ramps and got approval from Caltrans to do the work. Our Streets Maintenance Crews painted STOP legends and limit lines, refreshed striping, and installed STOP signs and advanced warning...

Do you remember back in February when the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge temporarily closed because of falling concrete from the upper deck? Caltrans crews thoroughly inspected the bridge to make sure it’s safe to use and to assess the problem--and determined that the each of the bridge’s original joints, which date back to the mid 1950s, is in...

On Wednesday, May 8, the County of Marin hosted a press conference to announce preliminary results from the 2019 Homeless Point-in-Time Count. While there is still work to be done, these results suggest that our strategy to end chronic homelessness is working! The City of San Rafael has been one part of a much larger team that helped...

Over the last 12 months, several of our neighboring jurisdictions (including the County of Marin, Town of San Anselmo, and City of Larkspur, to name a few) have approved bans on flavored tobacco and the sale of tobacco at pharmacies. The purpose of a flavored tobacco ban is to combat the increase in youth tobacco...

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