Starting Monday, September 20th at 9 pm to Friday, September 24th at 9 am, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing the full Highway 101 Northbound Central San Rafael off-ramp to conduct pre-cast and concrete pour for the new off-ramp bridge. The full off-ramp will be closed at the following times: Monday, September 20 … Continued
Marin County, CA — The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for large portions of California including the North Bay Mountains in Marin County effective from 11pm this evening to 8pm Monday for dry offshore winds for the North and East Bay Hills. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather … Continued
On 09/13/2021, The San Rafael Police Department distributed a press release regarding a serious assault and battery of a “pro-recall” supporter that occurred on Sunday, September 12th, 2021 at 3:02 PM, in San Rafael on the Coleman Pedestrian overcrossing that goes over the US-101 freeway. Additional leads have been developed including the location of surveillance video. The surveillance … Continued
Snapshot — de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo A beautiful oil on canvas painting of the Gallinas Creek. PHOTO CREDIT: Sherill Miller, San Rafael Artist Last Quiz Question Congrats to Dan Testa for being the first to correctly respond to our mystery photo in the last Snapshot Quiz. The two piece quiz featured a photo of an owl box at Oleander Park. These … Continued
Beginning on September 13th, 2021, fuel reduction work to reduce wildfire risk will continue on the Mountain Park open space area. Work is expected to take 3-4 weeks to complete. The project work will be completed by M&M Tree Service. No closures of residential roads are expected to occur from the project. Work will expand … Continued
San Rafael, CA – Following a nationwide search, the City of San Rafael is pleased to announce Catherine Quffa as their new Library and Recreation Director. Catherine brings nearly 15 years of experience working in both the non-profit sector and local government. Catherine is currently serving as the City’s Assistant Library and Recreation Director and … Continued
The City of San Rafael has initiated an update of its Housing Element. This important document includes the City’s policies and programs for meeting the housing needs of all San Rafael residents, with a focus on lower income households and persons with special needs. The Housing Element includes an evaluation of local housing needs, identification of potential … Continued
On Monday September 13th, the City Council approved the award of the Bungalow and Woodland Avenue Resurfacing project to Ghilotti Bros, Inc. who was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the project. Construction is anticipated to begin in October 2021 and is expected to have a duration of 40 working days. The pavement resurfacing … Continued
Streets Division staff started its yearly dredging of drainage basins throughout the City. This involves a crane and clamming bucket that removes sediment, debris flows, trash, and vegetation in the larger drainages in the City. In the photos you will see City staff along with a crane contractor removing sediment from the retention pond at … Continued
Signal head visibility is important so that motorists can travel through an intersection safely. Often, we are trimming branches back, so motorists have full visibility of traffic signal heads. However, there are situations where we don’t want a signal head to be visible until a motorist gets closer to the intersection. Louvers were added for … Continued
