400 Upper Toyon Drive – April 15, 2019 City Council Meeting

Posted on April 11, 2019

Also on Monday night, the City Council will be considering an agreement with the Town of Ross relating to the annexation of a property that lies at the border of San Rafael and Ross. The property owner of 400 Upper Toyon Drive, San Rafael, submitted an application to the Marin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to detach...

Resilient Neighborhoods Sustainable Living Workshop Series

Posted on April 11, 2019

Are you ready to lower your carbon footprint and get prepared for emergencies? Join a free Resilient Neighborhoods workshop series to achieve measurable results in five meetings and meet great people who also care about a healthy planet. Have fun calculating your personal carbon footprint, and taking effective, measurable and money-saving actions to reduce it....

Terra Linda Pool Now Open; Hamilton Pool Opens May 13

Posted on April 11, 2019

Have you heard? The Terra Linda pool is now open for the 2019 season (and the Hamilton pool opens on May 13)! Our main pool at Terra Linda offers eight lanes with a depth of to nine and-a-half feet. Our tot pool features a zero-depth beach-like entry to one and-a-half feet with a spray feature. Steps away...

Flavored Tobacco Ban Informational Report

Posted on April 11, 2019

Over the last 12 months, several of our neighboring jurisdictions (including the County of Marin, Town of San Anselmo, and City of Larkspur, to name a few) have approved bans on flavored tobacco and the sale of tobacco at pharmacies. The purpose of a flavored tobacco ban is to combat the increase in youth tobacco...

City Receives Green Business of the Year Award

Posted on April 11, 2019

At last week’s annual State of the City Dinner, we were so excited and honored to receive the Joe Garbarino Large Green Business of the Year award. Designated by the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, award recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated extraordinary efforts to imbed sustainable principles in their business operations and philosophy....

2019 Marin Municipal Water District New Rates and Fee Proposals

Posted on April 11, 2019

At Monday’s meeting, Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD)’s General Manager, Ben Horenstein, will present to the City Council regarding their rate increase proposal. Mr. Horenstein will explain the contents of the proposal and provide figures detailing the impact to the City of San Rafael and San Rafael residents. There are two main components of the...

Text-to-911 Now Available

Posted on April 11, 2019

The San Rafael Police Department, in conjunction with the Fairfax Police Department and Novato Police Department’s dispatch centers, is excited to announce that we now have the ability to accept text-to-911 service throughout our jurisdictions. CHP - Marin also accepts text-to-911. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office should begin accepting text-to-911 calls in June 2019. Wireless...