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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
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge lanes close nightly this week
Caltrans is closing westbound lanes on the I-580 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge overnight from Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Sept. 11, as part of the Open Road Tolling Project, with additional closures scheduled through late September.
Local Government
San Rafael drivers face US-101 closure this weekend
Caltrans will shut down all northbound US-101 lanes at the Hospital Curve in San Francisco from Friday night through Monday morning for pavement work, forcing San Rafael residents heading home from the city over the holiday weekend to find alternate routes.
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Contested San Rafael council seat heads to Sept. 23 forum
San Rafael Heritage and two neighborhood groups will host a candidates forum on Sept. 23 at San Rafael High School covering contested City Council and Assembly races ahead of the November election.
Local Government
Marin County reviews future of 19 advisory bodies
The Marin County Board of Supervisors will review staff recommendations to keep, restructure, consolidate or sunset 19 county advisory bodies at a public meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25, in San Rafael.
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Terra Linda street closures begin, parked cars risk towing
San Rafael's 2025/2026 Pavement Maintenance Project launched Thursday, Aug. 20, bringing rolling street closures and no-parking zones to dozens of Terra Linda streets through early September as crews apply slurry seal to about 200,000 square yards of roadway.
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Marin Water promotes Shaun Horne to general manager
The Marin Municipal Water District board unanimously promoted watershed director Shaun Horne to general manager at $350,000 a year, effective Oct. 1, replacing retiring eight-year GM Ben Horenstein after a national search drew more than 56 applicants.
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Fourth Street sidewalk closes Aug. 22 for apartment project
Mill Creek Residential's eight-story, 210-unit Modera San Rafael project at 930 Irwin St. will close the sidewalk and parking lane at 545 Fourth St. on Saturday, Aug. 22, for concrete placement, marking construction progress on one of downtown's largest housing developments.
Local Government
San Rafael council caps big meeting with new city manager
The San Rafael City Council on Aug. 17 appointed Paul Navazio as permanent city manager, finalized speed-limit reductions on 18 roadway segments outside downtown, and authorized five new murals on downtown utility boxes.
Local Government
Waymo cleared for Marin, San Rafael timeline unclear
The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's expansion into Marin County on Aug. 14, but a UC Berkeley expert says actual service in the area is likely a year away, and the company has not announced a timeline for San Rafael.
Local Government
San Rafael council to formalize Navazio's city manager job
The San Rafael City Council's Aug. 17 agenda includes art license agreements for five downtown utility box murals through the Chamber of Commerce, the formal appointment of Paul Navazio as permanent city manager, and final adoption of a speed-limit ordinance affecting 18 roadway segments.
Local Government
San Rafael housing inspections hit record pace, funding lags
San Rafael's Economic Development & Housing Subcommittee meets Tuesday, Aug. 18, for the first time since June, with agenda items on rental inspections hitting record highs, Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations and the city's development pipeline.
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Marin preps for El Niño after Canal district flooding
The Marin County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, Aug. 18, with a $2.25 million mental health crisis program renewal, an El Niño winter preparedness briefing, $760,000 in housing grants and a fire-department hazmat ordinance on the agenda.
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