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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.
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.
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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 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 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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San Rafael seeks input on Canal park, bike bridge
San Rafael opens a community survey and schedules in-person events to gather resident input on a planned waterfront park and potential pedestrian-bike bridge at the former 620 Canal St. boatyard, backed by an $800,000 MTC planning grant.
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$3.5M path, creek bridge headline San Rafael bike plan
San Rafael's Park and Recreation Commission will hear a presentation Thursday on the city's updated Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, which proposes 30 miles of bikeways, 8 miles of sidewalk improvements and upgrades at 31 intersections.
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San Rafael enters Phase III of permit improvement program
The Marin Builders Association announced San Rafael will enter Phase III of its Permit Improvement Program, a multi-year effort to reduce delays and costs in the city's building permit process.
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San Rafael seeks consultant for Carnegie Library's future
San Rafael posted an RFP on Monday, Sept. 14, for a consultant to lead community engagement on the future of the historic Carnegie Library, with proposals due Oct. 5 and public input sessions expected to begin in winter or spring 2027.
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US-101 northbound closes Sept. 18–21 at Hospital Curve
Caltrans will shut down all northbound US-101 lanes between Cesar Chavez Street and 17th Street in San Francisco from Friday night through Monday morning, Sept. 18–21, for pavement work at Hospital Curve.
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Colin, Connolly to discuss housing mandates in Oct. 14 forum
San Rafael Mayor Kate Colin and Assemblymember Damon Connolly will join a public Zoom forum Oct. 14 to discuss reforming state housing mandates, with Colin also updating residents on her April listening session.
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Marin supervisors weigh $272K deal for auditorium's gold gates
The Marin County Board of Supervisors' Sept. 15 consent agenda includes $195,000 in Parks Measure A community grants, a $272,470 contract to construct gold gates and fencing at the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, and a Latin American Heritage Month proclamation.
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