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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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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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.
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San Rafael bus riders lose free cash transfers Jan. 1
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San Rafael senior housing plan shrinks to 8 stories
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’s Rodoni seeks reviews of law enforcement technology
Local Government
San Rafael bus riders lose free cash transfers Jan. 1
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’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
The Transportation Authority of Marin adopted a countywide mobility hub plan recommending better bicycle parking, transit information and passenger pickup access at San Rafael’s Marin Civic Center SMART station.
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San Rafael weighs state Prohousing designation application
The San Rafael City Council votes Monday, Oct. 5, on whether to apply for California's Prohousing Designation, which would make it the first Marin County city to earn the status and unlock priority access to state housing and infrastructure grants.
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Dominican grad grows Marin Women's PAC to 200 members
Laurel Druke, a 2012 Dominican University of California graduate and San Rafael resident, has grown the Marin Women's Political Action Committee from 25 to more than 200 members and doubled its election investments ahead of Marin County's Nov. 3 general election.
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Marin seeks input on six-year strategic plan
Marin County has launched Envision Marin, its first comprehensive countywide strategic plan in more than 25 years, and San Rafael residents can submit priorities now through the Engage Marin platform before the Board of Supervisors reviews a draft plan in early 2027.
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Lucan seeks safeguards against public meeting Zoombombing
Marin County Supervisor Eric Lucan joined supervisors from three other North Bay counties on Sept. 28 to urge California lawmakers to amend SB 707, the state open-meeting law, after racist Zoombombing incidents at public meetings, including an Aug. 18 Marin County board session honoring the late Chief Probation Officer Marlon Washington.
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Marin Builders backs two San Rafael council candidates
The Marin Builders Association endorsed Councilmember Eli Hill and candidate Daryoush Davidi for San Rafael City Council ahead of the Nov. 3 election, citing their understanding of housing and infrastructure issues.
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Protesters pack San Rafael chamber seeking ICE restrictions
More than 100 demonstrators filled the Marin County Board of Supervisors chamber Tuesday demanding an ordinance to restrict ICE activity on county property, while County Executive Derek Johnson disclosed that staff are already drafting a separate enforcement policy.
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San Rafael e-bikeshare wins $1M state grant, three-year extension
A $1 million state grant will extend the Redwood Bikeshare program for three years and expand e-bike access to every SMART station along the rail corridor, keeping the service running past its October 2026 expiration.
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Point San Pedro Road repaving nears finish with bike lanes
A three-mile joint City of San Rafael and Marin County project along Point San Pedro Road is wrapping up through October, adding continuous bike lanes, narrowed travel lanes, and pedestrian-activated flashing beacons at three crosswalks.
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Newsom OKs $1.8M, legal path for San Rafael cemetery
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1312 and AB 929, giving Marin County the legal tools to declare San Rafael's neglected Mount Tamalpais Cemetery abandoned and transfer it to a new operator, with $1.8 million in state funding for restoration.
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Marin County seeks volunteers for housing, Measure W panels
Marin County's Community Development Agency is accepting applications through Oct. 23 for three advisory committees that guide federal, state and local housing funds, including two panels tied to West Marin's Measure W tax.
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PG&E transformer delay holds up San Rafael shelter's electrical work
A PG&E transformer delay is holding up electrical work at San Rafael's planned 350 Merrydale interim homeless shelter, according to draft minutes reviewed by the Homelessness Subcommittee on Sept. 17, as the city weighs temporary power options and new data shows chronic homelessness in Marin County more than doubled since 2024.
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