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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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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.
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
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
1,000 residents helped shape San Rafael's new downtown art
Five murals and sculptures funded by a California Arts Council grant are installed at locations across downtown San Rafael, completing a program that drew input from more than 1,000 community members and coinciding with the arts district's rebrand to "San Rafael Arts."
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Marin History Museum previews new Fourth Street walking tour
The Marin History Museum and the City of San Rafael will preview a new QR-coded walking tour of historic Fourth Street at a free public talk on Sept. 10 at the downtown library.
Community
Vivalon hosts free San Rafael fall-prevention programs
Vivalon's free Falls Prevention Awareness Week brings local firefighters, epidemiologists, nurses and physicians to its San Rafael campus Sept. 22–25 for talks, balance classes and fall-risk assessments open to the public.
Community
Route 120 trips move earlier in San Rafael
Golden Gate Transit is moving Route 120 schedules up to 12 minutes earlier starting Sept. 13 to improve Marin Transit connections for San Rafael riders, while resuming the 172X express and cutting Friday commute trips on four routes.
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Lambda Award winner headlines San Rafael queer poetry night
The Marin LGBTQ Center hosts "Queerly Spoken" on Saturday, Aug. 29, a free poetry evening featuring Lambda Literary Award winner Shelley Wong, Youth Poet Laureate Ambassadors, a tribute to late Marin County Poet Laureate Joseph Zaccardi and an open mic.
Community
Half of Marin Humane's shelter dogs need Novato fosters
Marin Humane says only 35 of its 74 shelter dogs are in foster homes and is asking Marin County residents to volunteer, even for a single overnight stay, to reduce kennel stress and improve adoption outcomes.
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San Rafael's "Butterfly Bob" turns garden plot into Monarch haven
A San Rafael gardener nicknamed "Butterfly Bob" has dedicated his Terra Linda Community Garden plot to supporting endangered Monarch butterflies, creating a habitat with milkweed and nectar plants as the western Monarch population faces a 95% decline since the 1980s.
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Grace Quan sails into China Camp Heritage Day
An estimated 400 visitors attended the annual Heritage Day Festival at China Camp State Park on Saturday, Aug. 22, featuring lion and dragon dances, kite-making and the arrival of the Grace Quan replica fishing junk.
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WildCare nears San Rafael opening with fundraiser hike
WildCare's $24 million Albert Park Lane campus is nearly 98% funded and on track for a fall opening; a Saturday, Aug. 29, Hike-A-Thon at China Camp and a $2 million donation match through Sept. 30 give residents two ways to help close the gap.
Community
San Rafael ranked third most expensive U.S. city
U.S. News & World Report ranked San Rafael the third most expensive place to live in the country in its 2026-2027 analysis of more than 850 cities, trailing only Westminster and Newport Beach in Orange County.
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MCBC seeks $30,000 for youth bike trailers
The Marin County Bicycle Coalition launched a $30,000 campaign to replace two end-of-life trailers that deliver bikes and safety gear to students countywide, with a deadline of the end of September 2026.
Community
San Rafael to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
The San Rafael Fire Department will host a free community tribute at Lauren's Place on Fourth Street on Friday, Sept. 11, marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks with hourly moments of silence and readings of fallen FDNY firefighter profiles.
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