Public Safety
Local Government
San Rafael reveals Albert Park library survey results Oct. 15
San Rafael will present survey findings for its proposed Albert Park library and community center at a public meeting Oct. 15. The project has a preliminary estimated cost of $105 million.
Sports
Unbeaten San Rafael opens league play Friday at Santa Rosa
Unbeaten San Rafael visits Santa Rosa for its Oct. 9 league opener after a 40-0 win over Hercules. Marin Catholic hosts unbeaten Windsor in Kentfield.
Local Government
San Rafael reveals Albert Park library survey results Oct. 15
San Rafael will present survey findings for its proposed Albert Park library and community center at a public meeting Oct. 15. The project has a preliminary estimated cost of $105 million.
Local Government
San Rafael reveals Albert Park library survey results Oct. 15
San Rafael will present survey findings for its proposed Albert Park library and community center at a public meeting Oct. 15. The project has a preliminary estimated cost of $105 million.
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Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
San Rafael reveals Albert Park library survey results Oct. 15
San Rafael will present survey findings for its proposed Albert Park library and community center at a public meeting Oct. 15. The project has a preliminary estimated cost of $105 million.
Local Government
San Rafael declares emergency, sets aside $500K for El Niño floods
The San Rafael City Council declared a local emergency on Oct. 5 and authorized $500,000 from the General Fund Emergency Reserve for storm preparation, citing NOAA projections of a potentially historic El Niño winter that threatens more than 16,000 residents living near the Bay and its tributaries.
Local Government
San Rafael’s Rodoni seeks reviews of law enforcement technology
Local Government
San Rafael bus riders lose free cash transfers Jan. 1
Local Government
San Rafael senior housing plan shrinks to 8 stories
Local Government
San Rafael station upgrades included in Marin transit plan
Education
Education
Education
Education
San Rafael schools join Marin AI program with head start
San Rafael City Schools will join a new $62,800 countywide AI training program in October already holding an AI guidance document the board approved in 2025, built by a committee of administrators, teachers, parents and students.
Education
San Rafael High internship applications due Wednesday, Sept. 9
San Rafael High School students face a Sept. 9 deadline to apply for fall internships through a new School to Career program, while the school introduces new attendance secretary Lissa Ferreira and highlights Attendance Awareness Month.
Education
New San Rafael school serves neurodivergent adults past 22
The Helix Adult Academy, a new school for neurodivergent adults, launches this fall at 55 Shaver St. in San Rafael, with a San Rafael Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting set for Sept. 22.
Education
San Rafael schools offset $14.5M loss with insurance billing
San Rafael City Schools joins California's CYBHI program, allowing the district to bill insurers directly for on-campus mental health services and recover funds within 30 to 90 days, after Marin County lost $14.5 million in federal mental health grants in 2025.
Education
Garbarino steps down after leading seven SRCS tax campaigns
Patty Garbarino's resignation from the Marin County Board of Education after nearly 20 years leaves a San Rafael trustee seat vacant just as three SRCS board seats head to the November ballot; the county board will decide at its August 11 meeting whether to appoint a replacement or call a special election.
Education
Dominican University placed on accreditation warning over $2.6 million deficit
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges placed Dominican University of California on formal warning status July 9, giving San Rafael's only four-year university until June 30, 2028, to address years of declining enrollment and a $2.6 million structural deficit or face possible loss of accreditation.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
San Rafael launches donated Yamaha rescue WaveRunner
Public Safety
San Rafael checkpoint yields 14 license citations
Public Safety
Marin deputies save Inverness home from brush fire
Community
Community
Community
Community
Documentary spotlights San Rafael’s Jeans to a T
“The Right Fit,” a documentary about San Rafael’s Jeans to a T owner Tom Diettrich, is scheduled to screen Oct. 6 at the Smith Rafael Film Center. Admission is currently on standby.
Community
Marin Interfaith Council marks new leadership chapter
Reuben Shank marks his first month leading the Marin Interfaith Council, the San Rafael nonprofit founded in 1982, outlining priorities in housing, immigrant accompaniment and racial justice while acknowledging areas where the organization has fallen short.
Business
Business
Business
Business
Basin Street buys 113,000-square-foot Northgate office complex
Basin Street Properties has closed on 899 and 1050 Northgate Drive in San Rafael, a 113,094-square-foot office and medical office complex, marking the North Bay developer's return to the city where its founders opened offices in 1974.
Business
San Rafael market vendor up for climate award again
Leafy Veda, a vertical-farming microgreens operation that sells at the San Rafael Summer Market, is one of seven nominees for the Agricultural Institute of Marin's 2026 Climate Action Champion Award, with the winner to be announced Oct. 10.
Business
Kaiser nurses picket San Rafael hospital over staffing, AI
Kaiser Permanente nurses picketed outside San Rafael Medical Center on Sept. 1 as part of a statewide action at 22 facilities, demanding safe staffing commitments and a say in how AI technology is used in patient care as contract negotiations begin.
Business
Vice Mayor Kertz welcomes new San Rafael finance firm
Guardrail Financial and Insurance Services will hold a San Rafael Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at its North Redwood Drive office on Sept. 10, with Vice Mayor Rachel Kertz scheduled to speak.
Elections
Elections
Elections
Elections
Xavier Becerra seeks California governor seat in 2026
Democrat Xavier Becerra, former U.S. secretary of health and human services and former California attorney general, is running for governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Steve Hilton.
Elections
Steve Hilton seeks California governor's seat Nov. 3
Republican Steve Hilton faces Democrat Xavier Becerra in the Nov. 3, 2026, California general election for governor. Hilton proposes eliminating state income tax on the first $150,000 of income and an 8% flat rate above that threshold.
Mariana Figueiredo
News Producer
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo
News Producer
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo
News Producer
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
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