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Volunteer Spotlight: Maggie Lang, CERT Coordinator

What do you do for the City? I have been the Marin County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Coordinator since May 2011. Prior to that time, I worked as a nurse for 25 years with some years at home, raising my three children. Before 2011 each town’s CERT program was independent in its training schedule;...

Key Sustainability Documents

Beacon Award

In 2010 the City of San Rafael became the first participant in the sustainability recognition program known as the Beacon Award: Local Leadership Toward Solving Climate Change. Three years later San Rafael won the first Beacon Award. The League recognized San Rafael’s silver-level accomplishments at the 2013 League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo. The city’s...

Community Development

Community Development - What We Do Our mission is to make San Rafael an exceptional place to live and work. We're dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in our community by: Encouraging Public Engagement: Building enthusiastic partnerships with all community members to spark creativity and involvement. Supporting Decision-Making: Helping both decision-makers and residents develop...

A Win-Win Solution for Panhandling

For the past six months the City has been working with Downtown Streets Team, as well as community members Paula Doubleday, Diane Doubleday, Carol Thompson, Kelly London, and Rich Goldstein, on a creative way to address panhandling. When we first set out, we landed on a simple but critical insight - people panhandle because...

Homelessness

The City of San Rafael remains committed to finding solutions that honor the dignity of every person living in San Rafael, while at the same time preserving the accessibility and cleanliness of our shared public spaces, something that is crucial for the well-being of everyone who calls our city home. Learn more about: Supporting the...

Sea Level Rise White Paper

Sustainability Priorities 2015

Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2010

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Hazard Mitigation Plan

We recently went through the process of developing a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) for the City. Hazard mitigation planning is the process through which hazards that threaten communities are identified, likely impacts of those hazards are determined, mitigation goals are set, and appropriate strategies to lessen impacts are determined, prioritized, and implemented. The planning...

Solar Energy at City Facilities

San Rafael’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), includes Program RE-M1 directing the City to install solar energy systems at municipal buildings and facilities where feasible and investigate and pursue innovative technologies such as battery storage and demand response programs. The Sustainability Element of the City’s General Plan includes Policy SU-4 to increase the supply of...

Solar at City Facilities

Expanded Polystyrene Foam Takeout Container Ordinance

No More Foam Takeout Containers in San Rafael! In September 2012, City Council passed an ordinance banning retail food vendors in San Rafael from carrying Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) containers, sometimes known by the brand name STYROFOAMTM, in their stores. These food vendors include cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, and hotel eateries, among others. This ordinance was...

Plastic Bags

After September 15, 2014 grocery stores and food vendors may no longer provide single-use plastic bags at checkout (handle-less product bags are exempted). Affected stores and vendors include large retail stores that sell a line of dry grocery and perishable items or have a pharmacy, public event vendors, and all stores that sell milk, bread,...

Green Initiatives

The San Rafael Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), adopted by the City Council in 2009 and updated for 2030 targets in 2019 is the guiding document for our sustainability efforts. The CCAP implementation has become firmly established as a part of the City's daily operations. In addition, there are a host of things the City...

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