Debbie Yates, Parking Services Division, Employee of the 3rd Quarter 2015 Debbie has worked for San Rafael Parking Enforcement for over 25 years, providing her with valuable knowledge that she happily passes on to her co-workers. Exuding a positive attitude, Debbie is always willing to help others and although she may be performing a sometimes...
Pilgrim Park Apartments Pilgrim Park’s Story: The objectives at Pilgrim Park Apartments are “to provide quality affordable housing and to promote community among the residents and with the neighbors on Pilgrim Hill.” Improving their waste management turned out to be a way to advance both goals. This year, Pilgrim Park staff worked with Marin Sanitary...
Karen Chew, Sanitation District, Employee of the 2nd Quarter 2015 Karen has worked for the City of San Rafael since 2005 and has served as Senior Civil Engineer for the San Rafael Sanitation District since 2009. She has managed and executed more than 20 capital improvement projects for the Sanitation District ranging from $20 thousand to...
The Albert Building The Albert Building’s Story: The Albert Building has come a long way since the days when so much trash was generated from the offices that it would fill up the freight elevator on a daily basis! Robert Berry, who has owned and managed the building for over 35 years, is helping to...
The San Rafael Pacifics Baseball Club The San Rafael Pacifics Story: The San Rafael Pacifics’ commitment to their community is evident in their approach to recycling and waste. Last season, the team realized they had a problem: the recyclables weren’t going where they are supposed to and the trash was overflowing. The Pacifics game day...
Project Description: These two projects included installation of hot mix asphalt and/or micro-surfacing treatments at various locations throughout the City. This project also included 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 complete. Ghilotti Bros. Inc was awarded...
West Brooklyn Pizza Company The West Brooklyn Pizza Story: West Brooklyn Pizza has been serving San Rafael from their Andersen Avenue location for over 30 years. The restaurant has always recycled, but owner Renato Fusari still felt bad about the food scraps they had to throw away. “It’s just me…I hate waste,” he says. Participating...
Diane Henderson is a Marin County native and a 25 -year resident of San Rafael who is well known for her volunteer work and civic involvement in the community. While known to be a passionate resident, Diane has had a "quiet touch" in her involvement with and contribution to many of the City's most respected...
Rebecca Woodbury, Management Analyst, Employee of the Year for 2014 Rebecca started working as an intern for the City of San Rafael's Economic Development Department in February 2009 and has served as the Management Analyst in the City Manager's Office since 2011. Rebecca assisted with the SMART Station Area Plans, replaced all the downtown newsracks, and...
Project Description: This project includes installation of 16 American’s With Disability Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps, curb, gutter, and sidewalk at various locations throughout the City. Project Status: Construction contract was awarded to Coastside Concrete. Construction began June 15, 2014 and completed on August 3, 2015.
Hugo Landecker is a 45 -year resident of San Rafael that is well known for his community activism and passion for protecting San Rafael neighborhoods. As a long-standing resident of Gerstle Park, in 1973, Hugo helped form the Gerstle Park Neighborhood Association so that neighbors could work in a unified way with the City of...
Patricia (Pat) Kendall is a long-time resident of San Rafael well known for her community and civic involvement. Trained as an emergency room nurse, Pat's community service began 35 years ago when she participated in the formation of Marin County's "911 Paramedic Program." Through these many years, Pat has continued to support this program as...
For more than 4 decades, Albert J. Boro served his community tirelessly, with distinction and unmistakable flair. From 1971 until his retirement in 2011, Al spent 16 years on the San Rafael Planning Commission, 4 years on the City Council, finally graduating to Mayor in 1991. He was consistently listed as one of the "top...
