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Marin Voice: ‘Peoples of the Canal’ mural transforming section of San Rafael neighborhood

Source: Marin Independent Journal; Author: Rich Storek Elias Lopez prepares one of 14 mural panels for installation at 3301 Kerner Blvd. in San Rafael on Monday, June 28, 2021. The 53-foot long mural is a project by the Canal Arts Initiative. A new project is underway […]

Marin history: Vivalon celebrates 70 years

Source: Marin Independent Journal Vivalon represents how one observation can flourish with committed staff and volunteers for a remarkable long-term impact. In the mid-1950s, Manny Charnow, a retired Realtor, pondered the problems of growing old in Marin. Charnow witnessed many older people visiting stores on Fourth […]

Affordable Senior Housing Opens At 999 3rd Street, San Rafael

Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus, image courtesy Eden Housing and Vivalon Vivalon and Eden Housing have opened a new senior housing and community center at 999 3rd Street in San Rafael, Marin County. The project includes 66 units of affordable housing above a medical clinic. The six-story structure will […]

Mill Valley approves affordable housing project

Source: Marin Independent Journal; Author: Krissy Waite Mill Valley has approved an 100% affordable housing development for the first time in three decades. The City Council unanimously approved four resolutions on Monday aimed at pushing the project — called Bayfront Terraces — past the finish line. The […]

San Rafael updates fees to support affordable housing

Source: Marin Independent Journal; Author: Adrian Rodriguez Scaffolding covers 3301 Kerner Blvd., which is being converted from an office building to apartments, in San Rafael, Calif., on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.   San Rafael has become the latest Marin city to update the fees it charges developers to […]

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