Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Golden Gate Transit will eliminate two Friday trips on Route 114 starting Sunday, Sept. 13, cutting the 6:14 a.m. departure from Mill Valley's E. Blithedale & Tower stop and the 2:59 p.m. return from San Francisco as part of a broader efficiency overhaul.
Local Government
Golden Gate Transit will eliminate two Friday trips on Route 114 starting Sunday, Sept. 13, cutting the 6:14 a.m. departure from Mill Valley's E. Blithedale & Tower stop and the 2:59 p.m. return from San Francisco as part of a broader efficiency overhaul.
Golden Gate Transit will eliminate two Friday trips on Route 114 starting Sunday, Sept. 13, cutting the 6:14 a.m. departure from Mill Valley's E. Blithedale & Tower stop and the 2:59 p.m. return from San Francisco as part of a broader efficiency overhaul.
Local Government
The Central Marin Fire Council meets Thursday, Aug. 13 in Larkspur to vote on raising ambulance transport fees roughly 12%, a change that would take effect Sept. 1 and generate an estimated $100,000 in additional annual revenue for the authority serving Corte Madera and Larkspur.
Local Government
Marin County's free, self-guided Green@Home Tour on Aug. 29 lets residents walk through electrified homes and talk to homeowners about costs and contractors, but registration closes Saturday, Aug. 15.
Local Government
The Marin County Registrar of Voters extended the candidate filing deadline to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, for Reed Union and Larkspur-Corte Madera school board races after incumbents in each district did not refile, giving non-incumbent candidates two more days to enter races that will oversee major bond spending.
Local Government
The Central Marin Fire Council meets Thursday, Aug. 13 in Larkspur to vote on ambulance fee changes and an administrative claims resolution, its first session since May.
Local Government
The Tiburon Town Council voted unanimously on Aug. 5 to approve a $195,000 contract to clear a two-year audit backlog caused by staffing shortages, bringing the total cost to $250,000, with completion expected by mid-2027.
Local Government
The Transportation Authority of Marin approved $11.76 million in Measure AA sales tax revenue for road projects in July, with Mill Valley, Corte Madera, Larkspur and Tiburon collectively receiving about $2.15 million for repaving, EV charging stations and traffic signals.
Local Government
Marin County Chief Information Officer Liza Massey retired July 31 after eight years leading the county's technology department; interim CIO Angie Goldman is in place while a national search targets a permanent hire by early October.
Local Government
Mill Valley's Parks and Recreation Commission addressed three youth-sports items at its Aug. 5 meeting: a progress update on the $276,400 Hauke Park softball renovation, a proposed field allocation policy with partial-field rentals and enforcement tools, and a staff recommendation to launch a competitive search for a new Boyle Park tennis operator after the current concessionaire's October retirement.
Local Government
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency is deploying an underwater robot to map eelgrass beds off Tiburon's waterfront and has applied for a $1.9 million grant to fund robotic replanting of the ecologically vital seagrass.
Local Government
Corte Madera has launched a project to bury overhead utility lines and improve evacuation infrastructure on Lower Christmas Tree Hill, a wildfire-vulnerable neighborhood of about 275 homes on narrow one-lane roads, as part of the town's broader climate adaptation initiative.
Local Government
Marin County is seeking public input on accessibility barriers through three virtual open houses in August and an online survey, as part of its first comprehensive ADA plan update in years.
Local Government
The Corte Madera Town Council's August 4 meeting includes a proposed 8% salary increase for the associate civil engineer classification and a mid-year work plan review, alongside the previously reported tobacco sales ban hearing.
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