How it all Began The nonprofit, Friends of San Rafael Public Library, receives 15 to 50 boxes of donated books daily! In 2009, this constant flow of donations lead to monthly book sales. Both Pam Dixon and Karen Nielsen, long time volunteers and supporters of the Library, realized that they could not keep up with … Continued
Procuring technology is hard enough with endless vendor sales pitches, too many options and confusing pricing schemes. Then, on top of that, throw in some outdated procurement practices. Read full article on ELGL.org…
On Monday, July 18, 2016 the Davenport Institute awarded the City of San Rafael with a Platinum award for public engagement. “This award is a testament to the great work of our dedicated staff and to a City Council committed to working with the community to make San Rafael an even better place,” said Mayor … Continued
The City has been working closely with the Ritter Center on efforts to relocate their services. Two key parameters are guiding the search – the new location cannot be Downtown, and it cannot be in a residential area. The Public Process … Step Zero – Like any development project in San Rafael, it all begins … Continued
At the City, we field a wide variety of questions and concerns regarding homelessness in our community. One of the most common questions we get is “What is the County of Marin doing to address the issue?” In our second “Get to Know” blog post, I would like to introduce you to Ashley Hart McIntyre, … Continued
On Monday night, the City Council held a follow up public hearing to review the Ritter Center’s Use Permit. There has been a lot of information circulating about this issue, and the point of this blog is to provide clear and accurate information from the City’s point of view. The most important takeaway from this … Continued
Two Fridays ago I wrote to you about the Chamber of Commerce’s “Cleaning up Myths about Homelessness” event. I left work that evening feeling incredibly excited about the growing, positive momentum to actually end homelessness in our community. While I feel like that energy and excitement is building every day, as I have also said in past … Continued
Today I had one of the most uplifting mornings I’ve had in a long time. After months of planning, the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce hosted a “Cleaning up Myths about Homelessness” event at the County’s Health and Wellness Campus in East San Rafael. Every year the Chamber runs the San Rafael Leadership Institute (of which I … Continued
Delicious! Catering Delicious! Catering’s Story Started in 1975, Delicious! Catering has always been serious about its commitment to sustainability. So serious in fact, that it has worked hard to become the only Green Certified catering business in the County! Before curbside commercial composting was even an option, several of the staff would alternate taking the … Continued
Project Description: These two projects include installation of hot mix asphalt and/or micro-surfacing treatments at various locations throughout the City. This project also includes installation of American’s With Disability Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps, curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Curb ramps must be installed prior to resurfacing of streets per federal law. Project Status: This project is in the design phase. Below is a … Continued
