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The San Rafael Sanitation District (SRSD) completed the replacement of the sewer mainline along Lincoln Avenue, between Paloma Avenue and Prospect Drive. The project was completed in 12 months.  SRSD excavated along Lincoln Avenue and replaced the sewer pipeline, and the lower portion of the sewer laterals between the sidewalk and the new sewer main. ...

The San Rafael Sanitation District will began construction of the Sun Valley Sewer Replacement Project-Phase 2, mid-June 2016; the project was completed in Spring of 2016.  Phase 2 of the project consisted of replacing the sewer pipeline serving Solano Street, between Nevada Street and the Sun Valley Park, the sewer line on Alpine Street, the...

On Tuesday, August 8, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the San Rafael Police Department in partnership with the Asian American Donor Program is hosting a Bone Marrow Donor Drive. The purpose of the donor drive is to help find a match for Officer Matthew Medina, a seven-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police...

It’s one thing to have a strategy, it’s another to implement it.  Over the past three newsletters you have learned about the three step approach communities across the country are using to end chronic homelessness.  Over the past year the City of San Rafael, the County of Marin and our local service providers have been working...

Over the past year the County of Marin, local service providers, and the City of San Rafael have begun adopting a dramatically new strategy for ending chronic homelessness.  This new approach is called “Coordinated Entry,” and it has been pioneered, vetted, and proven successful in communities around the country. This is Part 3 of a three-part series breaking down...

Have you ever wondered what are the ingredients that make downtown San Rafael such an authentic and special place? One answer is that we have an amazingly strong arts and cultural presence. This week, the State of California officially agreed and announced that our downtown was selected as one of only 14 in the State’s...

At their 7 p.m. meeting on Monday evening, the City Council will hold public hearings and consider the following: Formed in 1999, the Baypoint Lagoon Assessment District was formed to remove nonnative plants in the Baypoint (Spinnaker) Lagoon. With landscaping needs now at a minimal level, funds will be directed towards improvements to the Cayes...

On Monday evening, the City Council will consider responses to two recent reports from the Grand Jury related to pensions and retiree health. The Grand Jury released a report in May that discussed the funding of public agency liabilities for retiree health benefits. This report revisits the issues raised in a report prepared four years...

About six months ago, the City Council approved revisions to the City’s Residential Building Resale (RBR) program. On Monday evening, the City Council will review the first progress report since making these changes. The report is generally positive, including encouraging feedback from the real estate community on City staff performance. READ STAFF REPORT

Also, at their Monday meeting, the City Council will consider a special tax for properties at the Village at Loch Lomond Marina to maintain the public marina green, boardwalk playground, roadway and on-site seasonal wetland conservation areas. The tax was authorized back in 2010, but is now going into effect because the public improvements are...

On Monday night, the City Council will consider personnel related changes to create more flexibility within certain classification series, updating the City’s salary schedule to reflect a new classification, and making market rate adjustments to two salary ranges. With these changes, staff believes the City will be able to improve recruitment efforts and keep existing...

You may know that San Rafael’s downtown restaurants are awesome, but did you know they are also trying to reduce waste? The City of San Rafael has teamed up with 17 downtown restaurants in the first ever “Ask First” campaign. Each restaurant has made the commitment to asking customers if they would like disposable utensils...

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