Blog
More Chances for San Rafael Canal Communities to Be Heard
Posted: January 18, 2023
In November 2022, the San Rafael City Council launched the Canal Community Resilience Planning Project, a study investigating the feasibility of sea-level rise adaptation in the Canal neighborhood.
Marin immigration advocates decry Title 42 extension
Posted: January 2, 2023
Omar Carrera, chief executive of Canal Alliance, an immigrant advocacy organization in San Rafael, said the policy is being “misused.”
Omar Carrera joins Marin IJ editorial board as public member
Posted: December 31, 2022
Omar Carrera, CEO of the San Rafael-based nonprofit Canal Alliance, has joined the Independent Journal’s editorial board as its public member.
Marin Small-Business Owners Put Microgrants to Good Use
Posted: November 30, 2022
Darlin Ruiz received a $2,500 grant through an agency partnership dedicated to assisting some of the hardest-hit microbusinesses
San Rafael gets funds for Canal area climate change project
Posted: November 28, 2022
San Rafael will use a $762,000 grant to fund an equity-guided study on the effects of sea level rise and climate change in the Canal.
Marin nonprofits call for rent control in San Rafael
Posted: November 4, 2022
A coalition of Marin nonprofits is asking San Rafael to urgently adopt a rent control ordinance for the Canal neighborhood amid concerns of gentrification
SFF Unlocking the Power of Public-Nonprofit Partnership
Posted: September 21, 2022
The Canal Policy Working Group was formed in late sumer of 2020 to develop bold, equity–focused solutions to address the disproportionate impacts that Covid-19 brought to the Canal community.
The State of the Economy
Posted: September 6, 2022
North Bay businesses meet high demand, but shore up for a slowdown.
A responsible way for North Bay counties to ensure their economies remain robust is to support Latino business owners.
Immigration Legal Services as the Foundation for Improving Lives
Posted: September 6, 2022
Canal Alliance’s Immigration Legal Services (ILS) serves as the foundation for Improving Lives in the Canal district.
Bank of America provides $155,000 in grants to Marin nonprofits
Posted: August 28, 2022
Bank of America has awarded a total of $155,000 to nine Marin County nonprofit organizations as part of its Charitable Foundation grant program.
