Homelessness Update Community Meeting, October 3, 2024, via Zoom; click here for more information.

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AlterTheater Ensemble creates pop-up performances with professional artists in storefronts along downtown San Rafael’s pedestrian shopping district. With its award-winning playwright residency program, AlterTheater plays have started on Fourth Street in San Rafael and gone on to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to New York, to Canada, and more. We hire the same actors as larger...

The Political Reform Act (Gov. Code sections 8100091014) requires most state and local government officials and employees to publicly disclose their personal assets and income. They also must disqualify themselves from participating in decisions which may affect their personal economic interests. Every elected or appointed official and public employee who is either identified in Government...

On Tuesday, City staff hosted a “Demo Day” at the Rafael Theater where cross-departmental teams shared ideas they developed to solve various challenges. This was the culmination of a 3-month long program where City staff learned about human-centered design and how to apply it to their work as public servants. The teams worked on illegal dumping, new...

Business license renewal notices have been distributed to all businesses with active licenses in San Rafael. Each license renewal is due by February 15 and the City accepts cash, checks, money orders, and most major credit cards. Licenses may be renewed online via credit card or eCheck at www.cityofsanrafael.org/businesslicenses.  For questions about business licenses, please call...

Marin Clean Energy's newest pilot, the Low-Income Families and Tenants(LIFT) program, offers income-qualified owners and tenants of multi-family properties, such as apartment buildings, an opportunity to save money and electricity while improving quality of life for residents. $1,200 per unit is available to fund energy efficiency improvements and appliances for items such as pipe insulation, more...

In order to improve evacuation routes, vegetation will be reduced along roads in priority neighborhoods throughout the City. The project has been funded by the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (Measure C).  Work will focus on roadside vegetation that is 14 feet above the road surface and up to 10 feet from road edges. Clearing vegetation and tree limbs...

The City of San Rafael (City) hereby requests proposals from qualified consultants for the City Hall Accessibility Assessment Study Project for the San Rafael Public Library located at 1400 Fifth Avenue. It is the intent of the City to hire a qualified consultant who can provide project management, preliminary assessments, proposed improvements, estimate of improvements...

What makes a great Downtown?  On Monday February 5, 2017, the San Rafael City Council will receive a presentation from Planning Commissioner Larry Paul and a working group of design professionals on Criteria for Good Design in Downtown San Rafael.  The working group has been meeting for several months to develop a cohesive design framework...

On December 4, 2017, the City Council appointed a 23-member Steering Committee to guide the 2040 General Plan Update.   The Committee represents a diverse range of organizations and interests, including City Commissions, neighborhoods, advocacy groups, and members at-large.  Most of the members have a designated alternate, bringing the total number appointees to 45.  The Committee...

At the January 16, 2018 meeting, the City Council decided to switch to district-based elections, starting in 2020. This means that the four City Council seats will change from being elected at-large, or citywide, to by district. Each City Council member will represent a particular area of the City. Under this system, the Mayor will...

On Monday night, the City Council will receive an update from Andrew Hening, the City’s Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach. Andrew will share the progress made over the past year. The City of San Rafael and other partners took major, concrete steps towards ending homelessness and improving the quality of life in the community....

This upcoming Monday, February 5, 2018, the City Council will hear from Planning Commissioner Larry Paul and a working group composed of local design professionals and residents about “good design” criteria to guide new development in Downtown San Rafael. The suggested criteria consolidates current City policies, regulations, and guidelines that are contained in a number...

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