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Renter Protections

On Monday, February 4th, the San Rafael City Council held an informational discussion (watch the video here) about the potential adoption of renter protection policies in San Rafael - specifically, Mandatory Mediation and Just Cause eviction.   San Rafael's Rental Market   According to the City of San Rafael’s 2015-2023 Housing Element, in 2010 San...

Special Meeting - April 29, 2019

Guidelines for Water Conserving Plumbing Fixtures

Water-Conserving Fixtures Single-Family Residential

Marin Half Marathon Road Closure on Pt. San Pedro - 4/28 7:30 - 11:30 am

Sustainable Sports Foundation will be hosting the eleventh annual Marin County Half Marathon event on Sunday, April 28 at McNears Beach. Starting at 7:30 a.m. until approximately 11 :30 a.m., Point San Pedro Road will be closed at the east entrance of Biscayne, through China Camp State Park. Access through China Camp will not be...

Electric Home Guide

Electrify Marin Permit Guide

Green Building & Electrification

Green Building and Electrification Across California, jurisdictions are looking to reduce energy use in buildings, which are our second-highest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in our local GHG inventories. Additionally, the State of California is heading towards an all-electric future. Using electric appliances in homes improves indoor air quality, reducing GHG emissions, and saves...

Bay Area Bee Audacious Conference

On May 1, 2019, Bee Audacious and the Marin Art & Garden Center  are co-sponsoring Bay Area Bee Audacious, a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator habitat in the San Francisco Bay Area. Buy Tickets: www.eventbrite.com Bee Audacious Bay Area is a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator...

Weather Update - Monday, April 15, 2019

Synopsis: The NWS is predicting a fast-moving storm to hit the area today bringing about 1/3” of rain.  Most of the precipitation is predicted to occur late this afternoon into the early evening.  Dry, warming conditions are then expected to occur for the remainder of the week.  It is entirely possible that spring has officially...

2018 Sidewalk Repair Program Reaches the Quarter Way Mark

Despite the second wettest winter on record, the 2018 Sidewalk Repair reached the quarter way mark this week. With 7 more locations completed in the last two weeks, the program has now replaced sidewalks at 37 properties. Work continued in Gerstle Park as four locations on E St were successfully completed.  With the rains tapering...

400 Upper Toyon Drive - April 15, 2019 City Council Meeting

Also on Monday night, the City Council will be considering an agreement with the Town of Ross relating to the annexation of a property that lies at the border of San Rafael and Ross. The property owner of 400 Upper Toyon Drive, San Rafael, submitted an application to the Marin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to detach...

Resilient Neighborhoods Sustainable Living Workshop Series

Are you ready to lower your carbon footprint and get prepared for emergencies? Join a free Resilient Neighborhoods workshop series to achieve measurable results in five meetings and meet great people who also care about a healthy planet. Have fun calculating your personal carbon footprint, and taking effective, measurable and money-saving actions to reduce it....

Flavored Tobacco Ban Informational Report

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...

City Receives Green Business of the Year Award

At last week’s annual State of the City Dinner, we were so excited and honored to receive the Joe Garbarino Large Green Business of the Year award. Designated by the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, award recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated extraordinary efforts to imbed sustainable principles in their business operations and philosophy....

2019 Marin Municipal Water District New Rates and Fee Proposals

At Monday’s meeting, Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD)’s General Manager, Ben Horenstein, will present to the City Council regarding their rate increase proposal. Mr. Horenstein will explain the contents of the proposal and provide figures detailing the impact to the City of San Rafael and San Rafael residents. There are two main components of the...

PG&E Contractors to Inspect Gas Meters in Marin County

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — As part of PG&E’s ongoing efforts to provide safe and reliable gas service to customers, contractors will perform routine gas meter inspections in Novato, San Rafael, Mill Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon this week. Contract workers are inspecting approximately 18,000 residential and commercial gas meters. The contractors with Underground Construction are carrying a...

Text-to-911 Now Available

The San Rafael Police Department, in conjunction with the Fairfax Police Department and Novato Police Department’s dispatch centers, is excited to announce that we now have the ability to accept text-to-911 service throughout our jurisdictions. CHP - Marin also accepts text-to-911. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office should begin accepting text-to-911 calls in June 2019. Wireless...

2019-04-15 Agenda Packet

Canceled-Changed - April 10, 2019

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