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Marin groups join forces to boost Canal area
Posted: April 14, 2025
By Keri Brenner | kbrenner@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM PDT A group of organizations in Marin County is teaming up to create a

Diana Benitez
Posted: April 14, 2025
2025 Forty Under 40 winner As the Senior Community Development Planner at Canal Alliance, Diana Benitez leads the “Nuestro Canal, Nuestro Futuro” initiative, which aims

Canal Alliance Supports Plan for Educator Housing
Posted: March 31, 2025
By Letters to the editor || Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: March 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM PDT As the leader of one of Marin’s largest social-service agencies,

San Rafael approves contract for Canal transportation upgrades
Posted: March 27, 2025
By Krissy Waite | kwaite@marinij.com PUBLISHED: March 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM PDT A project to upgrade sidewalks, transit stops and lighting is slated for San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood.

Editorial: Sinking areas of Marin need constructive strategy, practical plan
Posted: March 17, 2025
By MARIN IJ EDITORIAL BOARD PUBLISHED: March 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM PDT Parts of San Rafael and Corte Madera are sinking as the threat of sea-level

North Bay Business Journal names Forty Under 40 winners for 2025
Posted: March 12, 2025
Check out who made North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list this year of the most influential business people 40 and younger. They will

Marin supervisors allocate $500K to aid immigrants
Posted: March 5, 2025
By Richard Halstead | rhalstead@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: March 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM PST Reacting to the Trump administration’s moves on immigration policy, Marin County supervisors allocated

Study: Marin’s sinking areas exacerbate sea-rise threat
Posted: March 5, 2025
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal UPDATED: March 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM PST Parts of some bayside communities in Marin are sinking at an accelerated pace,

Land Is Sinking Fast Around the Bay Area, Worsening the Effects of Sea Level Rise
Posted: February 24, 2025
Ezra David Romero Feb 19 Homes lining the shoreline trail of Bay Farm Island in Alameda, California, on Aug. 16, 2021. Climate change activists worry

Editorial: Canal bridge makes sense for San Rafael residents
Posted: February 3, 2025
By Marin IJ Editorial Board PUBLISHED: February 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM PST Building a pedestrian bridge across the San Rafael Canal is not a new idea.