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The City Council is seeking applications to fill a vacancy on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. This Committee meets on the first Wednesday of every even-numbered month at 6 p.m. and works to promote bicycling and walking as viable means of transportation throughout San Rafael, to provide conceptual input on public bicycle and pedestrian...

Also on the City Council agenda for Monday night is the consideration of new play area improvements at Albert Park. The project has been a joint partnership with the nearby community who has been instrumental in advocating for and raising funds for the project. If approved, the project would include new play structures, ground surfacing,...

Last week, San Rafael Emergency Manager Quinn Gardner led City staff in a "Yellow Command" Emergency Operations Center exercise in coordination with other city and county Bay Area jurisdictions. About 50 City employees responded to a scenario in which a massive earthquake hits the Bay Area, with an emphasis on mass care and sheltering operations....

On August 31, Lieutenant Raffaello “Ralph” Pata retired after 34 years of service to the City of San Rafael. Ralph was born and raised in San Rafael, attending St. Raphael’s School and San Rafael High School. He began his service to the City as a dispatcher for the San Rafael Fire Department. Two years later,...

Our 3D printers at both the Downtown and Pickleweed libraries are working hard everyday, printing out adorable and practical things. We also have Oculus Go and Vive virtual reality systems. With Vive, you can experience painting in 3D using Tilt Brush, an immersive painting program. Come by and check them out! On Wednesday afternoons at...

Over the past several meetings, the City Council has discussed and approved several employee labor agreements with various bargaining groups. At Monday night’s meeting, the City Council will discuss a proposed employee labor agreement with the San Rafael Firefighters’ Association (SRFA), which represents 67 employees in the San Rafael Fire Department, including safety and non-safety...

Kaiser Permanente has proposed to convert an existing, 148,000 square-foot office building at 1650 Los Gamos Drive to medical office uses, as well as the construction of a new 433‐space, three-level parking structure. The current regulations do not allow medical office uses, so Kaiser has requested a rezoning and permit amendment. This project is consistent...