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
A draft regional transportation plan allocates roughly $200 million for 21 Marin County projects through 2030, including a multiuse path on Paradise Drive in Corte Madera that would add bike and pedestrian access at the U.S. 101 interchange near Town Center and The Village. Public comments are open through August 15.
Local Government
A neighborhood group filed suit July 6 in Marin County Superior Court to block a 337-unit housing development at the former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary campus in Strawberry, arguing the project violates environmental laws and would block bay views from Chapel Hill.
Local Government
Mill Valley launched its Shoreline Adaptation Framework on July 30, the city's first systematic plan to assess sea-level rise and flooding risks to neighborhoods, schools, and commercial corridors, with two public input events in August.
Local Government
California voters approved just 53% of school parcel taxes in June, well below the historic 70% average, and the trend is already shaping Southern Marin school finance decisions — from TUHSD shelving its parcel tax renewal until 2028 to Reed Union's $115 million bond heading to the November ballot.
Local Government
The Corte Madera Parks and Recreation Commission considered a community survey on outdoor fitness equipment at Town Park, Cove Park, and the Bayside Trail during its Monday, July 27 meeting, and held a reorganization vote for new leadership.
Local Government
The Tiburon-Belvedere sewer district formally rejected every finding in a Marin County Civil Grand Jury report urging consolidation of local sanitary districts, with District Manager Johnny Tucker calling the recurring debate a waste of time.
Local Government
Marin County's $250,000 Economic Vitality Strategic Plan will shape support for local businesses, commercial corridors, workforce programs, and tourism across Southern Marin, and County Executive Derek Johnson is urging business owners to participate.
Local Government
The MMWD board voted 5-0 on Tuesday, July 21, to adopt a 25-year water plan that passes all state-required drought tests, but the district's own harsher model shows a potential 4,800 acre-feet shortfall in the 2040s even after 20% rationing, and two ratepayers challenged whether demand projections are inflated.
Local Government
A preliminary evaluation of the MASCOTS regional transit plan shows SMART ridership up 20% and inter-agency transfers up 45% since the April 12 launch, with riders transferring from SMART to the Golden Gate Ferry at Larkspur Landing saving eight minutes per trip to San Francisco.
Local Government
Mayor Max Perrey and Councilmember Katherine Jones will hold the city's next "Coffee with the Mayor" forum at Mendocino Farms on Monday, August 3, giving residents a casual venue to discuss upcoming ballot measures including the expiring $303-per-parcel Municipal Services Tax.
Local Government
Marin Transit plans to eliminate free transfers for cash-paying bus riders and replace its youth pass with a $40-per-month Clipper card cap, with a public hearing set for Monday, September 14 and a board vote on Monday, October 5.
Local Government
The Marin County Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed-session meeting Friday, July 24, to evaluate County Executive Derek Johnson's performance, with no public comment period listed on the agenda.
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