Economic Development News

Band performing at San Rafael Porchfest. Photo by Stephen Schmid (2024)

San Rafael Ranks #3 in Top 40 Most Arts-Vibrant Medium-Sized Communities of 2024

Posted on January 7, 2025

The City of San Rafael was named #3 in "The Top 40 Most Arts-Vibrant Medium-Sized Communities of 2024" by the National Center for Arts Research (SMU DataArts). We are thrilled to have scored in the top 1% of measures on arts and culture employees per capita, companies per capita, and total compensation paid to arts...

Council Economic Development Sub-Committee receives update on Economic Development Strategic Plan Policy and Program Recommendations from Kosmont Companies

Posted on April 13, 2023

Council Economic Development Sub-Committee receives update on Economic Development Strategic Plan Policy and Program Recommendations from Kosmont Companies April 13, 2023, the Council Economic Development Subcommittee received a briefing from Kosmont Companies on the Economic Strategic Plan draft policy and program recommendations. This presentation was a follow-up to the initial presentation made by Kosmont Companies...

Draft Economic Development Strategic Plan – Demographic, Market, and Economic Overview

Posted on February 27, 2023

As part of the City’s Strategic Priority of Economic Recovery, the City has retained Kosmont Companies to prepare an Economic Development Strategic Plan to make recommendations designed to enhance the City’s economic growth and viability. Kosmont’s approach will focus on both city-wide economic resiliencies, as well as the economic vitality of key areas of the...